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Benjamin Frank Davis

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Benjamin Frank Davis

(1909–1984)

    Benjamin Frank Davis

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    • 1st Generation
    • Ahnentafel No:
    • 1 
    • Birth Date:
    • 12 Sep 1909 
    • Birth Location:
    • Linden, Marengo, Alabama 
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    • Death Date:
    • Jan 1984 
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    • Burial Location:
    • Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama 
    • Notes: 

    • Benjamin Frank Davis took the surname of his mother's earlier husband. His father was a white man named Murphy R. Jones. This was during the Jim Crow era south when relations between races was illegal so Benjamin's true parentage was kept a secret. Benjamin's biological father Murphy Jones was discovered through DNA testing and revealed on the PBS show Finding Your Roots by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

      Benjamin Frank Davis's birth year is given as 1908 on his tombstone.

  • Marriages for Benjamin Frank Davis

    • Spouse:
    • Sallye Margarite Bell
    • Marriage Date:
    • 9 Jan 1942
    • Marriage Location:
    • Jefferson County, Alabama

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