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Obituary Abstract for Brigham DAVIS

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Following is an abstract of the genealogical information from an obituary of the above person from Dekalb County, TN.  The newspaper and exact issue of the newspaper is unknown at this time:

Name: Brigham DAVIS (of Liberty)
Age at Death: 31
Circumstances of Death: drowned in Smith Fork Creek while setting traps
Funeral services: Salem Baptist Church, Liberty, Thurs. afternoon, 1 o'clock
Burial: Salem Cemetery
Survivors:
Mrs. Eva Mai Atnip DAVIS, wife
Danny, son
June, daughter
Johnny, son
Mr. & Mrs. W. M. DAVIS of Liberty, parents
Roy DAVIS of Liberty, brother
Mrs. Hobson TUBB of Gordonsville, sister
Mrs. Leroy CAMPBELL of Detroit, sister
Mrs. Sellars HENDRIXSON of Smithville, sister
Mrs. Jorden BARRY of Old Hickory, sister


Special thanks to Cheryl Davis-Holman  [email protected] for contributing the above obituary!

Notes from Cheryl Davis-Holman's personal research: John Brigham Davis was born May 29, 1917, to William M. "Bill" Davis and Martha Helen "Hela" Corley and died November 29, 1949, in Liberty, DeKalb Co., TN. He married Catherine SCOTT the d/o Livy Everett Scott (see the photo of Livey as a boy on this website) and Mary Catherine James "Kate" Kyle November 19, 1938, and then married Eva Mai Atnip the d/o Herbert Lee Atnip and Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Taylor. John Brigham Davis is buried at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Liberty, DeKalb Co., TN.

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