My Maternal Ancestors: Davis, et al
By Wes Patterson (Last Revised: 15 August 2018)
After my great-grandfather, Wesley Davis, died in 1911 or 1912, the family moved to the Greensboro, NC area of Guilford Co. This was when the factories and mills were growing and employment was available. My great-grandmother, Ruth Barber Davis, as well as my grandparents, are all buried in Greensboro, NC. This page has some pictures of my Davis and Langley grandparents and great-grandparents.
Here is an Ancestors Report for Troy Lee Davis - my grandpa.
My Davis ancestors are as follows, beginning with the oldest generation:
- Robert Davis (1744-1828) m. Nancy Cheek
- William Coleman Davis Sr (ca. 1793-1870/80) m. Phoebe Phillips (not Bannerman!)
- William C. Davis Jr (ca. 1820/2-1904/5) m. Clarkey Hilliard
- John (Wesley) Davis (1844-ca. 1911) m. Ruth Ann Barber
- Troy Lee Davis (1909-1988) m. Lettie Mae Langley
- Vanza Davis Patterson (1939-2018) m. Francis Oliver Patterson
- Wes Patterson m. Ginna Fishburne
Vanza Davis's Maternal Family Lines
The following surnames make up Vanza Davis's (my mom) ancestors. If you have any info on any of these families that you'd like to share with me, I'd certainly appreciate it. Thank you.- LANGLEY Family: my grandmother (includes JOYNER/JOINER, WILLIAMS, McGHEE/McGEHEE, PREWITT, ROGERS, FULLER, DUKE, SPIVEY, MARTIAU, BERKELEY, BYRD, HORSMANDEN, JOHNSON, OGDEN, European Royal families)
- BARBER Family: my g-grandmother
- HILLIARD Family: my gg-grandmother
- PHILLIPS Family: my ggg-grandmother
- CHEEK Family: my gggg-grandmother (includes RICH, DEVEREUX, European Royal families)