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Emma Elberta, "Bertie" Davis 1909 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 February 1909

Birth Location: Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 21 March 1950

Death Location: Narrows, Giles, Virginia, USA

Father: Josh Davis

Mother: Vera Cooper

Spouse(s): John Brogan, John Brogan

Children(s): Mary Tankersley, Lucy Lambert, Ila Brogan, Mary Tankersley, Mary Tankersley, Lucy Lambert, Lucy Lambert, James Brogan, Ila Brogan, Hogene Broger, Raburn Broger, Thelby Broger

Born in 1909 in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America, Emma Elberta "Bertie" Davis was the child of Josh Davis and Vera Cooper. In time, Emma Elberta "Bertie" Davis married John Earl Brogan and John Earl Brogan, and they raised a family that included Mary Evangeline Tankersley, Lucy Madeline Lambert, Ila Jean Brogan, Mary Evangeline Tankersley, Mary Evangeline Tankersley, Lucy Madeline Lambert, Lucy Madeline Lambert, James Earl Brogan, Ila Jean Brogan, Hogene Broger, Raburn Broger and Thelby Broger. Emma Elberta "Bertie" Davis died in Narrows, Giles, Virginia, USA in 1950.

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Parents

Josh Davis
Birth Location: –
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Vera Cooper
Birth Location: –
VC

Spouses(s)

John Brogan
1906 – 1940
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, United States of America
JB
John Brogan
1906 – 1940
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
JB

Children(s)

Mary Tankersley
1926 – 2011
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
MT
Lucy Lambert
1927 – 2017
Birth Location: Virginia
LL
Ila Brogan
1931 – 2021
Birth Location: –
IB
Mary Tankersley
1926 – 2011
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
MT
Mary Tankersley
1926 – 2011
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
MT
Lucy Lambert
1927 – 2017
Birth Location: Virginia
LL
Lucy Lambert
1927 – 2017
Birth Location: –
LL
James Brogan
1928 – 2011
Birth Location: Giles, Virginia, USA
JB
Ila Brogan
1931 – 2021
Birth Location: –
IB
Hogene Broger
1932 –
Birth Location: Virginia
HB
Raburn Broger
1936 –
Birth Location: Virginia
RB
Thelby Broger
1938 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 February 1909
    Event Place: Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Mar 1950
    Event Place: Narrows, Giles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 March 1950
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rich Creek, Giles County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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