Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries

Cemetery details

Davis Family Cemetery

Davis Family Cemetery photo
Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, take Hwy 22 southwest for 7.2 miles to Devereux. Turn right (at the backward fork) onto Main Street. Go 0.2 mile to the dead end with Jones Chapel (to the left) and Glen Ford / Hall Chapel Rd. (to the right). Turn left on Jones Chapel and go 1.3 miles to Warren Chapel Road. Turn right on Warren Chapel Road and go 1.3 miles to 919 Warren Chapel Road to a driveway going into the property of Ruth Davis (33 14' 16.9" N 83 06' 11.7" W). Proceed to the house. The cemetery is behind the house to the right and back into the woods.

GPS coordinates: 33 14' 22.3" N 83 06' 12.5" W
or in degrees only form: 33.23953° N X 83.10347° W
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GMD: 102
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Black


Indexer or Contributor: Mona L. Williams

Number of persons found: 4
Lola Mae Davis
Jan 14, 1913 - Aug 3, 1990
"Mother" Shares same headstone with Willie J. Davis.
Grave 1
Rev. Willie J. Davis
Mar 31, 1903 - Mar 11, 1973
"Battle Axe" "Father". [A preacher for 33 years serving the circuit of churches of Warren Chapel, Jones Chapel, and Sandy Run, per his daughter, Ruth Davis.]
Grave 2
Ruth Davis Robinson
Jul 1, 1946 - Jun 26, 2010

Grave 3
Rebecca Davis Jelks
Dec 12, 1937 - Mar 12, 2011
Age 73.
Grave 4