Davenport, Rodolphus Blevins 1 2a
Birth Name | Davenport, Rodolphus Blevins |
Birth Name | Rodolph |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 78 years, 2 months, 28 days |
Narrative
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2010/4/6/172714/J.-Avery-Bryan-Funeral-Home-Building.aspx
"[J Avery Bryan Funeral Home buillding] beginning dated to about 1890, when the address was 447 McCallie Ave. and one of its neighbors of about the same age was the University of Chattanooga’s Old Main building.
The first resident of the home was Rodolphus B. Davenport, the father of the Krystal restaurant co-founder by the same name and the grandfather of the more recent company head, R.B. “Rody” Davenport III.
At the time he moved into the home, the elder Mr. Davenport was apparently not married and was an official with the Davenport Bros. and Jackson wholesale dry goods firm at 614-616 Market St.
Mr. Davenport’s father had been a Confederate Civil War Army officer.
The McCallie Avenue Mr. Davenport would later also become involved in the Davenport Hosiery Mills, which, in 1925, constructed what is now the Chattanooga Times Free Press building on 11th Street.
Mr. Davenport apparently lived in the home approximately a decade and had moved out by the time his restaurateur son was born."
obit in the New York Times -
"R B Davenport, for years one of Chattanooga's leading wholesalers adn manufacturers and president of the Davenport Hosiery Mills here, died tonight at his home following a long illness..."
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | 1857-12-31 | De Kalb, AL | ||
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Death | 1936-03-28 | Chattanooga, TN | ||
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Burial | Chattanooga, TN | Forest Hills Cemetery | ||
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Davenport, Robert Rodolphus | 1823-08-23 | 1870-09-18 | |
Mother | Spring, Margaret Anna | 1826-12-21 | 1904-09-04 | |
Brother | Davenport, Joseph Leonidas | 1847-04-14 | 1854-09-18 | |
Brother | Davenport, Nicholas Spring Sr. | 1849-04-26 | 1916-07-07 | |
Sister | Davenport, Mary Adeline | 1851-08-01 | 1854-09-06 | |
Brother | Davenport, George Washington | 1853-05-04 | 1917-08-03 | |
Sister | Davenport, Helen Evelyn | 1855 | ||
Davenport, Rodolphus Blevins | 1857-12-31 | 1936-03-28 | ||
Brother | Davenport, David Bell | 1860-04-29 | 1906-07-09 | |
Sister | Davenport, Emma Alabama | 1862-01-29 | 1863-10-30 | |
Sister | Davenport, Ida Cotnam | 1866-12-08 | 1950-12-15 | |
Brother | Davenport, Joseph Howard | about 1868 | 1920-08-23 |
Families
Family of Davenport, Rodolphus Blevins and Caldwell, Margaret Lee |
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Married | Wife | Caldwell, Margaret Lee ( * 1863-10-16 + 1949-06-25 ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Narrative |
home in <1887-1930: (Chattanooga) Hamilton Co, TN ausome2000 tree on ancestry.com claims first four children have a different mother, but they were born after Margaret and Rodolphus were married and Margaret says mother of 4 / 4 living in 1900 census.
1910 Census: |
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Davenport, Mary | 1887-08-21 | 1978-06-26 |
Davenport, Margaret A | 1890-07-03 | 1979-11-21 |
Davenport, Martha Gordon | 1896-12-00 | 1987 |
Davenport, Willie Lee | 1899-10-25 | 1983-11-19 |
Davenport, Rodolphus Blevins Jr | 1906-06-19 | 1943-08-27 |
Pedigree
- Davenport, Robert Rodolphus
Ancestors
Source References
- various: Find A Grave
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obit of R B Davenport
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- Date: 1936-03-29
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