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Preserving the Davenport Family Legacy

This website is dedicated to preserving the history, lineage, and stories of the Davenport family. Through documented research, photographs, videos, archival records, and carefully traced connections to notable and famous relatives, we honor the past and preserve it for future generations.

Davenport Story

Our Mission

The Davenport Family Site is a growing historical archive dedicated to preserving and documenting the lineage, research, and connections of the Davenport family, with special focus on the family of Wilbur L. and Artie Reed Davenport. The site brings together detailed genealogy research, family records, photographs, videos, obituaries, published works, and carefully traced connections to notable relatives, including documented family ties to all 45 U.S. presidents. Our purpose is to organize and preserve this legacy for future generations.

Browse The Davenport Family Archive by Category

Explore the Davenport family archive by subject area. Each category organizes documented genealogical research, presidential connections, family records, and historical materials for structured browsing and deeper study.

Davenport Story

Ancestry / Genealogy

Ancestral and genealogy information is provided for Davenport family members, including detailed family trees, generational connections, ancestral locations, and documented lineage research. This section traces the Davenport family across multiple generations and preserves the historical foundations of the family story.

Davenport Family Books

Books

Information about books authored by Georgia Davenport McCain is included, featuring inspirational Christian-themed works available through Amazon. itles include three books sharing remarkable stories of answered prayer, three books reflecting on life, family, and faith, four inspirational Christian novels, and a Southern cooking cookbook with cherished family recipes.

Davenport Family Deaths and Obituaries

Deaths / Obituaries

Information is provided about the deaths of family members, including obituaries, newspaper articles, and memorial letters. A Cemetery Map for deceased relatives at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Pineville, LA), where many Davenport family members are buried, is also included.

Davenport Documents and Records

Documents & Records

Historical documents and primary-source records are provided, including newspaper articles, family letters, official certificates, and written correspondence both to and about family members. These materials preserve firsthand accounts and documented history across generations.

Davenport Family and Relatives

Family / Relatives

Extensive information is provided about Davenport and Reed family members and relatives. In addition to numerous videos and photographs, letters, diaries, newspaper articles, and biographies offer deeper insight into the lives and experiences of family members.

Davenport Family Famous Kin

Famous Kin

Famous Kin relatives for Davenports and Reeds are identified in multiple categories. Detailed information includes birth and death dates, descriptions of historical roles, and specific documented family connections, including exact generational links to all 45 U.S. presidents, as well as celebrities, actors, musicians, sports figures, business leaders, and other notable individuals.

Davenport Family Pictures

Pictures

Numerous photographs provided by family members are included throughout the archive. Many images have been restored, colorized, and enhanced using modern technology such as AI and Deep Nostalgia to preserve visual history.

Davenport Family Videos

Videos

Information and links to YouTube videos for family members are included, featuring original recordings as well as enhanced media created from historic photographs. Videos include grandparents Bill and Artie Davenport, their children, family reunions, gatherings, and footage of the Davenport Family House.

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Linkage to earliest Davenport Ancestor – Clodimir Franks (104 – 166) (60th Great Grandfather)
Earliest known ancestor of Wilbur Davenport is Clodomir Franks (104 - 166), He is my 60th Great Grandfather. We are descendants through Wilbur Davenport's mother Tempie Edmondson, her mother, Martha Ann Shoemake, and her mother, Martha Etheridge. Family tree is attached.It includes a few kings, dukes, and counts along the way.
Reed Family Ancestry Tree: 514 Great Grandparents of Artie Elnora Reed Davenport
REED FAMILY ANCESTRY TREE: Attached is a comprehensive family tree (PDF file) from my Ancestry.com family tree for our Reed family ancestors, i.e., ancestors of our grandmother, Artie Elnora Reed Davenport. Objective was to identify all of our great grandparents back through their immigrant ancestors. Result was identification of 514 1st through 13th great grandparents […]
Wilbur Davenport Family History: Ancestors, Relatives, and Early Davenport Roots
I created the “Davenports – Ancestors and Relatives” YouTube video below in 2014. I may have shared with a few family members then but I don’t think it was ever posted on this site. It provides a brief 1 min 30 sec Wilbur Davenport history, followed by a summary of Wilbur Davenport’s recent ancestry, family […]