Mother of Sammy Davis, Sr. and Grandmother of Sammy Davis, Jr.
Rosa Taylor was born about 1881 in North Carolina. Her mother may have been a Carnegie.
At the time that Rosa gave birth to her son Sammy Davis (Sr), the family was living in Wilmington, North Carolina (a couple of his obituaries confirm this). Her younger son by Robert Davis was PFC US Army (WWII) Willie Davis (23 Aug 1906-13 Jun 1952), who was buried at Long Island National Cemetery.
By 1950, she was living in Manhattan, New York.
She died in 1966, and was buried in the same Garden of Honor, locked private area of Forest Lawn Memorial Park; other records confirm her death in Los Angeles, California.
Rosa Taylor was born about 1881 in North Carolina. Her mother may have been a Carnegie.
At the time that Rosa gave birth to her son Sammy Davis (Sr), the family was living in Wilmington, North Carolina (a couple of his obituaries confirm this). Her younger son by Robert Davis was PFC US Army (WWII) Willie Davis (23 Aug 1906-13 Jun 1952), who was buried at Long Island National Cemetery.
By 1950, she was living in Manhattan, New York.
She died in 1966, and was buried in the same Garden of Honor, locked private area of Forest Lawn Memorial Park; other records confirm her death in Los Angeles, California.
Mother of Sammy Davis, Sr. and Grandmother of Sammy Davis, Jr.
Rosa Taylor was born about 1881 in North Carolina. Her mother may have been a Carnegie.
At the time that Rosa gave birth to her son Sammy Davis (Sr), the family was living in Wilmington, North Carolina (a couple of his obituaries confirm this). Her younger son by Robert Davis was PFC US Army (WWII) Willie Davis (23 Aug 1906-13 Jun 1952), who was buried at Long Island National Cemetery.
By 1950, she was living in Manhattan, New York.
She died in 1966, and was buried in the same Garden of Honor, locked private area of Forest Lawn Memorial Park; other records confirm her death in Los Angeles, California.
Rosa Taylor was born about 1881 in North Carolina. Her mother may have been a Carnegie.
At the time that Rosa gave birth to her son Sammy Davis (Sr), the family was living in Wilmington, North Carolina (a couple of his obituaries confirm this). Her younger son by Robert Davis was PFC US Army (WWII) Willie Davis (23 Aug 1906-13 Jun 1952), who was buried at Long Island National Cemetery.
By 1950, she was living in Manhattan, New York.
She died in 1966, and was buried in the same Garden of Honor, locked private area of Forest Lawn Memorial Park; other records confirm her death in Los Angeles, California.
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