Davies Plantation in Bartlett in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Ellen Davies-Rodgers

1903-1994

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021

1. Ellen Davies-Rodgers Marker (Side A)

Inscription. Born Frances Ellen Davies, Mrs. Davies-Rodgers was teacher, school administrator, Shelby County Historian for 30 years, genealogist, author of 10 books (focusing mainly on the Brunswick area and Episcopal Church history), philanthropist. church leader, clubwoman, political activist, and state constitutional convention delegate. She lived all her life at Davies Plantation, her family's 2,000-acre cotton, cattle, and hog farm at this site. Well-educated. including an M.A. from Columbia University. she became a noted authority on early childhood development. She married Hillman Philip Rodgers in 1932. During the hard times of the 193O's, "Miss Ellen” used scarce personal resources to restore Davies Manor (circa 1807).

In 1976 she established and later endowed the Davies Manor Association, which operates the manor as a house museum. In 1945 she founded the Zachariah Davies Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, and subsequently served as Tennessee State Regent. In the 1970's she donated the land and construction costs for nearby St. Philip Episcopal Church, Davieshire. Throughout her long and productive

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life, Mrs. Davies-Rodgers inspired others to pursue learning and religion and to appreciate and preserve local history.

Erected by Shelby County Historical Commission • The Davies Manor Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 35° 13.213′ N, 89° 45.079′ W. Marker is in Bartlett, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Davies Plantation. It can be reached from Davies Plantation Road 0.2 miles west of Davies Manor Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in front of Davies Manor Plantation. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9336 Davies Plantation Road, Memphis TN 38133, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee

and in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

Ellen Davies-Rodgers Marker (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021

2. Ellen Davies-Rodgers Marker (Side B)

it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Davies Manor (a few steps from this marker); Pleasant Hill Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Chambers Chapel United Methodist Church / Chambers Chapel Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Dr. Greene Fort Pinkston (approx. 3.4 miles away); Oak Grove Baptist Church (approx. 4 miles away); Gray's Creek Baptist Church / Gray's Creek Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away); Old Stagecoach Inn (approx. 4 miles away); Sgt. Walter K. Singleton (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bartlett.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Davies Manor (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Ellen Davies-Rodgers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021

3. Ellen Davies-Rodgers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 717 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.