Artis Family
He was born to a large family of 4 brothers john james roger davis and 3 sisters minnie lily and mary.
Artis family. Virginia had the highest population of artis families in 1840. It is the song of michael jackson. The artis family name was found in the usa the uk canada and scotland between 1840 and 1920. In 1840 there were 21 artis families living in virginia.
Ruffin artis senior was born and raised in smithfield north carolina. Alternatively then name could have been derived from the breton word arth which means bear early origins of the artis family. The family of matthew artis the son of john and prudence artis was among those who relocated from north carolina and settled in parke county indiana establishing farms there but later came to canada. Artis is born to parents ron artis victoria artis.
Ruffin artis passed away at the age of 62 years old. This was about 37 of all the recorded artiss in the usa. The father and mother of our elders are garnett and annette artis also known as ma and pa artis. The most artis families were found in the usa in 1880.
In 1850 matthew artis married amanda pearson who was the daughter of roxanna jackson and daniel pearson. The artis family lived in suffolk where they were located since the early middle ages but the name originated in the french province of artois. Similarly his mother toured with lena horne other artists as a backing vocalist.