Dr. A. Porter Davis
Born Albert Porter Davis · 13 November 1890 · Palestine, Texas
Dr. A. Porter Davis
1890 – Kansas City, KS
Medical Biography
Born Albert Porter Davis on 13 November 1890 in Palestine, Texas, Dr. Davis graduated from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN in May 1913 — one of the few institutions in the country that trained African American physicians at the time. He passed the Kansas Medical Board on 20 June 1913.
In 1920, Dr. Davis opened the Davis Maternity Sanitarium for Unwed Mothers at 422 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, Kansas — providing critical medical care to women who had few other options in a deeply segregated society.
Dr. Davis served on the staff of two area hospitals: Wheatley-Provident Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri and Douglas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas — both institutions that served the African American community when mainstream hospitals refused.
From 1926 to 1932, Dr. Davis served as the Assistant Health Director of Wyandotte County, KS. He also served two terms as the Deputy Coroner of Wyandotte County, KS — in 1940 and 1950.
In 1953, Dr. A. Porter Davis was elected President of the National Medical Association — the professional organization for African American physicians at a time when Black doctors were barred from joining the segregated American Medical Association.
Certificates of Birth Collection
This collection consists of digitized birth certificates from the Davis Maternity Sanitarium for Unwed Mothers. It is unclear if these birth certificates were registered among the early Kansas birth certificates.
This collection was generously gifted to Tracing Ancestors, a 501(c)(3) organization, for educational, genealogical, and historical research purposes by the family of Dr. A. Porter Davis. January 2026.
Note: The certificates are presented here as historical reference material. They are not certified copies and do not replace official records held by government agencies.
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| Name | Date | Father | Mother |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant Bates | 5 Aug. 1932 | Edward Bates | Le Nora Hughes |
| Wm. Humphrey, Jr. | 11 June 1925 | Wm. Humphrey | Palesteen Sharp |
| Infant Ransom | 3 Dec. 1933 | Louis Ransom | Viola Johnson |
| Infant Jones | 24 Dec. 1925 | Ross Jones | Rosella Scott |
| Infant Dickerson | 26 July 1925 | Emmett Dickerson | Wilhelmenia Dennis |
| Infant White | 9 Aug. 1932 | Henry White | Verta Turner |
| Infant Horrid | 13 July 1925 | Samuel Horrid | Eva Patrick |
| Infant Baker | 20 Jan. 1925 | Lewis Baker | Viola Brown |
| Infant Rice | 3 June 1925 | T.J. Rice | Nona Allen |
| Lois Chapman | 10 July 1925 | Henry F. Chapman | Hazel Umbles |
| William Luther Hayes | 7 Mar. 1925 | Eugene Hayes | Lillian Wicks |
| Clifford Kenith Sessions, Jr. | 22 Feb. 1925 | Clifford Kenith Sessions | Alma Davis |
| Infant Estelle | 28 July 1932 | Leo Estelle | Carrie Clark |
| Infant Powell | 5 July 1925 | Unknown | Hattie Powell |
| Infant McConnell | 2 July 1925 | Enoch McConnell | Stella Estella |
| Infant Lockridge | 11 June 1925 | Unknown | Katherine Lockridge |
| Infant Wooten | 7 Dec. 1925 | Robt. Wooten | Lalure Driskell |
| Howard Preston Williams, Jr. | No Date | Howard Preston Williams | Margerette Montaque |
| Infant Fantroy | 9 Mar. 1925 | Aaron Fantroy | Odeva Small |
| Infant Hooks | 13 Mar. 1925 | Eddie Hooks | Ruth Powell |
| Infant Jackson | 15 Jan. 1925 | Unknown | Irene Jackson |
| Infant Bradford | 15 Jan. 1925 | Jake Bradford | Idell Dunham |
| Infant Baker | 29 Sept. 1925 | Qyally Baker | Mattie Townsend |
| Infant Dodd | 20 Apr. 1925 | Henry Dodd | Leola Davis |
| Infant Hutton | 11 Mar. 1925 | Unknown | Bertha Hutton |
| Infant Brown | 15 Feb. 1925 | Unknown | Opal Brown |
| Autry Taylor Jr. | 16 May 1925 | Autry Taylor | Hattie Wilson |
| Infant Hunt | No Date | Clifton Hunt | Ida Barnes |
| Claude Briggs Jr. | 7 May 1925 | Claud Briggs | Minnie McJunkins |
| Infant Banks | 5 May 1925 | Simon Banks | Martha Mayfield |
| Infant Wyatt | 24 July 1925 | Ernest Wyatt | Pearl Moore |
| Infant Walters | 2 July 1925 | Geo. Walters | Sallie Green |
| Infant Lewis | 19 Mar. 1925 | Wilbert Weathers | Evelyn Lewis |
| Premature Moore | 31 Mar. 1925 | Russell Moore | Mary Stacken |
| Infant Boyd | 28 July 1925 | Armor Boyd | Helen Allen |
| Infant Bolton | 18 Mar. 1925 | DeWitt Bolton | Eva Mitchell |
| Infant Goodman | 8 July 1925 | J.J. Goodman | Essie Glover |
| Infant Austin | 8 Aug. 1925 | Wm. Austin | Princella Wilson |
| Infant Jackson | 10 Sep. 1925 | Unknown | Edith Jackson |
| Infant Vann | 17 Sep. 1925 | Georte Vann | Edith Powell |
| Infant White | 7 Feb. 1954 | Unknown | Lois White |
| Infant Ross | 1 July 1925 | Unknown | Lucy Ross |
| Alice Virginia Ross | 1 July 1925 | Unknown | Lucy Ross |
| Infant Franklin | 4 Jan. 1925 | Unknown | Johnnie Lee Franklin |
| Infant Jackson | 25 May 1925 | Unknown | Verneda Jackson |
| Normal Lee Taylor | 28 May 1928 | Autry Taylor | Hattie Wilson |
| Infant Cochran | 28 Jan. 1925 | Unknown | Vesta Cochran |
| Valentine Arnett | 15 Jan. 1925 | Unknown | Jennie Arnett |
| Infant Braucom | 8 July 1925 | Joseph Braucom | Leona Higgins |
| Lee Andrew Johnson | 21 Jan. 1925 | Geo. Johnson | Chaney Smallwood |
| Infant Harper | 16 Nov. 1925 | Agusta Harper | Beatrice Woods |
| Infant Cox | 12 Aug. 1925 | Unknown | Opal Buckner |
| Infant Waggner | 25 April 1925 | John Waggner | Juliet Hamilton |
| Infant Allen | 13 April 1925 | Unknown | Roberta Allen |
| Virginia Cammilla Mae Walker | 27 July 1925 | Earl Walker | Pauline Johnson |
| Infant Clay | 6 Nov. 1925 | James Clay | Hattie Woods |
| Stillborn McCoy | 25 April 1925 | Jessie McCoy | Marie Mopps |
| Mary Rios | 23 Feb. 1915 | Jose Rios | Eulalia Rangel |
| Infant Mason | 18 April 1925 | Unknown | Rosaline Mason |
| Infant Baker | 13 Mar. 1925 | Wm. Baker | Cassie Parker |
| Infant Wooten | 30 April 1925 | Alex Wooten | Mary Shannon |
| Ola Exetter Choice | 1 Mar. 1925 | Ernest Choice | Exetter Harris |
| Stillborn Lumford | 6 Aug. 1925 | John Lumford | Eula Bell Stallings |
| Charles Leon Emory | 2 Aug. 1932 | Lee Grant Emery | Ailean |
| Infant Harlin | 11 April 1939 | Clarence Harlin | Anna Williams |
| Leon Anderson | 17 Dec. 1924 | Courtney Anderson | Edith Tillman |
| Eddie Johnson | 30 Nov. 1928 | Eddie L. Johnson | Viola Davis |
| Will Florence Davis | 30 Aug. 1935 | Will Davis | Pauline Blackwell |
| May Elizabeth-Hillary | 14 Aug. 1926 | Unknown | Fannie Gilbert |
| Joseph Morris Hayes | 29 Sep. 1931 | Eugene Edward Hayes | Lillian Wicks |
| Kenneth Moore | 25 Feb. 1933 | Willie Lee Moore | Christean Andrews |
| Patricia Becerra | 17 Mar. 1932 | Juan Becerra | Lucy Olbeva James |
| Effie Hanks | 17 Aug. 1927 | James Elliot Hanks | Ella Mae Hanks |
| Elwanda Celeste Hanks | 7 Aug. 1925 | James Elliot Hanks | Ella Mae Lett |
| Helen Louise Hanks | 11 June 1924 | James Elliot Hanks | Ella Mae Lett |
| Joann | 12 Dec. 1936 | Unknown | Fannie Lett |
| Elsie Burdett | 8 Feb. 1932 | Richard Burdett | Fannie Lett |
| Barbara Pauline White | 9 Aug. 1932 | Henry White | Verta Turner |
| Infant Saunders | 12 Dec. 1937 | Unknown | Roselle Saunders |
| Joseph Marshall Hayes | 29 Sep. 1931 | Eugene Hayes | Lillie Mae Wickes |
| Infant Porter | 12 Dec. 1937 | Henry Porter | Edna Davis |
81 records · Davis Maternity Sanitarium for Unwed Mothers · Kansas City, Kansas