Burge Davis was a Civic Leader. He financed the Englewood Cubs baseball teams and worked with young athletes. He was also a member of the Galilee Methodist Church. He married Maria Cheney in 1912. He had six children, Henrietta Felder, Eula Mae McCloud, Benjamin, Roscoe, Lee, and Woodrow.
The Doll League is an organization that supports young girls through scholarships and sponsorships. The organization was founded by Ethel Sissle and a group of women in 1958. The project has a chapter in New York and Detroit, Michigan.
