John S. Davis

1805 - 1897  (91 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	John S. Davis  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	5 Dec 1805	, , Georgia, USA   [1, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1840-1845	, Bastrop, Texas, USA   [7, 8]
  	Came to Texas in 1840 in a caravan of wagons; settled in Bastrop County & lived there 5 years. Role: Occupant
  Census	1860	Prairie Point, Wise, Texas, USA   [9]
  	1860 US
  Died	1897  [1]
  Person ID	I328	Quigley Doyle Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	M. A. Enoch Davis           b. Abt 1779           d. Bef 1840  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann ???           b. 7 Jun 1785, , , Georgia, USA           d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	biological
  Married	Abt 1804	, , Georgia, USA
  Children	1. John S. Davis           b. 5 Dec 1805, , , Georgia, USA           d. 1897
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Elizabeth Cantrell           b. 2 Jun 1808, , , Georgia, USA           d. 8 Oct 1840, Tyler, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA  (Age 32 years)
  Married	Abt 1828	, , Georgia, USA   [10]
  Children	1. William S. Davis           b. 24 Jun 1829, , , Georgia, USA           d. Yes, date unknown  [biological]   2. Ruth Elizabeth Davis           b. 6 Dec 1830, , , Georgia, USA           d. 1911  (Age 80 years)  [biological]   3. Sary Ann Davis           b. 6 Nov 1832           d. Yes, date unknown  [biological]   4. Hannah (Hanner) Eveline Davis           b. 5 Jun 1834           d. 1923  (Age 88 years)  [biological]   5. Mary Adeline Davis           b. 18 Nov 1836, , Cobb, Georgia, USA           d. 27 Dec 1935, Bridgeport, Wise, Texas, USA  (Age 99 years)  [biological]   6. Rebeckera Emily Davis           b. 24 Dec 1838, , , Georgia, USA           d. 11 Oct 1840, Tyler, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA  (Age 1 years)   7. Moses Cantrell Davis           b. 16 Jan 1840, , , Georgia, USA           d. 1917, Itasca, Hill, Texas, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth ???           b. 1819, , , Texas, USA           d. 1881  (Age 62 years)
  Married	Aft 1845	, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA   [11]
  Children	1. James H. Davis           b. 7 Mar 1849, , , Texas, USA           d. , , Texas, USA  [biological]   2. Andrew Jackson Davis           b. 11 Dec 1850, , , Texas, USA           d. Yes, date unknown  [biological]
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 5 Dec 1805 - , , Georgia, USA Married - Abt 1828 - , , Georgia, USA Child - William S. Davis - 24 Jun 1829 - , , Georgia, USA Child - Ruth Elizabeth Davis - 6 Dec 1830 - , , Georgia, USA Child - Mary Adeline Davis - 18 Nov 1836 - , Cobb, Georgia, USA Child - Rebeckera Emily Davis - 24 Dec 1838 - , , Georgia, USA Child - Moses Cantrell Davis - 16 Jan 1840 - , , Georgia, USA Residence - 1840-1845 - , Bastrop, Texas, USA Married - Aft 1845 - , Itawamba, Mississippi, USA Child - James H. Davis - 7 Mar 1849 - , , Texas, USA Child - Andrew Jackson Davis - 11 Dec 1850 - , , Texas, USA Census - 1860 US - 1860 - Prairie Point, Wise, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4005] Family Group Sheet - John Davis & Rebecca Cantrell Families [0284], rpockstar683., (Ancestry. ancestry.com), 0284., Ancestry  (ancestry.com). [S6] Walker Connection; 1785-1986 [1232], Parrish, Mary Lois Walker, (N.p.: n.p., abt 1986), 1232., Individual details not yet fully cited., 14 Feb 2015. [S370] Wise County Messenger, TX, Decatur; Aug 1, 1935 - Life of Mrs. John Gilley (Mary Adeline Davis) [2547], Texas. Decatur., 2547., "Bridgeport News," Aug 1, 1935, p. 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com : accessed Aug 7, 2015). Wife's name Mrs. Davis. [S384] Newspaper, Wise Co., TX; May, 20, 1999 - Citizen of the Republic of Texas Medallion Dedicated to Mary Adeline Davis Gilley [2548], Texas. Wise County., 2548., "Early Wise County Resident Honored Tuesday," May, 20, 1999; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed Aug 7, 2015), Swain Family Tree (ifetaswain). Name John S. Davis. [S365] 1930 US Census, TX, Wise Co., Pct. 7 - James W. Walker, Edd N. Sullins & W. S. Hudson Families [2538], Texas, Wise, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), 2538., T626, roll 2406, Pct. 7; [Bridgeport], enumeration district (ED) 0017, p. 1B, dwelling 17, family 17, James W. Walker Family, accessed Aug 5, 2015. Born in Georgia. [S384] Newspaper, Wise Co., TX; May, 20, 1999 - Citizen of the Republic of Texas Medallion Dedicated to Mary Adeline Davis Gilley [2548], Texas. Wise County., 2548., "Early Wise County Resident Honored Tuesday," May, 20, 1999; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed Aug 7, 2015), Swain Family Tree (ifetaswain). Born in South Carolina. [S370] Wise County Messenger, TX, Decatur; Aug 1, 1935 - Life of Mrs. John Gilley (Mary Adeline Davis) [2547], Texas. Decatur., 2547., "Bridgeport News," Aug 1, 1935, p. 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com : accessed Aug 7, 2015). Came to Texas in 1840 in a caravan of wagons; settled in Bastrop County & lived there 5 years. [S384] Newspaper, Wise Co., TX; May, 20, 1999 - Citizen of the Republic of Texas Medallion Dedicated to Mary Adeline Davis Gilley [2548], Texas. Wise County., 2548., "Early Wise County Resident Honored Tuesday," May, 20, 1999; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed Aug 7, 2015), Swain Family Tree (ifetaswain). Sary Ann Davis was widowed very early in her life and moved to Texas with her son, John S. Davis [1840].. [S384] Newspaper, Wise Co., TX; May, 20, 1999 - Citizen of the Republic of Texas Medallion Dedicated to Mary Adeline Davis Gilley [2548], Texas. Wise County., 2548., "Early Wise County Resident Honored Tuesday," May, 20, 1999; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed Aug 7, 2015), Swain Family Tree (ifetaswain). John S. Davis family is on the 1860 Texas census; address Prairie Point, Wise Co. [S370] Wise County Messenger, TX, Decatur; Aug 1, 1935 - Life of Mrs. John Gilley (Mary Adeline Davis) [2547], Texas. Decatur., 2547., "Bridgeport News," Aug 1, 1935, p. 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (newspapers.com : accessed Aug 7, 2015). [S384] Newspaper, Wise Co., TX; May, 20, 1999 - Citizen of the Republic of Texas Medallion Dedicated to Mary Adeline Davis Gilley [2548], Texas. Wise County., 2548., "Early Wise County Resident Honored Tuesday," May, 20, 1999; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : accessed Aug 7, 2015), Swain Family Tree (ifetaswain). Married in Itawamba Co., MS [abt 1845].