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From: Sandy Bauer <>
Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT-L] Wm. Davis - Wm. Davis - Wm. Davis - etc
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:23:58 -0600
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Gail

Here's my Davis line that might be related to yours.

Elijah Henry Davis is the son of Reece Davis . Reece came to IL in 1849
but Elijah Henry was already in IL in 1840 as was his brother David
Boone Davis. They came from Surry Co, NC. Reese had at least three
sons with his first wife (name unknown):

Elijah Henry Davis( 6 Mar 1810-3 Jul 1864)
David Boone Davis (11 Apr 1813 - 1892)
Andrew Jackson Davis (15 Jan 1815 - 6 mar 1846)

Additional children are listed farther down in this email.

Here' s additional info from Steve Terrell:

When Reese came to IL in 1849, records indicate he had 13 children. His
second wife's name was Martha according to the census and records in
Surry Co, NC indicate a Reese Davis was married to Patsy Childers. This
may have been Patsy Harris who was previously married to a Childers.
This could be the same person as Martha since "Patsey" was many times a
nickname. Pure speculation at this point. Another Davis researcher
sent me this:

Now, two more thoughts from me: Martha, in the 1850 census, says she
was 40 or, in other words, born abt 1810. Assuming that this Martha and
Patsy are the same woman - since those names were used interchangeably
in those days - how could she have been married to Reece in 1823 - at
age 13???? Was she exaggerating her age? Does she give a more
appropriate age in subsequent censuses? Is it a different woman? In
the Perrin bio on my gt gt grandfather, William P. Davis, it sates
"...his mother's maiden name was Patsy Harris. She still resides in
this township and is 85 years old." Now if the bio was written in 1885
or 1886, which was when the book was written (at least I think it was
written at that time), her birth date would be abt 1800, making the
marriage in 1823 perfectly reasonable. Now to throw a curve in this
reasoning, someone in my family two or three generations back scrawled a
little gloss on the margins of this bio as follows: "The age of Patsy
Harris is incorrect - might be a misprint. She was b. 1811 and died
Feb 13, 1890."

Steve Terrell


North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Bride: Patsey Childers
Groom: Reece Davis
Bond Date: 18 Aug 1823
County: Surry
Record #: 01 056
Bondsman: Colwel P Shipp
Bond #: 000144076

I have a letter Tressa Davis wrote in 1957 to my cousin Marvin Sanders
(mother was Gertie Davis, sister of my grandfather Alfred Davis)

March 14, 1957
2500 K St., NW
Washington, DC

Dear Marvin

It is a pleasure to give you what information I have of the Davis
family. It is very little because neither my father nor his brothers or
his sisters had any knowledge of the family. However, the names and
dates I will give you are records taken from the bible of a distant
relative, a Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick near Bluford, IL

The Davis people came from Wales. The name was originally David. In
ages past different tribes from Wales would take the name of a King and
be called the "sons of": thus the name of David -- sons of David. My
brother has the Family Coat of arms and sometime when you are passing
his house go in and see it.

The story is this: following the Revolutionary War three brothers came
to this country settling in the New England states, Virginia (now West
Virginia), North Carolina, and finally to the Middle West. The one we
are interested in is the one coming to southern Illinois from North
Carolina. My great grandfather came to Illinois in a covered wagon
drawn by oxen and brought with him his family and three slaves. He is
buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery near Bluford, IL, and I understand there is
a marker.

The names and dates are taken from the bible:

Reece Davis, born Feb 6 1790; died Feb 18 1854.

1. Henry Elijah Davis, born Mar 6 1810 married Mary Taylor from VA born
Dec 25 1851
2. B.D. (or David) Davis, born April 11 1813
3. Andrew Jackson Davis, born Jan 15 1815
4. A.R. Davis born Jun 30 1823 (Addison was in Troy, OH in 1910)
5. H.C. Davis born Jun 30 1825 (Hasten C. obit shows born Jun 8 1825)
6. W.P. Davis born May 11 1827 (Mrs. Fitzpatricks's father, William P)
7. J.M. Davis, born Aug 3 1828 (J. Martin Davis)
8. John E. Davis born Jun 18 1830
9. LeRoy Davis born May 22 1832
10. Dicy Ann Davis born Jun 13 1835
11. H.R. Davis born Jan 16 1837 (Houston Reece Davis)
12. Sarah Emiily born May 18 1838
13. Frank Davis born Jul 27 1842 (Columbus Franklin Davis)

Here's obit for Hasten C. Davis:

Hasten C. DAVIS Died Sunday Morning

Hasten C. DAVIS was born in Sarah County North Carolina, June 8, 1825,
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert PULLIAM, 324 S. 4th St.,
March 20, 1910, at 2 p.m. aged 84 years, 9 months and 12 days. He was
married to Margarette MOORE, March 16, 1850. To this union nine children
were born, of which four are living, Samuel, Harden E., John R. and Mrs.
Albert PULLIAM. He had seven brothers and two sisters, of which five
are living. They are William P. and John E., of Bluford; Franklin, of
Xenia, Ill.; Addison of Troy O. and Mrs. M. C. JACKSON, of this city. He
professed faith in Christ in early life and became a member of the
Baptist church and at the time of his death held membership with that
body at Hickory Hill, near Bluford. Funeral services will be held at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert PULLIAM, Tuesday morning, March 22, at
10 o'clock, followed by interment at Black Oak Ridge. March 21, 1910 Mt.
Vernon Daily Register Submitted by: Sharlet Bigham LaBarbera Sept 20,
1997

You might also find this article interesting:

Webber Township
Source: History of Jefferson County
By: John A. Wall ©1909

This township lies south of Farrington. The surface is somewhat broken
mostly timber. Puncheon creek, Four Mile, Bear creek and Five Mile creek
traverse the township and these nearly all empty into the Skillet Fork
and Wabash rivers on the east.

Among the pioneers were Norton, Isaac Casey, Daniel Scott, Ward Webber,
H. Wade, William Dale, Peter Bruce, Alex Moore, James Archie, William
Green, the Hunts, Browns, Davises. Webber settled on the Fairfield road,
but then located at Lynchburg. The first roads were the Mount Vernon and
Fairfield, and Black Oak Ridge roads and then the East Long Prairie
road. The first Supervisor was S. V. Bruce, followed by the Harlows,
Marlows, Esmans, Moores, Newtons, etc.

Schools and churches came along as fast as demanded and now the people
are well supplied with these. The Southern Railroad (Air Line) passes
through Webber township from east to west.

There are two towns on the road Bluford and Marlow. Bluford has the lead
and is becoming a town of importance, with much and increasing business.
It is eight miles from Mount Vernon. Marlow being located between these
points can never be much of a trading point; still considerable business
is transacted there in the way of shipping fruit, stock, etc. This was
the home of the Marlows, most of whom have passed, and Dr. Newton, the
principal man of the town has retired and lives in Mount Vernon. Charles
Stephenson, a young man, is now the postmaster and chief bugler of the
town. Much of Webber township history is unwritten. Its oldest
inhabitants died early in 1909.

Yet one more piece of information on this family:

The Register-News (Mt. Vernon, IL - date unknown)

W.R. "Bud" Davis Recalls Pioneer Days of Bluford

Gertrude Hirons of Waltonville has sent such an interesting letter, I
cannot resist the urge to share it with the readers of this column...
She writes:

"Last Sunday afternoon wasa most enjoyable. My mother, Mrs. Howard
Pepple and I called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William R. "Bud" Davis
in Bluford. Mr. Davis, who will be 91 years old next July, remembers
quite vividly the pioneer community before what is now Bluford received
a name, a railroad through the community, a school, church, a post
office, doctor or an automobile... In reminiscing, he said: "In 1849 my
grandfather, Reese Davis of Welsh descent, left Sarah (Surry) County,
North Carolina with his family - thirteen boys and two girls to
homestead in Illinois. They obtained their land Charter at Shawneetown
and drove their covered wagons to the open prairie west of Bluford near
the old Mt. Vernon trail. The 160 acres were purchased for $1.25 an
acre. Across the road where I now live and North of Bluford was a
pioneer trading center. Robert Logan set up a grist mill and Benson
"Cap" Logan operated a blacksmith shop. Mr. Logan's son had a trading
store. Near the same area was the "Old Swimmin' hole." In 1881
construction was started on the Air Line Railroad which was later known
as the Southern Rarilroad. George Evans, a banker from Mt. Vernon, had
purchased 40 acres for a town near the railroad. The surveyor boarded
at the home of my father, William "Billy" Davis.

"I had to woalk two miles to Webber Grove school and carry my lunch.
Bill Dulaney was my first teacher. Black Oak Ridge was the first
school built and Weatherspoon school was a little later. We drove to
Opdyke for our mail and if we needed a doctor you had to ride a horse to
Belle Rive after Dr. Ross or to Middleton for Dr. Rice. The Davis
family for generations have been members of the Hickory Hill Baptist
church which is located north of Bluford. It was organized in 1864.
East of Bluford can be found a log church, Mt. Olive. It was organized
by the Methodists in 1873.

"The new town grew on each side of the railroad. One section was
called Tilford and the other Bluford, named after the sons of Wiley
Green, who was justice of peace. Later Tilford died so the town was
known as "Bluford". (Bluford Green was Mrs. Howard Pepple's father.)
Oliver Nesmith was the railroad agent and also the postmaster. The
station, which also served as the post office, was erected south of the
railroad tracks and just west of the main stree of the town. W.A.
Nation was the first merchant and was located south of the original
railroad depot. I was 10 years old when I took my first train ride. I
rode the caboose of a freight train to Fairfield. Passenger trains were
unknown for a few years. I can remember when I was about 13 years old
the growing town had two saloons. One was known as Abe Pier's Saloon.
The first school, a one room bilding, was taught by Lyda Boyd. I recall
one winter 63 pupils were enrolled.

"The town cleark was Willie Jackson. Dr. Pickett settled in our town
and later Dr. Klimer. Joe Pepple was the first country mail carrier.
His route was long and hard as the roads were rough in the winter. He
would sometimes go horseback or drive a cart. He would arrive home by
noon and have on of his sons harness a fresh horse. It wasn't unusual
for him to have frost bitten feet during the winter months. He carried
bricks under his horse blacket to keep warm. Mark Martin was a
mailcarrier for the second route which was obtained later.

"Sunday school was held in the school house untl a church was
organized. Uncle Billy Richardson was the first Pastor of the Baptist
Church. The Church was built where the Bluford Funeral Home is
located. In 1883 or 1884 United Brethern church was organized by Rev.
Benjamin Woods. In the early days of the town there was a bank, also a
Modern Woodman Lode was established. One of the industries was a stave
(barrel) factory near the present site of the Rixman Lumber Company.

"I recall seeing Uncle "Murse" Green drive his turkeys and geese to
market in the same manner as farmers drove their cattle and mules. The
town gre from a trading post to many stores and most of them was
destroyed by a big fire one night. The wooden stores had been built in
a row with wooden sidewalks in front of them. The population of the
town diminished in early days by the typhoid epidemic. I enjoy talking
to all my friends and neighbors of the days past."

So reads the interesting account pioneer days - as told by Mr. Davis to
Mrs. Hirons.. to which she has added still another interesting bit of
information - reading like this:

"My uncle, Jesse Green, has a prize possession - the land charter of his
great-grandfather Enoch Green, which was obtained from Shawneestown.. It
is signed by Presdient Fillmore and dated 1851 for 160 acres located
east of Bluford."

My thanks to both Mr. Davis and Mrs. Hirons for the opportunity to share
these historical facts with the readers of this column... And, this
history is being put in the permanent files of The Register-News.


Descendants of Elijah Henry DAVIS
--------------------------------------------------
1-Elijah Henry DAVIS (6 Mar 1810-3 Jul 1864)
sp: Mary TAYLOR (25 Dec 1851-)
2-Cinda DAVIS (-)
sp: Unknown WILLIAMSON (-)
2-Jeston DAVIS (-)
sp: Unknown ADAMS (-)
2-Carolyn DAVIS (-)
sp: Jeff ADAMS (-)
sp: Susannah TAYLOR (1811-3 Oct 1865)
2-Jonathan "John" Lewis DAVIS (1830-abt 1866)
sp: Elizabeth OSBORN (abt 1833-)
2-Squire B. DAVIS (31 May 1831-24 Jan 1908)
sp: Martha Jane FLINT (17 May 1841-9 Dec 1905)
3-Malicia Jane "Doll" DAVIS (5 Feb 1861-26 Jan 1922)
sp: John Pendleton SCRIVNER (17 Apr 1855-13 Apr 1928)
4-Hester "Hattie" A. SCRIVNER (10 Dec 1879-13
Aug 1941)
4-Martha Lois "Lulu" SCRIVNER (1882-)
4-Calvin "Callie" E. SCRIVNER (6 Feb 1886-3 Jan
1954)
4-Oscar B. SCRIVNER (Jun 1889-)
4-Ruth Nell SCRIVNER (1892-)
3-Mary Ellen DAVIS (4 Jan 1863-28 Jan 1929)
sp: George ROSENBERG (Aug 1844-)
4-George R. ROSENBERG (Jul 1887-)
4-Ollie M ROSENBERG (Feb 1889-)
4-Rosa M. ROSENBERG (Feb 1891-)
3-William Jack "Jackson" DAVIS (27 Mar 1864-4 Jan 1935)
sp: Maggie M. FISHER (9 Aug 1870-28 Apr 1913)
4-William Guy DAVIS (20 Feb 1892-1970)
4-Lena M. DAVIS (Dec 1893-)
4-Tressa DAVIS (5 Apr 1897-26 Feb 1985)
4-Georgia DAVIS (-)
4-Orpha/Orfelia DAVIS (-)
4-Judd DAVIS (29 Aug 1908-16 Nov 1910)
3-Martin A. DAVIS (20 Jul 1866-14 Feb 1875)
3-Charles D. DAVIS (1869-1951)
sp: Martha "Mattie" BUTLER (1870-1963)
4-Pearl DAVIS (Jan 1894-)
4-George DAVIS (Feb 1896-)
4-William B. DAVIS (Feb 1899-)
4-Hardin DAVIS (1903-)
4-Herman DAVIS (1906-)
4-Geneva DAVIS (1908-)
3-David Bee DAVIS (20 May 1871-25 Jan 1957)
sp: Sarah Elizabeth SHRUM (2 Mar 1869-30 Sep 1940)
4-Cooper B. DAVIS (16 Oct 1894-14 Sep 1967)
4-Arzetta DAVIS (26 Sep 1895-24 Oct 1980)
4-Alfred DAVIS (3 Jul 1900-29 Oct 1967)
4-Gertie DAVIS (6 Apr 1904-7 Feb 1994)
4-Alice DAVIS (11 Oct 1909-)
3-James M. DAVIS (1872-1956)
sp: Lydia "Liddie" M. ADAMS (1882-1955)
4-Adrian M. DAVIS (1902-)
4-Norma DAVIS (1907-)
3-John E. DAVIS (1872-1872)
3-Annie B. DAVIS (10 Nov 1877-12 Mar 1902)
sp: Samuel Marshall MATEER (21 Apr 1871-7 Dec 1959)
3-Ida DAVIS (1880-1934)
sp: Lawrence HOLEMAN (1879-1957)
2-Elizabeth DAVIS (1833-)
2-William Jack DAVIS (1834-)
sp: Mary E. CHILTON (1841-)
3-William H. DAVIS (Jan 1860-Jan 1897)
2-Martha A. DAVIS (1836-)
sp: James M. MOORE (1836-)
3-Sarah C. MOORE (1857-)
3-Mary A. MOORE (1859-)
3-Gretham/Grutham MOORE (1862-)
3-Susan MOORE (1865-)
3-Alex MOORE (1867-)
3-James MOORE (1869-)
2-Justina DAVIS (8 Sep 1837-1 Feb 1829)
sp: Obadiah R. ADAMS (-)
2-Martin J. DAVIS (1840-abt 1862)
2-Druzila Jane DAVIS (1843-aft 12 Jun 1860)
2-Mary Emeline DAVIS (1846-)
sp: O'ROURKE (-)
2-Hardin Lafayette DAVIS (1848-1918)
sp: Hester Ann RICHARDSON (2 Aug 1851-10 Apr 1899)
3-William "Willie" DAVIS (20 Feb 1871-3 Nov 1899)
3-Squire DAVIS (1872-30 Sep 1873)
3-Oscar F. DAVIS (27 Jan 1874-27 Feb 1958)
sp: Kathleen WASSEN (12 Jul 1877-1959)
4-Wilma Ann DAVIS (11 Aug 1902-)
4-Rose Frances DAVIS (27 Nov 1905-)
4-Jake Hardin DAVIS (13 Aug 1910-)
3-Laura Rose DAVIS (1878-)
3-Rosa E. DAVIS (10 Nov 1880-26 May 1902)
3-Lavona DAVIS (1883-4 May 1884)
3-Dora G. DAVIS (6 Aug 1887-26 Dec 1887)
2-Lucinda Ellen DAVIS (25 Dec 1850-11 Nov 1910)
sp: David WILLIAMSON (-)
2-Caroline Susan DAVIS (14 Nov 1852-25 Jul 1928)
sp: Stephen Jefferson ADAMS (-)
3-Cephas A. ADAMS (27 Oct 1877-17 May 1971)
sp: Anola WASEM (6 May 1881-)
4-Claude Wasem ADAMS (7 Dec 1902-)
4-Florence Helen ADAMS (24 Sep1905-)
4-Maurice Cephas ADAMS (12 Jun 1913-)



ladybug wrote:

>I have the following Wm. Davis names in my FTM - surely some of them are known to others and surely some of mine can be merged.....please help?
>
>Wm. Davis & Sarah Unknown Davis parents of Susannah B. Davis b. 4-23-1834 in Overton County TN
>
>Wm. Davis b. 1794 SC and Sarah Unknown Davis b. abt 1804 TN: parents of Elijah Davis, Jane Davis, Hiram Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Delia A. Davis, Sarah A. Davis & Cataherine Davis all born 1828 - 1843. Probably a census record, not verified.
>
>Wm. Davis b. 1820 Ohio and Mary Unk. Davis b. abt 1831 Ohio. Parents of: Elizabeth Davis b. abt 1845, Walter S. Davis b. abt 1848 & Sarah R. Davis b. abt 1849
>
>Wm. Davis b. abt 1835 TN - son of Unk. Davis & Susanna Unk. Davis. Nothing else available
>
>William A. Davis b. 1865 PA m. (COM) 7-26-1889 in HCI to Julia Darnall Davis b. HCI
>parents of: Ethel L. Davis b. 1892, Edith L. Davis b. 1893, James O. Davis, b. 1895
>Clifford M. Davis b. 1898 & Carrill? Davis b. 1900 - likely a census record.
>
>**William C. Davis m. 8-10-1846 HCI to A. Nelson ?
>AHA!!! Just typing these out, I find a possible match!!!!!
>**William C. Davis m. 8-10-1846 to Olive Neusom
>
>William C. Davis b. 1825 KY, s/o Amos Davis & Elizabeth Cain Davis. m. (COM) 10-25-1845 to
>Jane Warfield: d/o John Warfield & Nancy Ward Warfield... parents of: Alice Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Eleanor Davis, Rebecca Davis, Mary Davis, John A. Davis, and Nancy Davis...all born 1847 - 1857
>
>Wm. C. Davis b. 1829 KY wed: (COM) 7-31-1850 to Mary Casky in HCI.
>
>William C. Davis b. 1835 IL m. (COM) 7-29-1873 HCI to Mrs. Jane Combs
>
>(our GGGrandfather) William C. Davis b. 5-5-1839 HCI s/o William Cors Davis & Susan Rachel Black Davis m. (COM) 2-16-1860 to Sarah Elizabeth Hayter d/o George Hayter & Matilda/Melinda Unk. Hayter. parents of: Infant son Davis, James Alfred Davis, Edith Melinda (Eda) Davis, Emily A. Davis & Effie M. Davis all born 1864 - 1875.
>
>William C. Davis b. abt 1849 IL to Thomas P. Davis & Susan Riley Davis
>
>William C. Davis b. abt 1854 to John R. Davis & Sarah UNK. Davis
>
>William C. Davis b. abt 1858 White County, IL m. 3-23-1921 HCI to Rhoda B. Rose
>
>William Cors Davis b abt 1805-1807 KY m. before 1832 to Susan Rachel Black
>their children: George Washington Davis, b. March 1830: John R. Davis, 1832;
>Susan Davis, 1834; William C. Davis, b.5-5-1839; Nancy Jane Davis b. 5-25-1837.
>
>William F. Davis b. abt 1867 IL to Wm. F. & Nancy Gregory Davis
>
>William Franklin Davis b. 1834 TN or HCI, s/o James M. Davis & Melinda H. Thomas Davis, m. 12-4-1862 HCI to Nancy Jane Gregory.
>Parents of John R. Davis b abt 1864 & William F. Davis b. abt 1867.
>
>William H. Davis b. abt 1840 IL s/o Francis Davis
>
>William H. Davis b. abt 1850 IL s/o John S. & Catherine A. UNK Davis, m. (COM) 2-27-1877 HCI to Mary A. Garrett. No known children
>
>William H. Davis b. abt 1877 m. 1-29-1899 to Alice B. UNK.
>
>William Henry Davis b. 1840 IL s/o John Davis & Frances Vantruse Davis.
>m. Sophronia Roberts and m. (COM) 8-27-1893 HCI Sophronia Roberts (cousin to first wife) .
>Known children (which wife?) John J. Davis, Julia Davis, Albert Davis, Linda Frances DAvis - no dates of birth available for these four children
>
>William Henry Davis b. 1877 Benton, IL s/o Caywood Davis & Sarah Richardson Davis.
>
>William M. Davis b. 1820, White County s/o Robert D. & Priscilla Sebastion Davis m. Nancy Hicks
>
>William M. Davis, b. 1917 to Marshall H. Davis & Zelia Edington Davis.
>m. Norma Littlell.
>
>William P. Davis b. 1780 NC m. Polly Sebastion in Sumner Co., TN; parents of Margaret Davis. (any relation to Priscilla Sebastion?)
>
>William P. Davis b. 1849 s/o Simeon Davis & Nancy UNK Davis
>
>William R. Davis b. 1816 SC m. Linney?: parents of: Ann C. Davis, Mary D. DAvis,
>Freiderick A. Davis, Amanda S. Davis, Susanna E. Davis, Eleander C. Davis, John H. Davis. all born 1837 - 1854
>
>and finally:
>William S. Davis m. (LOK) 11-28-1836 HCI to Hannah Maca Rodgers.
>
>Would appreciate any additions/corrections to these above mentioned. And, perhaps I have given a few leads to someone; but please remember, most of this is NOT verified; however I do have certificates of marriage on several, where indicated COM.
>
>Gail Hahn Hutchcraft, Ford County IL.
>
>
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