Arabella Marilla (Burchfield) Davis (abt. 1813 - 1890)

Born about 7 Jan 1813 in Burke, North Carolina, United States

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Died 1890 at about age 76 in Cades Cove, Blount, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Avery "Riller" Burchfield was mentioned in the Story of Cades Cove.

Arabella "Arbila" was the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Hill Burchfield. Her father, born in Burke County, NC, and her mother, daughter of Green Hill of Haywood County, NC, had moved to Cades Cove by 1840 and settled on 150 acres of land he had bought in 1834. They were the first of the Burchfields to move to the Cove. They were the parents of ten children. After Elizabeth died in 1841, her father married Mary "Polly" Gregory by whom he had at least seven more children.

Arbila had married Thomas Davis in Burke County in 1830. Tom was a son of legendary Revolutionary War soldier William Davis and Franky Carpenter. Their first two children, William and Louisa, were born in the Linville Falls area of NC. Daughter Nancy was born in Cades Cove in 1835 and at least four more of their children were born there: Jacob, John Robert, Frances Jane, and Burton Albert. Amanda may have been born there before they moved to Graham County, NC, where their youngest child, George Washington Davis was born. George's son James Davis is buried in Calderwood Cemetery near Arbila in Calderwood, Blount County, Tennessee, along with most of James's family. Arbila's husband Tom is buried at Lone Oak Cemetery in Graham County, NC.^[1]

Children of Tom and Arabella Davis

1. William Davis (1830–1928) (married Susan Martin) 2. Nancy Evaline (Davis) Burchfield (1830-1901) (married Samuel Burchfield) 3. Louisa Elizabeth (Davis) (1832-1919) Hyde (married John Aaron Hyde of NC) 4. Jacob Davis (1838-1917) (married Sarah Ann Cline) 5. John Robert Davis (1840-1928) (married Anna Starkey) 6. Frances Jane (Davis) Farley (1843-1911) (married William Langley Farley) 7. Burton Albert Davis (1847–1922) (married Althea Pauline Ditmore) 8. Amanda Louise (Davis) Jackson (1849–1891) (married William Ross Jackson) 9. George Washington Davis (1852-1931) (first married Amanda Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jackson, and second married Roxanna Adams)

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 February 2021), memorial page for Arabella Marilla “Arbila” Burchfield Davis (7 Jan 1813–28 May 1882), Find a Grave Memorial no. 37305145, citing Calderwood Cemetery, Calderwood, Blount County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Frances Rogers (contributor 47089854) .

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4YB-K4M : 23 December 2020), Arabella Davis in household of Thomas Davis, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TJ-CS2 : 10 November 2020), Everet Davis in entry for Thomas Davis, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8N-556 : 3 January 2021), Thomas Davis in entry for Nancy Gonnly, 1870.

See Also :

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch http://familysearch.org : modified 23 January 2023, 13:42), entry for Arabella Marilla "Arbila" Burchfield (PID [1] ); contributed by various users.