Jacob Davis (1838 - 1917)

Born 11 Jul 1838 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1917 at age 78 in North Carolina, United States

Biography

Jacob was born in July of 1838 in Tennessee to Thomas and Arabella (Burchfield) Davis. He is listed with his parents and seven siblings on the 1850 Census in Cherokee, North Carolina.^[1] Around 1858 he married Sarah Ann Cline and they are listed together on the following census reports:

• 1860 Census ^[2]
• 1870 Census ^[3]
• 1880 Census ^[4]
• 1900 Census ^[5]
• 1910 Census ^[6]

Based on the data provided in the census reports; it is believed that this couple had nine children:

• 1. Amanda Elizabeth (Davis) Simonds (1863–1944) (8315437)^[7][8]
• 2. Lillie Emaline (Davis) Simonds (1866–1908) (8315445)^[9]
• 3. Emanuel Henry Davis (1868–1949) (7239087)^[10][11]
• 4. Mary Alice (Davis) Green (1872–1919) (27148604)^[12]
• 5. Rebecca Davis (1875–Deceased) (Listed on the 1880 Census)
• 6. Addie Lee (Davis) Stiles (1875–1951) (26889916)^[13]
• 7. Ida Ella (Davis) Stiles (1877–1947) (5312019)^[14]
• 8. LuDora (Davis) Rogers (1881–1922) (5956333)
• 9. Effie Cornelia (Davis) Roberts (1885–1958) (125302522)^[15]

Jacob passed away at the age of 78 in March of 1917 and is buried in the Roberts Family Cemetery in Cherokee County, North Carolina.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4YB-K4Q : 23 December 2020), Jacob 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.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDP-75P : 11 November 2020), Jacob Davis, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8D-JYB : 3 January 2021), Jacob Daviss, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6J-Q6L : 13 November 2020), Jacob Davis, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 79, sheet 294C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,958.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSY9-G79 : accessed 17 February 2021), Jacob Davis, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 8A, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,188.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML94-55X : accessed 17 February 2021), Jacob Davis, Shoal Creek Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 6A, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1103; FHL microfilm 1,375,116.
7. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9R-RDQ7 : 16 January 2021), Jacob Davis in entry for Abraham L Simmons and Amanda E Davis, 9 Nov 1884; citing Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
8. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP5X-Z9B : 18 July 2017), Jacob Davis in entry for Elizabeth Simonds, 13 Dec 1944; citing Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, cn 28017, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,252.
9. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSS-F72R : 16 January 2021), Jacob Davis in entry for Sherman Simonds and Lilley E Davis, 24 Apr 1884; citing Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSM-2MK1 : 16 January 2021), Jacob Davis in entry for Emanuel H Davis and Anna Vayles or Voyles, 28 Dec 1890; citing Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
11. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSCQ-HZS : 13 December 2020), Jacob Davis in entry for Manuel Henry Davis, 20 Jul 1949; Death, McMinn, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
12. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSM-1QP5 : 16 January 2021), Jacob Davis in entry for Columbus Green and Alice Davis, 24 Mar 1889; citing Shoal Creek Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
13. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9X-19SY : 16 January 2021), Jacob Davis in entry for Wilburn B Stiles and Addie Davis, 25 Mar 1896; citing Shoal Creek Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
14. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP8J-8HQ : 10 February 2018), Jake Davis in entry for Ida Stiles, 14 Apr 1947; citing Murphy, Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, v 6B cn 6920, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,909,218.
15. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGQ6-VJH : 18 July 2017), Jacob Davis in entry for Effie Cornelia Roberts, 21 Nov 1958; citing Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, cn 32419, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,926.
16. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 February 2021), memorial page for Jacob Davis (11 Jul 1838–12 Mar 1917), Find a Grave Memorial no. 22955376, citing Roberts Family Cemetery, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Chuck Garland (contributor 46487579) .