William Fernilson Davis (1788 - 1846)

Born 16 Mar 1788 in New House, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Womack) Davis — married 6 Sep 1812 in Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1846 at age 58 in New House, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Born William Fernilson Davis in 1788 to Phillip Davis and Mary Ann Clayton in old Rutherford County (now Cleveland, North Carolina. (Cleveland County was formed from part of Rutherford County in 1841). Married Sarah Womack. Died 1846 according to family records and is buried in Green-Davis Family Cemetery, Cleveland County, North Carolina.

Marriage: 1812 to Sarah Womack in Macon County, North Carolina. (unsourced)

Death: 1846, age 58. Burial: Green-Davis Family Cemetery, Cleveland County, North Carolina.

William was born on 16 March 1788 in New House, Rutherford Co., NC. He was the son of Phillip Davis and Mary Ann Clayton.^[1][2]

When William was 24 he married Sarah Womack on 6 September 1812 in Franklin, Macon, NC. The couple had 16 children: Nancy Caroline Davis, John Anderson Davis, Anderson Womack Davis, James O. Davis, Susannah D Davis, William Jackson Davis, Phillip Pinkney Davis, Nathaniel Fernilson Failson Davis, Sarah P. Davis, Mary Ann Margaret Davis, Malena Fannie Davis, Phoebe C. Davis, Thomas Allen Davis, Willis Davis, Simon Drew Davis and Abraham Hamby Davis.^[3]

When William was 26 he married on 5 March 1815 in Johnston, North Carolina.^[4]

In 1820 William (age about 31) was living in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.^[5]

William died at the age of 88 on 16 July 1876 in Newhouse, Rutherford CO, NC.^[6][3][7] Informative biography indicates dates on grave marker are probably incorrect as it was set many years later.

Research Notes

'Burial:
Green Cemetery
Cleveland County
North Carolina, USA
Plot: Family Cemetery
Find A Grave Memorial# 25449738
Son of Phillip and Mary Davis. Husband of Sarah Womack and they had 16 children.
William and Sarah raised 16 children on a large farm between Polkville and New House. The home was a large two story house that burned sometime around 1835-1836 while "Hamby" was a baby.
In trying to get all the possessions out of the house, the mattresses were rolled up and thrown out the upstairs window and then later carried away from the house. After the house was engulfed in flame, the family realized Hamby was missing and believed he was lost in the fire. Shortly they heard a baby crying and found Hamby rolled up in one of the mattresses that had been thrown out an upstairs window.
The Davis family farm was handed down to Melena Francis "Fannie" Davis who married Jackson Scoggins and raised three children. Charlotte Lee the oldest married John Jiles Greene and continued on the family farm. Daughter Loulean (Lula) and husband Will Swink moved back in with Charlotte and continued on the farm after Charlotte's death in 1941. The Swinks eventually sold the farm.
"Fannie" Davis was Jackson's second wife. His first wife was Sarah "Sally" Scoggins who had 11 children.
Tombstone in family graveyard has date of death as July 16, 1876
Family history sheets completed by Biddie Ruppe state July 16, 1846
The 1850 Cleveland Co. census does not show William so the family sheets are probably correct. The tombstones were not set until sometime in the 1960 - 1970 timeframe.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Missing source ID S-1342111092. Citing: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=usarmyenlistments&h=1296079&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1788 Birth place: North Carolina, United States Ancestry Record 1198 #1296079 (accessed before 5 October 2023)
2. ↑ Birth: Missing source ID S-906439509. Citing: Ancestry Record 5769 #1204872 (accessed before 5 October 2023)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Death: Missing source ID S-2061614167. Citing: Page: Birth year: 1788; Birth city: Newhouse; Birth state: NC Ancestry Record 4725 #3519284 (accessed before 5 October 2023)
4. ↑ Marriage: Missing source ID S-906439520. Citing: Page: Data Source: North Carolina State Archives Ancestry Record 8909 #2414566 (accessed before 5 October 2023)
5. ↑ Residence: Missing source ID S-905941015. Citing: Page: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Rutherford, North Carolina; Page: 356; NARA Roll: M33_80; Image: 331 Ancestry Record 7734 #98172 (accessed before 5 October 2023)
6. ↑ Death: Missing source ID S-906083013. Citing: Ancestry Record 60525 #88020459 (accessed before 5 October 2023)
7. ↑ Find a Grave Online Memorial.

See also:

• Womack Family Groupsheet online