William Davis (1796 - 1873)

Born 8 Dec 1796 in Orange County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Joice (Johnson) Davis — married 1815 in Wilkes County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1873 at age 76 in Heard County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

William Davis was born on December 8, 1796 in Elbert County, Georgia. He was the son of William Davis and Nancy Easton. He was a Baptist Minister and a farmer in Heard County, Georgia.

Sources

• United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY5-JM1 : 5 April 2020), William Davis, Heard county, part of, Heard, Georgia, United States; citing family 332, NARA microfilm publication M432 (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:MZM8-4D9 : 10 November 2020), William Davis, 1860.

• United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC34-L1J : 19 March 2020), William Davis, 1870.

• Clark, Henry William A genealogy of the Davis family (Clark, Harrisburg, PA, 1905)

• Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q289-CNP4 : 7 February 2020), William Davis and Joicy Johnson, 1815; citing Marriage, Wilkes, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 163,532.

• Thompson, Rupert Farnham. Thomas Boon Immigrant: Died 1723 Isle of Wight Co., Virginia and 1,000 of His Descendants, Studio City, CA, 1981. (p. 63)

• Family bible

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Kristin Merritt for creating Davis-19579 on 29 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Kristin and others.