John Davis (1813 - 1887)

Born 27 Jun 1813 in Greene, Trumbull, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Son of Annanias Davis and Rebecca (Claton) Davis

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1887 at age 73 in Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States

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Biography

John was born on 27 June 1813 in Greene, Ohio, the son of Ananias Davis and Rebecca Clayton (or Claton).

John married Louanna LaFollette on 22 September 1833 in Warren, Ohio.^[1] They had nine children together.

Children with Louanna:

1. Rachel, 1834-
2. Mary, 1836
3. Margaret Elizabeth, 1840-, m. John Plough
4. Rebecca, 1842-
5. Nancy Jane, 1844-1905
6. Jesse Mills, 1846-
7. John F., 1848-1865
8. Malinda Finch, 1850-1908, m. VanHorn
9. David, 1852-

At some point between 1836 and 1840, the family moved to Curry, Indiana and later to Marion, Iowa.

John was recorded in the 1850 Census with his wife and eight children in Curry, Indiana. His profession was recorded as farmer, and the value of his land as $600.^[2]

The 1860 Census also finds John and his wife in Curry, but now with only six of their children in the household. He was again recorded as farmer. The value of his real estate was $1,800 and his personal estate $500.^[3]

His wife Louanna passed away in 1864.

John remarried to the widow Harriet Simpson nee Lockwood on 28 May 1865 in Clinton County, Iowa.^[4]

The 1880 Census recorded John in Marion, Iowa, living with his second wife and a 24 year old Joseph Davis, described as a nephew. John was now described as a retired farmer.^[5] In 1885 John was living alone with his wife in Marion.^[6]

John passed away on 23 June 1887^[7] and is buried in the Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion, Iowa.^[8] A legible gravestone marks the site.^[9]

Research Notes

John's findagrave profile calls him Elder John Davis and states he was a member of the Welton, Iowa Seventh Day Baptist church in 1855. This does not line up with any of his known residences.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD42-RM5 : accessed 21 November 2015), John Davis and Joanna Lafollet, 22 Sep 1833; citing Warren, Ohio, United States, reference 4204; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 384,263. Name: John Davis; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 22 Sep 1833; Event Place: Warren, Ohio, United States; Spouse's Name: Joanna Lafollet. No. 4204 -- I certify that on the 22nd day of Sept. last John Davis was legally bound in marriage to Loanna Lafollet. By we the undersigned given under my hand this 25th day of Nov. 1833. Benjn Baldwin O.P.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV4-3LJ : 12 April 2016), John Davis, Curry, Sullivan, Indiana, United States; citing family 64, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NV-6HJ : 13 December 2017), John Davis, 1860.
4. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJX1-TLV : accessed 22 November 2015), John Davis and Harriet Lockwood, 28 May 1865; citing Clinton, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa. Name: John Davis; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 28 May 1865; Event Place: Clinton Co., Iowa, United States; Spouse's Name: Harriet Lockwood.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD21-381 : 28 August 2017), John Davis, Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 271, sheet 304B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,351.
6. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H8TV-TMM : 2 December 2019), John Davis, Marion, Marion, Linn, Iowa; citing p. , 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,490.
7. ↑ "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMN-K79J : 17 March 2018), John Davis, 25 Jun 1887; citing Death, Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States, page 137, offices of county clerk from various counties; FHL microfilm 985,984.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. accessed 21 Nov 2015. Name: John Davis Birth Date: 1813; Death Date: 25 Jun 1887; Age: 74. Burial Location: Marion, Linn; Cemetery: Oak Shade; Source: Tombstone Records of Linn County, Iowa; Page Number: 75.
9. ↑ FindaGrave Memorial #10044413, accessed 21 Nov 2015.

DNA confirmation

The paternal relationship is confirmed by two triangulated groups. The first group consists of Thomas Fitz Randolph (GED kit M011134), Eileen Garrett (23andme) and Robert Lee Carson (GEDmatch kit M085143) sharing a 4.4 cM segment on chromosome 22 from 18,188,769 to 20,658,391 (GEDmatch analysis), and the second group consists of Thomas Fitz Randolph (GED kit M011134), Lucy Hansen (23andme) and Robert Lee Carson (GEDmatch kit M085143) sharing an approximate 18.4 cM segment on chromosome 22 from 21,335,259 to 28,015,752 (combined 23andme AFI and GEDmatch comparisons). These two discontiguous segments are both contained in a longer segment shared by Tom Randolph and Robert Lee Carson (18,180,154 28,015,752, 23.8 cM), suggesting the two triangulated segments come from the same ancestors common to all four people, and those common ancestors are identified as Thomas William Davis (1719-1795) and Tacy Crandall (1721-1795). This joint triangulation confirms that Nathan is their son and one or more of their three children Martha, Elizabeth or Mary is also their child, and possibly William G. ‘Greenbrier Billy’, but determining which will require additional triangulation.