Margaret Elizabeth (Davis) Plough (1839 - 1911)

Born 11 Oct 1839 in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America

Ancestors

Daughter of John Davis and [mother unknown]

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1911 at age 71 in Marion, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1839 in Sullivan County, Indiana, to John Davis and Louanna (also sometimes given as Loanery) LaFollette. She married John Wesley Plough at her residence in xx in 1860. They had 12 children together. They first settled in Indiana, and moved to Iowa in 1882.^[1] She passed away in 1911 in Marion, IA and is buried with her husband and parents in the Oak Shade Cemetery there.

Children

1. E. Mary, 1864-
2. Cora Etta, 1866-1909
3. Leora Anna, 1867-1934
4. Son, 1869-
5. Bertha, 1874-1957
6. Pearl E., 1876-1960
7. Tillie, 1876-1907
8. Matilda, 1878-
9. Twin 1, 1880-
10. Twin 2, 1880-
11. Essie Fern, 1882-1978, m. Hansen

Obituary

The Marion Register (Marion, IN), 10 Jan 1911, no page number. (Displayed at FindaGrave Memorial #139336318).

"Mrs. J. W. Plough.

Margaret Elizabeth Davis was born in Ohio on Oct. 11, 1839, and died at her home in Marion on January 7, 1911, at the age of 71 years, 2 months and 26 days. She was united in marriage to J.W. Plough on Feb 29, 1860. To their union twelve children were born, of whom seven have proceded [sic] her in death. While a young girl she confessed her faith in Christ and has been a faithful Christain [sic] woman, a true and loving wife and mother. After some years of failing strength, she passed away, leaving to mourn her depature her husband and five daughter, viz: Mrs. Leonard Hulbert, of Perry, Iowa; Mrs. R. D. Price, Mrs. D. A. Newman and Miss Bertha Plough, of Marion, and Mrs. Roy Hatfield, of Boone, Iowa. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon January 9th at the family residence, conducted by Eld. L. M. Starr, of the Christian church."

Sources

1. ↑ John W. Plough obituary in the Marion Sentinel, 13 Nov 1913

Susie Davis Nicholson. The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia: Their Ancestors and Some of Their Descendants. Copyright 1979; published by Gordon Printing, Inc., Strasburg, Ohio. Entry 145 for John Davis (1813-1888), p. 62. Name: Elizabeth Davis; Birth: 11 Oct 1840, Sullivan, Indiana.

Birth

John Wesley Plough Family Bible. Name: Margaret E. Davis Plough; Birth: 11 Oct 1839.

Marriage

John Wesley Plough, 29 Feb 1861, Sullivan, Indiana

John Wesley Plough Family Bible. Name: Margaret E. Davis; Spouse: John W. Plough; Marriage: 29 Feb 1860.

Residence in Indiana

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV4-3LJ : accessed 21 November 2015), John Davis, Curry, Sullivan, Indiana, United States; citing family 64, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Name: John Davis; Gender: Male; Age: 37; Race: White; Birth Year (Estimated): 1813; Birthplace: Ohio; House Number: 64. Census date: 9 Aug 1850. HOUSEHOLD (ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE): John Davis, M, 37,Occupation: Farmer; Real estate value: 600; Ohio; Laurnera Davis, F, 36, Virginia; cannot read/write; Rachael Davis, F, 16, Ohio; attended school; Mary Davis, F, 14, Ohio; attended school; Elizabeth Davis, F, 10, Indiana; attended school; Rebecca Davis, F, 8, Indiana; Nancy J Davis, F, 6, Indiana; Jesse Davis, M, 4, Indiana; John Davis, M, 2, Indiana; Malina Davis, F, 0 (2/12), Indiana.

1860 Census record to add: - John W. Plough: 18 Aug 1860, Centerville, Jackson, Sullivan Co., IN 1870 census record as Margaret E. Plough, Curry, Sullivan, Indiana to add

Residence in Iowa

1880 census record as E. Margaret Plough, Curry, Sullivan, IN to add 1885 Iowa census record as Margaret E. Plough to add, Marion, IA 1895 Iowa census record as M E Plough to add, Linn, IA 1900 census record as Margeret E. Plough, Marion, IA

Children

Ancestry.com. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1809-1992 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Name: J. W. Plough; Gender: Male; Spouse: Margaret Davis; Child: Fern Essie Plough

Death

FindaGrave Memorial #139336318, accessed 22 Nov 2015. Name: Margaret Elizabeth (Davis) Plough; Birth: Oct. 11, 1839; Ohio, USA; Death: Jan. 7, 1911; Marion, Linn County, Iowa, USA; Note: Second wife of John W. Plough; no individual grave marker; Family links: Spouse: John Wesley Plough (1830 - 1913); Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn County, Iowa, USA; Plot: Section D lot 18 space 1. Obituary displayed.

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.