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John Henry Davis (1847 - 1932)

John Henry Davis
Born in Henry, Missouri, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 10 Oct 1871 in Collin, Texas, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 84 in Leakey, Real, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Davis Name Study.

John Henry Davis was born on October 17, 1847 in Henry, Missouri, United States, son of James Davis (~1803–>1850) and Sarah Sally Beaty (1808–1882).[1]

John (23) married Nancy Susannah Blanton (15) (born on December 26, 1855, in Collin, Texas; daughter of Charles Wesley Blanton and Zilpha Blanton) on October 10, 1871, in Collin, Texas.

He and Nancy had seven children:

  1. Virdie R. (Davis) Evans (1874–1943) married to John William Evans (1870–1943)
  2. Dovie Ann (Davis) Streib (1877–1918) married to Heinrich Streib (1857–1940)
  3. Robert Franklin Davis (1880-1960)
  4. Mary Alice Davis (1883–1896)
  5. John Noble Davis (1890–1965) married to Nora Lucinda Ford (1887–1942)
  6. Charles Blanton Davis (1893–1918)
  7. Zylpha Davis (1896–1896)

In 1880, John (32) was living in Precinct 8, Comanche, Texas. [2]

In 1930, John was living in Precinct 1, Real, Texas. [3]

John died on March 23, 1932, in Leakey, Real, aged 84. [4]

He is buried in Leakey Floral Cemetery, Leakey, Texas. [5]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNM-8KQ : 15 July 2017), John Davis, Precinct 8, Comanche, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 35, sheet 156A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1297; FHL microfilm 1,255,297. Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Bates, Missouri; Roll: M432_392; Page: 241B; Image: 27
  2. Year: 1880; Census Place: Comanche, Texas; Roll: 1297; Family History Film: 1255297; Page: 156A; Enumeration District: 035
  3. Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Real, Texas; Roll: 2385; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 446.0; FHL microfilm: 2342119
  4. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
  5. Find A Grave: Memorial #52219039
  • Source: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Profile




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