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George Preston Davis (1828 - 1909)

George Preston Davis
Born in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , , , and [half]
Husband of — married 3 Dec 1851 in Odgen, Weber, Utah, USAmap
Husband of — married 1856 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USAmap
Husband of — married 24 Dec 1869 in , Salem, Utah, Utah, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at age 81 in Salem, Utah, Utah, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:
Date: 6 Apr 1828
Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA[1]

Death

Death:
Date: 8 Dec 1909
Place: , Salem, Utah, Utah, USA[2]

Burial

Burial:
Date: Dec 1909
Place: , Salem, Utah, Utah, USA[3]

Ancestral File Number

Ancestral File Number: 197M-F7

Immigration

Immigration:
Date: 1847
Place: , , Utah, USA[4]

Event

Event:
Type: Census - State
Date: 1856
Place: Springville, Utah, Utah Territory[5]
Event: Black Hawk War
Type: Military Service
Date: 1865/1872
Place: , , Utah, USA

Census

Census:
Date: 1860
Place: Springville, Utah, Utah Territory[6]
Census:
Date: 1870
Place: Pondtown, Utah, Utah Territory[7]
Census:
Date: 1880
Place: Salem, Utah, Utah Territory[8]
Census:
Date: 1900
Place: , Salem, Utah, Utah, USA[9]

User ID

User ID: 6161B89D2D784F1E985B8ABC719FBC2B5999

Data Changed

Data Changed:
Date: 27 Jun 2007

Prior to import, this record was last changed 27 Jun 2007.

Marriage

Husband: George Preston Davis
PREF Y
Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Lewis
PREF Y
Marriage:
Date: 3 Dec 1851
Place: Odgen, Weber, Utah, USA[10]
Data Changed:
Date: 23 Sep 2007
Time: 13:00
Husband: George Preston Davis
PREF Y
Wife: Mary Jane Moss
Marriage:
Date: 1856
Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA[11]
Data Changed:
Date: 23 Sep 2007
Time: 13:00
Husband: George Preston Davis
PREF Y
Wife: Mary Ann Hazel
Marriage:
Date: 24 Dec 1869
Place: , Salem, Utah, Utah, USA[12]
Data Changed:
Date: 23 Sep 2007
Time: 13:00
Husband: Henry Davis
PREF Y
Wife: Rachel Hunter
PREF Y
Marriage:
Date: 24 Nov 1825
Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA[13]
Child: Larkin Davis
Child: George Preston Davis
Child: James Jordan Davis
Child: Elizabeth Jane Davis
PREF Y
Child: Charles Washington Davis
Child: William Bradford Davis
Child: Levi Washington Davis
Child: Robert Houston Davis
Child: Joseph Webster Davis
Child: Julius Moses Davis
Child: Mary Jane Davis
Child: Henry Orson Davis
Data Changed:
Date: 13 May 2008
Time: 16:05

Sources

  • WikiTree profile Davis-5059 created through the import of Ancestors of JaAnna Bowen Nelson.ged on May 27, 2011 by JaAnna Nelson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by JaAnna and others.
  • Source: S2 Abbreviation: Family Records of JaAnna Nelson Title: Family Records of JaAnna Nelson Author: JaAnna Nelson Note: These are compiled records from many sources researched by JaAnna Jean Bowen Nelson Repository: #R494 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
  • Repository: R494 Name: Lynn Edward & JaAnna Jean Bowen Nelson Address: Lynn Edward & JaAnna Jean Bowen Nelson CONT 3835 West 2925 South CONT West Valley City, Utah 84120 USA Name: Lynn Edward & JaAnna Jean Bowen Nelson Address 1: 3835 West 2925 South City: West Valley City State: Utah Postal Code: 84120 Country: USA Phone Number: 801-968-4206 E-Mail Address: jaanna.nelson@gmail.com
  • Source: S23 Abbreviation: FamilySearch Internet - Online Ordinance Index v5.0 Title: FamilySearch Internet - Online Ordinance Index v5.0 Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2001 Repository: #R501 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y 3
  • Repository: R501 Name: FamilySearch Internet Address: FamilySearch Internet Name: FamilySearch Internet URL: http://www.familysearch.org/
  • Source: S24 Abbreviation: Utah State Historical Society - Burials Database Title: Utah State Historical Society - Burials Database Author: Utah State Historical Society Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah: State of Utah, 2001 Repository: #R22 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y 4
  • Repository: R22 Name: Utah State Historical Society - Burials On-line Database Address: Utah State Historical Society - Burials On-line Database Name: Utah State Historical Society - Burials On-line Database URL: http://history.utah.org/Services/lcBurials.html
  • Source: S30 Media: Internet Database Abbreviation: FamilySearch Internet - 1880 US Census Index Title: FamilySearch Internet - 1880 US Census Index Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2001 Repository: #R501 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
  • Source: S478 Abbreviation: Utah Census, 1850-90 [database on-line] Title: Utah Census, 1850-90 [database on-line] Author: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Note: Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. Repository: #R490 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
  • Repository: R490 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Ancestry.com CONT 360 W 4800 N CONT Provo, Utah 84604 Name: Ancestry.com Address 1: 360 W 4800 N City: Provo State: Utah Postal Code: 84604 Phone Number: 801-705-7000 URL: www.ancestry.com
  • Source: S501 Abbreviation: Utah-"Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah" Title: Utah-"Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah" Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Note: Original data: Esshom, Frank Elwood. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Co., 1913. Repository: #R490 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
  • Source: S646 Abbreviation: Ancestry Online Census Images Title: Ancestry Online Census Images Author: United States Census Office Publication: Washington, DC: The National Archives Repository: #R521 Paranthetical: N
  • Repository: R521 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Ancestry.com CONT www.ancestry.com Name: Ancestry.com Address 1: www.ancestry.com
  1. ↑ Source: #S24 Data: Text: Burial Information: Davis, George P. CONT CONT Birth: 4/6/1828 CONT Death: 12/10/1909 CONT Burial: // CONT Place of Birth: CONT Place of Death: CONT Cause of Death: CONT Grave Location: Salem City Cemetery, BLOCK 26, LOT 4 CONT Source: Sexton / Grant CONT Comments: 81 Years Old,Children: Ray, Joseph CONT Relatives: CONT Mary A. Hazel (Spouse)
  2. ↑ Source: #S24 Data: Text: Burial Information: Davis, George P. CONT CONT Birth: 4/6/1828 CONT Death: 12/10/1909 CONT Burial: // CONT Place of Birth: CONT Place of Death: CONT Cause of Death: CONT Grave Location: Salem City Cemetery, BLOCK 26, LOT 4 CONT Source: Sexton / Grant CONT Comments: 81 Years Old,Children: Ray, Joseph CONT Relatives: CONT Mary A. Hazel (Spouse)
  3. ↑ Source: #S24 Data: Text: Burial Information: Davis, George P. CONT CONT Birth: 4/6/1828 CONT Death: 12/10/1909 CONT Burial: // CONT Place of Birth: CONT Place of Death: CONT Cause of Death: CONT Grave Location: Salem City Cemetery, BLOCK 26, LOT 4 CONT Source: Sexton / Grant CONT Comments: 81 Years Old,Children: Ray, Joseph CONT Relatives: CONT Mary A. Hazel (Spouse)
  4. ↑ Source: #S501 Data: Text: George Preston Davis CONT Came to Utah 1847. High Priest. Black CONT Hawk Indian War Veteran CONT CONT DAVIS, GEORGE PRESTON (son of Rachel J. Hunter of Mr. Pisgah, Iowa). Came to Utah, 1847. CONT Married Sarah Elizabeth Lewis at Ogden, Utah (daughter of Benjamin Lewis). Their children: Sarah Elizabeth, m. George Hanks; George Henry, d. aged 8; Rachel Johanna, m. Robert A. Powell; Benjamin Marian, m. Lilly Evans; William Preston; John Oliver, m. Sarah Lacretia McKindrick. Family home Springville, Utah. CONT High priest; ward teacher. Veteran Black Hawk Indian war. Farmer. Died December, 1909, Salem, Utah.
  5. ↑ Source: #S478 Data: Text: Utah Census, 1850-90 CONT about George P. Davis CONT Name: George P. Davis CONT State: UT CONT County: Utah County CONT Township: Springville City CONT Year: 1856 CONT Page: 1023 CONT Database: UT 1856 Statehood Census Index
  6. ↑ Source: #S646 Page: Film M653_1314; pg. 1006; dn 2594/fn 2035 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Date: 6 Sep 1860 Data: Text: ln 34; Geo P Davis; age 32; m; w; D. L.; $175/$300; b. TN CONT ln 35; Sarah A Davis; age 35; f; w; b. KY CONT ln 36; Sarah E Davis; age 7; f; w; b. UT CONT ln 37; Rachael J Davis; age 3; f; w; b. UT CONT ln 38; Benjn Davis; age 1; m; w; b. UT CONT ln 39; Saml Williamson; age 25; m ; w; carpt.; b. Eng.
  7. ↑ Source: #S646 Page: film M593_1612; pg. 261; dn 53/fn 51 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Date: 29 Jul 1870 Note: Payson PO Data: Text: ln 4; Davies, George; age 42; m; w; Laborer; b. So. Carolina; md Dec CONT ln 5; Davies, Mary; age 20; f; w; keeping house; b. Eng.; parents foreign born; md. Dec CONT ln 6; Davies, Benjamin; age 11; m; w; at home. b. UT; school CONT ln 7; Davies, William;age 9; m; w; at home. b. UT; school CONT ln 8; Davies, John; age 7; m; w; at home. b. UT; school
  8. ↑ Source: #S30 Page: FilmT9_1338; FHL film 1255338; pg. 240C Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: Liddie DURFEY Self W Female W 69 CANADA Keeping House CT CT CONT Geo. P. DAVIS Son M Male W 52 TN Farmer NC SC CONT Mary H. DAVIS Dau M Female W 32 ENGL Keeping House ENGL ENGL CONT Benjaim M. DAVIS Son S Male W 22 UT Farmer TN KY CONT Wm. P. DAVIS Son S Male W 19 UT Farmer TN KY CONT John O. DAVIS Son S Male W 16 UT Farming TN KY CONT Martha M. DAVIS Dau S Female W 8 UT At School TN ENGL CONT Lucinda A. DAVIS Dau S Female W 7 UT TN ENGL CONT Eliza P. DAVIS Dau S Female W 6 UT TN ENGL CONT Burtha D. DAVIS Dau S Female W 3 UT TN ENGL
  9. ↑ Source: #S646 Page: Film T623_1687; ED 165; p.g 1A; dn 1/fn 1 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Date: 1 Jun 1900 Data: Text: ln 1; Davis, George P; head; w; m; Apr 1828; age 72; md. 31y; b. TN; parents b. SC; farmer; own/farm/free CONT ln 2; Davis, Mary; wife; w; f; Jan 1850; age 50; md 31y; 14 children/five living; b. Eng.; parents b. Eng.; imm. 1860/40ys CONT ln 3; Davis, Eliza P; dau.; w; f; Feb 1874; age 26; single; 1 child/ 1 living; b. UT; Fb. TN; mb Eng CONT ln 4; Davis, Henry O.; son; w; m; Jul 1886; age 13; single; b. UT; Fb. TN; mb Eng; farm laborer CONT ln 5; Davis, Albert L.; son; w; m; May 1891; age 9; single; b. UT; Fb. TN; mb Eng; at school CONT ln 6; Mooney, Bertha D.; dau.; w; f; Feb 1876; age 24; md. 4y; 1 child/1 living; b. UT; Fb. TN; mb Eng CONT ln 7; Mooney, Geo W; g. son; w; m; Mar 1895; age 5; single; b. UT; Fb GA; Mb UT CONT ln 8; Gough, Julyette; g. dau.; w; f; Mar 1896; age 4; single; b. UT; parents b. UT
  10. ↑ Source: #S23
  11. ↑ Source: #S23
  12. ↑ Source: #S23
  13. ↑ Source: #S23






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[Living Winter]
Follow up: Trusted List request & private message sent:

Could you connect her daughter Rachel? Profile: Davis-36305

Thanks!!

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[Living Winter]
Please add daughter Rachel:

Davis-36301

Source for George: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27452606

George was an LDS Pioneer, marked by {*{LDS Pioneers}} (just leave out the asterisk0

I can't do it, due to privacy setting. (Mother is Sarah Lewis.)

posted by [Living Winter]

Rejected matches › George Davis (abt.1822-) › George D Davis (abt.1828-) › George Henry Davis (1828-1910) › George Mills Davis (1827-1897) › George William Davis (bef.1827-)

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