Alfred
Davis
Born in Alabama, United States
Son of Abel Davis
and Nancy (Culpepper) Davis
Brother of
Elias Davis, Martha Davis, Ann Davis, Mary Minerva Davis, Enoch G. Davis, Melissa Davis, Louisa P. Davis and Abner Davis
Husband of
Rebecca L. (Tippit) Davis
— married
5 Jul 1851 in Smith Co. Mississippi
Descendants 
Died after
after age 35
in Taylorsville, Smith County, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jan 2012
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Biography
Alfred Davis served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: December 1, 1861
Mustered out: January 8, 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. B, 1st Bttn Mississippi Infantry
Enlisted: December 1, 1861
Mustered out: January 8, 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. B, 1st Bttn Mississippi Infantry
Notes
In 1861, Jones Co. MS, Alfred Davis joined the Civil War, as a Pvt. in Captain James Johnson's Co. In January 1862, he was on sick furlough and brought home by his brother-in-law, Peter Williams and subsequently died of typhoid pneumonia at Peter's home. Alfred Davis is buried near his home in Taylorsville, MS.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LH-RCB : accessed 16 May 2016), Alfred Davis in household of Abel Davis, Clarke county, Clarke, Mississippi, United States; citing family 447, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Mississippi Territorial Census, 1853, Jones Co.
- "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6GJ-YSN : accessed 20 Oct 2013), Alfred Davis, , Smith, Mississippi; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 14, family 89, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803591.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alfred by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alfred:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alfred by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alfred:
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~1.56%
Laura Davis
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23andMe, GEDmatch M659481 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Karan (Weaver) Shilling :
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