Wilson
Davis
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Ezra Davis
and Elinor (Hadley) Davis
Brother of
Calvin Davis, Mary Ann (Davis) Pickering, Nele Davis, Simon Peter Davis, William Hadley Davis and Jacob Hadley Davis
Husband of
Maria Louisa Dennis
— married
3 Nov 1842 in Henry County, Indiana
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Melvina Davis, Lydia (Davis) All, Eleanor Jane (Davis) Williams, Enos Stafford Davis, Miriam Samantha (Davis) Williams, Sarah Carolyn (Davis) Mates, Miranda (Davis) Gregory, Eliza Elsie Davis and Elzena Alice Davis
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2016
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Biography
This profile is part of the Davis Name Study.
Wilson Davis was born about 1820, son of Ezra Davis (1798–~1854) and Elinor Hadley (1793–1857).
Wilson (21) married Maria Louise Dennis (17) (born in 1824) on November 3, 1842 in Henry County, Indiana.[1] [2] Their children were:
- Mary Melvina Davis (1843–1907)
- Lydia Davis (1845–1916)
In 1850, Wilson (29) was living in Green, Howard with his mother, Elinor Davies (4); his children, Mariah Davies (25), Mary M Davies (7), and Lydia Davies (6); and Wilson Davies (28), and Enos Davies (1). [3]
In 1870, Wilson (49) was living in Ironton, Sauk with his mother, Ellen (23); his children, Maria L (45), and Miriam (16); and Wilson Davis (48), Wilhelmina Davis (25), Sarah C Davis (13), Miranda Davis (11), Eliza Davis (7), and Elza A Davis (7). [4]
In 1880, Wilson (59) was living in Coon, Buena Vista with his daughter, Maria Louisa (55); and Wilson Davis (58), Sarah Davis (23), Miranda Davis (21), Elsie Davis (17), and Elzena Davis (17). [5]
In 1895, Wilson in Coon Teef, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA. [6]
Sources
- ↑ Marriage: "Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001"
Original data: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 001887436
Ancestry Record 60282 #553433 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Wilson Davis marriage to Maria L Dennis on 3 Nov 1842 in Indiana, United States. - ↑ Marriage: "Indiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850"
Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Indiana Marriages to 1850. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Indiana
Ancestry Record 2087 #36709 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Wilson Davis marriage to Maria L. Dennis on 3 Nov 1842. - ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Green, Howard, Indiana; Roll: 151; Page: 471a; Line Number: 38
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #1926027 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Wilson Davies (28) in Green, Howard, Indiana, USA. Born in North Carolina.Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Wilson Davies M 28 North Carolina Mariah Davies F 25 North Carolina Mary M Davies F 7 Farmer Indiana Lydia Davies F 6 Indiana Elinor Davies F 4 Indiana Enos Davies M 1 Indiana - ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Ironton, Sauk, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1739; Page: 131A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #8433655 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Wilson Davis (48), Farmer, in Ironton, Sauk, Wisconsin. Born in North Carolina.Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Wilson Davis M 48 Farmer North Carolina Maria L Davis F 45 Keeping House North Carolina Wilhelmina Davis F 25 Indiana Ellen Davis F 23 Indiana Miriam Davis F 16 Indiana Sarah C Davis F 13 Indiana Miranda Davis F 11 Indiana Eliza Davis F 7 Wisconsin Elza A Davis M 7 Wisconsin - ↑ 1880 Non-population Census: "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880"
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Iowa, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; OS Page: 19; Line Number: 6
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1276 #663932 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Name: Wilson Davis; Enumeration Date: 22 Jun 1880; Place: Coon, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA; Schedule Type: Agriculture. - ↑ 1895 Census: "Iowa, U.S., State Census, 1895"
State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa State Census, 1895
Ancestry Record 7321 #90134 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Wilson Davis in Coon Teef, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA. Born in North Carolina.
See also:
- Burial of daughter Lydia A All: "Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990"
Original data: Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
Ancestry Record 60283 #703808 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Wilson Davis's daughter Lydia A All burial on 9 Oct 1916. - Marriage of daughter Miranda Davis: "Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908"
State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61335 #1350222025 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Wilson Davis's daughter Miranda Davis marriage to Thomas Gregory on 3 Oct 1893 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. - Military: "U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865"
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 3 of 3
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1666 #4299998 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Name: Wilson Davis; Birth Year: abt 1822; Place of Birth: North Carolina; Age on 1 July 1863: 41; Race: White; Residence: La Valle, Sauk, Wisconsin; Congressional District: 3rd; Class: 2. - Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #94328288
Ancestry Record 60525 #53737555 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Wilson Davis burial (died in 1900) in Liberty Cemetery, Greenville, Clay County, Iowa, United States of America. Born in 1822. - Land Grant: "U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908"
Washington, D.C.; The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Homestead Final Certificates, 1863-1908; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Land Management, 1685-2006; Record Group Number: 49
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60593 #92761 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Name: Wilson Davis; Age: 60; Birth Year: 1822; Birth Place: USA; Final Certificate Date: 31 Mar 1882; Homestead Place: Iowa, USA; Land Office: Des Moines; Application Number: 8806; Section: 22; Township: 91 North; Range: 35 West. - 1880 Non-population Census: "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880"
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Iowa, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; OS Page: 19; Line Number: 6
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1276 #663932 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Name: Wilson Davis; Enumeration Date: 22 Jun 1880; Place: Coon, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA; Schedule Type: Agriculture.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wilson 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 Wilson:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wilson 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 Wilson:
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~3.12%
Barbara (Neill) Hunt
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Barb2150
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~1.56%
Jesse Davis :
23andMe, GEDmatch M116601 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A432261 [compare], Ancestry member JesseAllenDavis
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~1.56%
Jennifer (Neill) Walterscheid :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jenn19004
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~0.78%
Kathleen Christian :
23andMe, GEDmatch M130516 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member walkingbackward
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B1709
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~0.78%
Carol Blair :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A868550 [compare], Ancestry member Blair_Carol27
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~0.78%
Ross Hadley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FK8608271 [compare], Ancestry member rosshadley1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FK8608271 [compare], FTDNA kit #746236
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H920185 [compare]
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~0.78%
Connie (Leonard) Volkman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Connie_Volkman
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