Jasper Claud Davis (1845 - 1897)

Born 19 Jan 1845 in Thomas Co., GA

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1897 at age 52 in Merrillville, Thomas Co., GA

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Biography

Jasper was born in 1845. He passed away June 11, 1897. Jasper was a farmer and was shot and killed in his farm field by an 18 year old man, J. G. Robinson. At the coroner’s inquest, the jury empaneled pronounced it murder. From the Times Enterprise “New Series”, June 12, 1897, Thomasville, Georgia.

Sources

• Year: 1850; Census Place: District 81, Thomas, Georgia; Roll: 83; Page: 48b
• Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432,
• Birth date: abt 1845 Birth place: Georgia Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Militia District 637, Thomas, Georgia, United States
• Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota.
• ”Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJD-CKP : 7 February 2020), Jasper Davis and Eliza or Elizabeth Jones, 10 Feb 1865; citing Marriage, Thomas, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 164,388.
• ”Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKZ-TBY1 : 30 May 2020), Jasper Claud Davis, 1897; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFH4-H81 : 24 December 2014), Jasper Davis, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who *Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 4th (Clinch's) Cavalry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22.