Rhoda
Davis
Born after in Newberry District, District 96, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Harmon Davis Sr
and Phoebe (Gilliam) Davis
Sister of
Clement Davis, Harmon Davis Jr., Unknown Davis, Reason Mitchell Davis, John Davis and Martha Crow Davis
Wife of
Reason Davis III
— married
before 1808 in , , South Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Died
before age 64
in Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jun 2014
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Biography
Rhoda was born 2 Oct 1787 to Brev. Major Harmon Davis and unknown mother in Newberry District, South Carolina. She married before 1820 her 1st cousin Rezin Davis III, son of Resin Davis Jr. She passed away 7 Apr 1852. [1]
Children
- Abijah Davis ~1817
- Vann Davis ~1819
- Hannah Davis ~1821
Census Data
- 1820 - Reason Davis Junior - Newberry, SC[2]
- Males 26-44: 1 - Rezin Davis III
- Females <10: 1 - Unknown
- Females 10-15: 1 - Hannah Davis
- Females 26-44: 1 - Rhoda Davis
- His father Reason Davis Senior is several lines above him. Also several other Davis's are on this page of the census.
- Where is Abijah on this census??
- 1830 - Reason Davis Junior - Newberry, SC[3]
- Males 5-9: 1 - Vann Davis
- Males 10-14: 1 - Abijah Davis
- Males 40-49: 1 - Rezin Davis III
- Females 20-29: 1 - Hannah Davis
- Females 40-49: 1 - Rhoda Davis
- His father Reason Davis Senior is several line above him. Also several other Davis's are on this page of the census.
- 1840 - Reason Davis - Newberry, SC[3]
- Males 15-19: 1 - Vann Davis
- Males 50-59: 1 - Rezin Davis III
- Females 20-29: 1 - Hannah Davis
- Females 50-59: 1- Rhoda Davis
- Slaves - Females <10: 2
- Slaves - Females 20-35: 1
- Note that his son Abijah Davis is the very next line on the 1840 census.
- 1850 - Reason Davis - Newberry, SC[4]
- Reason Davis - Birth: SC ~1792 - Farmer - Real: $4800
- Rhoda Davis - Birth: SC ~1788
- Hannah Davis - Birth: SC ~1809
Notes
- Birthdate is calculated from death date on headstone.
- Still not sure this census data is correct.
- Found another error in Mentzel's work. The Rhoda Davis that is married to Rezen Davis III is listed as both the daughter of Harmon Sr and Harmon Jr.
Sources
- ↑ "Davis families of the Savannah River Valley..." Mentzel, Laura W. (Laura Watson Speer), Hobby Press,31 Bryan Avenue, Salt Lake City Utah. Copyright 1978. Call #929.273. Online version:https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/459241-davis-families-of-the-savannah-river-valley-containing-a-record-of-the-descendants-of-van-and-harmon-davis-from-1725-1978-covering-the-counties-of-newberry-anderson-pickens-oconee-counties-of-south-carolina-habersham-franklin-hart-ste?viewer=1&offset=0#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q Page 8.
- ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina; Page: 129; NARA Roll: M33_120; Image: 191
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 1830; Census Place: Newberry, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 171; Page: 99; Family History Library Film: 0022505.
- ↑ 1850; Census Place: Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: 856; Page: 242b
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rhoda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rhoda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rhoda:
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