John Isaac Davis (1892 - 1919)

Born 20 Dec 1892 in Des Arc, Prairie, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Tennessee (Pugh) Demaree — married 13 Jul 1913 in Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas

Descendants

Died 23 Aug 1919 at age 26 in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

John Isaac Davis was born Dec 20, 1892, in Prairie County, Arkansas, the son of Nathan Davis and Mary Edge.^[1]

His father died or disappeared before 1894, when his mother, Mary Jane Davis married John L. Burson in Prairie County, Arkansas.

John is listed as a step-son in the 1900 census, the household of John L. Burson.^[2]

His mother and step-father haven't been located in the 1910 U. S. Census. John I. Davis marries Tennie (Tennessee ) Pugh in Prairie County, Arkansas in 1913.

John Isaac Davis completed his WWI Draft Card 5 June 1917 while living in Prairie County, Arkansas. He was 25 years of age, Natural born in Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas. His occupation was farmer, sharecropping for Henry Bethell. He had a wife and two children. He also had a stiff left foot caused by _____ above the great toe.^[3]

Arkansas Death Certificates have been searched on Ancestry and one wasn't located for John Isaac Davis.

According to the Woodmen of the World Marker at Whippoorwill Cemetery Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas, he died August 23, 1919. The birthdate on the marker matches the birth date on his WWI Draft Application.^[4]

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Sources

1. ↑ Name: John Davis Event Type: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Center & Union Townships, Prairie, Arkansas, United States Event Place (Original): ED 96 Center & Union Townships, Prairie, Arkansas, United States Gender: Male Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): W Birth Date: Dec 1891 Birthplace: Arkansas Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Relationship to Head of Household: Stepson Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Step Son Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 12 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John L Burson Head M 46 Indiana Mary J Burson Wife F 45 Mississippi Edward Burson Son M 5 Arkansas Harriet J Burson Daughter F 2 Arkansas Lizzie Davis Stepdaughter F 17 Mississippi Lillie B Davis Stepdaughter F 10 Mississippi John Davis Stepson M 9 Arkansas District: 96 Sheet Number and Letter: 12A Household ID: 215 Line Number: 29 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1240073 Digital Folder Number: 004119764 Digital Folder Number: 004119764 Image Number: 00109 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N00814-3 Record Number: 4943 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XS-C4W : accessed 8 November 2020), John Davis in household of John L Burson, Center & Union Townships, Prairie, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 12A, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,073.
2. ↑ Name: John Davis Event Type: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Center & Union Townships, Prairie, Arkansas, United States Event Place (Original): ED 96 Center & Union Townships, Prairie, Arkansas, United States Gender: Male Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): W Birth Date: Dec 1891 Birthplace: Arkansas Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Relationship to Head of Household: Stepson Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Step Son Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 12 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John L Burson Head M 46 Indiana Mary J Burson Wife F 45 Mississippi Edward Burson Son M 5 Arkansas Harriet J Burson Daughter F 2 Arkansas Lizzie Davis Stepdaughter F 17 Mississippi Lillie B Davis Stepdaughter F 10 Mississippi John Davis Stepson M 9 Arkansas District: 96 Sheet Number and Letter: 12A Household ID: 215 Line Number: 29 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1240073 Digital Folder Number: 004119764 Digital Folder Number: 004119764 Image Number: 00109 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N00814-3 Record Number: 4943 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XS-C4W : accessed 8 November 2020), John Davis in household of John L Burson, Center & Union Townships, Prairie, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 12A, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,073.
3. ↑ Name: John Isaac Davis Event Type: Draft Registration Event Date: 1917-1918 Event Place: Prairie, Arkansas, United States Event Place (Original): United States, Arkansas, Prairie County Gender: Male Birth Date: 20 Dec 1892 Birthplace: Des Arc, Arkansas, United States Citizenship Place: United States Affiliate Publication Number: M1509 Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards GS Film Number: 1530572 Digital Folder Number: 005150469 Image Number: 05438 Citing this Record "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K357-MP3 : 23 August 2019), John Isaac Davis, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 November 2020), memorial page for John Isaac Davis (20 Dec 1892–23 Aug 1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #16038211, citing Whippoorwill Cemetery, Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Olive Oyl (contributor 46829644) .