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John Calhoun Davenport (1832 - 1862)

John Calhoun Davenport
Born in Newberry, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 29 in Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

The son of Joseph Davenport and his wife, Abigail, John Davenport was born in Newberry County, South Carolina in 1832.[citation needed] He lived there with his family.[1] His siblings included:

  1. Frances Davenport (1836-)
  2. Charles Davenport (1840-)
  3. James Davenport (1846-)
  4. Catherine Davenport (1848-)

John Davenport married Catherine (Stockman) Thrift, marrying in 1856[citation needed] and having three known children together and taking up residence in the town of Newberry.[2] He enlisted, in, 1862 in Rhett's Company (Brook's Home Guard), under the command of Capt. Senn, of the Confederate States Army. He died that same year, thought to have perished in Virginia, during the Civil War.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QK-K2V : 23 December 2020), John Davenport in household of Joseph Davenport, Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C. The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1224; Page: 233; Family History Library Film: 805224. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Ancestry Record 7667 #18819327 with attached Image
  3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-4CHZ : 25 May 2022), John Calhoun Davenport, Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #154895244




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