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Israel Davis (1806 - 1886)

Israel Davis
Born in Henry, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Brother of , and
Husband of — married 10 Sep 1829 in Henry, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 80 in Henry, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Israel Davis was born on 13 Jun 1806 in Henry, Virginia, United States, son of Rev William Davis (1770 - 1836) and Nancy (Norton) Davis (1770 - 1855).

Israel married Rachel Lavina Gilley , daughter of George Gilley and Lavina Wilson, on 10 Sep 1829[1] in Henry. Their children were:

  1. Daniel Davis (1831 - )
  2. Caroline Davis (1834 - 1903)
  3. Israel Davis (1835 - ~1862)
  4. Susan (Davis) Hiler (1837 - 1906)
  5. Thomas Jefferson Davis (1840 - <1950).
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Israel Davis M 54 Virginia
Rachiel Davis F 46 Virginia
Thos Davis M 18 Virginia
Wm Davis M 13 Virginia
Joseph Davis M 12 Virginia
Nancy Davis F 8 Virginia
John Jonnes M 25 North Carolina
[2]

Israel died on 7 Jul 1886 [3]in Henry aged 80.

Slaves

In the 1860 census Israel was a slave owner in Henry, Virginia, United States.[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ FamilySearch: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: XRHL-KM6 : 29 January 2020), Israel Davis, 1829.
    Name:Israel Davis
    Sex:Male
    Spouse's Name:Rachel Gilley
    Spouse's Sex:Female
    Spouse's Father's Name:George Gilly
    Spouse's Mother's Name:Surina Gilly
    Marriage Date:5 Sep 1829
    Marriage Place:Henry, Virginia, United States
    Event Type:Marriage
  2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
    citing Page: 22; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1354; FHL microfilm: 805354; Record number: 874;
    FamilySearch Record: M41C-K4P (accessed 27 September 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSF-9Z7L Image number 00026
    Israel Davis (54) in Henry, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
  3. ↑ FamilySearch: "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: 6ZBH-P454 : 28 October 2021), Isreal Davis, 1886.
    Name:Isreal Davis
    Sex:Male
    Age:80
    Death Date:7 Jul 1886
    Death Place:Henry, Virginia, United States
    Death Place -Original-:Henry, Virginia
    Birth Year -Estimated-:1806
    Race:White
    Event Type:Death
  4. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
    citing Page: 6; Line: 20; FHL microfilm: 000805391; Record number: 498385;
    FamilySearch Record: W2X2-JBPZ (accessed 27 September 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSN-6LD Image number 00418
    Israel Davis in Henry, Virginia, United States.


Acknowledgements

* WikiTree profile Davis-12883 created through the import of garn.ged on Oct 25, 2012 by Dan Garnitz.




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