When John D Davis was born on August 3, 1851, in DeKalb County, Tennessee, his father, John Marion Davis, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Laurence Davis, was 32. He married Martha Caroline Fite on January 26, 1871 and they had 13 children together. After Martha's death, he married Mary E Jacobs in 1875. John D Davis died on August 10, 1936, in Dowelltown, Tennessee, at the age of 85, and was buried in Pisgah, DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States
Sources
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1870 United States Federal Census for John Davis, Tennessee, Dekalb, District 12 Roll: M593_1524; Page: 223A; Family History Library Film: 553023
1880 United States Federal Census for John Davis, Tennessee, DeKalb, District 12, 033 Roll: 1252; Page: 225A; Enumeration District: 033, Ancestry.com
1900 United States Federal Census for John Davis, Tennessee, De Kalb, Civil District 20, District 0050Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1241567
1910 United States Federal Census for John D Davis, (Davs Hollow Road) Tennessee, DeKalb, Civil District 20, District 0061 Roll: T624_1497; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1375510
1920 United States Federal Census for John Davis, Tennessee, De Kalb, Civil District 12, District 0061Roll: T625_1737; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 61, Ancestry.com
1930 United States Federal Census for John D Davis (Davis Hollow Road) Tennessee, Dekalb, District 12, District 0014Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341978
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, John Davis, Gender Male, Marriage Date 26 Jan 1871, Marriage Place DeKalb, Tennessee, USA, Spouse Martha Fite, Ancestry.com
Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, John Davis Gender Male, Spouse Martha Fite, Spouse Gender Female Marriage Date 26 Jan 1871, County Dekalb State Tennessee, Ancestry.com
Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1965 for John D Davis (cause of death, old age - never had a doctor) Death Certificates, DeKalb, 1936, Ancestry.com
Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, John Davis, Probate Date 9 Nov 1936, Probate Place Wilson, Tennessee, USA, Inferred Death Year Abt 1936, Inferred Death Place Tennessee, USA, Item Description Administrators Bonds and Letters, Vol 8-10, 1926-1943, Administrator's Bonds and Letters, 1838-1845, 1862-1965; Author: Tennessee County Court (Wilson County); Probate Place: Wilson, Tennessee, Ancestry.com
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85973875/john-d.-davis: accessed 22 September 2020), memorial page for John D. Davis (3 Aug 1851–10 Aug 1936), Find a Grave Memorial no. 85973875, citing Pisgah Methodist Church Cemetery, Pisgah, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by John R. Dunlap, Jr. (contributor 47442255) .[1]
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Greg Hicks for creating WikiTree profile Davis-16121 through the import of Hicks-Davis Family Tree.ged on May 10, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Greg and others.
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Children
Etta Maude Davis Bratten
1872–1935
Curlie Eller Davis Amonett
1874–1955
Maggie Bell Davis
1877–1961
Mae Davis Turner
1880–1972
Aschal D Davis
1882–1960
Joe Ben Davis
1883–1961
Ava Cornelia Davis Williams
1886–1977
Sidney Chester Davis
1886–1977
William Harrison Davis
1888–1925
Elsie Lois Davis Gibbs
1892–1972
Bonnie Davis Hall
1893–1921
Johnnie Davis
1895–1896
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