James Andrew Davis (1843 - 1923)

Born 18 Feb 1843 in Jackson, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Henrietta (Loop) Davis — married 1868 in Hancock County, Illinois

Husband of Frances Doud — married 1891 in Hancock County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1923 at age 79 in Hancock, Illinois, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Davis Name Study.

Birth

18 Feb 1843^[1]

Jackson Co., OH

Occupation

Occupation: farmer and a Methodist minister

Event

Type: Military

Place: the Civil War

James served 3 years and 4 months in Co., B, 118th I.V.I. under General Sherman and participated in the battles of Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, Thompson's Hill and others. He was sick and at the point of death at Raymond and he was a member of a scouting party at Baton Rouge.

Death

4 Feb 1923^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 October 2020), memorial page for James Andrew Davis (18 Feb 1843–4 Feb 1923), Find A Grave: Memorial #165298938, citing Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Marcia (contributor 46945176) .

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85T-28M : 4 April 2020), James A Davis in household of Henry Davis, Hancock county, part of, Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing family 2262, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHM-BRW : 18 March 2020), Andrew Davis in entry for Henry Davis, 1860.

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGQ-KTS : 6 November 2017), James A Davis and Henritta Loop, 15 Dec 1868; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,533,002.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M643-JRY : 19 March 2020), James A Davis in entry for Henry Davis, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJG-QHB : 15 September 2017), Jas A Davis, Rock Creek, Hancock, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 78, sheet 251A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,211.

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKQ-T16 : 5 November 2017), James A. Davis and Francis Doud, 08 Jul 1884; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,181.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Davis-18468 was started by Jesse Davis through the import of thomasdavis.ged on Sep 17, 2013.