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Nathaniel Fernilson Failson Davis (1822 - 1864)

Corporal Nathaniel Fernilson Failson (Nathan) Davis
Born in New House, Cleveland, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 28 Feb 1854 in Rutherford County, North Carolinamap
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Died at age 41 in Richmond, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

CSA, Co. D 64th North Carolina Infantry Allen’s Regiment. Mustered July 20, 1862
Captured at Cumberland Gap Sept 9, 1863
POW Camp Douglas. Discharged July 16, 1865.

Nathaniel F Davis was born on 25 Nov 1824 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Nathanial married first Ann Elizabeth McKenney. They had the following children:[1]

  1. Elizabeth DAVIS, b. 1849, Rutherford County, North Carolina d. 20 Mar 1889
  2. William Nathan DAVIS, b. 3 Oct 1851, Cleveland County, North Carolina d. 6 Sep 1919, Cleveland County, North Carolina [2]
  3. Mary Jane DAVIS, b. Aug 1852 North Carolina d. 4 Apr 1928, Cleveland County, North Carolina.

He married second Minerva Daves on 28 Feb 1854 in Rutherford, North Carolina. [3] They had the following children:

  1. Lucinda DAVIS, b. 1855 Rutherford County, North Carolina
  2. James Lawson DAVIS, b. 4 Mar 1858, Rutherford County, North Carolina d. 1938
  3. Samuel Matthew DAVIS, b. 22 Sep 1860, Rutherford County, North Carolina d. 2 Jul 1926, Rutherford County, North Carolina
  4. Frances DAVIS, b. 23 Apr 1862, Rutherford County, North Carolina d. Aug 1862, Rutherford County, North Carolina
  5. Ella Bell DAVIS, b. 18 Mar 1863, Rutherford County, North Carolina d. 5 Apr 1927, Gaffney, Cherokee County, SC
  6. Eliza DAVIS, b. 1865, Cleveland County, North Carolina, d. 19 Aug 1923, Rutherford County, North Carolina

Nathaniel died on 4 Aug 1865. He was buried at Big Springs Baptist Cemetery in Hollis, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ Treasures from the Past
  2. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F366-9YS : 17 July 2017), Nathan F. Davis in entry for William N. Davis, 06 Sep 1919; citing Township 6, Cleveland, North Carolina, reference cn19946, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,892,498.
  3. ↑ Rutherford Co. Marriages 1779-1868. Simon Davis served as bondsman. Simon Davis was Nathan’s uncle. Witnessed by M. O. Dickerson.
  4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #64603723
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  • Source: S-906086366 Repository: #R-2139677594 Title: U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Author: National Park Service Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1138::0
  • "North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK6R-5T1 : 7 December 2014), Nathaniel Davis, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina," database, Fold3.com citing military unit Sixty-fourth Infantry (11th Battalion, Allen's Regiment), NARA microfilm publication M270 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 555.




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[Living Daly]
FAG death date and place is correct. FAG Bio is a story
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Davis-62405 and Davis-26194 appear to represent the same person because: Complete duplicate, but Davis-62405 has the correct birth date according to headstone.
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Davis-26297 and Davis-26194 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person.
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