Charles E Davis (1826 - 1864)

Born 1826 in New Jersey, United States

Husband of Nancy (Hieronymus) Duff — married 14 May 1846 in Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1864 at about age 38 in Andersonville, Sumpter County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Charles was born in 1826. He passed away on 17 Jun 1864.

Research Notes

Name attestations

• Charles Ezra Davis.
• Charles Edward Davis. ^[1]
• Charles E. Davis. ^{[2][3][4][5][6]}
• Charles Davis. ^[7]

Per Marvin E Davis, (Great, Great Grandson of Charles E. Davis) December 2012 on Find a Grave website, in the Memorial text: "Family tradition is that his middle name was either Ezra or Ezard, although some believe it to be Edward, [Martin has] seen no historical document that shows anything but the letter E for his middle name". Based on family lore, using Charles Ezra Davis.

Life Events

Birth

1826 New Jersey, United States. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Marriage

1. Husband: Charles E Davis. Wife: Nancy Hieronymus.
   • Marriage 14 MAY 1846. Wolf County, Kentucky, United States.
   • Marriage 14 MAY 1846. Lee County, Kentucky, United States.^[12]
   • Marriage 14 MAY 1846. Owsley County, Kentucky, United States. ^[13][14]

Death

17 JUN 1864. Andersonville, Georgia, United States. ^{[15] [16]}

Burial

Buried 1864. Andersonville National Cemetery [Section K, Grave 2117], Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, United States. ^{[17] [18]}

Individual Facts

Facts

• Fact: Occupation (1850) Haller[?] ^[19]
• Fact: Occupation (1860) Farmer ^[20]

• Fact: Census (1850) Owsley county, part of, Owsley, Kentucky, United States ^[21]
• Fact: Census (1860) Owsley, Kentucky, United States ^[22]

Sources

1. ↑ #U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Charles Edward Davis and Nancy Hieronymus, 1846
2. ↑ #Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960: George F. C. Davis, 25 Aug 1853 Father's Name: Charles E. Davis
3. ↑ #Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960: Thomas H. Davis, 04 Apr 1858 Father's Name: Charles E. Davis
4. ↑ #United States Census, 1860
5. ↑ #Find A Grave Index: Charles E. Davis Name: Charles E. Davis
6. ↑ #Find A Grave Website: Charles E. Davis
7. ↑ #United States Census, 1850
8. ↑ #U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Charles Edward Davis and Nancy Hieronymus, 1846 Birth Place: NJ; Birth Year: 1825
9. ↑ #United States Census, 1850 Age: 26
10. ↑ #United States Census, 1860 Age: 41; Place of birth: N.J.
11. ↑ #Find A Grave Website: Charles E. Davis Birth: 1826; New Jersey, USA; Memorial text: Charles E. Davis was born in 1826 in New Jersey according to the 1860 census of Owsley County Kentucky, his Civil War Records and the marriage record of his son, Charles Edward Davis.
12. ↑ #Find A Grave Website: Charles E. Davis Memorial text: Charles and a friend, Charles Burrows rode from Pennsylvania to Lexington, Kentucky and then on to what is now Lee County, Kentucky. There, the young men met a family by the name of Hieronymus. They courted and married sisters. Charles Davis married Nancy Hieronymus and Charles Burrows married Demaria Hieronymus.
13. ↑ #U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Charles Edward Davis and Nancy Hieronymus, 1846 Marriage Year: 1846; Marriage State: KY
14. ↑ #Find A Grave Website: Nancy Hieronymus Davis Duff Memorial text: Nancy married first, Charles E. Davis, in Owsley County,Kentucky, May 14, 1846 at her father's home
15. ↑ #Find A Grave Index: Charles E. Davis Death Date: 17 Jun 1864
16. ↑ #Find A Grave Website: Charles E. Davis Death: 17 Jun 1864 (aged 37–38); Andersonville, Sumter County, Georgia, USA; Memorial text: He was transferred to the Andersonville Prison Camp sometime soon after it opened in late February of 1864. Charles died there on 17 June 1864. One record shows that he died of scorbutus (scurvy) while another record states that he died of diabetes.
17. ↑ #Find A Grave Index: Charles E. Davis Name: Charles E. Davis; Event Type: Burial; Event Date: 1864; Event Place: Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon, Georgia, United States of America; Photograph Included: Y; Death Date: 17 Jun 1864; Affiliate Record Identifier: 51153516; Cemetery: Andersonville National Cemetery
18. ↑ #Find A Grave Website: Charles E. Davis Burial: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Plot: 2117; Memorial text: He is buried at the National Cemetery at the Andersonville National Historic Site, Andersonville Georgia. He is located in Section K, Grave 2117.
19. ↑ #United States Census, 1850 Occupation: Haller[?] [image is faint, no identifiable cross marks to make Hatter, family lore is that he was a leather worker (of some kind)]
20. ↑ #United States Census, 1860
21. ↑ #United States Census, 1850
22. ↑ #United States Census, 1860

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65K-VSL : 12 April 2016), Charles Davis in household of Samuel Hegronimus, Owsley county, part of, Owsley, Kentucky, United States; citing family 169, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960: George F. C. Davis, 25 Aug 1853," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWKM-ZPL : 11 February 2018), Charles E. Davis in entry for George F. C. Davis, 25 Aug 1853; citing OWSLEY,KENTUCKY, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960: Thomas H. Davis, 04 Apr 1858," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWKM-DLS : 11 February 2018), Charles E. Davis in entry for Thomas H. Davis, 04 Apr 1858; citing OWSLEY,KENTUCKY, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBZ-8LC : 14 December 2017), Charles E Davis, 1860.

• Yates Publishing. "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Charles Edward Davis and Nancy Hieronymus, 1846," [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie. Source Citation: Source number: 1238.279; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

• "Find A Grave Index: Charles E. Davis," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKV-1V4K : 13 December 2015), Charles E. Davis, 1864; Burial, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon, Georgia, United States of America, Andersonville National Cemetery; citing record ID 51153516, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Find A Grave Website: Charles E. Davis," database, Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51153516).

• "Find A Grave Index: Nancy Hieronymus Davis Duff," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLN-F6P2 : 11 July 2016), Nancy Hieronymus Davis Duff, 1908; Burial, Williba, Lee, Kentucky, United States of America, Buck Creech Cemetery; citing record ID 97576519, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Find A Grave Website: Nancy Hieronymus Davis Duff," database, Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97576519).