Sophronia Adelaide (Mears) Davis (1862 - 1920)

Born 1862 in Pine Top Magisterial District, Middlesex, Virginia, United States

Wife of John Alfred Davis — married before 1884 in Middlesex, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Sophronia (she wrote it "Sofronia") was born in 1862. She passed away about 1920. She was the daughter of John William Mears (1821 - ) and Amanda Walden (1830 - ) who married 23 Dec 1850 at Middlesex, VA.

Sophronia was one of four children. She married in 1879 to John Alfred Davis.

Sources

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Notes

Sophronia's parents are a work in progress. A descendant (Caroline Walden) of her mother's family provides this:

"John Mears married Amanda Walden in Middlesex County, VA, prior to 1856 when the last surviving parent died. John was a Confederate Soldier and died about 1878 leaving his wife and four children, John, Grace, Sarah and another daughter.He is buried in Middlesex County. Amanda Walden is the sister of my ancestor, Joseph Henry Walden.I am looking for any information on John Mears (spelled that way), his parents or children.I have some additional information on the children but not much more.I also have a copy of his Will probated in Middlesex County, VA.

Amanda is the daughter of John Walden and Maria/Mariah Kidd, also of Middlesex County.She had siblings named Enos Walden who married 1. Elizabeth Newcombe; 2. Louisa Mercer, Joseph Henry Walden who married Oteria Dugar of King William County (my line), Mary Walden who married 1. Thomas Trader (died in the Civil War) and 2. Joel Revere, and Louisa Walden who married John Mercer."