Born in Carter, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jacob Simerly
and Elizabeth Grindstaff
Sister of
Elijah B Simerly, Mary Ann (Simerly) Henry, Nathaniel Taylor Simerly, Catherine (Simerly) Hyder, Henry Simerly [half], Susannah (Simerly) McKeehan, Joannah Elizabeth (Simerly) Yearout, James D Simerly, Abraham Simerly [half], Jacob Adam Simerly [half] and Phebe Jane (Simerly) Fuller [half]
Wife of
James Davis
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 62
in McDonald, Bradley, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
1880 United States Federal Census[1] Name: Sarah Davis Age: 54 Birth Date: Abt 1826 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1880: District 12, Bradley, Tennessee, USA Dwelling Number: 419 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: James Davis Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Keeping House Cannot Read: Yes Cannot Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
- James Davis 60 Self (Head)
- Sarah Davis 54 Wife
- Sarah E. Davis 33 Daughter
- James Davis 19 Son
- Leuna Davis 16 Daughter
- Elijah Davis 13 Son
- Katherine Davis 7 Daughter
- Marien Davis 23 Brother
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23444011/sarah-jane-davis[2]
- Name: Sarah Jane Davis
- Gender: Female
- Birth Date: 7 Jan 1826
- Death Date: 23 Dec 1888
- Cemetery: Lee Cemetery
- Burial or Cremation Place: McDonald, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America
- Has Bio?: Y
- Father: Jacob Simerly
- Spouse: James Davis
- Children:
- Nathaniel H. Davis
- Jacob Thomas Davis
- Leuna Lewis
- Catherine Divine Miller
- Elijah Davis
Sources
- ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census; Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: 1245; Page: 343B; Enumeration District: 008
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23444011/sarah-jane-davis: accessed 15 January 2023), memorial page for Sarah Jane Simerly Davis (7 Jan 1826–23 Dec 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23444011, citing Lee Cemetery, McDonald, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by MSL (contributor 47842177).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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