Person:Charles Davis (67)

Letter from Willie Earle Davis (grandson) in 1973 to S. Doreen Evett for compilation of Davis genealogy states that Charles Gilbert Davis II went into Union Army in 1861 @@age 15 as drummer boy under his Uncle Sam Davis. He advanced through the ranks & was a captain at the age of 21 when he left the Army. Known thereafter as Captain Davis, he was a leading citizen of Punta Gorda, FL & served on the city council & as Mayor.

Obituary in Warner, NH newspaper (#96, Nancy Sibley files) includes the following information: He was born in Warner on May 12, 1846 to Gilbert & Harriet (Harriman) Davis. During the Civil War he served in the 16th NH regiment & in the First NH cavalry. His first wife Lucy (daughter of John Davis 3rd) died in 1911 & in 1912 he married Mrs. Grace C. Eaton of Warner. He moved to Tennessee and Alabama and finally in 1889 settled in Punta Gorda, Florida. He was a passenger conductor for the railroad for several years & was a very respected businessman.

"History of Warner, NH" pg. 488: Charles Davis, Jr. from first sgt. 2 Sept. 1862 to captain Sept. 20 ,1864. Discharged 20 Jan. 1865.

1870 census of Merrimack Co. NH places Charles G. Davis there.