Person:James Davis (242)

Watchers
JAMES DAVIS
b.26 Nov 1828 Hawkins Co., Tennessee
d.28 Aug 1906 Richmond, Madison, Kentucky
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
m. Bef 1819
  1. Warren Davis1820 -
  2. Alice DavisAbt 1821 -
  3. John Davis1824 - 1890
  4. Susan Davis1826 -
  5. JAMES DAVIS1828 - 1906
  6. William Davis1830 - 1914
  7. Frances Mathilda Davis1831 - 1904
  8. Elizabeth Davis1833 -
  9. George Washington Davis1834 - 1902
  10. Samuel Davis1837 - 1895
Add Spouse and Children
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5] JAMES DAVIS
Gender Male
Birth[2][3][4][5] 26 Nov 1828 Hawkins Co., Tennessee
Education? 1846 Madison County, Kentucky, USA Reward of Merit; White Oak Grove Juvenile Academy
Other? 1850 Oregon Trail to California; original letter
Residence[5] 1860 Western Subdivision, Madison, Kentucky
Military? 10 Sep 1862 Richmond, Madison, Kentuckymustered 11th KY Cavalry, Co B, Confederate
Military? 20 Jul 1863 Cheshire, OhioCaptured
Military? 24 Feb 1865 Camp Douglas (chicago, Illinois, United States
Residence[3] 1870 Richmond, Madison, Kentucky
Residence[4] 1880 Union, Madison, Kentucky, United States
Residence[2] 1900 Chicago City, Cook, Illinois
Death[6] 28 Aug 1906 Richmond, Madison, Kentucky

Went to California as a young boy during the gold rush. 1850 Owned a traveling saw mill. A traveling circuit judge in Kentucky (never proven)

Catherine Davis Chaplin as told by WTD 1850 - covered wagon to CA; apprenticed to farmer 18years old, horse, rifle, $100 walked across isthmus of Panama - home by river system Civil war - Morgan's men, flamboyant rebel leader; gorillas robbing banks - Morgan's raiders. Jim Davis never eat a chicken unless paid for prisoner at Camp Douglas, south side of Chicago, private portable saw mill Papa (RCD I) drove teams of oxen; built RR bridges three wives: don't know name of wife #3 (son Charles?) Papa's step brother (Cyrus) came to Papa's funeral

Original letter from James Davis to brother May 26, 1850 from "Fort Skerney" 350 miles from Independence (probably Fort Kearney on the Oregon Trail)

Squire's wife Jessie says in letter (Jan 1947 to WTD via registered mail) that James was a good friend of James B. McCreary who later became governor of Kentucky

Civil War - Confederacy 11th Kentucky Cavalry Company B

References
  1. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.Original data - See extended description for original data sources listed by county.Original data: See extended description for original data sources listed by county.)
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kymarr&h=134406&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt, Marriage date: 14 Jul 1862Marriage place: Madison, KY, 4428::134406.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (- Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.: United States of A)
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 24, Cook, Illinois; Roll:  ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ., http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=11034634&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt, Birth date: Nov 1828Birth place: TennesseeMarriage date: 1885Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Chicago City, Cook, Illinois.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. (- Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870.)
    Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=18741287&ti=0&indiv=try, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=18741287&ti=0&indiv=try, Name: James DavisBirth Date: abt 1828Birth Place: TennesseeResidence Date: 1870Residence Place: Richmond, Madison, Kentucky.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census. (- Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and)
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Madison, Kentucky; Roll: T9_431; Family History Film: 1254431; Page: 419.4000; Enumeration District: 73; Image: 0151., http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=42190535&ti=0&indiv=try, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=42190535&ti=0&indiv=try.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. (- Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.: United States of A)
    Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Subdivision, Madison, Kentucky; Roll: M653_384; Page: 0; Image: 159., http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=39255781&ti=0&indiv=try, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=39255781&ti=0&indiv=try.
  6. ↑ Jerry Parrish Dimitov and Jackie Couture (editors). Richmond, Ky, Cemetery, Inc.. (Madison Co. Historical Society)
    26 Nov 1828 - 28 Aug 1906, Section G, lot 14.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:James_Davis_%28242%29"