Person:Job Davis (2)

Job Broughton Davis
b.19 Sep 1805 Buncombe Co., NC
d.8 Nov 1889 Kentucky
  • HJob Broughton Davis1805 - 1889
  • WNancy McVeyAbt 1801 -
m. 30 Jun 1836
  1. Wesley Davis
  2. Christopher Setser DavisAbt 1830 -
  3. Delila (Dilley\Delia) Davis1833 - 1881
  4. Mahala DavisAbt 1835 - 1874
m. 15 May 1853
  1. Isham\ Isom Davis1854 - 1929
  2. John Davis1857 -
  3. Jane Davis1859 -
  4. Margaret DavisAbt 1860 -
  5. Amy Davis1861 -
m. 17 Jun 1861
  1. Jane Davis1861 - 1929
Facts and Events
Name Job Broughton Davis
Gender Male
Birth? 19 Sep 1805 Buncombe Co., NC
Marriage 30 Jun 1836 Knox Co., KYto Nancy McVey
Marriage 15 May 1853 Knox Co., KYto Elizabeth Hoskins
Other Marriage Ending Status Divorce
with Elizabeth Hoskins
Marriage 17 Jun 1861 Whitley Co., KYto Hulda "Holly" Sumner
Death? 8 Nov 1889 Kentucky
Burial? Concord Cemetery, Whitley Co., KY

some info taken from AWT of Penny Walters Towater (ratow@@aol.com) 2007

from Find-A-Grave: notes on Job B Davis

    Father of Christopher Setser Davis b: 1830 NC and Delaware "Dilley" Davis Hinkle b: 1833 NC

by first wife; name unknown.

    Family stories say she was a red haired Indian woman who died in AR on the trail of tears.  Job and the 2 children were in KY before 1840. The story goes Job and the children traveled at  night on foot to get to KY.
    Married last wife: Hulda Sumner June 17, 1861 in Whitley Co., KY. Father of Jane Davis Sumner by Huldah.  Some of his step-children took the last name of DAVIS.