Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Family of Michael Davis - My Third Great Grandparents.

Michael Davis1 was born on 13 Mar 1806 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.2 He  and his family are enumerated in the 1840-1880 Census for Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 3 4 5 6 7 Michael died on 26 Apr 1883 at the age of 77 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.8 He was buried at Zoar UMC Cemetery on 26 Apr 1883 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.9 10

Michael Davis and Hulda "Huldy" Rivers were married in 1832 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Hulda "Huldy" Rivers, daughter of William Rivers and Elizabeth "Betsy" Rivers, was born on 13 Oct 1816 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 11 12 13 14 She died on 4 Jun 1881 at the age of 64 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.15 She was buried at Zoar UMC Cemetery in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Michael Davis and Hulda Rivers had the following children:

              2              i.   William Alfred Davis, born 11 Nov 1834, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Nancy J. Hurst, abt 1864, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 29 May 1888, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
              3             ii.   Sarah Ann Davis, born 5 Jun 1838, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married William M. Freeman, 1860, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 16 Feb 1910, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
              4            iii.   Elizabeth "Bette" Davis, born 1840, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John Washington Previtte, abt 1856, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died Feb 1900, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
              5            iv.   Thomas Franklin Davis, born 16 Feb 1841, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Rosa Caroline Massey, 1865, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 14 Feb 1915, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
              6             v.   Nancy J. Davis, born 25 Jun 1844, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married James Ross, 17 Jul 1870, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 5 Nov 1918, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
              7            vi.   Charles Wesley "Charley" Davis, born Jun 1846, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Martha Elizabeth Odom, abt 1864, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died bet 1911 and 1920, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
              8           vii.   Elisha Blakely Davis, born 27 Jun 1848, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Mary Jane Eddins, 1874, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 13 Oct 1912, Scotland County, North Carolina.
                          viii.   Jane Davis was born about 1850 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. 16
              9            ix.   Mary Eliza Davis, born 23 Nov 1853, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Doctor Wesley Rivers, abt 1870, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 15 Apr 1917, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

 Michael Davis and Hulda Rivers Davis are my third great grandparents. My line is through their daughter Elizabeth "Bette" Davis and her husband John Washington Previtte.


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        1. Harry Alexander Davis, The Davis Family (Davies and David) in Wales and America: genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania (Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1927), pages 125 & 126.
        2. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 831. Tombstone of Michael Davis; 13 March 1806–26 April 1883, Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
        3. 1840 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 342; Line 4th from bottom, Household of Michl DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 26 August 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M704_Roll 510.
        4. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) No ED, Page 179B, Line 3, Dwelling/Family 1240/1240, Household of Michael DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
        5. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 94, Line 1, Dwelling/Family 1/1, Household of Michael DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 26 August 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
        6. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 306B, Line 35, Dwelling/Family #371/371, Household of M[ichael] DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.
        7. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #5, Page 316B, Line 28, Dwelling 129, Family 129, Household of Michael DAVIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing National Archive  Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
        8. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone for Michael Davis.  
        9. Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Michael Davis; (13 September 1806–26 April 1888); Memorial # 83057359; Record of the Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 11 August 2011. Find A Grave Memorial# 83057359.
        10. Ibid.
        11. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED No ED, Page 179B, Line 3, Dwelling/Family 1240/1240, Household of Michael DAVIS.
        12. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 94, Line 1, Dwelling/Family 1/1, Household of Michael DAVIS.
        13. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 306B, Line 35, Dwelling/Family #371/371, Household of M[ichael] DAVIS.
        14. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED #5, Page 316B, Line 28, Dwelling 129, Family 129, Household of Michael DAVIS.      15. Mark Rivers Family Bible Holy Bible, (New York, New York: n.p., n.d.); Obtained from Mark Rivers - Mary Ann Rivers - Emma Baxley,  8 Xeroxed page from Original Bible. Death, Hulda Rivers Davis.
        16. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 94, Line 1, Dwelling/Family 1/1, Household of Michael DAVIS.
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