Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday - Richard Frederick "Fred" Davis

Fred Davis, Zoar Cemetery
Richard Frederick "Fred" Davis was born on 21 Oct 1837 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.[1] [2] [3] Richard Frederick is the son of Robert Richard "Ricks" Davis and his wife Sarah "Sallie" Rivers. Richard died on 7 Nov 1915 at the age of 78 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.[4] He was buried on 8 Nov 1915 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. [5]

Richard Frederick Davis and Elizabeth McBride were married about 1860 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Elizabeth McBride, daughter of William McBride and Jerusha Davis, was born in 1843 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] She died in 1901 at the age of 58 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Richard Frederick Davis and Elizabeth McBride had the following children:

              i. Jefferson Fred Davis, born 30 Sep 1861, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
             ii. John Washington Davis, born 5 Nov 1865, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Richard Frederick Davis and Lucy Hardy White were married after 1901 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Lucy Hardy White, daughter of Thrashley White and was born in Jul 1863 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. [11] She died after 1915 at the age of 52.

Richard Frederick Davis and Lucy Hardy White had the following child:

                              i.   Robert L. Davis was born in 1903 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. [12]



[1] James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 831. Tombstone of Fred DAVIS; 21 October 1837–9 November 1915, Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
[2] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield District, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield District, South Carolina, Page 179B, Line 16, family 1242, dwelling 1242, Household of William Rivers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
[3] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 128B; Line 8, Dwelling/Family 489/488, Household of Sarah [RIVERS] DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 August 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
[4] James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of Fred DAVIS. [Fred DAVIS. Oct 21, 1837 - Nov 09, 1915].
[5]  Ibid.
[6] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 180B, Line 38, Dwelling 162, Family 1262, Household of Sarah DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 August 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
[7] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 129A; Line 19, Dwelling 498; Family 497, Household of Sarah DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 August 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
[8] 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 288A; Line 30, Dwelling 10, Family 10, Household of Fred DAVIS.
[9] 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED #5, Page 326B; Line 11, Dwelling 286, Family 286, Household of Fred DAVIS.
[10] 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED #21, Page 100B, Line 61, Dwelling/Family 297/303, Household of Frederick DAVIS
[11] 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED #0037, Page: 133B; Line 57, Dwelling 120, Family 120, Household of Fread DAVIS.
[12] Ibid.

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