This is an ongoing series on the children of Thomas Davis and his wife Nancy Rivers. Thomas Davis and Nancy Rivers are my 4th great grandparents. They had 11 known children that lived to adulthood.
This is a summary of the articles on Thomas, Samuel, William, Susannah, Isaac Jacob, Hulda, Jonathan Daniel, Elizabeth Rebecca and Sarah Jane Davis.
- http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2012/01/thomas-davis-revolutionary-soldier.html
- http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2012/06/surname-saturday-thomas-davis-4th-great.html
- http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/04/surname-saturdaythomas-davis-family.html
- http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/surname-saturdaywilliam-son-of-thomas.html
- http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/surname-saturdaysusannah-daughter.html
- http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/surname-saturdayisaac-son-thomas-davis.html
- http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/surname-saturdayjonathan-son-thomas.html
- http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/06/surname-saturdayelizabeth-rebecca.html
- http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/06/surname-saturdaysarah-jane-daughter.html
- http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/06/surname-saturdaymichael-son-thomas.html
- http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/06/surname-saturdaymary-aka-polly-daughter.html
Today’s posting is on child number 11 – John Calvin Davis, My 3rd Grand Uncle.
John Calvin Davis was born on 14 Dec 1812 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.1 2 3 He appeared in censuses for Chesterfield County, South Carolina, from 1820 through 1860.4 5 John died on 12 Jul 1865 and was buried in the Kite Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.6 7 Vital statistic pages from his Family Bible are on file in the Darlington County Genealogical Society.8 A Memorial has been created for John at www.findagrave.com.9 10
John Calvin Davis and Charlotte Hurst were married on 31 Jan 1836 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina. Charlotte Hurst, daughter of Philip Hurst and Elizabeth, was born on 9 Jul 1816 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.11–12 13 14 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Cole Hill, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.15 Charlotte died on 2 Jun 1888 in Darlington, South Carolina and was buried in the Kite cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.16 17–18 A Memorial has been created for her at www.findagrave.com.19 Her estate, Estate Folder #160, Estate of Charlotte [HURST] DAVIS, was probated at Chesterfield County, South Carolina.20
John Calvin Davis and Charlotte Hurst had the following children:
i. Thomas P. Davis, born 5 Oct 1837, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Nancy Jane Massey, abt 1858, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 13 Nov 1885, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
ii. Nancy J. Davis, born 17 Mar 1839, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married David Richard Teal, abt 1866; died 1895.
iii. William Reynolds Davis, born 14 Jan 1841, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Louisa Matilda Fraser, 1874, Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina; died 18 Sep 1915, Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina.
iv. Eliza Ann Davis, born 24 Feb 1843, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Benjamin Nelson Stuckey, abt 1867, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 31 Oct 1903, Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina.
v. John Wesley Davis, born 30 Mar 1845, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Susan Adeline Ellis, 1 Jan 1873, Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina; died 25 Feb 1919, Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina.
vi. Isaac Jacob Davis, born 24 Feb 1848, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Isabella Jane Teal, 20 Nov 1867, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Laura R. Boatwright, 26 Dec 1894, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 14 Oct 1917, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
vii. Julia Ann Davis, born 20 Mar 1849, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married William Manley Boatwright, abt 1868; died 27 Sep 1911, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
viii. Mary Ann Davis, born 10 Oct 1851, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married George Richard Davis, 17 Jul 1870, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 15 Jun 1905, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
ix. Margaret Emaline Davis, born 2 Nov 1853, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married John William Wadsworth, 10 Jan 1878, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 19 Jan 1938, Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina.
x. James A. Davis, born 1 Mar 1856, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Anna Byrd; died 1882, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
xi. Henry Perkins Davis, born 19 May 1858, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Eugenia Cordelia Davis, 25 Dec 1879, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Martha Ellen Jones, 24 May 1899, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 26 Sep 1909, Florence, Florence, South Carolina.
xii. Sarah E. Davis, born 23 Mar 1860, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married James Thomas Ellis, 1882; died 7 Sep 1905, Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina.
This concludes the series on the children of Thomas and Nancy Rivers Davis. If one of these children are your line and you have additional information to share please contact me by e-mail.
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1. Family data, John C. Davis Family Bible, Holy Bible, (New York: n.p., 1844); original owned in 2004 by Old Darlington District Genealogy Archives, [address for private use].
2. 1820 Census of the United States, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 123; Line 22, Thomas Davis Household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 4 July 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M 33_119.
3. 1830 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 239; Line 14,, Household of Thos. Davis Senior, Household of Thos. Davis Senior; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 4 July 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M19_172.
4. 1850 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 178A, Line 19, Dwelling 1221, Family 1221, Household of John C. DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 June 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
5. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 119, Line 28, Dwelling 366, Family 365, Household of Jno. C. Davis; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 7 July 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
6. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 1130. Tombstone of John C. Davis; 14 December 1812–12 July 1865, Kite Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
7. John C. Davis Family Bible.
8. Ibid.
9. Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for John Calvin Davis; (14 December 1812–12 July 1865); Memorial # 40199793; Record of the Kite Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 7 July 2012.
10. 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 126 and 127.
11. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, Accessed on 19 July 2012; Headstone for Charlotte Hurst Davis; Memorial # 86732784.
12. Family data, John Calvin Davis Family Bible, Holy Bible, (New York: n.p., 1844); original owned in 2004 by Old Darlington District Genealogy Archives, [address for private use], Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina.
13. 1850 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 178A, Line 19, Dwelling 1221, Family 1221, Household of John C. DAVIS.
14. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 119, Line 28, Dwelling 366, Family 365, Household of Jno. C. Davis.
15. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cole Hill, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 004, Page 303D; Line 8, Dwelling 76, Family 76, Household of Charlotte DAVIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2012); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
16. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, Accessed on 19 July 2012; Headstone for Charlotte Hurst Davis; Memorial # 86732784.
17. Ibid.
18. John Calvin Davis Family Bible.
19. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, Accessed on 19 July 2012; Headstone for Charlotte Hurst Davis; Memorial # 86732784.
20. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, Charlotte [HURST] DAVIS; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed 20 July 2012); Estate Records #160.
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