Surname Saturday~The Family of William Alfred Davis

William Alfred Davis was born on 11 Nov 1834 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.^{1 2 3} William Alfred was a School Teacher. ^{4 5 6} He died on 29 May 1888 at the age of 53 and was buried at Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.^{7–8 9–10 11 12}

His estate was probated in May 1888 and can be found in Estate Folder #73, William A. Davis.¹³

William Alfred Davis and Nancy J. Hurst were married about 1864 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Nancy J. Hurst, the daughter of Isaac Hurst and Henrietta Rivers, was born on 20 May 1838 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{14 15 16 17 18} She died on 8 Feb 1888 at the age of 49 and was buried on 9 Feb 1888 at Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.^{19 20 21}

William Alfred Davis and Nancy J. Hurst had the following children:

i. Henrietta Elizabeth Davis, born 7 Sep 1865, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married William Kenson Previtte, 1882, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 23 Jul 1945, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
ii. Michael M. Davis, born 20 Sep 1867, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Magnolia R. Morris, 1895; died 5 May 1930, Kaufman County, Texas.
iii. Infant Davis was born in 1868 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She died on 23 Aug 1868 at the age of 0 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iv. Hulda Davis, born 12 Jul 1869, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married John Carroll Davis, abt 1888, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 23 Jul 1931, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
v. Isaac Davis, born Oct 1871, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Lillie Ida Teal, abt 1891; died 7 Mar 1954, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
vi. Laura Jane Davis, born 28 Dec 1871, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married James Samuel Rivers, abt 1890, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 11 Apr 1964, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
vii. Lessie Ida Davis, born 13 Apr 1873, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married James Franklin Teal, 1891, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 27 Feb 1940, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
viii. George W. Davis was born on 23 Apr 1874 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He died on 7 Jan 1875 at the age of 0 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
ix. James Alfred Davis Sr., born 1 Jan 1876, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Fannie Rivers, 10 Dec 1893, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Martha Ellen McLaurin, 15 Sep 1912, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 19 Jun 1954, Richland County, South Carolina.
x. Infant Davis, born on 16 Jun 1878 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She died on 16 Jun 1878 at the age of 0 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.


William Alfred Davis & Nancy J. Hurst Davis are my 2nd Great Grand Uncle and Aunt. The children are my 1st cousins 3 times removed.
 
 







 
 
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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image, (http://www.findagrave.com : Accessed on 29 August 2011); Headstone for W. A. Davis; (11 November 1834–29 May 1888); Records of the Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Brock's Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Ibid.
5. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) No ED, Page 288B, Line 20, Dwelling/Family 17/17, Household of W. A. DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.
6. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;, enumeration district (ED) #5, Page 327C; Line 7, Dwelling 293, Family 293, Household of W. A. DAVIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, W. A. Davis (11 November 1834–29 May 1888), Memorial # 48051277.
8. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Chesterfield County Estate Papers, William A. Davis; "Chesterfield County Estate Papers," digital images, LDS Church, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/: viewed 29 August 2011); Chesterfield County Estate Folder #73 William A. Davis, Died 29 May 1888.
9. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, W. A. Davis (11 November 1834–29 May 1888), Memorial # 48051277.
10. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 833. Tombstone of W. A. DAVIS; 11 November 1834–29 May 1888, Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
11. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, William A. Davis; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: Viewed 12 July 2012); Estate Folder #73.
12. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, W. A. Davis (11 November 1834–29 May 1888), Memorial # 48051277.
13. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, William A. Davis; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: Viewed 12 July 2012); Estate Folder #73..
14. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Nancy J. Hurst Davis (20 May 1838–8 February 1888), Memorial # 48051309.
15. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 174A, Line 20, Dwelling #1162, Family 1162, Household of Isaac HURST.
16. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 137A, Line 35, Dwelling #613, Family 613, Household of Isaac HURST.
17. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED No ED, Page 288B, Line 20, Dwelling/Family 17/17, Household of W. A. DAVIS.
18. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;, ED #5, Page 327C; Line 7, Dwelling 293, Family 293, Household of W. A. DAVIS.
19. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Nancy J. Hurst Davis (20 May 1838–8 February 1888), Memorial # 48051309.
20. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of Nancy J. DAVIS.
21. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Nancy J. Hurst Davis (20 May 1838–8 February 1888), Memorial # 48051309.