It’s Family Time~The Henry Perkins Davis Family

Henry Perkins Davis, born 19 May 1858 was the son of John Calvin Davis and Charlotte Jones. He was the eleventh of twelve children born to John Calvin and Charlotte Davis.

On 24 May 1899, Henry Perkins Davis, age 41 married Martha Ellen Jones, daughter of Calvin Jones. This was to be his 2nd Marriage and he brought into the marriage two minor children. Children of his deceased wife Eugenia Cordelia Davis, daughter of David Richard Davis and Mary Cornelia McNair.

His children with Eugenia Cordelia Davis were:

i. Viola Davis was born in Aug 1890 in Florence County, South Carolina.
ii. Ernest E. Davis was born in Apr 1892 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Henry Perkins and Martha Ellen Jones would raise a family of five additional children:

i. Thelma Jones Davis, born 14 May 1900, Florence County, South Carolina; married Robert Wilson Rose Jr., 12 Jun 1921, Florence, Florence, South Carolina; died 15 Mar 1974.
ii. Mary Charlotte Davis, born 21 Aug 1902, Florence County, South Carolina; married Walter Nesbit Lawson Sr., 15 Dec 1925, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; died 7 Jan 1945, Florence County, South Carolina.
iii. John Carroll Davis was born on 17 Nov 1904 in Florence County, South Carolina; died Mar 1982, Silver Spring, Montgomery, Maryland.
iv. Francis Lillian "Fannie" Davis, born 22 Feb 1907, Marion County, South Carolina; married Thomas Ethridge Lee; died 24 Mar 1978, Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia.
v. Helen Vermelle Davis was born on 1 Apr 1910 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina; died 2 Dec 1930, District of Columbia, USA.

Henry Perkins Davis died 26 September 1909 leaving his widow with an unborn child. Martha Ellen Jones never remarried. Evidently, she raised the 7 children alone and most certainly with the help of her family. She died 13 October 1965. Henry Perkins Davis is buried in the Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery and his 2nd wife Martha Ellen Jones Davis is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery. Both cemeteries are in Florence County, South Carolina.

Henry Perkins Davis is my 1st Cousin 4 times removed.


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    1. Family data, John C. Davis Family Bible 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.
     2. 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.
     3. 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.
     4. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed  16 August 2012); Memorial page for Henry P. Davis; (19 May 1858–26 September 1909); Find a Grave memorial # 74813565, Citing Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery; Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, USA.
     5. 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.
    6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Eugenia C. Davis (September 1862–21 June 1898), Memorial # 74813481.
     7. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 292B, Line 08, Dwelling 099, Family 099, Household of  D. R. [David Richard] DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 10 July 2012); citing  National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.
     8. 1900 U. S. Census, Florence County, South Carolina, population schedule, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, ED 36, Page: 35A; Line 29, Dwelling 473, Family 473, Household of H. P. DAVIS.
     9. 1910 U S Census, Darlington County, South Carolina, population schedule, Palmetto, Darlington County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0012, Page:  11A/198A; Line 21, Dwelling 140, Family 143, Household of Calvin JONES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 August 2012); citing National Archive  Microfilm T624, Roll 1453.
     10. 1930  U. S. Census, Washington, District of Columbia, population schedule, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, enumeration district (ED) 14, Page: 1A/183A (stamped); Line 5, Dwelling 1, Family 2, Household of John C. DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T626, Roll 292.
     11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Martha Ellen Jones Davis (16 February 1874–13 October 1965), Memorial # 88387203.
     12. 1930  U. S. Census, Washington, District of Columbia, population schedule, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, ED 14, Page: 1A/183A (stamped); Line 5, Dwelling 1, Family 2, Household of John C. DAVIS.
     13. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Helen Vermelle Davis (10 April 1910–2 December 1930), Memorial # 88387875.