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.

Military Tuesday - Brock Brothers

The 1860 census shows Samuel W. Brock[1], his wife Martha and their nine children living on a farm and very successful. The families consisted of 7 boys and 2 girls. Then the Civil War started and five of the seven boys went off to serve in the War. Only one of the five survived the war; the other 4 died while serving their country.

i.   Sarah Ann Brock, born 1826, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died abt 1866.

ii.   William P. Brock, born abt 1827, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died abt 1871.

iii.   Joel Washington Brock was born in 1829 in Chesterfield, South Carolina. He served in the military Civil War in 1861–1865. Joel died on 1 Mar 1865 at the age of 36 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

iv.   Samuel W. Brock Jr., born abt 1830, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 15 Jun 1865, Charleston, South Carolina.

v.   Eli W. Brock, born Feb 1836, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 1905  Chesterfield, South Carolina.

vi.   Calvin Brock, born  Feb. 22, 1832 in Chesterfield, South Carolina; died Camp Chase on 9 Feb 1865 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.

vii.   Thomas Brock,  born about 1839 in Chesterfield, South Carolina; died on 17 Oct 1863 at the age of 24 in Columbia, SC

viii.   Margaret Elizabeth Brock, born 1840, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 1890, Chesterfield,  South Carolina.

ix.   James Paul Brock, born 28 Feb 1845, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 2 Feb 1919, Chesterfield,  South Carolina.

William P. Brock – no record found for service during the war.

Joel Washington Brock – Co. I, 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery; died 1 March 1865 at Charleston, SC.[2][3]

Samuel W. Brock, Jr. – Co. I, 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery; Died of disease on 30 Nov 1864 at Mt. Pleasant and died 15 June 1865 at Charleston, SC. There is a conflict here- The Nov 1864 date came from the official Civil war record is accepted as the correct date. The other is from a secondary source – the book "Broken Fortunes".[4]

Eli W. Brock - Co. I, 1st Regiment, South Carolina Artillery, Returned home and died in 1905.[5]

Calvin Brock - Captured near Opequan Creek, Winchester, Virginia on 13 Sept. 1864. Received at Camp Chase between 16-20 September 1864; Died 9 February 1865 from chronic diarrhea. Grave Location, 1/3 mile south of C. C. (Camp Chase), grave 1141.[6]

Photo courtesy of Frank Altman

Thomas Brock - Company D, 21st SCVI, age 24, Died 17 October 1863 at Columbia, SC. died of disease (Typhoid fever).[7]

James Paul Brock – Too young to serve.

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[1] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 118; Line 32, Dwelling 347, Family 346, Household of Samuel BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed March 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.

[2] William J. Rivers, Roll of the dead: South Carolina troops, Confederate States service (Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1994).

[3] Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: Univ of South Carolina, 1997), Samuel W. Brock Jr., page 39.

[4] Randolph W. Kirkland Jr., Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 (Columbia, South Carolina: Univ of South Carolina, 1997), Samuel W. Brock Jr., page 39.

[5] http://www.fold3.com/image/#20|64655296

[6] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 15 June 2012), entry for Calvin Brock, Private; 8th SCV Infantry; Confederate.< http://www.fold3.com/image/#271|77259599>

[7] Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 15 June 1012), entry for Thomas Brock, Private; Co. D, 21st SCV Infantry; Confederate. <http://www.fold3.com/image/#271|84540299>