William Harrison Davis

1837 - 1863  (25 years)

• Name	William Harrison Davis
  Birth	18 Jan 1837	Ashe Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Military Service
  _UID	AEB9888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400008B4C
  Death	7 Jan 1863	Lynchburg, VA, Civil War
  Person ID	I1041	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Jacob Davis,   b. 1801, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 7 Feb 1873, Graham Co, NC (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Susanna Miller,   b. 21 May 1808, Ashe Co, NC d. Aug 1895, Graham Co, NC (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1825	Ashe Co, NC
  Family ID	F193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy E Medlin,   b. Nov 1839, Macon Co, NC d. 25 Oct 1927, Bryson City, Swain Co, NC (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1859	Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
  Family ID	F816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 3rd Great Grand Uncle.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ !NOTES:B/D from The William Carpenter Family Bible. These are cited in "The Davis Family Record" p. 10-12. !CENSUS:1840 Blount Co., TN p. 95 Jacob Davis age 30-39 (1800/10) 100111-022001 My Analysis (who each person *might* be): 1 male 30-39 (1800/1810) = Jacob Davis (1801) 1 male 20-29 (1810/1820) = ? 1 male 15-19 (1820/1825) = Isaac Thomas Davis (1828) son 1 male 0-4 (1835/1840) = William Harrison Davis (1837) son 1 female 30-39 (1800/1810) = Susanna Miller Davis (1808) wife 2 females 10-14 (1825/1830) = 1. Celia Lucinda Davis (1827) daughter " females 10-14 (1825/1830) = 2. Frances Malinda Davis (1830) daughter 2 females 5-9 (1830/1835) = 1. Mary Matilda Davis (1832) daughter " females 5-9 (1830/1835) = 2. Margaret Ann Davis (1835) daughter; !CENSUS:1850 Cherokee Co., NC # 843/843 Jacob Davis 50 (no occ listed) $2000 NC Susanna 43 Thomas 23 Farmer Mary M. 18 Margaret A. 16 William H. 13 Johnathan 7 TN Mathias W. 5 TN Marian T. 3 NC William Carpenter 20 Farmer NC; !NOTES:Marriage Date 20 Nov 1859 from The Marion Taylor Davis Family Bible. These are cited in "The Davis Family Record" p. 12. ; !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah District, Fort Montgomery PO # 830/830 Harrison Davis 24 Farmer $650/300 Ash Co, NC Nancy E. 20 Macon; !CIVIL WAR:28 Mar 1862 Company D, 25th Regiment, North Carolina Troops. William H. DAVIS, Private. Resided Cherokee Co, NC. Enlisted age 24 on 28 Mar 1862. Wounded through the thigh at Fredericksburg, VA on 13 Dec 1862. Amputated, died in Hospital at Lynchburg, VA on 7 Jan 1863 of wounds and pneumonia.;