John R Davis
1840 - 1928 (87 years)-
Name John R Davis Birth 18 Dec 1840 Blount Co, TN 
Gender Male _UID B8DF888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000BB26 Death 24 Jun 1928 Putnam Co, GA Burial Lone Oak Cem, Graham Co, NC Person ID I5907 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 23 Jun 2013
Father Thomas Davis, b. 1804/1805, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC (Age > 76 years) Mother Arabella Burchfield, b. 7 Jan 1813, Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) d. 28 May 1882, Cades Cove, Blount Co, TN (Age 69 years) Marriage 9 Nov 1830 Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Family ID F3933 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Annie Starkey, b. 14 Jul 1839, TN d. 20 Oct 1913, Graham Co, NC (Age 74 years) Marriage 1860/1862 Polk Co, TN Children 1. Tempy E Davis, b. 25 Jun 1862, Polk Co, TN d. 10 Jan 1924, Blount Co, TN (Age 61 years)2. William H Davis, b. Oct 1864, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. Aft 1912, Graham Co, NC (Age > 49 years)3. James Thomas Davis, b. 23 Nov 1866, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 25 Feb 1904, Graham Co, NC (Age 37 years)4. Mary Haseltine Davis, b. 7 Feb 1869, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 12 May 1926, Fannin Co, GA (Age 57 years)5. Sarah Jane Davis, b. Jun 1872, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 1908/1910, Blount Co, TN (Age 37 years)6. Dixie Ann Davis, b. 19 May 1873, Graham Co, NC d. 28 Apr 1903, Graham Co, NC (Age 29 years)7. Marion Taylor Davis, b. 14 Feb 1877, Graham Co, NC d. 20 Jan 1955, Putnam Co, GA (Age 77 years)8. Charles L Davis, b. 1878/1879, Graham Co, NC d. 1880/1900, Graham Co, NC (Age 21 years)9. Jacob Lee Davis, b. 4 Mar 1881, Graham Co, NC d. 24 Jan 1937, Putnam Co, GA (Age 55 years)10. John Harvey Davis, b. 13 Jul 1884, Graham Co, NC d. 27 Mar 1959, Putnam Co, GA (Age 74 years)Family ID F3938 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
!DISCUSSION GROUP (Free) for those researching the William & Frances (Carpenter) Davis family:
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!NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41814797
!NOTES:Middle initial "R" per various records, some show middle name as "Robert". What is proof?;
!CENSUS:1850 Cherokee Co., NC # 952/952
Thomas Davis 45 Farmer $1000 NC
Arabella 38
Louisa E. 17
William 19 Farmer
Nancy 15 TN
Jacob 13
John R. 10
Francis 7 f
Albertie 4 m
Amanda 1 NC;
!CENSUS:1860 Polk Co., TN 6 District, Springfield? PO # 682/682
Thomas Davis 51(57?) Farmer $-/300 NC
Erebel? 41
Nancy 23
John R. 19 Farm Laborer
Burton 15
Manday 13 f
G. W. 8 m;
!CENSUS:1870 x
!CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Cheowah # 67/67
John Davis 39 M Farmer TN-NC-NC
Anna 41 Wife M House Keeping TN-TN-TN
Temphy E. 18 dau S At Home
William 15 son Farm Lab. NC-TN-CN
James T. 13 son At Home
Mary H. 11 dau At Home
Sarah 9 dau At Home
Dixie Ann 7 dau At Home
Mamy T. dau 4 At Home
Charles L. 1 son At Home;
!CENSUS:1900 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 67/68
John R. Davis head Dec 1839 60 M 39 TN- - Farmer
Annie wife Jul 1839 61 M 39 10-9 TN-TN-TN
Jacob L. son May 1881 19 NC-TN-TN Farm Laborer
John H. son Jul 1883 16 Farm Laborer;
!CENSUS:1910 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 52/53
John R. Davis head 70 M 50 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Annie wife 70 M 50 10-6 TN-TN-TN
Etta Hamilton gr-dau 10 NC-NC-NC
Ray gr-son 12;
!CENSUS:1920 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 90/90
Harve J. Davis head 36 M NC-TN-NC Farmer
Susa wife 36 M NC-GA-GA
Bessie dau 12 NC-NC-NC
George son 9
Cally dau 6
Coy son 3 8/12
Braxton son 1 4/12
John R. Father 79 W TN-NC-NC Farmer;
!NOTES:John R. Davis d. 24 Jun 1928 Putnam Co., GA
"Georgia Deaths 1919-1998", Ancestry.com
* Location per Find-A-Grave entry, I didn't know about that before, but there was no D/C in NC, and the one in GA matches namewise and age-wise, and his son Jacob was in Putnam Co., GA, so that fits.;
!TOMBSTONE:Graham Co, NC Lone Oak Cemetery "John R. Davis 18 Dec 1840 - 24 Jun 1928";
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;