1827 - 1926 (98 years)
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Name |
Sergeant William James Elijah Davis, Jr |
Title |
Sergeant |
Suffix |
Jr |
Born |
28 Feb 1827 |
Wilkes County, North Carolina |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
13 Feb 1926 |
Johnson County, Tennessee |
Buried |
Davis Cemetery Johnson County, Tennessee |
Person ID |
I45 |
Davis Family Tree |
Last Modified |
18 Nov 2013 |
Father |
William James Elijah Davis, Sr, b. 1785, Iredell County, North Carolina , d. 1870, Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina (Age 85 years) |
Mother |
Anna Uriah Stephenson, b. 1790, Chatham County, North Carolina , d. Aft 1870, Wilkes County, North Carolina (Age 81 years) |
Family ID |
F22 |
Group Sheet |
Family |
Lesira Millsap, b. 12 Mar 1829, Iredell County, North Carolina , d. 14 Oct 1910, Sutherland, Johnson County, Tennessee (Age 81 years) |
Married |
13 Sep 1848 |
Wilkes County, North Carolina |
Notes |
Married:
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Elijah Davis
Name: Elijah Davis
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Lesira Millsaps
Spouse
Birth Place: NC
Spouse Birth Year: 1829
Marriage
Year: 1848
Number Pages: 1
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Children |
| 1. Sarah Catherine Davis, b. 2 Jun 1850, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. 7 Jun 1894, Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee (Age 44 years) |
| 2. Thomas Gilson Davis, b. 31 May 1851, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. 8 Jan 1944, Gwaltneys, Alexander County, North Carolina (Age 92 years) |
| 3. Martha Davis, b. 20 Sep 1852, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. 13 Feb 1938, Ashe County, North Carolina (Age 85 years) |
| 4. Ellen Davis, b. Abt 1855, Wilkes County, North Carolina |
| 5. Dorcas Davis, b. 21 Mar 1856, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. 23 Dec 1939, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina (Age 83 years) |
+ | 6. Solomon Partee Davis |
| 7. Nancy L E Davis, b. 26 Jul 1860, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. 1 Apr 1923, Johnson County, Tennessee (Age 62 years) |
| 8. Nathan Hicks Davis, b. 12 Feb 1864, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. 12 Apr 1946, Damascus, Washington County, Virginia (Age 82 years) |
| 9. Marion Alonzo David Davis, b. Abt 1865, Wilkes County, North Carolina , d. 5 Jun 1959, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington (Age ~ 94 years) |
| 10. Ann or Enola Philectra Davis, b. 11 Feb 1869, Wilkes County, North Carolina |
| 11. James Davis, b. Abt 1869, Wilkes County, North Carolina |
| 12. Christopher Columbus Davis, b. 31 May 1870, Wilkes County, North Carolina |
| 13. Louetta Orebell Davis, b. 18 Nov 1873, Wilkes County, North Carolina |
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Last Modified |
19 Nov 2013 |
Family ID |
F21 |
Group Sheet |
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Notes |
- 1850 Census Wilkes, North Carolina as Elijah DAVIS
1860 Census Upper Division, Wilkes, North Carolina as Elijah DAVIS
1870 Census Brushy Mountain, Wilkes, North Carolina as Elizah LAVIS
1880 Census Laurel, Ashe, North Carolina as Elega DAVIS
1900 Census Laurel, Ashe, North Carolina as Elijah DAVIS
1910 Census Civil District 1, Johnson, Tennessee as Elijah DAVIS
1920 Census Civil District 1, Johnson, Tennessee as Elijah DAVIS living with his son Marion Alonzo David DAVIS and his family
American Civil War Soldiers about Elijah Davis
Name: Elijah Davis
Residence: Wilkes County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 5 Apr 1862
Enlistment Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 5 April 1862 at the age of 35.
Enlisted in Company F, 52nd Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 28 Apr 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company F, 52nd Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 7 Dec 1863.
Sources: 16
Civil War Service Records about Elijah Davis
Name: Elijah Davis
Company: F
Unit: 52 North Carolina Infantry.
Rank - Induction: Sergeant
Rank - Discharge: Sergeant
Allegiance: Confederate
- The Roll of Honor One of the principal manuscript sources on information on Confederate soldiers from North Carolina is the Adjutant General's Roll of Honor in the State Archives. In accordance with a resolution of the General Assembly on December 20, 1862, a "Roll of Honor" was compiled to record the names of North Carolina's Confederate troops who served during the war years.
Transcription of text in document
Confederate 52nd N.C. Elijah Davis Pvt, Co F 52 Regiment North Carolina Troops Appears on a *Roll of Honor* of the organization named above. County.....Wilkes Date of entrance into service...Apr 5, 1862. Age...35; Vol. or Conscript...Vol Remarks: Wounded at Goldsboro left leg amputated
Tennessee, Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index about Elijah Davis
Name: Elijah Davis
Unit Served: 52nd North Carolina Infantry
State Served: TN
Application Type: Soldier
Application Numbers: S10888
Application Location: Johnson, TN
Note: The name Davis, Elijah appears on a Tennesse Confederate Application
Info: A photocopy of this pension application may be obtained from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Please contact the Tennessee State Library and Archives for pricing and availability at the following address: Tennessee State Library and Archives, R
- Found In ANCESTRY from akajeff:
May 21, 1862 Excerpt from a letter written by Jabez and Nancy Hendren to Jabez Elza Hendren and Elijah Davis
.....honey we want to send to Elza if he will carry them & if he cannot take them we will send them by Mr CHAPEL. There is several volunteers going to start tomorrow morning from here. ELBERT MARLOW was here this morning & we told him to see you when he gets there & tell you all about how we are doing. ELBERT MARLOW, his brothers, WILLIAM HAYES, MELVIN MARLOW & BARTLETT MULLIS are all going to start in the morning.
Mr ELIJAH DAVIS I want if you please to write to me, when you get this, if Elza is not able & I want you to see to J. E. (Jabez Elza) & wait on him till he gets better, if he ever does. So, nothing more at present at this time.
Only remain your father and mother until death.
ELIJAH DAVIS since I commenced this letter your wife has come home & says they are well except CATHERINE. She has took cold with the mumps & is not very well, we was glad to hear that you was well. We are done planting that field over next to GEORGE SMITH's, we have got some corn in the RUFUS field big enough to work next week. We will send you something to eat by MR CHAPEL when he comes down. I have nothing strange to write as I have just started one last Saturday. We want you to send your letters to the Institute for we can get them sooner. So, nothing more at present.
Only remain your loving wife until Death From LESIRA DAVIS to ELIJAH DAVIS
- Death Certificate for William James Elijah Davis, Jr.
County - Johnson State of Tennessee #3541
Full Name - Elija Davis Sex - Male Race - White Widowed
Date of Death - Feb 13, 1926
Date of Birth - Feb 28, 1827
Age - 98 yrs 11 mos 15 ds
Occupation - Farmer
Cause of death - General Debelity (unreadable - looks something like forced by age fleeing)contributory Old Age
Birth Place - Wilkes Co., NC.
Name of Father - Wm Davis Birth Place - Pennsylvania
Name of Mother - Anna Uriah Stephenson Birth Place - Wales, Penn.
Informant - M. L Davis Address (unreadable)
Doctor: Chas M. Clendenin of Damascus, VA.
Filed 2/23/1926 Registrar Nat T. Wells
Place of Burial or Removal - Davis Grave yard
Undertaker - H. S. Reeves
Date of Burial Feb. 14, 1926
Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 about Eliza Davis
Name: Eliza Davis
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1827
Birth Place: Wilkes County, NC
Age: 98
Death Date: 13 Feb 1926
Death Place: Johnson, Tennessee
Burial Date: 14 Feb 1926
Burial Place: Davis Graveyard
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Farmer
Father's Name: Wm Davis
Mother's Name: Miriah Streph??
Mother's Birth Place: Bales, Tennessee
FHL Film Number: 1876711
Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 about Eliza Davis
Name: Eliza Davis
[Elijah Davis]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1827
Birth Place: Wilks, North Carolina
Age: 98
Death Date: 13 Feb 1926
Death Place: Johnson, Tennessee
Father's Name: Wm Davis
Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother's Name: Anna Wrich Stephenson
Mother's Birth Place: Noles, Pennsylvania
Certificate Number: 3541
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