Individual Details

Note

Family Search has family of Andrew Davis (1766-1829) and Sarah Rinehart, originally of New Jersey lived in Mad River Twp. in early 1800s.

https://familysearch.org/tree/person/2Z3Q-63G/details

Military

Ezekiel Davis
pg. 155
private
Capt. Thomas Hinkson's Mounted Spies
county unknown

Note

p. 298
William and Elizabeth Davis from Maysville, had a son, William, who moved to Shelby Co., Ohio.

Possible connection to Davis and Sturm families of Ohio.

WILLIAM DAVIS,
deceased, was born near Maysville, Ky., October 18, 1797. He was a son of William and Elizabeth Davis. His father died when William Davis, the subject of this sketch, was yet a small boy. When he had attained the age of eighteen years, or in the spring of 1816, he came to Shelby County, Ohio, and located in Turtle Creek Township. He entered a piece of land a short distance west of Hardin, on which he erected a cabin, and cleared some land during the summer, and in the fall of the same year (1816) he returned to his native State, and brought his mother with four children, viz., James O., Tuble C., Hiram A., and Elizabeth, to their new home in Shelby County. Mr. D. remained on the land with his mother for a number of years, and assisted her in
taking care of, and providing for, the younger members of the family.

He was a man of unusual strength; his equal was hardly known in Shelby County. He was considered one of the leading men of the county in his time. He was always found among those who were in favor of any thing that was for the benefit of the neighborhood, and for the advancement of education or religion. He was elected to different offices, but never accepted any of them higher than township trustee.
September 11, 1821, he married Mrs. Eliza Roby, née Safford. Miss Safford was born near Concord, Mass., June 15, 1792, and came to Ohio with her first husband, Mr. Roby, in 1819, and settled three miles south of Hardin, Shelby County. Mr. and Mrs. Davis settled on the home farm in 'l'urtle Creek Township near Hardin, on which they resided many years. They passed the remainder of their days in Shelby County,
most of the time in Turtle Creek Township, with the exception of about one year, which time they spent in Iowa and Illinois. He died August 17, 1866, at the residence of his son, Hiram A. Davis. His companion survived him until March 15, 1874, when she died at the residence of Hiram A. Davis. Mr. Davis stood six feet two inches in height, and weighed 220 pounds, and many of the citizens of Turtle Creek and adjoining townships well remember his stately form. He reared a family of six
children, viz., Maria, Caroline, Calista M., Emelin A., Hiram A., and Adelma Ann. Maria and Adelina A. are now dead.

Census

pg. 453
Ezekiel Davis, agriculture
Males:
3 under 10
1 10 to 18
1 18 to 26
1 26 to 45

Females:
1 under 10
1 10 to 18
1 18 to 26

Residence

Salem Twp.:
Ezekiel Davis
Thomas Davis
(also some Smiths)

Mad River Twp:
Andrew Davis

Goshen Twp:
James Davis
Henry Davis
Josiah Davis
William Riley

Jackson Twp:
Andrew Davis
James Davis
Isaac Storms


They Came to Ohio
https://sites.google.com/site/theycametoohio/home/ohio-champaign-1820

Census

Ezekiel Davis
Males:
3 under 10
1 16-18
1 18-26
1 26-45

Females:
1 under 10
1 10-16
1 16-26



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Thomas Davis
Males:
1 under 10
1 18-26
1 26-45
1 over 45

Females:
2 16-26
1 over 45


http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohchampa/1820.PDF

Will

Davis, Ezekiel, E-1822, Champaign, Common Pleas Court Minute Book 8, p80, 101; cpmb12 p2+

Note

Pg 86 Nov 1828 -- Hugh Boyle of Fairfield Co.. OH appointed John Thomas, Esq of Champaign Co atty to convey parcels of land - 115 ½ acres to Jacob Stratton, 54 acres to Benjamin Johnson. 25 acres to John Robinson. 10 acres to Phineas Hunt. 10 acres to James lnskep, 100 acres to James Thomas being part of 675 acre tract sold to them by Thomas Davis dec'd.

http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/champaign/courtrecords.html

Note

Thomas Davis listed on tax lists (ancestry.com census search)
1806
1807
1809
1810

Thomas Davis
1820 Census - Salem, Champaign, Ohio, 7 people in household

Thomas Davis
1830 Census - Adams, Champaign, Ohio, 10 people in household


Elizabeth Davis - possible 2nd wife of Ezekiel
1860 Census - Mad River Twp., Champaign, OH

Note

p. 123

A host of prominent names in Jackson township history first located in the southwest corner of Champaign county. Since the great majority of them found their last resting place in the honey Creek cemetery, hence the name Hone Creek vicinity. To list a few of these more well known ones there are:

John McCrea, his sons, William and Wallace McCrea; Joshua Howell; Basil West and his son, Stocket; Joseph Butcher; Adam Verier; Benjamin Jones; Michael Sills; John Merritt and his large family; Andrew Wilson; Henry Morris; Joseph Weeks; Samuel Day; John Moore; Jacob Bowers and Thomas Davis.

All the foregoing men received patents from the U.S. government for farms ranging in size from 80 acres to more than whole sections. Nearly all of these men became permanent citizens. Some of them disposed of parts of their holding to later settlers who also became long-time resident.

Note

Thomas Davis, 1815-1868
md.
Emmeline Baldwin, 1825-1890

Possibly son of Thomas Davis, guardian.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=davis&GSfn=thomas&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1824&GSdyrel=after&GSst=37&GScnty=2050&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=20471860&df=all&

Possible connection

possible Virginia connection to Davis family:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VALOUDOU/2003-04/1051499306