Individual Details
William Newton Davis
(24 Feb 1824 - 13 Aug 1893)
Piedmont Inquirer, July 1, 1893
Death of William Davis.
William Davis died on Tuesday last at his residence on Nance's Creek, three miles from town, and was buried on Wednesday at Pleasant Gap.
Mr. Davis, who was about 73 years old, was born in Cherokee county, near Rock Run, or was taken there by his parents at an early age; and he came to this immediate neighborhood some thirteen years ago.
Mr. Davis was esteemed as a good neighbor, a good citizen, and an honest man, and no man was held in higher regard in the community in which he lived.
He was a farmer all the days of his life, industrious, intelligent, and successful, and had long been in independent and comfortable circumstances. Mr. Davis had for many years been a member of the Primitive Baptist church, which in this section is not a numerous denomination, but is here and everywhere distinguished by the sturdy integrity and good citizenship of its members. Mr. Davis was a typical Primitive Baptist; and this statement pronounces his eulogy.
Death of William Davis.
William Davis died on Tuesday last at his residence on Nance's Creek, three miles from town, and was buried on Wednesday at Pleasant Gap.
Mr. Davis, who was about 73 years old, was born in Cherokee county, near Rock Run, or was taken there by his parents at an early age; and he came to this immediate neighborhood some thirteen years ago.
Mr. Davis was esteemed as a good neighbor, a good citizen, and an honest man, and no man was held in higher regard in the community in which he lived.
He was a farmer all the days of his life, industrious, intelligent, and successful, and had long been in independent and comfortable circumstances. Mr. Davis had for many years been a member of the Primitive Baptist church, which in this section is not a numerous denomination, but is here and everywhere distinguished by the sturdy integrity and good citizenship of its members. Mr. Davis was a typical Primitive Baptist; and this statement pronounces his eulogy.
Events
| Birth | 24 Feb 1824 | South Carolina | |||
| Marriage License | 16 Nov 1846 | Orange County, Indiana - Mary Ann "Polly" Webb |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 20 Aug 1860 | Cherokee County, Alabama - Mary Ann "Polly" Webb | | | |
| Census (family) | 25 Sep 1870 | Cherokee County, Alabama - Mary Ann "Polly" Webb | | | |
| Census (family) | 19 Jun 1880 | Cherokee County, Alabama - Mary Ann "Polly" Webb | | | |
| Death | 13 Aug 1893 | Piedmont, Calhoun County, Alabama | |||
| Burial | Pleasant Gap Cemetery, Cherokee County, Alabama | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Ann "Polly" Webb (1835 - 1895) |
| Child | Sarah Amanda Davis (1856 - 1939) |
| Child | Martha Elizabeth Davis (1858 - 1939) |
| Child | Ira Jefferson Davis (1861 - 1949) |
| Child | John Russell Davis (1863 - 1955) |
| Child | James Walter Davis (1865 - 1942) |
| Child | Edmund Bazle Davis Sr. (1868 - 1935) |
| Child | William Newton Davis (1871 - 1934) |
| Child | Emma Minerva Davis (1873 - 1949) |
| Child | Margaret Cansada Davis (1875 - 1942) |
| Child | Vianna Davis (1877 - 1961) |
| Child | Lula Ella Davis (1879 - ) |
| Father | John Daniel Davis Sr (1793 - 1867) |
| Mother | Rachel Greer (1800 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Susannah R. Davis (1823 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Martha Elizabeth Davis (1823 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Joseph Greer Davis (1825 - 1900) |
| Sibling | William Wesley Davis (1828 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Phala Phebe Davis (1829 - ) |
| Sibling | Ruth Davis (1831 - ) |
| Sibling | John Daniel Davis Jr. (1832 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Russel Davis (1833 - ) |
| Sibling | James A. Davis (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Priscilla Davis (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Alexander "Eck" Davis (1840 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Samuel Henry "Tip" Davis (1842 - 1910) |
| Sibling | George Washington Davis (1845 - 1862) |
Notes
Marriage License
William DavisSex Male
Spouse's Name Mary Ann Davis
Spouse's Sex Female
Marriage Place Orange, Indiana
Event Type Marriage License
Event Date 16 Nov 1846
Event Place Orange, Indiana
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William Davis
Sex Male
Spouse's Name Mary Ann Davis
Spouse's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage License
Event Date 16 Nov 1846
Event Place Orange, Indiana
Census (family)
William Davis Male 34 S C - FarmerMary Davis Female 23 Ala
Sarah Davis Female 4 Ala
Martha Davis Female 2 Ala
Census (family)
Wm Davis Male 45 S C - FarmerMary Davis Female 35 Ala - Keeps House
Sarah A Davis Female 14 Ala
Martha E Davis Female 12 Ala
Ira J Davis Male 9 Ala
John R Davis Male 7 Ala
James Davis Male 5 Ala
Edmond Davis Male 3 Ala
Census (family)
William Davis Self Male 56 South Carolina - FarmerMary Davis Wife Female 44 Tennessee - Keeping house
Sarah A Davis Daughter Female 23 Alabama - at home
Ira J Davis Son Male 19 Alabama - works on farm
John R Davis Son Male 17 Alabama - works on farm
James Davis Son Male 14 Alabama - works on farm
Edmond Davis Son Male 12 Alabama - works on farm
William Davis Son Male 9 Alabama
Emily Davis Daughter Female 7 Alabama
Margaret Davis Daughter Female 5 Alabama
Vienna Davis Daughter Female 2 Alabama
Luella Davis Daughter Female 5/12 (Dec) Alabama
Endnotes
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3. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD5-1SS : 13 December 2017), William Davis, 1860..
4. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVY-JYZ : 12 July 2019), Wm Davis, 1870..
5. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JW-SCY : 12 August 2017), William Davis, Township 11 Range 11, Cherokee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 29, sheet 416A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,006..
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