Individual Details
Thomas Alexander "Eck" Davis
(25 Jan 1840 - 17 Jan 1919)
Email from Darrell Ryan:
...after the war of northern aggression, several of T. A.'s brothers moved from Daviston-Alexander City area of Tallapoosa County, AL to MS and TX. T. A. (called Eck by family, my gg grandfather) settled in Bethesda, TN with his wife and her daughters. His wife was a widow from the war. Their son Early and his wife Lillie (my g grand parents) are buried a couple of miles from my house at Cool Springs Baptist Church, where Milton Lillard preached. We have a Lillard and Davis reunion every year. Lillard's in nearby Bethesda, Davis' in Franklin, TN.
dryan3103@yahoo.com
Events
| Census (family)-shared | 1840 | (John Daniel Davis Sr and Rachel Greer) Tallapoosa County, Alabama |  |  | |
| Birth | 25 Jan 1840 | Alabama | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 10 Aug 1860 | (John Daniel Davis Jr. and Frances Morris Rush) Tallapoosa County, Alabama | | | |
| Marriage | 1864 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama - Nancy Elizabeth Ray | |||
| Census (family) | 20 Jul 1870 | Oakfuska, Tallapoosa County, Alabama - Nancy Elizabeth Ray | | | |
| Census (family) | 22 Jun 1880 | Williamson County, Tennessee - Nancy Elizabeth Ray | | | |
| Census (family) | 5 May 1910 | Williamson County, Tennessee - Nancy Elizabeth Ray | | | |
| Death | 17 Jan 1919 | Williamson County, Tennessee | |||
| Burial | Cool Springs Cemetery, Bethesda, Williamson County, Tennessee | | |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Elizabeth Ray (1841 - 1925) |
| Child | Margaret Elizabeth Davis (1868 - 1874) |
| Child | William Early Davis (1870 - 1945) |
| Child | Jonah D. Davis (1873 - 1880) |
| Child | Florence Rebecca Davis (1874 - 1881) |
| Child | Greer Jordan Davis (1879 - 1926) |
| Child | Lucy Thomas Davis (1882 - 1969) |
| 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 | William Newton Davis (1824 - 1893) |
| 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 | Samuel Henry "Tip" Davis (1842 - 1910) |
| Sibling | George Washington Davis (1845 - 1862) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
1 M under 5 Thomas Alexander Davis2 M 5-10 John Daniel & James A. Davis
1 M 10-15 William W. Davis
1 M 15-20 Joseph Greer Davis
1 M 40-50 John Davis (head)
1 F under 5 Margaret Davis
1 F 10-15 Martha Elizabeth Davis
1 F 15-20 Susannah R. Davis
1 F 30-40 Rachel Geer (wife)
Slaves:
1 M age 55+
1 F under 10
1 F 36-55
Census (family)-shared
John D Davis M 28 S. Carolina - FarmerFrances Davis F 26 Georgia
Henrietta Davis F 6 Alabama
Marietta Davis F 5 Alabama
John Davis M 2 Alabama
Thomas A Davis M 19 Alabama
Elizabeth Davis F 60 Georgia
Census (family)
Eck Davis M 29 Alabama - FarmerNancy Davis F 28 Georgia
Marcy Davis F 9 Alabama
Sopha Davis F 6 Alabama
Elizabeth Davis F 2 Alabama
William Ray M 18 Alabama - earning money by labor
Census (family)
T A Davis Self M 39 Alabama - FarmerN E Davis Wife F 38 Georgia
Mary J Davis Daughter F 18 Alabama
Sophia A Davis Daughter F 15 Alabama
William E Davis Son M 9 Alabama
Jonas Davis Son M 6 Tennessee
Florence R Davis Daughter F 4 Tennessee
Greer Davis Son M 1 Tennessee
Census (family)
Thomas A Davis Head Male 70 Alabama - FarmerNancy E Davis Wife Female 68 Georgia
Early Davis Son Male 39 Alabama - Laborer on farm
Burial
Thomas Alexander "Eck" Davis; Company D.Born 25 January 1840 at Camp Hill, Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
Died 17 January 1919 in Williamson County, Tennessee.
Confederate Pension #6780
NOTE: The Southern Cross on vest.
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHBH-M7H : accessed 05 Jul 2014), John Davis, Not Stated, Tallapoosa, Alabama; citing "1840 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com; p. 172, NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0002335..
2. "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHDN-FSS : accessed 30 Mar 2014), John D Davis, Beat No 4, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 91, household ID 643, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803025..
3. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2S-D7Y : 17 October 2014), Sopha Davis in household of Eck Davis, Alabama, United States; citing p. 4, family 26, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,541..
4. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWL-Z2Q : 14 July 2016), Greer Davis in household of T A Davis, District 21, Williamson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 246, sheet 300A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1286; FHL microfilm 1,255,286..
5. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNK-GNH : accessed 1 November 2019), Thomas A Davis, Civil District 13, Williamson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 152, sheet 11B, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1526; FHL microfilm 1,375,539..
6. Find A Grave Memorial# 9594261.