in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Name: David Henry Davis
Birth Date: 13 Aug 1831
Birth Place: Franklin, Virginia
Death Date: 1890
Death Place: Franklin, Virginia
SAR Membership: 88507
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 10 May 1962
Father: Peter Davis
Mother: May Hurd
Spouse: Nancy Garner McGhee
Children: Mary Belle Davis
David Henry Davis was the son of Peter Davis and Mary Heard, born 13 Aug 1831 in Henry County, Virginia, USA.[1]
He was married twice.
First wife was Nancy Garner McGhee 26 Apr 1856 in Franklin County, Virginia.[2][3][4]
David and Nancy's children are:
George W Davis b. May 1860, Henry County, Virginia.[7]
Sarah M Davis b. 1 Nov 1862, Franklin County, Virginia.[8]
Mary B Davis b. 12 Mar 1866, Franklin County, Virginia.[9]
Beverly Davis b. Abt. 1870, Snow Creek, Franklin Virginia.[4]
Second wife Martha Evelyn White, 8 Jul 1877, franklin County, Virginia. [10][11][12]David and Martha's children are:
Benjamin H Davis b. Abt. 1878, Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia.[4]
Peter W Davis b. 1879, Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia.[13][4]
W H Davis b. 15 Apr 1881, Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia.[14]
Charles Davis b. 15 Sep 1883, Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia.[15]
Thomas Davis b. 8 Jul 1885, Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia.[16]
Nancy M Davis b. Mar 1887, Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia.[12]
Wiley Raymond Davis b. 24 Apr 1889, Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia.[17]
Arthur M Davis b. 8 Mar 1892, Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia.[18]
David died 3 Feb 1909 and was buried at the Davi-Martin Cemetery in Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia.[19]
1890
Henry, Franklin, Virginia, USA.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DW-PKH : 23 December 2020), David Davis in household of Peter Davis, Henry, Virginia, United States; citing p. 18, family 360, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), Roll 952.
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99XF-VFFN : 29 January 2020), David H. Davis, 24 Apr 1856, Franklin County, Virginia, United States; image 136 of 608, line 2; Marriage Register 1853-1898, Franklin County Courthouse, Rocky Mount, Virginia, 1950, Film 31523.
↑ 3.03.13.2 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41C-2YQ : 18 February 2021), David H Davis, Henry County, Virginia, United States; citing p. 94, family 692; NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), Roll1354.
↑ 4.04.14.24.3 "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFL1-7VM : 29 May 2021), Davy Davis, Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia, United States; citing p. 2, family 17; NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), Roll1547.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC53-NPZ : 20 February 2021), David Davis, Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 109, sheet 192C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,366.
↑ 12.012.1 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMNS-XH6 : accessed 10 September 2021), David H Davis, Snow Creek District (Snow Creek Precinct), Franklin, Virginia, United States; citing ED 35, sheet 4A, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,709.
↑ "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYK-BVK7 : 1 March 2021), David Henry Davis in entry for Wiley Raymond Davis, 24 Apr 1889; from Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : n.d.); citing , Franklin, Virginia, United States, certificate 6910, Library of Virginia, Richmond.
Hill, Judith, “A History of Henry County Virginia”, Heritage Books, Inc. Westminster, Maryland, 2008, p.139, 143.
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