1880 United States Census, Enumeration District 62, Rockfish, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[4]
Name
Relation
Sex
Age
Birth Place
Occupation
John E Davis
Self
Male
29
North Carolina
Farmer
Alice Davis
Wife
Female
24
North Carolina
Keeping House
Mary N Davis
Daughter
5
Female
North Carolina
At Home
John Davis
Son
Male
3
North Carolina
At Home
James E Davis
Son
Male
1
North Carolina
At Home
Child Davis
Daughter
Female
5/12
North Carolina
At Home
Thomas Davis
Nephew
Male
16
North Carolina
At Home
Robert Carney
Other
Male
48
North Carolina
Cooper
1900 United States Census, Enumeration District 30, Rockfish, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[5]
Name
Relation
Sex
Status
Mon/Yr of Birth
Age
Birth Place
Occupation
John Davis
Head
Male
Married
March 1851
49
North Carolina
Farmer
Alice Davis
Wife
Female
Married
Dec 1859
41
North Carolina
John E Davis
Son
Male
Single
March 1878
22
North Carolina
Jamie H Davis
Son
Male
Single
Dec 1879
20
North Carolina
Austhin W Davis
Son
Male
Single
Jan 1880
20
North Carolina
Day Laborer
Alice M Davis
Daughter
Female
Single
May 1881
19
North Carolina
David F Davis
Son
Male
Single
Dec 1883
16
North Carolina
Nellie M Davis
Daughter
Female
Single
April 1885
15
North Carolina
Wallie B Davis
Son
Male
Single
April 1888
12
North Carolina
Cattie L Davis
Daughter
Female
Single
June 1892
8
North Carolina
Minnie B Davis
Daughter
Female
Single
Oct 1893
7
North Carolina
1910 United States Census: Not yet located.
He was married to Anne "Annie" Blount on 02 December 1916 in Cumberland County, North Carolina.[6] (It is possible he/they parented children, but more research is needed to confirm. None are shown living with them on either the 1930 or 1940 United States Censuses.)
1920 United States Census: Not yet located.
1930 United States Census, Enumeration District 34, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[7]
Name
Relation
Sex
Status
Age
Birth Place
Occupation
Ed Davis
Head
Male
Married
51
North Carolina
Farmer - General Farm
Annie Davis
Wife
Female
Married
37
North Carolina
None
Hattie Blount
Sister-in-law
Female
Single
52
North Carolina
None
1940 United States Census, Enumeration District 26-37A, Rockfish, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[8]
Name
Relation
Sex
Status
Age
Birth Place
Occupation
Ed Davis
Head
Male
Married
61
North Carolina
Farmer - Farm
Annie Davis
Wife
Female
Married
47
North Carolina
Farm Laborer - Farm
Hattie Blunt
Sister-in-law
Female
Single
62
North Carolina
Farm Laborer - Farm
James Edwin Davis passed away on 02 February 1961 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina.[2][3] He was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Lumber Bridge, Robeson County, North Carolina. (His death certificate refers to him as James Edwin Davis, however his tombstone is engraved James Edward Davis.)[9]
Sources
↑
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8Y-J5Y : 13 March 2018), James Edward Davis, 1917-1918; citing Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,765,634.
↑ 3.03.1
"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGT1-K5T : 18 July 2017), James Edwin Davis, 02 Feb 1961; citing Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., North Carolina, v 3B cn 3865, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,161. (This citation goes to the wrong image, index is correct. This link: Ancestry Sharing Link goes to correct image.
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"United States Census, 1880" citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00097; Digital film/folder number: 005161760; FHL microfilm: 1254960; Image number: 337; Sheet number: 478; Sheet letter: D; Packet letter: C FamilySearch Record: MC62-SPJ (accessed 3 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBL-LP8 James E Davis (1), single son, At Home, in household of John E. Davis (29) in Rockfish Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina, United States.
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"United States Census, 1900" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 19; Digital film/folder number: 004117816; FHL microfilm: 1241191; Image number: 491; Sheet number: 99; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00750-3 FamilySearch Record: MSY4-7JN (accessed 3 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D1NN-YT James H Davis (21), single son, in household of John Davis (49) in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
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"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSM-Q5JW : 28 November 2018), J E Davis and Annie Blount, 2 Dec 1916; citing Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.
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"United States Census, 1930" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 85; Digital film/folder number: 004952286; FHL microfilm: 2341418; Image number: 909; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03837-7 FamilySearch Record: X3SN-W58 (accessed 3 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRZY-38M Ed Davis (51), married head of household in Township 71, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
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"United States Census, 1940" citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 60; Digital film/folder number: 005460227; Image number: 412; Sheet number: 15; Sheet letter: B FamilySearch Record: KWSW-T7N (accessed 3 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MB-1Z1Q Ed Davis (61), married head of household in Rockfish Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
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Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 20 March 2019), memorial page for James Edward Davis (3 Dec 1878–2 Feb 1961), Find A Grave: Memorial #42595595, citing Oakdale Cemetery, Lumber Bridge, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Jacob (contributor 47182902).
See also:
"United States 1950 Census" citing Page: 18; Line: 25; Digital film/folder number: 108930421; Image number: 19 FamilySearch Record: 6FM4-SXG2 (accessed 3 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-SQHW-NS23-4 James E Davis (71), married, Farmer, head of household in Rockfish Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
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