William Harrison Davis

Male 1815 - 1888  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name William Harrison Davis 
    Birth 0___ 1815  Grennville, Greenville County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [3
    Death 0Feb 1888  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Person ID I8819  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2014 

    Father John Lewis Davis,   b. 1788, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1872, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Elinda "Nellie" Cantrell,   b. 0___ 1797, (Spartanburg County) South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. After 1880, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Marriage 0___ 1819  (South Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F2944  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Miss Caskey 
    Marriage (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Martha J(ane) Davis,   b. 1842, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Melvin C. Davis,   b. 1845, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Elizabeth "Betty" Potter,   b. 0___ 1820, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1888, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Marriage (CIRCA 1850)  (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Married 0___ 1842  [2
    Children 
     1. Bluford Luther "Blue" Davis,   b. 10 Sep 1852, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1914, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     2. Syon Bass "Bass" Davis,   b. 7 Apr 1855, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1920, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     3. Paralee Davis,   b. April 1863, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 3 Nancy Ann Hibdon 
    Marriage 8 Sep 1887  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F5235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0___ 1815 - Grennville, Greenville County, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Sep 1887 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 0Feb 1888 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - - (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - (CIRCA 1850) - (DeKalb County) Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S12] "Death Certificates - Warren and Van Buren Counties: 1914-1919",, p. 1 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S52963] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SRJK-YVQ.

    3. [S888] 1870 DeKalb Co.,TN Census, Transcribed & Indexed from a Microfilm Copy of the, p. 72 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S806] Thomas G. Webb | DeKalb County, TN Historian | 835 South College Street, Smithville, TN 37166 | Abstracted from his boo (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S928] "The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy" A Record of the Descendants of Richard (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S52964] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SRJZ-3YD.

    7. [S39647] Cantrell,Warren G.;Premier Conservator and source for "Cantrell" records (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S4288] "United State Census of 1850 (Seventh Census) for DeKalb County,Tennessee",, p. 131.

    9. [S7808] "DeKalb Co.,TN Marriage Book", compiled by Jorene Washer Parsley, Route 5,, p. 136 (Reliability: 3).