DAVIS, Sylvanus David (a.k.a., Silvanus D. Davis; Sylvester, D. Davis)
09/08/1832 - Born, Surry Co., NC (father: Evan Davis; mother: Hannah Gardner)
1850 - Farmer, North Division Westfield District, Surry Co., NC (living with his parents)
1852-1853 - Attended, Normal College, Randolph Co., NC
1854-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, but did not receive an M.D. degree (from: Surry Co., NC; preceptor: Dr. Joseph Hollinsworth)
1857 - Practiced medicine, Bethania, Forsyth Co., NC (in the home of Adalaid Cooper Transou)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Pfafftown District, Forsyth Co., NC
1861 - Married, Jane Elizabeth Transou (she died in 1927)
07/01/1862 (or 07/15/1862) - Entered service as Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry, Forsyth Co., NC
10/31/1862 - Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1862 - Detailed as an apothecary to the 33rd NC Infantry
02/00/1863 - Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry
02/07/1863 - 02/28/1863 - On furlough
03/16/1863 - Patient, typhoid fever
04/21/1863 - 06/28/1863 - On sick furlough
08/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
10/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
02/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
03/02/1864 - On furlough, Richmond, VA (paid $42 for 2 mo. as Hospital Steward)
04/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
06/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
08/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
10/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
01/21/1865 - Appointed, Hospital Steward, Provisional Army of the Confederate States [S. O. 17/15]
04/09/1865 - Paroled, Appomattox, VA, as Hospital Steward
1870,1874,1880 - Practiced medicine, Vienna, Forsyth Co., NC
08/13/1896 - Died, Forsyth Co., NC
Johnnie Pearson and Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
08/20/2014. Unpublished database.
Sylvanus David Davis was born in Surry County, North Carolina on September 8, 1832. Before the Civil War, around 1857, Davis came to Pfafftown, North Carolina and lived in the home of A. C. Transou. Afterward, he met Jane Transou, who was born in 1840 to Ephriam and Adelaide (Cooper) Transou, and they were married in 1861.
Sylvanus Davis was a medical doctor. On July 15,1862, he enlisted as a private in Company H of the 33rd Regiment, North Carolina troops, CSA. In July 1863, he was promoted to Hospital Steward and transferred to Field and Staff. He served until the end of the war. After the war, he returned to Pfafftown to practice medicine. Dr. Davis and Jane had six children, four boys and two girls. They were: Annie Elizabeth, born July 16, 1866 and married Fred Zigler on December 12,1896; Evan Davis, born 1869 and never married; Milton Transou Davis, born 1872 and never married; Hannah Adelaid Davis, born 1874 and married Claude Transou on April 7, 1901; Job Worth Davis, born 1877 who also became a medical doctor in Pfafftown; Ephraim "Eph" Gardner Davis, born 1880 and, as an adult, ran a small country store on Yadkinville Road and married Agnes Poindexter. Eph and Agnes did not have any children.
Jane Transou Davis had at least one uncle and four brothers who also served in the Confederate Army. The uncle was Julius A. Transou, known as Uncle Ule to most people in Pfafftown. He was a private in the 26th North Carolina Regiment Band. The four brothers were: Charles E. Transou, a private in the 26th Regiment Band; Lewis B. Transou, a private in Company D, 57th Regiment who was killed at Fredericksburg, VA on December 13, 1862; Ruben P. Transou, a private in Company K & L of the 21st Regiment who died of disease at Broad Run Station in Virginia on October 13, 1861; Owen C. Transou, a private in Company K&L 21st Regiment who died of disease on September 17, 1861 at Front Royal, Virginia.
Most of the named individuals are buried at Pfafftown Cemetery in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Sylvanus (1832-1896) and Jane Davis (1840-1927) were my great-great-grandparents. (Part of the above information was provided by my father, Henry L. Yarbrough, and by Patty and Helen Transou of Transou Road, Pfafftown, NC 27040 in August 1998.)
09/08/1832 - Born, Surry Co., NC (father: Evan Davis; mother: Hannah Gardner)
1850 - Farmer, North Division Westfield District, Surry Co., NC (living with his parents)
1852-1853 - Attended, Normal College, Randolph Co., NC
1854-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, but did not receive an M.D. degree (from: Surry Co., NC; preceptor: Dr. Joseph Hollinsworth)
1857 - Practiced medicine, Bethania, Forsyth Co., NC (in the home of Adalaid Cooper Transou)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Pfafftown District, Forsyth Co., NC
1861 - Married, Jane Elizabeth Transou (she died in 1927)
07/01/1862 (or 07/15/1862) - Entered service as Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry, Forsyth Co., NC
10/31/1862 - Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1862 - Detailed as an apothecary to the 33rd NC Infantry
02/00/1863 - Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry
02/07/1863 - 02/28/1863 - On furlough
03/16/1863 - Patient, typhoid fever
04/21/1863 - 06/28/1863 - On sick furlough
08/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
10/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
02/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
03/02/1864 - On furlough, Richmond, VA (paid $42 for 2 mo. as Hospital Steward)
04/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
06/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
08/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
10/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
01/21/1865 - Appointed, Hospital Steward, Provisional Army of the Confederate States [S. O. 17/15]
04/09/1865 - Paroled, Appomattox, VA, as Hospital Steward
1870,1874,1880 - Practiced medicine, Vienna, Forsyth Co., NC
08/13/1896 - Died, Forsyth Co., NC
Johnnie Pearson and Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
08/20/2014. Unpublished database.
Sylvanus David Davis was born in Surry County, North Carolina on September 8, 1832. Before the Civil War, around 1857, Davis came to Pfafftown, North Carolina and lived in the home of A. C. Transou. Afterward, he met Jane Transou, who was born in 1840 to Ephriam and Adelaide (Cooper) Transou, and they were married in 1861.
Sylvanus Davis was a medical doctor. On July 15,1862, he enlisted as a private in Company H of the 33rd Regiment, North Carolina troops, CSA. In July 1863, he was promoted to Hospital Steward and transferred to Field and Staff. He served until the end of the war. After the war, he returned to Pfafftown to practice medicine. Dr. Davis and Jane had six children, four boys and two girls. They were: Annie Elizabeth, born July 16, 1866 and married Fred Zigler on December 12,1896; Evan Davis, born 1869 and never married; Milton Transou Davis, born 1872 and never married; Hannah Adelaid Davis, born 1874 and married Claude Transou on April 7, 1901; Job Worth Davis, born 1877 who also became a medical doctor in Pfafftown; Ephraim "Eph" Gardner Davis, born 1880 and, as an adult, ran a small country store on Yadkinville Road and married Agnes Poindexter. Eph and Agnes did not have any children.
Jane Transou Davis had at least one uncle and four brothers who also served in the Confederate Army. The uncle was Julius A. Transou, known as Uncle Ule to most people in Pfafftown. He was a private in the 26th North Carolina Regiment Band. The four brothers were: Charles E. Transou, a private in the 26th Regiment Band; Lewis B. Transou, a private in Company D, 57th Regiment who was killed at Fredericksburg, VA on December 13, 1862; Ruben P. Transou, a private in Company K & L of the 21st Regiment who died of disease at Broad Run Station in Virginia on October 13, 1861; Owen C. Transou, a private in Company K&L 21st Regiment who died of disease on September 17, 1861 at Front Royal, Virginia.
Most of the named individuals are buried at Pfafftown Cemetery in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Sylvanus (1832-1896) and Jane Davis (1840-1927) were my great-great-grandparents. (Part of the above information was provided by my father, Henry L. Yarbrough, and by Patty and Helen Transou of Transou Road, Pfafftown, NC 27040 in August 1998.)
DAVIS, Sylvanus David (a.k.a., Silvanus D. Davis; Sylvester, D. Davis)
09/08/1832 - Born, Surry Co., NC (father: Evan Davis; mother: Hannah Gardner)
1850 - Farmer, North Division Westfield District, Surry Co., NC (living with his parents)
1852-1853 - Attended, Normal College, Randolph Co., NC
1854-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, but did not receive an M.D. degree (from: Surry Co., NC; preceptor: Dr. Joseph Hollinsworth)
1857 - Practiced medicine, Bethania, Forsyth Co., NC (in the home of Adalaid Cooper Transou)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Pfafftown District, Forsyth Co., NC
1861 - Married, Jane Elizabeth Transou (she died in 1927)
07/01/1862 (or 07/15/1862) - Entered service as Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry, Forsyth Co., NC
10/31/1862 - Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1862 - Detailed as an apothecary to the 33rd NC Infantry
02/00/1863 - Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry
02/07/1863 - 02/28/1863 - On furlough
03/16/1863 - Patient, typhoid fever
04/21/1863 - 06/28/1863 - On sick furlough
08/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
10/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
02/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
03/02/1864 - On furlough, Richmond, VA (paid $42 for 2 mo. as Hospital Steward)
04/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
06/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
08/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
10/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
01/21/1865 - Appointed, Hospital Steward, Provisional Army of the Confederate States [S. O. 17/15]
04/09/1865 - Paroled, Appomattox, VA, as Hospital Steward
1870,1874,1880 - Practiced medicine, Vienna, Forsyth Co., NC
08/13/1896 - Died, Forsyth Co., NC
Johnnie Pearson and Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
08/20/2014. Unpublished database.
Sylvanus David Davis was born in Surry County, North Carolina on September 8, 1832. Before the Civil War, around 1857, Davis came to Pfafftown, North Carolina and lived in the home of A. C. Transou. Afterward, he met Jane Transou, who was born in 1840 to Ephriam and Adelaide (Cooper) Transou, and they were married in 1861.
Sylvanus Davis was a medical doctor. On July 15,1862, he enlisted as a private in Company H of the 33rd Regiment, North Carolina troops, CSA. In July 1863, he was promoted to Hospital Steward and transferred to Field and Staff. He served until the end of the war. After the war, he returned to Pfafftown to practice medicine. Dr. Davis and Jane had six children, four boys and two girls. They were: Annie Elizabeth, born July 16, 1866 and married Fred Zigler on December 12,1896; Evan Davis, born 1869 and never married; Milton Transou Davis, born 1872 and never married; Hannah Adelaid Davis, born 1874 and married Claude Transou on April 7, 1901; Job Worth Davis, born 1877 who also became a medical doctor in Pfafftown; Ephraim "Eph" Gardner Davis, born 1880 and, as an adult, ran a small country store on Yadkinville Road and married Agnes Poindexter. Eph and Agnes did not have any children.
Jane Transou Davis had at least one uncle and four brothers who also served in the Confederate Army. The uncle was Julius A. Transou, known as Uncle Ule to most people in Pfafftown. He was a private in the 26th North Carolina Regiment Band. The four brothers were: Charles E. Transou, a private in the 26th Regiment Band; Lewis B. Transou, a private in Company D, 57th Regiment who was killed at Fredericksburg, VA on December 13, 1862; Ruben P. Transou, a private in Company K & L of the 21st Regiment who died of disease at Broad Run Station in Virginia on October 13, 1861; Owen C. Transou, a private in Company K&L 21st Regiment who died of disease on September 17, 1861 at Front Royal, Virginia.
Most of the named individuals are buried at Pfafftown Cemetery in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Sylvanus (1832-1896) and Jane Davis (1840-1927) were my great-great-grandparents. (Part of the above information was provided by my father, Henry L. Yarbrough, and by Patty and Helen Transou of Transou Road, Pfafftown, NC 27040 in August 1998.)
09/08/1832 - Born, Surry Co., NC (father: Evan Davis; mother: Hannah Gardner)
1850 - Farmer, North Division Westfield District, Surry Co., NC (living with his parents)
1852-1853 - Attended, Normal College, Randolph Co., NC
1854-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, but did not receive an M.D. degree (from: Surry Co., NC; preceptor: Dr. Joseph Hollinsworth)
1857 - Practiced medicine, Bethania, Forsyth Co., NC (in the home of Adalaid Cooper Transou)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Pfafftown District, Forsyth Co., NC
1861 - Married, Jane Elizabeth Transou (she died in 1927)
07/01/1862 (or 07/15/1862) - Entered service as Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry, Forsyth Co., NC
10/31/1862 - Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1862 - Detailed as an apothecary to the 33rd NC Infantry
02/00/1863 - Pvt., Co. H, 33rd NC Infantry
02/07/1863 - 02/28/1863 - On furlough
03/16/1863 - Patient, typhoid fever
04/21/1863 - 06/28/1863 - On sick furlough
08/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
10/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1863 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
02/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
03/02/1864 - On furlough, Richmond, VA (paid $42 for 2 mo. as Hospital Steward)
04/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
06/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
08/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
10/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
12/00/1864 - Hospital Steward, 33rd NC Infantry
01/21/1865 - Appointed, Hospital Steward, Provisional Army of the Confederate States [S. O. 17/15]
04/09/1865 - Paroled, Appomattox, VA, as Hospital Steward
1870,1874,1880 - Practiced medicine, Vienna, Forsyth Co., NC
08/13/1896 - Died, Forsyth Co., NC
Johnnie Pearson and Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
08/20/2014. Unpublished database.
Sylvanus David Davis was born in Surry County, North Carolina on September 8, 1832. Before the Civil War, around 1857, Davis came to Pfafftown, North Carolina and lived in the home of A. C. Transou. Afterward, he met Jane Transou, who was born in 1840 to Ephriam and Adelaide (Cooper) Transou, and they were married in 1861.
Sylvanus Davis was a medical doctor. On July 15,1862, he enlisted as a private in Company H of the 33rd Regiment, North Carolina troops, CSA. In July 1863, he was promoted to Hospital Steward and transferred to Field and Staff. He served until the end of the war. After the war, he returned to Pfafftown to practice medicine. Dr. Davis and Jane had six children, four boys and two girls. They were: Annie Elizabeth, born July 16, 1866 and married Fred Zigler on December 12,1896; Evan Davis, born 1869 and never married; Milton Transou Davis, born 1872 and never married; Hannah Adelaid Davis, born 1874 and married Claude Transou on April 7, 1901; Job Worth Davis, born 1877 who also became a medical doctor in Pfafftown; Ephraim "Eph" Gardner Davis, born 1880 and, as an adult, ran a small country store on Yadkinville Road and married Agnes Poindexter. Eph and Agnes did not have any children.
Jane Transou Davis had at least one uncle and four brothers who also served in the Confederate Army. The uncle was Julius A. Transou, known as Uncle Ule to most people in Pfafftown. He was a private in the 26th North Carolina Regiment Band. The four brothers were: Charles E. Transou, a private in the 26th Regiment Band; Lewis B. Transou, a private in Company D, 57th Regiment who was killed at Fredericksburg, VA on December 13, 1862; Ruben P. Transou, a private in Company K & L of the 21st Regiment who died of disease at Broad Run Station in Virginia on October 13, 1861; Owen C. Transou, a private in Company K&L 21st Regiment who died of disease on September 17, 1861 at Front Royal, Virginia.
Most of the named individuals are buried at Pfafftown Cemetery in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Sylvanus (1832-1896) and Jane Davis (1840-1927) were my great-great-grandparents. (Part of the above information was provided by my father, Henry L. Yarbrough, and by Patty and Helen Transou of Transou Road, Pfafftown, NC 27040 in August 1998.)
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