Daughter of Levin Oliver and Sophia Barnett, who are also buried here. She was born in Caldwell Co. Kentucky and married Miles B. Davis there on January 4, 1836. They came to Fannin County Texas in the late 1840's. They had 8 children that I know of. All the boys were deaf/dumb/"idiotic". I suspect they had Norries disease which is genetic and almost always only impacts males. The child could be born blind, then develop retardation up the 5 years old; can go deaf all the way up to mid age. Mary Evaline cared for them until her death, then Mary Melissa Davis Rogers cared for them in her home. One can only imagine how difficult it must have been.

Mary Melissa Davis
10 June 1839 Kentucky - 8 May 1912 (birth date per Bible record and death date per death certificate, buried Honey Grove, no stone)
Married: James Rufus Rogers, a stone for some of her children is here, though the inscriptions are often missed when people check the stones here.
Married: Mullikin, he is buried in Honey Grove, has stone.
Married: Amos Shults, she preceded him in death.

William H Davis
Birth: 1842
, , Kentucky, USA
Death: 28 May 1910
Fannin County, Texas, USA
Buried: Fannin County Poor Farm Cemetery, per death certificate

Henry A Davis
Birth: 1844
, , Kentucky, USA
Death: before 1900
Fannin County, Texas, USA

Mitchell Laud Davis
Birth: 1846
, , Kentucky, USA
Death: 10 Apr 1920
Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA
Buried Fannin County Poor Farm, cemtery is near Dodd City, likely no stone.


Sarah Frances Davis
Birth: 1849
, , Kentucky, USA
Death:



George B Davis
Birth: 1850
, , Texas, USA
Death: before 1900
Fannin County, Texas, USA


Eliza Virginia Davis
Birth: 1853
, Fannin, Texas, USA
Death:


Martin H Davis
Birth: 1855
, Fannin, Texas, USA
Death: 11 Feb 1913
Fannin County, Texas, USA
Burial: Arcada (?) on death certificate
Believe Arcada is actually the same as the Woods cemetery; Arcada was just an area near here.