In my grandfather's book, " The Pariss Sims Family and Related Families 1765-1965,' p.58, Almon James Sims wrote, "The Davis family, originally of Virginia and South Carolina, of Welch ancestry, came to Tennessee from Kentucky in the 1830's.
David Harrison Davis....was a Missionary Baptist preacher, born in Kentucky, Jan., 16, 1800; died in Wayne Co., Tenn. April 18, 1883. .... Rev. Davis established Baptist churches in Lawrence, Wayne, and Hardin counties, one of which was Providence, the old Indian Creek church which was destroyed by a cyclone in or about 1903. His wife was Matilda Wakefield."
David Harrison Davis is believed to be the son of William Ransome and Mary Elizabeth Mattison Davis.
David Harrison Davis and Matilda Wakefield married on 18 Jan 1821 in Franklin, Indiana. They were the parents of seven known children:
- Sarah Elizabeth
- James Jackson
- George Wakefield
- Branson Able Davis (1836-1865) (m. Catharine Grisson) killed in the Civil War
- Mary Elizabeth "Molly"
- Joseph Noah Davis
- Rebecca Jane "Sis"
David Harrison Davis is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1830 for Lawrence Co., Tn with five other people not listed by their names
- 1840 for Lawrence Co., Tn with six other people not listed by their names
- 1850 for Lawrence Co., Tn with his spouse and five children
- 1860 for Hardin Co., Tn with his spouse and four children
- 1870 in Wayne Co., Tn with spouse
- 1880 in Wayne Co., in the home of his son, George W. Davis and his wife and family, with his spouse
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revise May 2019
David Harrison Davis....was a Missionary Baptist preacher, born in Kentucky, Jan., 16, 1800; died in Wayne Co., Tenn. April 18, 1883. .... Rev. Davis established Baptist churches in Lawrence, Wayne, and Hardin counties, one of which was Providence, the old Indian Creek church which was destroyed by a cyclone in or about 1903. His wife was Matilda Wakefield."
David Harrison Davis is believed to be the son of William Ransome and Mary Elizabeth Mattison Davis.
David Harrison Davis and Matilda Wakefield married on 18 Jan 1821 in Franklin, Indiana. They were the parents of seven known children:
- Sarah Elizabeth
- James Jackson
- George Wakefield
- Branson Able Davis (1836-1865) (m. Catharine Grisson) killed in the Civil War
- Mary Elizabeth "Molly"
- Joseph Noah Davis
- Rebecca Jane "Sis"
David Harrison Davis is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1830 for Lawrence Co., Tn with five other people not listed by their names
- 1840 for Lawrence Co., Tn with six other people not listed by their names
- 1850 for Lawrence Co., Tn with his spouse and five children
- 1860 for Hardin Co., Tn with his spouse and four children
- 1870 in Wayne Co., Tn with spouse
- 1880 in Wayne Co., in the home of his son, George W. Davis and his wife and family, with his spouse
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revise May 2019
In my grandfather's book, " The Pariss Sims Family and Related Families 1765-1965,' p.58, Almon James Sims wrote, "The Davis family, originally of Virginia and South Carolina, of Welch ancestry, came to Tennessee from Kentucky in the 1830's.
David Harrison Davis....was a Missionary Baptist preacher, born in Kentucky, Jan., 16, 1800; died in Wayne Co., Tenn. April 18, 1883. .... Rev. Davis established Baptist churches in Lawrence, Wayne, and Hardin counties, one of which was Providence, the old Indian Creek church which was destroyed by a cyclone in or about 1903. His wife was Matilda Wakefield."
David Harrison Davis is believed to be the son of William Ransome and Mary Elizabeth Mattison Davis.
David Harrison Davis and Matilda Wakefield married on 18 Jan 1821 in Franklin, Indiana. They were the parents of seven known children:
- Sarah Elizabeth
- James Jackson
- George Wakefield
- Branson Able Davis (1836-1865) (m. Catharine Grisson) killed in the Civil War
- Mary Elizabeth "Molly"
- Joseph Noah Davis
- Rebecca Jane "Sis"
David Harrison Davis is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1830 for Lawrence Co., Tn with five other people not listed by their names
- 1840 for Lawrence Co., Tn with six other people not listed by their names
- 1850 for Lawrence Co., Tn with his spouse and five children
- 1860 for Hardin Co., Tn with his spouse and four children
- 1870 in Wayne Co., Tn with spouse
- 1880 in Wayne Co., in the home of his son, George W. Davis and his wife and family, with his spouse
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revise May 2019
David Harrison Davis....was a Missionary Baptist preacher, born in Kentucky, Jan., 16, 1800; died in Wayne Co., Tenn. April 18, 1883. .... Rev. Davis established Baptist churches in Lawrence, Wayne, and Hardin counties, one of which was Providence, the old Indian Creek church which was destroyed by a cyclone in or about 1903. His wife was Matilda Wakefield."
David Harrison Davis is believed to be the son of William Ransome and Mary Elizabeth Mattison Davis.
David Harrison Davis and Matilda Wakefield married on 18 Jan 1821 in Franklin, Indiana. They were the parents of seven known children:
- Sarah Elizabeth
- James Jackson
- George Wakefield
- Branson Able Davis (1836-1865) (m. Catharine Grisson) killed in the Civil War
- Mary Elizabeth "Molly"
- Joseph Noah Davis
- Rebecca Jane "Sis"
David Harrison Davis is found in the following US Federal Census records:
- 1830 for Lawrence Co., Tn with five other people not listed by their names
- 1840 for Lawrence Co., Tn with six other people not listed by their names
- 1850 for Lawrence Co., Tn with his spouse and five children
- 1860 for Hardin Co., Tn with his spouse and four children
- 1870 in Wayne Co., Tn with spouse
- 1880 in Wayne Co., in the home of his son, George W. Davis and his wife and family, with his spouse
- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revise May 2019
