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James Madison Davis 1799 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1799

Birth Location: , Elbert County, Georgia

Death Date: 1873

Death Location: Banner, Calhoun, Mississippi

Father: Absolom Davis

Mother: Elizabeth Dawson

Spouse(s): Mary None

Children(s): Mary Davis

James Madison Davis was born in 1799 in , Elbert County, Georgia, the child of Absolom Abner Davis and Elizabeth Dawson. James Madison Davis married Mary, and had children including Mary Jane Davis. James Madison Davis passed away in 1873 in Banner, Calhoun, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • James Madison Davis was born in 1799 in , Elbert County, Georgia, the child of Absolom Abner Davis and Elizabeth Dawson.
  • James Madison Davis married Mary, and had children including Mary Jane Davis.
  • James Madison Davis passed away in 1873 in Banner, Calhoun, Mississippi.

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James Davis's Ancestors

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James Davis
1799 – 1873
Birth Place: , Elbert County, Georgia
Parents
Absolom Abner Davis
1762 – 1834
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Dawson
1760 – 1800
NC, USA
Grandparents
Absolom Davis
1730 – 1807
Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Anne) Hackney
1723 – 1780
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Robert Dawson
1730 – 1780
ELizabeth James
1727 – 1777
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM James
1700 – 1756
Elizabeth Egglestone
1703 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William James
1670 – 1717
Ann Hutchings
1669 –

James Davis's Descendants

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James (Madison) Davis (abt 1799 – 1873) m. Mary
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Davis (February 1829 – 29 Jul 1907) m. Jarrett (Monroe) VEAL (19 May 1824 – 16 Jan 1875)
    1. 1. Ruthie (Emma) Veal (1857 – 12 Jul 1935) m. James (Glenn) Cosper (1852 – 20 September 1934)
      1. 1. Joseph (Benjamin) Cosper (7 September 1873 – 29 June 1956)
      2. 2. Marietta (Seleander) South (13 June 1875 – 30 November 1944)
      3. 3. James (Monroe) Cosper (29 February 1876 – 30 November 1951)
      4. 4. Charlotte (E.) South (29 November 1878 – 30 January 1910)
      5. 5. George (Robert) Cosper (17 Feb 1881 – 31 Aug 1956) m. Ida (Lee) Alsabrook (6 Jan 1889 – 8 Jun 1973)
        1. 1. Dera (Lillian) Cosper (13 May 1904 – 27 July 1920) m. Murray (Irwin) Spurlock (9 October 1895 – 30 November 1966)
        2. 2. Cyrus (Glenn) Cosper (9 Nov 1906 – 14 Dec 1985) m. Ferol (Eva) Cosper (21 October 1916 – 7 January 2020)
        3. 3. Earl (Quinton Sr) Cosper (28 Oct 1908 – 10 Jun 1973) m. Jewel Cosper (18 November 1909 – 31 October 1982)
        4. 4. Carl (O) Cosper (1909 – )
        5. 5. Cleo (W) Cosper (10 Jun 1911 – 14 Mar 1993) m. Lorene Cosper (14 July 1906 – 28 January 1987)
        6. 6. Avis (Lintel) Cosper (26 Oct 1913 – 03 Jan 1995) m. Albert (Columbus) Register (18 April 1907 – 31 December 1988)
        7. 7. Pauline Cosper (21 May 1916 – 6 Mar 1920)
        8. 8. James (Hubbert) Cosper (25 Nov 1918 – 8 Mar 1920)
        9. 9. Willie (Ruvene) Cosper (14 Feb 1923 – 17 Jan 2011) m. Loyd Hopson (7 October 1915 – 25 September 1991)
        10. 10. Christine Cosper (20 Oct 1925 – 6 Feb 1987) m. Marylon (Columbus) Collier (30 Sep 1920 – 16 Aug 2009) m. Harvey (Edgar) Dorman (21 Mar 1921 – 22 Feb 1949)
      6. 6. Rebecca (Jane) Heard (16 November 1882 – 8 October 1957)
      7. 7. Emmie Sheets (7 April 1885 – February 1971)
      8. 8. O (C) Hester (18 December 1887 – 21 July 1907)
      9. 9. Thomas (W) Cosper (20 January 1889 – 8 May 1974)
      10. 10. L (R) Cosper (18 January 1891 – 15 February 1914)
      11. 11. Christena (Ruth) Yates (6 February 1893 – 2 April 1981)
      12. 12. Ina Maxwell (1895 – 1969)
      13. 13. J. (H. M.) Cosper (1 February 1897 – 15 February 1914)

James Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1799
abt 1799
Birth of James Madison Davis in , Elbert County, Georgia
, Elbert County, Georgia
1873
1873
Age 74
Death of James Madison Davis in Banner, Calhoun, Mississippi
Banner, Calhoun, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1799
    Event Place: , Elbert County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Banner, Calhoun, Mississippi

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