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James Madison DAVIS 1818 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1818

Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 Mar 1894

Death Location: Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Father: David Davis

Mother: Rachel (Davis)

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James Madison DAVIS was born in 1818 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of David Davis and Rachel Roberts (Davis). James Madison DAVIS passed away in 1894 in Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Madison DAVIS was born in 1818 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA, the child of David Davis and Rachel Roberts (Davis).
  • James Madison DAVIS passed away in 1894 in Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA.

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James DAVIS's Ancestors

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James DAVIS
1818 – 1894
Birth Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
David Davis
1786 – 1859
Madison, North Carolina, United States
Rachel (Roberts) (Davis)
1792 – 1858
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (William DAVIS Sr) *
1756 – 1838
Surrey County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane 'Polly' PARKER\PARTRIDGE Thomas Davis) *
1773 – 1830
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Jesse (Joseph) Roberts,
1763 – 1824
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Nancy Anderson
1774 – 1838
TN
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Roberts
1749 – 1788
Mary Benton
1750 – 1788
Peter Anderson
1758 – 1838
Sarah Anderson
1763 – 1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*JAMES ROBERTS
1725 – 1789
ELIZABETH MUMBRAY
1728 – 1763
Frances Benton
1721 – 1811
Samuel Benton
1720 – 1770

James DAVIS's Timeline

2 Records

1818
22 Jun 1818
Birth of James Madison DAVIS in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
1894
4 Mar 1894
Age 76
Death of James Madison DAVIS in Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1818
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1894
    Event Place: Cove Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

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