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Matthew Henry Davis 1819–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1819

Birth Location: Wilson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 3 May 1889

Death Location: Iola, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Basil Davis

Mother:

Spouse(s): Nancy Cranch, America Davis

Children(s): Howard Couch, William Davis, James Davis, Mattie Myers, Victoria Wolf, Peter Davis, John Davis

Matthew Henry Davis was born in 1819 in Wilson, Tennessee, United States, the child of Basil Boswell Davis And Hannah Craig. Matthew Henry Davis married America Jane Davis, Nancy Beal Cranch, and had children including Howard Couch, James C Davis, John J Davis, Mattie Navada Myers, Peter G Davis, Victoria I Wolf, William Sherman Davis. Matthew Henry Davis passed away in 1889 in Iola, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matthew Henry Davis was born in 1819 in Wilson, Tennessee, United States, the child of Basil Boswell Davis And Hannah Craig.
  • Matthew Henry Davis married America Jane Davis, Nancy Beal Cranch, and had children including Howard Couch, James C Davis, John J Davis, Mattie Navada Myers, Peter G Davis, Victoria I Wolf, William Sherman Davis.
  • Matthew Henry Davis passed away in 1889 in Iola, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Matthew Davis's Ancestors

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Matthew Davis
1819–1889
Birth Place: Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Basil Boswell Davis
1794–1863
South Carolina , USA
Grandparents
Hannah Craig
1770–
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Davis's Descendants

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Matthew (Henry) Davis (27 Mar 1819–3 May 1889) m. Nancy (Beal) Cranch (30 Mar 1825–20 Jan 1917) m. America (Jane) Davis (16 March 1831–13 February 1880)
  1. 1. Howard Couch 1870–
  2. 2. William (Sherman) Davis 1866–1947
  3. 3. James (C.) Davis 1875–1876
  4. 4. Mattie (Navada) Myers 1871–1951
  5. 5. Victoria (I.) Wolf 1863–1936
  6. 6. Peter (G.) Davis 1856–1924
  7. 7. John (J.) Davis 1861–1881

Matthew Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1819
27 Mar 1819
Birth of Matthew Henry Davis in Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Wilson, Tennessee, United States
1889
3 May 1889
Age 70
Death of Matthew Henry Davis in Clay, Illinois, United States
Clay, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1819
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Illinois, County Marriage Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1889
    Event Place: Clay, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Iola, Clay County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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