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Minerva (Manerva) Counts 1841–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1841

Birth Location: Tishamingo County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 21 July 1918

Death Location: Umpire, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Henry Counts\Koonce

Mother: Sarah Rose

Spouse(s): James Davis

Children(s): Jefferson Davis, Nathaniel Davis, Charles Davis, Richard Davis, Andrew Davis, Levi Davis, Peter Davis, Mary Davis, Rhoda Davis, Sarah Davis, Harvey Davis

Minerva (Manerva) Counts was born in 1841 in Tishamingo County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Henry C Counts Koonce And Sarah Rose. In 1850, Minerva (Manerva) Counts resided in Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississi. In 1860, Minerva (Manerva) Counts resided in Center, Polk, Arkansas, USA. Minerva (Manerva) Counts married James Nathaniel Nat Davis, and had children including Andrew Jackson Davis, Charles Mitchell Charlie Davis, Harvey James Davis, Jefferson Jeff Davis, Levi Lee Davis, Mary Adeline Davis, Nathaniel Ras Davis, Peter Solomon Davis, Rhoda Davis, Richard Henry Davis, Sarah A Davis. Minerva (Manerva) Counts passed away in 1918 in Umpire, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Minerva (Manerva) Counts was born in 1841 in Tishamingo County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Henry C Counts Koonce And Sarah Rose.
  • In 1850, Minerva (Manerva) Counts resided in Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississi.
  • In 1860, Minerva (Manerva) Counts resided in Center, Polk, Arkansas, USA.
  • Minerva (Manerva) Counts married James Nathaniel Nat Davis, and had children including Andrew Jackson Davis, Charles Mitchell Charlie Davis, Harvey James Davis, Jefferson Jeff Davis, Levi Lee Davis, Mary Adeline Davis, Nathaniel Ras Davis, Peter Solomon Davis, Rhoda Davis, Richard Henry Davis, Sarah A Davis.
  • Minerva (Manerva) Counts passed away in 1918 in Umpire, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Counts\Koonce
1794–1867
Birth Location: S. Carolina
HC
Sarah Rose
1800–1844
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
SR

Spouses(s)

James Davis
1831–1911
Birth Location: Pecan Point, Arkansas Territory
JD

Children(s)

Jefferson Davis
1868–1944
Birth Location: Umpire, Howard County, Arkansas, USA
JD
Nathaniel Davis
1886–1967
Birth Location: Umpire, Howard, Arkansas, USA
ND
Charles Davis
1872–1948
Birth Location: Umpire, Howard County, Arkansas
CD
Richard Davis
1863–1940
Birth Location: Umpire, Howard County, Arkansas
RD
Andrew Davis
1876–1957
Birth Location: Umpire, Howard, Arkansas, USA
AD
Levi Davis
1862–1918
Birth Location: Howard County, Arkansas, USA
LD
Peter Davis
1866–1940
Birth Location: Umpire, Howard, Arkansas, USA
PD
Mary Davis
1870–1942
Birth Location: Umpire, Howard County, Arkansas, USA
MD
Rhoda Davis
1881–1966
Birth Location: Umpire, Howard County, Arkansas
RD
Sarah Davis
1874–1924
Birth Location: Umpire, Howard County, Arkansas
SD
Harvey Davis
1878–1963
Birth Location: Umpire, Howard, Arkansas, USA
HD

Minerva Counts's Ancestors

Self
Minerva Counts
1841–1918
Birth Place: Tishamingo County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Henry C. Counts\Koonce
1794–1867
S. Carolina
Sarah Rose
1800–1844
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Coon) COUNTS
1754–1808
Caswell, Orange County, NC
Elizabeth (Catherine "Caty") Noe
1754–1781
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Levi Rose
1765–1850
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Mary Stafford
1767–1753
Sullivan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Cuntze
1729–1797
Elizabeth Sharp
1732–1788
Peter Noe
1721–1787
Roshannah Schell
1724–1781
Bennett Rose*\
1731–1778
Sarah (Rose)
1727–1783
William Stafford
1755–1782
Mary Boleyn?
1748–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Koontz
1706–1765
Anna Stoever
1710–1750
Henry Sharp
1702–1789
Frances Pierce
1700–
Peter Noe
1703–1787
Sarah Fitzrandolph
1703–1750
John Campbell
1674–1741
GRISSEL Hays
1683–1741
John Rose
1706–1731
Lucy Bennett
1710–1764
John War)
1690–1775
Mary MARR
1689–1775
John Stafford
1724–1756
Margaret Stafford?
1725–
James Stafford
1720–1780

Minerva Counts's Descendants

1.
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Minerva ((Manerva)) Counts (11 Jun 1841–21 July 1918) m. James (Nathaniel "Nat") Davis (19 Sep 1831–14 Oct 1911)
  1. 1. Jefferson ("Jeff") Davis 1868–1944 m. Ruthie (Jane) Blanton 1877–1958
    1. 1. Henry (V.) Davis 1900–1901
    2. 2. Jeff (Clarence) Davis 1911–1912
    3. 3. Delthia (Ola) Davis 1905–1989
    4. 4. Icy (Sleet) Davis 1919–1997
    5. 5. James (Daniel "Jimmy") Davis 1908–2000
    6. 6. John (Austin) Davis 1913–1998
    7. 7. Kelsey (Charles) Davis 1903–1971
    8. 8. Snow (Flake) Davis 1916–2001 m. Oscar (Thomas "Dock") Young 1911–2003
      1. 1. Evelyn (Ruby) Young 1933–2008 m. Reece (D) Manasco 1929–2003
      2. 2. Belva (Fern) Young 1937–
      3. 3. R. (B.) Young 1940–2012
  2. 2. Nathaniel (Ras) Davis 1886–1967 m. Margie (A) Bearden 1893–1963
    1. 1. Royle (Clayburn) Davis 1918–1960
    2. 2. Mary (Pearl) Davis 1915–1943 m. William (Owen) Smith 1911–1999
      1. 1. Jeannete Smith 1933–1986
  3. 3. Charles (Mitchell 'Charlie') Davis 1872–1948
  4. 4. Richard (Henry) Davis 1863–1940
  5. 5. Andrew (Jackson) Davis 1876–1957 m. Mary (Jane) Jacobs 1880–1958
    1. 1. Ola (Tennessee May) Davis 1912–2003 m. Osborne (Raymond) Browning 1906–1987
    2. 2. Caroline (Minerva) Davis 1904–1999
    3. 3. Homer (Nathaniel) Davis 1907–1999
    4. 4. Oleta Davis 1916–
    5. 5. William (Harvey) Davis 1900–1989
  6. 6. Levi ((Lee)) Davis 1862–1918 m. Allie (Lee) Forgy 1866–1912
    1. 1. Mary (Francis) Davis 1888–1972 m. Joseph (Franklin) Burgess 1888–1978
      1. 1. Homer (Lee) Burgess 1913–1997 m. Nancy (Alvada) Gammon 1917–2005
        1. 1. Bobby (Ray) Burgess 1936–1991
        2. 2. Billy (Lee) Burgess 1937–2003
      2. 2. Cecil Burgess 1913–1994
      3. 3. Thomas (F) Burgess 1926–1945
      4. 4. Ola Burgess 1916–1970
      5. 5. Ella (Leona) Burgess 1919–1994
      6. 6. Preston ("Pete") Burgess 1928–1982
      7. 7. Oma (Gena) Burgess 1921–
      8. 8. Oma (Gena) Burgess 1921–
    2. 2. Margaret (Lou "Margie") Davis 1884–1967 m. Andrew (Jackson) Krantz 1882–1973
      1. 1. Ozie (Etta) Krantz 1908–1984
      2. 2. Henry (Emmitt) Krantz 1912–1976
      3. 3. Lela (Mae) Krantz 1918–1959 m. Clarence (Argust) Hyde 1917–2015
        1. 1. Clarence (August Hyde) Jr. 1943–2018
        2. 2. Jerry (Lee) Hyde 1947–2019
      4. 4. Royal (William “Jodie”) Krantz 1922–2010
      5. 5. Homer (F.) Krantz 1910–1986
      6. 6. Charles (C. "Charlie") Krantz 1914–1996
      7. 7. Jessie (Lee) Krantz 1920–1960
      8. 8. Mattie (V.) Krantz 1906–1907
      9. 9. Opal Krantz 1926–1926
      10. 10. John (D) Krantz 1924–2006
    3. 3. Nancy (A) Davis 1886–1905
    4. 4. Winnie (L) Davis 1891–1963
    5. 5. Henry (M) Davis 1894–1919
    6. 6. Elizabeth (H) Davis 1895–1971
    7. 7. Lana (T) Davis 1898–1905
    8. 8. Celia (Ophelia) Davis 1900–1985
    9. 9. Bertha (Estella) Davis 1904–1982
    10. 10. Luna (L'nora) Davis 1908–1961
  7. 7. Peter (Solomon) Davis 1866–1940
  8. 8. Mary (Adeline) Davis 1870–1942
  9. 9. Rhoda Davis 1881–1966 m. Joshua (Aquilla) McCauley 1880–1922
    1. 1. Thomas (Sidney) McCauley 1903–1972
    2. 2. Nathaniel (Joshua) McCauley 1915–1978
    3. 3. Lula (Manervia) McCauley 1902–1989
    4. 4. Eva (Lee) McCauley 1908–1999
    5. 5. Esther (Rhoda) McCauley 1917–2006
    6. 6. Irene McCauley 1906–1970
    7. 7. Sarah (Gay) McCauley 1913–1996 m. Luther (Arthur) Paul 1910–2001
    8. 8. William (Carrol) McCauley 1911–1987
    9. 9. Edward (Franklin "Doc") McCauley 1920–2007
  10. 10. Sarah (A.) Davis 1874–1924
  11. 11. Harvey (James) Davis 1878–1963 m. Tiney ((Tina) Ann) Pannell 1883–1963
    1. 1. Carrie (Leona) Davis 1906–1983
    2. 2. Charles (Henry) Davis 1903–1973
    3. 3. Odell (Clarence) Davis 1919–2006
    4. 4. Emma (Ethel) Davis 1916–1986 m. Earl (Franklin) Dunagan 1912–1962
      1. 1. Infant (Boy) Dunagan 1936–1936
    5. 5. Harvey (James "Hemp" Davis) Jr. 1924–2013
    6. 6. Infant Davis 1902–1902
    7. 7. James (Carroll) Davis 1910–1970
    8. 8. Pearl Davis 1913–1991 m. Clyde (Franklin) Dunagan 1914–1976
      1. 1. Sandra (Lou) Dunagan 1943–2010 m. Tommy (Lee) Woods 1944–2012
    9. 9. Pleasant (Nat (Bum)) Davis 1908–1980 m. Clara (Viola) Davis 1914–1998
    10. 10. Harvey Davis 1924–
    11. 11. William (Johnathon "Billy John") Davis 1928–2020

Minerva Counts's Timeline

10 Records

1841
11 Jun 1841
Birth of Minerva (Manerva) Counts in Tishamingo County, Mississippi, USA
Tishamingo County, Mississippi, USA
1850
1850
Age 9
Minerva (Manerva) Counts resided here in Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 19
Minerva (Manerva) Counts resided here in Center, Polk, Arkansas, USA
Center, Polk, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 29
Minerva (Manerva) Counts resided here in Sulphur Spring, Polk, Arkansas, USA
Sulphur Spring, Polk, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
Minerva (Manerva) Counts resided here in Sulphur Springs, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Sulphur Springs, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 59
Minerva (Manerva) Counts resided here in Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 69
Minerva (Manerva) Counts resided here in Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1918
April 20, 1918
Age 77
Death of Minerva (Manerva) Counts in Umpire, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Umpire, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1918
21 July 1918
Age 77
Death of Minerva (Manerva) Counts in Umpire, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Umpire, Howard, Arkansas, USA
1919
19 Jul 1919
Age 78
Minerva (Manerva) Counts - Probate in Howard, Arkansas, USA
Howard, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Tishamingo County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, Howard, Arkansas; Roll: 46; Page: 2C; Enumeration District: 113
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sulphur Spring, Polk, Arkansas; Roll: M593_61; Page: 307A; Family History Library Film: 545560
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Baker, Howard, Arkansas; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0064
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Center, Polk, Arkansas; Roll: M653_48; Page: 613; Family History Library Film: 803048
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Baker, Howard, Arkansas; Roll: T624_52; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1374065
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 68A; Image: 144
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern Division District 4, Tishomingo, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 68A; Image: 144

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Center, Polk, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Center, Polk, Arkansas; Roll: M653_48; Page: 613; Family History Library Film: 803048

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Sulphur Spring, Polk, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sulphur Spring, Polk, Arkansas; Roll: M593_61; Page: 307A; Family History Library Film: 545560

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, Howard, Arkansas; Roll: 46; Page: 2C; Enumeration District: 113

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Baker, Howard, Arkansas; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0064

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Baker, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Baker, Howard, Arkansas; Roll: T624_52; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1374065

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 20, 1918
    Event Place: Umpire, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998, Probate Records; Author: Arkansas. Probate Court (Howard County); Probate Place: Howard, Arkansas
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 1918
    Event Place: Umpire, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Umpire, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998, Probate Records; Author: Arkansas. Probate Court (Howard County); Probate Place: Howard, Arkansas
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