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My maternal grandmother
Minnie Davis Reed
1908 - 1971
My Great Uncles
John Wesley Davis, Sr.
1893 - 1940
Jessie F. Davis
1896 - 196-
My Great Uncle
Fred Douglas Davis, Sr.
1902 - 1978
My Great Uncle
Wrennie Davis, Sr.
1906 - 1979 |
Panola & Tate County,
Mississippi
Great Grandfather:
John Hector Davis
Born: September
1870, Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi
Died: 1935, Como, Panola County, Mississippi, age 65
Spouse: Married my great grandmother, Mary
Danner, in 1892
Other Biographical Info:
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Was known as "Pappa
John";
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Occupation: farmer,
land-owner, and house carpenter
| The children of John & Mary Davis were: |
| Name |
Year of Birth |
| John Wesley Davis,
Sr. |
1893 |
| Ollie Davis |
1894 |
| Jessie
F. Davis |
1896 |
| James Davis |
1898 |
| Mae Ella Davis Edwards |
1899 |
| Fred D. Davis,
Sr. |
1902 |
| Pearl Davis McGee |
1905 |
| Wrennie Davis,
Sr. |
1906 |
| Minnie Davis Reed |
1908 |
| The
children of John Davis & Lou Anna Danner |
| Julie Danner
Moss |
- |
| Cornelius
Danner |
- |
| William
Jasper Danner |
- |
| Dallas
Danner, Sr. |
- |
Great-Great Grandfather:
Hector Davis
Born:
March 1842, Abbeville County, South Carolina
Died: July 7, 1925, Como, Panola County, Mississippi, age 83
Spouse: Married Lucy Milam in 1866
Other Biographical Info:
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Was enslaved by John
Burnett, who transported him, his parents, and siblings to Panola
County, MS around 1861;
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Became a farmer and
land-owner after the War;
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Traveled across the state
building log houses with his sons;
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Died tragically after his
mule named "Jenny" kicked him in the head.
Great-Great Grandmother:
Lucy Milam Davis
Born: May 1846,
Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi
Died: November 17, 1927, Como, Panola County, MS, age 81
Spouse: Married Hector Davis in 1866
Other Biographical Info:
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Born a slave on Joseph R.
Milam's farm, ten miles east of Senatobia;
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Mother of 15 children with
10 living to adulthood.
| The children of Hector & Lucy Davis were: |
| Name |
Year of Birth |
| Anna Davis
Reed |
1868 |
| John
Hector Davis |
1870 |
| Sam Davis
(twin) |
1873 |
| Alice
"Sis" Davis Wilson |
1873 |
| Louise
Davis Hill |
1875 |
| Zachariah
"Zack" Davis |
1877 |
| Edward
"Ed" Davis |
1880 |
| Frances
Davis Edwards |
1883 |
| Tom Davis |
1886 |
| Alex
"Alick" Davis |
1890 |
Great-Great-Great
Grandparents:
Jack
& Flora Davis
Born:
Both
born between 1815-1820 in South Carolina
Died: Sometime after 1880, Como, Panola County,
Mississippi
Other Biographical Info:
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Were
enslaved by John
Burnett & Anna Johnson Burnett in Abbeville County, South
Carolina;
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Had at least eight
children, but only the names of five of them were found or known;
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It is believed that Jack
was previously enslaved by a Davis Family (possibly Ephraim Davis,
neighbor to the Burnetts);
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John Burnett took them and
their children to Panola County, Mississippi around 1861, where he
built a farm on the present-day Panola-Tate County line;
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Had a nephew named Wesley
Johnson, born c. 1852, who was also transported with them to
MS. According to Wesley's death certificate, his father's name
was Abe Johnson. It is uncertain if Wesley was a nephew to Jack
or Flora. Wesley & Evaline Johnson had several
children: James Johnson, Leanna Johnson, Fannie Johnson, Mattie
Johnson, Mack Johnson, and Maggie Johnson. The
Johnson family lived in Panola County, Mississippi after the Civil
War;
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After the War, they
changed their last name back to Davis.
| The
known children of Jack & Flora Davis were: |
| Name |
Year of Birth |
| Mariah Davis Roland Hill |
abt. 1839 |
| Huldah Davis Milam |
abt. 1840 |
| Hector Davis |
1842 |
| Jack Davis |
abt. 1845 |
| Sampson Davis |
abt. 1847 |
Great-Great-Great
Grandfather:
Wade
Milam
(father of Lucy Davis)
Born: c. 1820,
Alabama (probably near Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama)
Died: after 1880, Como, Panola County, Mississippi
Spouses: Margaret Briscoe; Fanny (Cherokee Indian), and
married Mary Love in 1881
Other Biographical Info:
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Was enslaved by Joseph R.
Milam of Tate County, MS;
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It is believed that Joseph
& Eunice Milam transported him to Mississippi in 1834 when they
left Madison County, Alabama and moved to Tate County.
Great-Great-Great
Grandmother:
Margaret (Peggy) Briscoe Milam
(mother of Lucy Davis)
Born: about 1826,
Tennessee (likely on the Briscoe farm in Maury County, Tennessee)
Died: after 1900, Como, Panola County, Mississippi
Spouse: Wade Milam (during slavery)
Other Biographical Info:
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Became enslaved by Joseph
R. Milam of Tate County, MS by 1845;
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It is believed that she, a sister, Nancy Cole (born 1831),
and a brother, Sam Milam, were previously enslaved by
James Warren Briscoe or Notley Warren Briscoe, who migrated from Maury
County, Tennessee to Marshall County, Mississippi in the 1840's.
| The
children of Peggy Briscoe Milam were: |
| Name |
Year of Birth |
| Lucy Milam
Davis |
1846 |
| Sarah Milam
Mabry |
1848 |
| Elizabeth
"Lizzie" Milam |
1852 |
| Alice Milam
Davis |
1854 |
| Hence Milam |
1858 |
| Hugh Lewers |
1861 |
| Margaret
Cole
Langston |
1862 |
| William
"Will" Milam |
1864 |
Other
children of Wade Milam were: |
| Jim Milam |
1858 |
| Coleman Milam |
1860 |
| Price Milam |
1864 |
| Tucker Milam |
1868 |
| Fannie Milam |
1870 |
| Forest Milam |
1872 |
| Ada Milam |
1874 |
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My Great Grandfather
John Hector Davis
1870 - 1935
My Great-Great Grandfather
Hector Davis
1842 - 1925
My Great-Great Grandmother
Lucy Milam Davis
1846 - 1927
My Great Aunt
Pearl Davis McGee
1905 - 1989
My Great Aunt
Mae Ella Davis Edwards
1899 - 1975 |
