James Madison Davis

James married Mary Elizabeth Melton on 14 Dec 1865. Mary (daughter of Martin Fisher Melton and Margaret Lydia "Peggy" Bilyeu) was born on 29 Feb 1844 in Miller county, Missouri; died on 26 Oct 1930 in Ponce de Leon, Stone, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Martin Fisher "Fish" Davis was born on 16 Sep 1866 in Taney, Missouri; died on 15 Jan 1927 in Spokane, Christian, Missouri, USA; was buried in Highlandville, Christian, Missouri, USA.
2. William Franklin Davis was born on 8 Apr 1868 in Stone, Missouri, USA; died on 4 Jan 1954 in Highlandville, Christian, Missouri, USA.
3. Margaret E. Davis was born on 7 Feb 1870 in Christian, Missouri, USA; died on 9 Mar 1952 in Stone, Missouri, USA.
4. Alla S. Davis was born on 3 Mar 1873 in Missouri, USA; died on 1 Mar 1949 in Christian, Missouri, USA.
5. Dicy Diane Davis Lee was born on 8 Feb 1877; died on 21 Nov 1973; was buried in Highlandville, Christian, Missouri, USA.
6. Reuben Davis was born on 11 Apr 1878 in Christian, Missouri, USA; died on 1 Jun 1971 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA.
7. Stephen Decatur Davis was born on 7 Jul 1881; died on 6 Sep 1968; was buried in Highlandville, Christian, Missouri, USA.
8. Frances Davis Brown was born on 1 Feb 1884; died on 4 Jan 1969; was buried in Highlandville, Christian, Missouri, USA.
9. James Madison "Matt" Davis was born on 8 Nov 1886; died on 16 Jun 1962; was buried in Spokane, Christian, Missouri, USA.

Notes:

Home in 1840: Warren, Marion, Missouri
Home in 1850: Prairie, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
Home in 1860: Linn, Christian, Missouri
Home in 1880: Galloway, Christian, Missouri

Chrildren:
James Madison "Jim" Davis, 1840 - 1915
Francis Marion "Frank" Davis, 1844 - 1909
Salina C. Davis, 1845 - 1920
Martha Angeline Davis, 1847 - 1929, married Lewallen.
Emaline Davis, 1847 - 0000, married King, widowed in 1880.
Mary Jane "Polly" Davis, 1850 - 1919
Wyatt King Davis, 1856 - 1922, married Salina E.
Thomas B. Davis, 1857 -
Frank R. Davis, 1858 -

Brother Jonathan Davis, living with the family 1870 and 1880.

William married Elizabeth Harp on 19 Apr 1832 in Cooper, Missouri, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of William Harp and Charlotte "Lottie" Harrison) was born on 12 Jan 1816 in Overton county, Tennessee; died on 18 Jun 1889 in Christian, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John was married to Elizabeth, born abt 1780 in Kentucy, died after 1860.

Notes:

North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931, 10 Jun 1812, location: Overton, Tennessee.

Son of James Sampson Harp b 1751 and Sarah Tudor b 1751?

The Harps go back to the Earp family.

William married Charlotte "Lottie" Harrison on 5 Nov 1804 in Granville Co., NC. Charlotte (daughter of James Harrison and Winnie Reddin) was born about 1793 in Granville Co., NC; died in 1865 in Christian, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1854, Eli (Elias Harrison, 1768-Apr 1869) applied for father's pension from his service in Rev. War.

"James and Winny lived on the Roanoke River before and after the Rev. War. My parents were married in Amelia county, VA expects it has been at least 96 years ago, which would have been abt. 1758.

My father moved to Halifax county, NC before I was born (abt 1769) and settled on the river.

His father's Rev. War service was with the "NC Troops (militia, I think) for 9 months. He always told me he served three tours of three months each. I remember father's return "soon after the taking of Cornwallis" [1781?] but I don't know if he was at that siege. I don't remember all of the Captains my father was under, except one, a Captain Harrison, who was "no kin to him that he knew of". All of his tours were under General Greene. The battles I remember my father saying he was in was the Battle of Eutaw Springs and the capture of the noted Tory Captain (Rugedey?)."

Eli stated the date of death for his mother Winny was 25 October 1847, but he also states he doesn't remember for sure. When he made this application, he was 85+ years of age, but he has no proof of when he was born or when his parents married.

James married Winnie Reddin in 1758 in Amelia, Virginia. Winnie (daughter of James Reddin) was born in 1737 in Wales; died on 25 Oct 1847 in Overton county, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]