Davis in Grainger County 1850 Census (annotated)
Part of a series of Davis research extractions transcribed and contributed by, and copyright ©2023 to, Meri Arnett-Kremian.
| William Davis
b. about 1813 Susan Davis b. abt 1824 |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County District 1 – page 8B – Dwelling 114 Household 122
William Davis 37 M ferryman b. TN Susan Davis 26 F b. TN cannot read or write Harriet Davis 11 F b. TN – attended school Nancy Davis 9 F b. TN – attended school Thomas Davis 6 M b. TN – attended school Sela Davis 5 F b. TN – attended school Joseph Davis 3 M b. TN William 2/12 M b. TN John Harler/Harlien 18 M laborer b. TN |
Next door: Marena Davis, William and Anna Holt
Could be William Davis and Susanna Purkeypile or William Davis and Susanna Mitchel |
| Marena Davis
b. abt 1834 |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 1 – page 8B – Dwelling 115 Household 123
William Holt 25 M laborer b. TN – cannot read/write Anna Holt 21 F b. TN cannot read/write Marena Davis 16 F b. TN |
Next door to William and Susan Davis’s family |
| Samuel Davis b. abt 1829
Alson Davis (Alsey Long, daughter of Hardy Long and Rachel Cash) b. 1832 |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 3 – page 22A – Household 300 – Family 313
Samuel Davis 21 M farmer b. TN Alson Davis 18 F b. TN Sterlin Davis 10/12 M b. TN |
Year: 1860; Census Place: District 4, Grainger, Tennessee; Page: 430; Family History Library Film: 805250
Children: Sterling D. Davis, John Davis, Martha Davis, Perlina/Paulina Davis, Eliza J. Davis. Sarah Davis, Mary A. Davis Samuel Davis Sarah Alsey Long Davis Find-a-Grave Memorial 33772501 Samuel Davis Find-a-Grave Memorial 33774295 |
| James Davis
b. 1822 d. 1887 Grainger TN Martha Long Davis b. 1831 d. 1877 Grainger TN per Find-a-Grave |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 3 – page 17A – Household 235 – Family 247
James Davis 26 M sawyer b. Martha Davis 24 F Izora Davis 2/12 F b. TN |
James is living next door to William and Catherine Davis Spoon – is she his sister? She’s 7 years older.
Year: 1860; Census Place: District 7, Grainger, Tennessee; Page: 457; Family History Library Film: 805250 Children: Izariah Davis Lacey; Thomas Arnold Davis, James William Davis, Samuel Porter Davis |
| Sterling Davis
b. abt 1826 Catherine Gentle Davis b. abt 1831 |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 5 – page 30B – Dwelling 420 Family 436
Stirling Davis 24 M carpenter b. TN Catherine Davis 19 F b. TN Mary F. Davis 20 F b. TN Sarah Davis 14 F b. TN Emli J. Davis 12 F. b TN William Patter/Potter 24 M b. TN laborer |
Note: Mary Davis, Sarah Davis, and Emily Davis are presumptively sister of Sterling Davis.
Mary married William Patter/Porter and is found Year: 1860; Census Place: District 4, Grainger, Tennessee; Page: 435; Family History Library Film: 805250 Sterling is son of Hiram Davis and ? Johnson per Ancestry family tree 5086809. Hiram’s children: Sterling m. Catherine Gentle, James, Samuel m. Alsie Long, Mary Elizabeth Davis, and from 1850 Census: Sarah Davis, Emily Davis |
| James Davis b. 1802
Levicy (Louisa Cockrum) Davis b. 1802 |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 5 – page 40B – Household 575 Family 593
James Davis 48 M farmer b. SC Levicy Davis 48 F b. SC Alfred Davis 21 M farmer b. TN Telford Davis 19 M farmer b. TN – attended school checked, possibly a mistake) Sarah Davis 16 F b. TN (attended school not checked) James Davis 11 M b. TN – attended school Mary Davis 9 F b. TN – attended school Nancy Davis 4 F b. TN Luke Davis 5/12 M b. TN |
Next Door: Albert and Deliora Davis
JAMES son of John Davis and Rachel Chenoweth Davis James Davis m. Louisa Cockrum 22 Apr 1821 Grainger County, TN Tilford Davis m. Martha Lloyd 1858 Grainger Year: 1860; Census Place: District 6, Grainger, Tennessee; Page: 448; Family History Library Film: 80525 Year: 1870; Census Place: Districts 5 and 6, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1530; Page: 70A; Family History Library Film: 553029 |
| Albert Davis
Deliora Davis (Deborah?) |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee = Grainger County – District 5 – page 40B – Household 576 Family 594
Albert Davis 24 M farmer b. TN Deliora A. Davis 20 F b. TN – cannot read/write Francis M. Davis 10/12 b. TN |
Next door: James and Louisa/Levisy Davis |
| Thomas Davis
Sarah “Sally” Collins Davis |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 6 – page 45B – Household 638 Family 660
Thomas Davis 26 M farmer b. TN can’t read/write Sally Davis 26 F b. TN – can’t read or write Elizabeth Davis 6 F b. TN James Davis 5 M. b. TN Mary Davis F 7 b. TN William Davis 3 M b. TN Anderson Davis 1 M b. TN |
Thomas b. about 1824
Parents unknown m. 12 Jul 1840 Jefferson County, TN Year: 1860; Census Place: District 6, Grainger, Tennessee; Page: 454; Family History Library Film: 805250 Children: Mary, Elizabeth Davis Owen, James, William, Anderson, Joseph, Calvin, Marion, Thomas J. Davis |
| James Davis
Mary Stallsworth Davis |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 7 – page 53A
James Davis 40 M farmer b. NC Mary Davis 40 F b. TN Agnes Davis 18 F b. TN Martha Davis 17 F b. TN Elizabeth Davis 16 F b. TN William Davis 15 M b. TN attended school Sarah Davis 12 F b. TN attended school John W. Davis 11 M b. TN attended school Mary Davis 10 F b. TN attended school Amanda A. Davis 9 F b.TN attended school Samuel Davis 8 M b. TN attended school Nancy Davis 5 F b. TN Orlena Davis 1/12 F b.TN |
Amanda A. Davis married Pleasant Corum |
| John Davis
Elizabeth Davis |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880- Tennessee – Grainger County- 7th District – page 50B – Dwelling # 718 – Household # 742
John Davis 42 M farmer b. TN Elizabeth (Gains) Davis 44 F b. TN Mary A. Davis 20 F b. TN – cannot read/write Mara C. Davis 18 F b. TN Barbara Davis 16 F b. TN Louisa J. Davis 14 F b. TN – attended school James Davis 13 M – b. TN – attended school Amanda Davis 12 F b. TN – attended school William K. Davis 10 M b. TN – attended school Robert P. Davis 7 M b. TN – attended school Thomas F. Davis 7 M b. TN – attended school |
Possibly father and mother of Lee Davis, who lived 1 household away
——————————————————— 18 Aug 1829 Grainger County, TN Marriage of John Davis and Elizabeth Gains James H. Davis b. 8 Nov 1836 d. 17 Aug 1898 Grainger, TN m. Mary Jane Perrin ———————————————— William Kimbro Davis b. 31 May 1840 d. 3 Sep 1916 Grainger, TN m. Louisa Adeline Greer ———————————— |
| William H. Davis
Martha Davis |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880- Tennessee – Grainger County- 7th District – page 50B – Dwelling # 719 – Household # 743
William H. Davis 31 M farmer b. TN cannot read or write Martha Davis 25 F b. TN cannot read/write James Davis 12 M b. TN – school Elizabeth Davis 10 F b. TN – school Harriet Davis 7 F b. TN – school William Davis 5 M b. TN Nancy Davis 3 F b. TN Benjamin Davis 2/12 M b. TN |
Most probably brother of John Davis, who lived next door
William H. Davis was son of John Davis and Priscilla Floyd per Ancestry tree/66575743 |
| Lea Davis
Eda (Trogdon) Davis Daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth Trogdon b. abt 1822 |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880- Tennessee – Grainger County- 7th District – page 50B – Dwelling # 720 – Household # 744
Lea Davis 22 M farmer b. TN Eda Davis 28 F b. TN cannot read/write Samuel H. Davis 2 M b, TN |
Apparently shared dwelling with Solomon and Elizabeth Trogdon who are listed consecutively but with no dwelling number and as family 745.
May have been son, brother or nephew of John Davis or Thomas Davis. May have been brother or nephew of John Davis |
| Thomas Davis and Mary Ann Yates
Both born abt 1793 |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880- Tennessee – Grainger County- 7th District – page 51 – Dwelling # 726 – Household # 751
Thomas Davis 57 M b. NC Mary Davis 57 F b. NC Thomas Higgs 12 M b. TN |
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| James Davis
b. c 1780 SC 2nd wife Sally Waggoner |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 8 – page 57A – Dwelling 810 – Family 839
James Davis (70) M farmer b. S. Carolina 2nd? wife Sally Davis (40) F b. Tennessee Jane Davis (17) F b. TN attended school Milton Davis (15) M. b. TN attended school Noe Davis (12) M. b. TN attended school Henderson Davis (9) M. b. TN attended school Houston Davis (6) M. b. TN attended school Acy Davis (2) M b. TN |
Noe (Noah) Davis
Year: 1860; Census Place: District 8, Grainger, Tennessee; Page: 468; Family History Library Film: 805250 |
| Milton Davis
b. abt 1834 |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 8 –
Martin Vinyard 50 M Catherine Vinyard 45 F Mary Vinyard 18 Tilman H. Vinyard 17 Noe Vinyard 14 Daniel Vinyard 12 Adeline Vinyard 9 Jacob Vinyard M 6 Milton Davis M 16 |
Martin Vinyard m. Jane Nance 17 Jul 1825
Martin Vinyard m. Katherine Whittock 19 Sep 1848 |
| Charles and Elizabeth Davis
Did not appear in 1840 Census for Grainger County |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee = Grainger County – District 8 – page 58B – Dwelling 829 Family 860
Charles Davis 40 M farmer b. TN Elizabeth Davis 41 b. TN cannot read/write Hanibal Davis 16 M farmer b. TN Charles M. Davis 15 M b. TN Margaret E. Davis 13 F b. TN Rachel R. Davis 11 F b. TN William M. V. Davis 9 M b. TN Nancy M. Davis 7 F b. TN Daniel A. Davis 5 M b. TN Sarah S. Davis 3 F b. TN Caspar S. Davis 5/12 M b. TN |
Not present in Grainger for 1840 Census |
| Elza Davis
Milly Davis (Mildred Gaines) |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee = Grainger County – District 8 – page 57A – Dwelling 806 Family 835
Eliza Davis 25 F Milly Davis 34 F James N. Davis 16 M Adeline Davis 11 F Amanda H. Davis 9 F Barlis Davis 7 M Susan Davis 5 F Roda Davis 3 F |
Children’s Marriages
Adeline Davis m. John W. Rice 13 Oct 1857 Grainger – Year: 1860; Census Place: Bells, Ohio, Kentucky; Page: 769; Family History Library Film: 803390 Rhoda Davis m. Samuel Talley 1868 Grainger Co. Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: 1257; Page: 472A; Enumeration District: 100 Susan Elizabeth Davis married William Needham Jarnagin Mar 1867 Grainger Co – index says G. E. Davis instead or S.E. Davis = Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1530; Page: 119A; Family History Library Film: 553029 |
| Eli Davis
b. abt 1793 Virginia Elizabeth Davis b. abt 1799 Virginia |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 11 – page 87A Dwelling 1237 Family 1292
Eli Davis 57 M brick mason b. Virginia Elizabeth Davis 51 F b. Virginia James Davis 21 M b. TN William Davis 19 M b. TN Mary Davis 15 F b. TN Emiline Davis 10 F b. TN |
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| Isaac Davis b. abt 1816
Eliza Greer Davis b. abt 1820 Moved to Union County, TN before 1860 |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 13 – page 113A – Dwelling 1594 Family 1668
Isaac Davis 34 M farmer b. TN Eliza Davis 30 F b. TN – cannot read/write Polly Davis 12 F b. TN William Davis 10 M b. TN Nancy Davis 8 F b. TN George Davis 6 M b. TN Elijah Davis 3 M b, TN Sarah E. Davis 8/12 F b. TN |
Eliza Greer m. Isaac Davis
Children: Mary Jane “Polly” Davis, William Davis, Nancy Davis, George W. Davis, Elijah Davis, Sarah E. Davis, Winfield Scott Davis, Isaac Marion Davis (b. 1855) Isaac Davis is son of Isaac and Mary Denton Davis Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Union, Tennessee; Page: 437; Family History Library Film: 805276 Isaac Davis died prior to 1860 Census. |
| William Davis
Wife deceased – Rebecca Capps d. 1849 (dau of John Capps and Sarah Sanders) (Moved to Union County, TN before 1860) |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 13 – page 113A – Dwelling 1641 Family 1718
William Davis 39 M farmer b. TN Nancy Davis 18 F John Davis 12 M b. TN attended school Issac Davis 10 M b. TN attended school Nathan Davis 7 M b. TN attended school James Davis 5 M b. TN attended school Daniel Davis M 4 b. TN Elijah Davis 2 M b. TN |
Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Union, Tennessee; Page: 437; Family History Library Film: 805276
Son of Isaac and Mary Denton Davis |
| Isaac Davis b.1772 Fauquier County VA
Mary Denton Davis b. 1773 VA |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 13 – page 113A – Dwelling 1641 Family 1719
Isaac Davis 78 M farmer b. Virginia Mary Davis 77 F b. Virginia |
Children: William Davis, Isaac Davis, Nancy Davis (m. Marcus Monroe), James Davis |
| James Davis b. 1808
Sarah “Sally” Waggoner (dau. of William Waggoner and Sarah Hogans) b. abt 1811 |
1850 Census – Series M432, Roll 880 – Tennessee – Grainger County – District 15 –
Page 132B Dwelling 1842 Family 1927 James Davis 42 M farmer b. TN Sally Davis 39 F b. TN William J. Davis 17 M farmer b. TN Nancy Davis 15 F b. TN = attended school Issac N. Davis 13 F b. TN attended school Thomas J. Davis 11 M b. TN attended school Mary A. Davis 8 F b. TN attended school Benjamin Cass 8 M b. TN attended school |
James d. 1855 Grainger County
Sarah d. 1861 Grainger County Daughter Sally Sabrina Davis b. 1853 |
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