Descendants of Harman Davis
Generation No. 1
1. HARMAN4 DAVIS (HARMON3, HARMON2, REASON1) was born 1798 in Newberry Co., SC, and died 1865 in Winston Co., AL. He married NANCY POSEY, daughter of GREEN POSEY.
Children of HARMAN DAVIS and NANCY POSEY are:
i. LUCINDA5 DAVIS, b. November 04, 1821, SC; d. August 30, 1893, Winston Co., AL; m. JOHN HARMON YORK, 1847, Tuscaloosa Co., AL.
ii. MARY ANN DAVIS, b. February 27, 1823, GA; d. March 19, 1896, Nauvoo, Walker Co., AL; m. MARION LARKIN POE.
Notes for MARY ANN DAVIS:
Burial Old Bethel Cem.
Notes for MARION LARKIN POE:
Died Prison Hospital, Confederate Hospital, Nashville TN
iii. VAN THOMAS DAVIS, b. February 27, 1826, Gwinnett Co., GA; d. May 22, 1912, Nauvoo, Walker Co., AL; m. LOUISE ELIZABETH INGLE.
Notes for VAN THOMAS DAVIS:
One of Winston county's leading land speculators before the Civil War.
After marriage to Eliza Ingle (1852), in 1860 lived on 240 acres he bought in 1858 on Brown's Creek near Ingle's Mill, the original site of Nauvoo.
Sometime around the turn of the century, Van and his wife moved to the state of TX. Several Winston and Walker Counties families were migrating to TX, OK. and ARK, Van took with him two unmarried daughters and a son. Louise died and was buried in TX. Around 1912 Van who was now an old man and son, Lewis decided to return to Al. by train. At some point in MS., the train trip was disrupted by a washed out bridge. Van and Lewis decided to walk onto Al. to the home of Jane and Bennie Jackson, (Van's daughter) just north of Nauvoo, north of the spot on Hy 5, where Olivia Jordon has her Beauty Shop. After arriving at Van's daughter's home, died 5-22-1912 with burial at Old Bethel Cemetery.
iv. THOMAS E. DAVIS, b. 1828, GA; m. NANCY P. ________________.
v. MARGARET DAVIS, b. 1830, Georgia.
vi. SARAH V. DAVIS, b. 1832, AL.; m. JAMES R. MARTIN.
Notes for JAMES R. MARTIN:
Information from Curtis Henson.
vii. JASPER DAVIS, b. 1834, AL; d. Lamar County, TX.
viii. WILLIAM LEA DAVIS, b. November 18, 1835, Winston Co., AL1; d. February 16, 1919, Sargossa, Walker Co., AL Bur: Scott Cem2; m. MARY ANN BLACKWELL, September 16, 1858, Walker Co ., AL3.
NANCY EVALINE DAVIS, tenth child of Harman and Nancy Davis, born 1837, died 8-1881, Kansas, Ala. marr: Alexander Henry Blackwell 11-01-1855. " Jean Brand 012498.
Notes for WILLIAM LEA DAVIS:
Through land deed, I have found Wm. in Section 35, Twsp. 12, Range 8, which is the Crossroads-Gamble area of Walker Co, AL. in the year 1883-1887. Also found a quick deed of Walker CO., AL. made to John Kilgore in 1906 for property in the same area. Sometime around the turn of the century, Wm and his family relocated on a section of land near Prospect and north of Buck Creek. At least 3 of his children reared their families on this land. These boys, Davidson, Reason and Freeman Davis still have descendents in this area today. Wm. and several members of his family were members of the Crossroads Methodist Church in the 1880s and 1890s. ( See Chism History) Mary Ann Blackwell was the mother of his 7 children.Walker County was created by the Alabama legislature on 1823 Dec. 26, and was named for U.S. Senator John Williams Walker. The county is located in the northwestern part of the state, and is bordered by Winston, Cullman, Blount, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, and Marion counties. Walker County is exceeded only by Jefferson County in the production of coal. The county is drained by the Black Warrior River and Mulberry and Sipsey Forks. The county seat is Jasper, named for William Jasper, a hero of the American Revolution. Other towns and communities include Carbon Hill, Corona, and Cordova. Fires at the courthouse occurred in 1865, 1877, 1886, and 1932.
Source: Virginia Foscue "Place Names in Alabama" Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, 1989.
"WILLIAM LEA "LEE" DAVIS, ninth child of Harman and Nancy Davis, born 11-18-1835 Winston County, Ala. died 2-16-1919 with burial in Scott Cemetery, rural Carbon Hill, Ala. Through land deeds, Wm. L. David in section 35, Twsp. 12, Range 8, which is the Crossroads-Gamble area in Walker County, Ala. in the years 1883-1887. Sometime around the turn of the century, Wm. L. Davis and his family relocated on a section of land near Prospect and north of Buck Creek. At least three of his children reared their families on this land and have descendants in this area today. Wm. and several members of his family were members of the Crossroads Methodist Church in the 1880s and 1890s. ( See Chism History) , marr: MARY ANN BLACKWELL, born 3-22-1841, died 6-24-1882, was the first wife of Wm.L. Davis and the mother of his children. After her death Wm. L. Davis marr: Elizabeth " Lizzie"_______, born 2-16-1836, died 1914 with burial at Scott Cemetery. Elizabeth signed the deeds when they left Crossroads. Wm. L. Davis and Mary Ann Blackwell had 7 children.
"Davis Trail Tracing" by Pat York Davis - "Billy" Davis was the eighth child of Harmon and Nancy Dvis. Probate records - Book B p386. On April 14, 1888, W. L. Davis was granted letters of guardianship for: son Freeman Davis (minor), daughter May Davis (minor). Papers also stated that he is the grandfather of Marcellus Burton, (Abt 16). 1867 Voter Registration List for Walker County, AL states that he was born in Tuscaloosa, AL. (Phil Henson, B'ham, AL)
More About WILLIAM LEA DAVIS:
Fact 2: Scott Cemetary between Carbon Hill, AL to Jasper, AL
Notes for MARY ANN BLACKWELL:
1860 U.S. Census, Walker Co., Western Div., P.O. Jasper, Ala. 7-18-1860, James S. Jones, Census Taker, page 83, Dwelling 451, Family 453.
Alex H. Blackwell 26 MW Farmer R.E. $400 P.P. $350 b: Ga
Nancy E. (DAVIS) 21 FW Domestic b: Ala
Nancy A. 3 FW b: Ala
Bunevista 6/12 FW b: Ala
William Davis 24 MW Farmer R.E. $600 P.P. $200 b:Ala
Mary A. (Blackwell) 19 FW Domestic b: Ala
Sophia H. 1 FW b: Ala
Hetty Townley 47 FW Domestic b: TN
NOTES:
1. Most adults and older children were literate. Only Nancy Evaline Davis Blackwell and Hetty Townley were illiterate.
2. Alexander Henry Blackwell married Nancy Evaline Davis in Winston Co., Ala. 3-01-1855. She was a daughter of Harman & Nancy Davis who had moved there earlier from Tuscaloosa Co., Ala.
3. Sharing the same dwelling were his sister, Mary A, Blackwell and her husband William Lea Davis, who was a brother to Nancy Evaline Davis.
1866 Alabama State Census ( First after the Civil War)
1866 Walker County, Alabama
Township 13S, Range 8W:
Davidson Blackwell 01100 (2) 1000 (1) = (3) total males
01000 (1) 1000 (1) = (2) total females
0-0-0 No loss of life; injuries in war
Alexander Blackwell 20010 (3) 0000 (0) = (3) total males
30100 (4) 0000 (0) = (4) total females
0-0-0 No loss of life; injuries in war
Vandever T. Davis 10001 (2) 0000 (0) = (2) total males
20010 (3) 0000 (0) = (3) total Females
0-0-0 No loss of life; injuries in War
Brother to Nancy Evaline Davis md to Alex Blackwell & William Lea Davis md Mary A. Blackwell.
More About MARY ANN BLACKWELL:
Fact 2: Scott Cemetary between Carbon Hill, AL to Jasper, AL
ix. NANCY EVELINE DAVIS, b. 1837, AL.; d. September 08, 1871, Kansas, AL; m. ALEXANDER HENRY BLACKWELL, November 01, 1855, Winston Co., AL.
More About NANCY EVELINE DAVIS:
Cause of Death: childbirth
x. RACHEL DAVIS, b. 1839; m. JAMES C. KIKER.
xi. JAMES ROBERT DAVIS, b. May 1840, Winston Co., AL.; d. 1913, Garvin Co., OK bur Clabber Flats Cem. east of Pauls Valley.; m. MARY "MILLIE" SHUG" BLACKWELL, February 01, 1869, AL.
Endnotes
1. Walker County Census June 1870.
2. Betty Haesloop 3/22/97
3. Jean Brand jbrand1056@aol.com 012498.
Researchers
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Laura Larkin
Harman Davis/Nancy Posey
Nancy Evaline Davis/Alexander Henry Blackwell
Nancy Ann Blackwell/George Washington Clark
Della Clark/Benjamin (Ben) Wright
Tilman Theadora Wright/Carl Self
Maxine Self/Joe Larkin
John Larkin/Laura Larkin
Jean Brand
Jean Brand.... Imogene Lewellen..... Joseph Sanford Davis...James Robert Finely Davis....the same with Blackwell except Mary "Millie" Blackwell.
Joe Irons
Vicky Jackson
Surnames: Jackson, Davis,Boles
Location: AL, SC, MS,AK, TX, OK
My husband, Thomas Earl is from Van Thomas Davis and Nancy Posey Line.
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