Davis, James
James A Davis
Born: Abt 1800 in Virginia or North Carolina
Died: ? in Indiana
Lived near Bedford, Indiana. Reportedly operated a ferry over the White River (where Dixie Hwy. crosses) near Yockey (or called Falling Spring).
Married: 1st - Dianna ? 2nd - Jincy (Jane) Dodson
Children:
Marriage 1
Drewery
Catherine (Dodson, reportedly married a step-brother) Moved to Missouri in 1879.
John - He died in the Civil War, for the South, 1863
Marriage 2
Ellen (Eversole)
Thomas Royce - Became a doctor
Fealden George - d. April 1, ? Was a farmer, postmaster for a while in Yockey, and ran a small grocery in connection to the post office. Funeral services were held at Wesley Chapel.
Source: Typed notes dated December 1957, from unknown source, in collection of Sarah Lee Crabtree (Morrison) family history papers.
Census 1850 had James living in Marion, Lawrence, Indiana, USA. His occupation was listed as a farmer.
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