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Nathaniel (Nathan ) F. Davis

Male 1822 - 1864  (41 years)


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  • Name Nathaniel (Nathan ) F. Davis 
    Born 25 Nov 1822  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Cemetery Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Service Civil War (CSA) 
    Died 17 Aug 1864  Danville, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Chronic Diarrhea 
    Notes 
    • Simon Davis (Nathan's Uncle) served as bondsman for Nathan Davis's marriage to Menerva Daves.

      Nathan was the last of the Davis boys to go into the Civil War in the 40 to 45 call and did not live long.
      - Taken from CIVIL WAR HISTORY by James C. Elliott.

      Listed in North Carolina Troops: 1861-1865 as N. F. Davis. Enlisted on April 20, 1864 and died near Danville, Va. on or about August 17, 1864 of chronic diarrhea. Served in Co. B, 34th Regiment, the same one that Hamby and Simon was in but neither would have been there by the time Nathan got there.

      Appears in 1860 Cleveland County, NC census.
    Person ID I6590  myfamilytree
    Last Modified 20 May 2022 

    Father William Fernilson Davis,   b. 19 Mar 1788, Union County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1846, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Sarah "Sally" Womack,   b. 6 Sep 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1866, New House, Cleveland County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 5 Mar 1812  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bondsman - Anderson Womack & Robert Randall
      Witness - Drury Dobbins
    Family ID F3673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Annie Elizabeth McKenny,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1849  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Davis,   b. 1849, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1889  (Age 40 years)
     2. William Nation Davis,   b. 3 Oct 1851, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1919, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Mary Jane Davis,   b. Aug 1852, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1928, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 20 May 2022 
    Family ID F4395  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Menerva Daves,   b. 28 Apr 1828, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1911, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 28 Feb 1854  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • This marriage is documented in Rutherford Co. Marriages 1779-1868. Simon Davis served as bondsman. This Simon is probably his younger brother. Witnessed by M. O. Dickerson.
    Children 
     1. Lucinda Davis,   b. 1855, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +2. James Lawson Davis,   b. 4 Mar 1858, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1938  (Age 79 years)
     3. Samuel Matthew Davis,   b. 22 Sep 1860, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1926, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     4. Frances Davis,   b. 23 Apr 1862, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1862, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Ella Bell Davis,   b. 18 Mar 1863, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1927, Gaffney, Cherokee County, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     6. Eliza Davis,   b. 1865, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1923, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 20 May 2022 
    Family ID F4396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Nov 1822 - Rutherford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCemetery - - Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1849 - Rutherford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Feb 1854 - Rutherford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Rutherford County Courthouse Marriages Listing.