 Abt 1842 - Deceased
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| Family |
Mary Elizabeth GREEN, b. Abt 1847, d. Deceased |
| Married |
14 Feb 1865 |
, Anderson, Texas, USA  [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. John Thomas DAVIS, b. 28 Sep 1882, Barry, Navarro, Texas, USA , d. 3 Jan 1958, Rylie, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 75 years) |
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| Last Modified |
5 Dec 2015 |
| Family ID |
F673 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- John Thomas DAVIS was born to John Henry DAVIS and Mary Elizabeth "Molly" GREEN. This was her second marriage, the first being to John N. DAVIS. Of the first marriage were born two sons: Othman DAVIS (my grandfather) and Birt (Bert) DAVIS. Othman DAVIS (b. LA) married Maude Grayson BURNS (b. AL) in Navarro Co., TX, in 1900, and had four daughters: Pearl Lorraine DAVIS (b. Jan. 15, 1902, Frost, Nav. Co., TX), Ruth Mildred DAVIS (b. Dec. 21, 1904, Frost, Nav. Co., TX), Thelma Mae DAVIS (my mother)(b. Feb. 18, 1906, Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX), and Maude Marie DAVIS (b. 1908, Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX).
Mary Elizabeth "Molly" GREEN was the daughter of Henry G. (Greenville?) GREEN (b. 1824, AL) and Malinda "Malendy" POOL (b. GA / her father was Joseph POOL / her mother was Eula Edith MOTT). Joseph POOL had only one other child, a son named Jesse C. POOL.
Sister to Mary Elizabeth "Molly" GREEN was Martha Jane "Mattie" GREEN, who married Thomas J. DAVIS, brother of John N. DAVIS. (Sisters married brothers.) There are numerous siblings of both families (James DAVIS and Henry G. GREEN) listed in the 1850/1860/1870 census of Jackson Parish and that of Winn Parish, LA. Henry G. GREEN was a Mason, and was a Pvt., Co. O, Consolidated Crescent Regt., LA Inf. He appears on the Roll of Prisoners of War, Paroled at Nachitoches, LA, June 6, 1865. James DAVIS married an Elizabeth, who (I was told by my mother and her sisters) was a full blood Choctaw. That makes me 1/16 Choctaw!!
Henry G. GREEN and Malinda POOL were married in Winston Co., MS, in 1846.
Our DAVIS and GREEN families came from Lousisana to Navarro Co., TX, in the late 1870's. They farmed land in Navarro County. Henry G. GREEN, John N. DAVIS, and others of this line are buried in Cryer Creek Cem., Nav., TX.
I am searching for the birth places and ancestors of James DAVIS and Henry G. GREEN. I especially would like to know what relationship John Henry DAVIS had with our James DAVIS. Nephew?
Just a side note: Lyman Thomas DAVIS, son of Thomas J. DAVIS, was a cook on the Chisholm Trail from Texas into Oklahoma. After his "wild days", he settled down in Corsicana, sold his chili from his wagon in front of the post office, bank, etc., and later opened a grocery store in one of his buildings on Beaton Street. (He built the whole block!) On the back of his wagon was a cage which held his pet wolf, named "Keiser Bill". When "Keiser Bill" died, Lyman hung his hide on the side of his wagon. Thus was the beginning of WOLF BRAND CHILI.
I hope you can include this information in your postings. I believe it will help others who are searching for these DAVIS / GREEN lines. Some other names included in my research are: BROCK / GILCREASE / HAWKINS / BRYANT / RANSOM / POOL / MOTT / FREEMAN / ARMSTRONG / BANISTER / MARCELLUS / and ALONZO. [Gail Abbott]
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| Sources |
- [S601] Wood, Mary Yarborough, John Henry Davis.
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