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Davis Genealogy Home Page MARGE RAMSEY DAVIS FAMILY Davis and Watson Genealogy A Research Record By Terry Davis Dec 7, 2019 Marge and Terry Davis email: [email protected] Table of Contents DAVIS..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 WATSON ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DAVIS ANCESTRAL TREE ...................................................................................................................... 8 MILITARY RECORDS ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Lemuel M. Davis Indian Wars Pension Records .................................................................................................... 9 Mirick Davis (1793-1877) War of 1812 Pension Application............................................................................... 10 BIOGRAPHIES............................................................................................................................................................... 11 Col. Samuel Watson (1731-1810) ....................................................................................................................... 11 Thomas S. Watson Sr. ......................................................................................................................................... 12 James C. Davis ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 Henry Yarbrough ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Admiral John Thomas Watson ............................................................................................................................ 16 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Land Records ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 Early Montgomery County, TN Tax District ......................................................................................................... 19 Watson Mysteries to Solve .................................................................................................................................. 20 Mabel Davis’ Wedding Announcement ............................................................................................................... 21 B F Davis Clovis News Journal Article .................................................................................................................. 22 William and Mabel Davis Johnson Stories .......................................................................................................... 25 B. F. Davis’ Inventions ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Soloman R. Davis - Who’s Who on the Pacific Coast, 1913 ................................................................................. 29 Roster of Soldiers & Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana....................................................... 29 Letter from B. F. Davis to Mrs. G. M. Ramsey ..................................................................................................... 29 Hugh McCrary & Susannah Whitaker ................................................................................................................. 30 John Tarlton Watson ........................................................................................................................................... 33 Steve Watson Email ............................................................................................................................................ 34 FAMILY PHOTOS ........................................................................................................................................................... 35 MARRIAGE RECORDS .................................................................................................................................................... 38 Butler County, Kentucky (Davis) .......................................................................................................................... 38 Madison County, Kentucky (Davis)...................................................................................................................... 38 Butler County, Missouri (Davis, Watson) ............................................................................................................ 39 Montgomery County, Tennessee (Watson) ......................................................................................................... 40 CENSUS RECORDS ......................................................................................................................................................... 41 1790 Rowan Co, NC (Davis, McCrary) ................................................................................................................. 41 1790 York District, SC (Watson) .......................................................................................................................... 41 1800 Salisbury, Rowan Co, NC (Davis, Mccrary) ................................................................................................. 42 1800 York District, SC (Watson) .......................................................................................................................... 43 1810 Rowan Co, NC (Davis) ................................................................................................................................. 43 1810 Butler Co, KY (Davis) ................................................................................................................................... 44 1810 Christian Co, KY (Watson) .......................................................................................................................... 44 1810 Henderson Co, KY (Watson) ....................................................................................................................... 45 1810 Logan Co, KY (Davis, Watson) .................................................................................................................... 45 1810 Livingston Co, KY (Watson) ........................................................................................................................ 45 1810 Caldwell Co, KY (Watson) ........................................................................................................................... 45 1820 Butler Co, KY (Davis, Depoyster) ................................................................................................................ 46 1820 Henderson Co, KY (Wattson) ...................................................................................................................... 46 Davis_Watson - 2 1820 Christian Co, KY (Watson) .......................................................................................................................... 46 1820 Caldwell Co, KY (Watson) ........................................................................................................................... 46 1820 Livingston Co, KY (Davis, Watson) .............................................................................................................. 46 1820 Montgomery Co, TN (Watson) ................................................................................................................... 47 1820 Robertson Co, TN (Watson) ........................................................................................................................ 47 1820 Logan Co, KY (Davis) ................................................................................................................................... 47 1820 Davidson Co, NC (Davis, McCrary) ............................................................................................................. 47 1830 Livingston County, KY (Watson) ................................................................................................................. 48 1830 Calloway Co, KY (Watson) .......................................................................................................................... 48 1830 Graves Co, KY (Watson) ............................................................................................................................. 48 1830 Montgomery Co, TN (Bunting, Hargrove, Watson) .................................................................................... 48 1830 Ruddell Co, Independence, Arkansas Territory (Davis) .............................................................................. 49 1830 Hickman Co, KY (Davis, Watson) ................................................................................................................ 49 1830 Davidson Co, NC (Davis, McCrary) ............................................................................................................. 49 1830 Hemstead, Arkansas Territory
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