Thomas Jefferson Davis^[1]

1844 - 1923  (79 years)

• Name	Thomas Jefferson Davis  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	16 Mar 1844	Alabama   [2, 3]
  	1900 census makes his birth Oct 1847 in Georgia
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	East Division, Fayette, Alabama   [4]
  	Fayette C. H. post office
  Residence	1860	East Division, Fayette, Alabama   [4]
  	With parents Richard and Nancy Davis and seven siblings
  Census	1880	Holly Springs Beat, Fayette, Alabama   [5]
  	Enumeration District 1-81
  Occupation	1880	Holly Springs Beat, Fayette, Alabama   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1880	Holly Springs Beat, Fayette, Alabama   [5]
  	With wife Catherine (Height), a daughter, and a boarder
  Census	1900	Justice Precinct 7, Callahan, Texas   [6]
  	Enumeration District 18
  Occupation	1900	Justice Precinct 7, Callahan, Texas   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1900	Justice Precinct 7, Callahan, Texas   [6]
  	With wife Catherine F (Hight), a brother, and two boarders
  Census	1920	Berry, Fayette, Alabama   [7]
  	Enumeration District 9
  Occupation	1920	Berry, Fayette, Alabama   [7]
  	Farmer, general farm
  Residence	1920	Berry, Fayette, Alabama   [7]
  	At a farm on Main Street With wife Malissa C (Welch)
  Occupation	30 Apr 1923	Berry, Fayette, Alabama   [2]
  	Farmer
  Died	30 Apr 1923	Berry, Fayette, Alabama   [2, 3]
  Buried	1 May 1923	Berry, Fayette, Alabama   [2, 3]
  	Pleasant Hill Cemetery [3]
  		Thomas Jefferson Davis (1844-1923) - Find a Grave Memorial Includes headstone photo. Created by: Frances Bowen Frost Added: Apr 20, 2010 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 51381874
  Person ID	I4873	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine F Hight,   b. Oct 1847, Alabama ,   d. 5 Jun 1899  (Age ~ 51 years)  [8]
  Married	25 Jul 1866	Barbour County, Alabama   [8]
  	Married at "Hites" by A H Borders, minister [8]
  Marriage License	25 Jul 1866	Barbour County, Alabama   [8]
  	Issued by J S Williams, Judge of Probate
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2025
  Family ID	F2166	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Malissa C Welch,   b. 11 Sep 1863, Bankston, Fayette, Alabama ,   d. 1 Apr 1938, Berry, Fayette, Alabama  (Age 74 years)  [1, 9, 10]
  Marriage License	28 Jan 1901	Fayette County, Alabama   [9]
  	Issued by Thomas E Goodwin, Judge of Probate
  Married	30 Jan 1901	Fayette County, Alabama   [1, 10]
  	Officiated by J A Francis, MG at the R O Davis residence [9]
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025
  Family ID	F2165	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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