GEORGE WASHINGTON DAVIS

George Washington Davis, a son of Prior P. and Nancy Davis, was born 29 Apr 1834 Marshall Co TN; d 22 Nov 1905 Giles Co TN md ca 1856 Mary Eliza Macklin, b 1 Oct 1838 d 3 May 1902 Giles Co TN. Both are buried Minor Hill Cem, Giles Co TN. Mary Eliza Macklin is said to have been one-half Cherokee.

Children of George Washington and Mary Eliza Macklin Davis

Family legend says twin boys were born and died in infancy -

1. Samantha Emeline Davis, b 9 Oct 1859 d 6 Jul 1935 md 14 Dec 1879 Giles Co TN
Josiah Harris Norwood

2. A Boy, identified as W.N.L. Davis is enumerated on the 1870 Marshall Co TN US Census, but I have not been able to learn anymore about him- he may, or may not have been one of their children

3. George Lawson Davis , b 19 Feb 1863 d 24 Aug 1938

4. Nannie C. Davis, b ca 1865 d ca 1888, md Andrew Gardner

5. Charles Lavan Davis, b ca 1868 d ca 1927 Memphis TN md Penny Miller

6. Bruce Sackfield Davis , b 26 Apr 1870 Marshall Co TN d 1 Oct 1943 Athens AL

7. Clack Walton Davis, b Jul 1872 d 15 Mar 1931 md 4 Aug 1897 Clara Ellis Carpenter b Oct
1880 d 22 Jul 1920 dau of Hardy Carpenter (1830-1893) and Amanda Perkins (1837-1895)

8. Lucious Ollie Davis, b 9 Jun 1876 d 13 Nov 1941 md ca 1914 Ada Roper b 13 Jun 1892
d 7 Feb 1982, dau of Newt Alexander Roper and Mary Morris

9. Mary Jane Davis, b 26 Nov 1878 d 1961 md Louis Oliver King

10. Frank Meredith Davis , b 1879 d 1913

11. Vianna Virgin Davis, b 3 Sep 1882 d 6 Nov 1959 md W. E. "Bud" Whitaker, b 18 Apr 1869, d 30 Jan 1937

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