Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
William Davis
1823 - 1900 (77 years) Has 14 ancestors and 32 descendants in this family tree.-
Name William Davis Birth 1822/1823 Burke Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) 
Gender Male _UID 16C5888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000FF80 Death 17 Dec 1900 Mitchell Co, NC Burial Thomas Cem, Yancey Co, NC Person ID I2501 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 19 Jan 2026
Father John Davis, b. 1799/1800, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 1881, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 81 years)Mother Sarah Buchanan, b. 1801/1802, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 1875, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 73 years)Marriage 1820/1822 Burke Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) _UID 36BBB5C18DFFC545B50A7B987A2DEED63AA1 Family ID F832 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Elizabeth Willis, b. 1834/1835, Yancey Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 46 years)Marriage 1850/1854 Yancey Co, NC _UID 5BED9717B4CC844E9D9A2BD0FC1EC752AD74 Children 1. Mary Ann Davis, b. 14 Feb 1853, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 11 Jan 1928, Yancey Co, NC (Age 74 years)2. Henry Gilbert Davis, b. 1855/1856, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. Aft 1888, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 33 years)3. Sarah C Davis, b. 1861/1862, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 19 years)4. Margaret Davis, b. 1863/1864, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 17 years)5. Jane Davis, b. 1865/1866, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 15 years)6. Alice M Davis, b. 1868/1869, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 12 years)7. Emaline Davis, b. 1877/1878, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 23 years)Family ID F1798 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st Cousin, 5 times removed.;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-john.html
!NOTES:Buried in the Thomas Cem. in Yancey County, in unmarked grave (per Roger Burnett);
!CENSUS:1830 Burke Co., NC p. 196
John Davis age 30-39 (1790/1800)
210001-01001
My Analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 30-39 (1790/1800) = John Davis (1798)
1m 5-9 (1820/1825) = William Davis (c1823) son
2m 0-4 (1825/1830) = 1. Jacob Davis (c1825) son
"m 0-4 (1825/1830) = 2. Allen Davis (c1829) son
1f 20-29 (1800/1810) = Sarah Buchanan Davis (c1802) wife
1f 5-9 (1820/1825) = Mary Ann Davis (1824) dau;
!CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 275
John Davis age 40-49 (1790/1800)
1221001-210101
My Analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 40-49 (1790/1800) = John Davis (1798)
1m 15-19 (1820/1825) = William Davis (c1823) son
2m 10-14 (1825/1830) = 1. Jacob Davis (c1825) son
"m 10-14 (1825/1830) = 2. Allen Davis (c1829) son
2m 5-9 (1830/1835) = 1. Josiah Davis (c1831) son
"m 5-9 (1830/1835) = 2. James H. Davis (1833) son
1m 0-4 (1835/1840) = John P. Davis (1838) son
1f 30-39 (1800/1810) = Sarah Buchanan Davis (c1802) wife
1f 15-19 (1820/1825) = Mary Ann Davis (1824) dau
1f 5-9 (1830/1835) = Margaret Davis (1833) dau
2f 0-4 (1835/1840) = 1. Sarah Elizabeth Davis (1836) dau
"f 0-4 (1835/1840) = 2. Rachel E. Davis (1836) dau;
!CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co, NC # 413/433
John Davis, 50 NC
William 27
Josiah 19
James H. 16
John P. 12
Sarah 48
Margaret 16
Rachel E. 13
Sarah E. 13;
!CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Childsville PO # 1254/1254
Wm Davis 38 Farmer $-/55 NC
Elizabeth 25
Mary A. 6
Henry G. 4;
!CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Bakersville, Bakersville PO # 35/35
William Davis 50 Farmer $300/50 Burk Co NC
Elizabeth 35 Yancy Co NC
Henry G. 13
Sarah C. 8 Mitchell Co NC
Margarett 6
Jane 4
Allis M. 1;
!CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Bakersville # 146/150
William Davis 53 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Elizabeth 43 wife M Keeping House
Sarah 17 dau
Margarett 15 dau
Jane 10 dau
Alice 7 dau
Emeline 2 dau;
!DEED: 8 Apr 1892 Mitchell Co., NC Deed Book 29, pp 141-143
William Davis & wife Elizabeth,
Jacob Davis & wife Susan,
Allen Davis & wife Anna,
Josiah Davis & wife Perlina,
John Davis & Matilda his wife,
John Greene & wife Mary Ann Greene,
Allen Buchanan & wife Sarah Buchanan,
William Wilson & wife Margaret Wilson,
Linsy Ledford & wife Rache Ledford,
of the counties of Mitchell and Yancey,
parties of the first part
To
Bedford Wiseman,
Susan Ollis,
Milton Wiseman,
W. W. Wiseman,
and Martha L. Dayten
of Mitchell
for $70
South side of Buck Hill on Three Mile Creek, 100 acres;
!CENSUS:1900 x
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st Cousin, 5 times removed.;