James H Davis

1833 - 1919  (85 years)   Has 14 ancestors and 33 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James H Davis
  Birth	18 Dec 1833	Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1EC5888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400000700
  Death	18 May 1919	Mitchell Co, NC
  Burial	Mine Creek Baptist Cem, Mitchell Co, NC
  Person ID	I2505	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	Jane McKinney,   b. 22 Aug 1841, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 11 Sep 1932, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1857/1858	Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC)
  _UID	E891E46700334A4F9B0838792980A4FF30B6
  Children	1. Reubin M Davis,   b. 13 Aug 1858, Yancey Co, NC d. 30 Oct 1943, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 85 years)   2. Sarah Ann Davis,   b. 4 Mar 1862, Mitchell Co, NC d. 3 Apr 1925, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 63 years)   3. Wilson Davis,   b. 18 Jun 1864, Mitchell Co, NC d. 3 Jan 1946, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 81 years)   4. Mary M Davis,   b. 24 Jun 1866, Mitchell Co, NC d. 21 Oct 1949, Avery Co, NC (Age 83 years)   5. Martha Davis,   b. 21 Jun 1871, Mitchell Co, NC d. 27 Apr 1931, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 59 years)   6. Caroline Davis,   b. 22 Jun 1874, Mitchell Co, NC d. 3 Oct 1943, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 69 years)   7. James Henderson Davis,   b. 15 Oct 1876, Mitchell Co, NC d. 30 Nov 1959, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 83 years)   8. Phoebe Etta Davis,   b. 20 Feb 1880, Mitchell Co, NC d. 30 Jul 1971, Avery Co, NC (Age 91 years)   9. Rachel E Davis,   b. 20 Feb 1880, Mitchell Co, NC d. 1933, Avery Co, NC (Age 52 years)   10. Minnie Davis,   b. 24 Apr 1883, Mitchell Co, NC d. 4 Apr 1935, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F1802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• 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:Margaret C. and James H. are twins, but their birth dates are recorded one day apart, she born 17 Dec 1833 (per T/S), and he born 18 Dec 1833 (per T/S and D/C), so one of these is in error, or else one was born just before midnight, the other afterwards, technically the next day.; !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 Farmer $500 NC William 27 Laborer Josiah 19 do James H. 16 John P. 12 Sarah 48 Margaret 16 Rachel E. 13 Sarah E. 13; !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Bakersville PO # 394/394 James H. Davis 25 Farmer $-/200 NC Jane 17 Reuben 10/12; !CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Bakersville, Bakersville PO # 88/88 James H. Davis 36 Farmer $500/200 Yancy Co NC Jane 25 Reubin 10 Sarah A. 8 Mitchell Co NC Wilson 5 Polly M. 2; !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Bakersville # 150/154 James Davis 48 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Jane 37 wife Sarah A. 17 dau Wilson 14 son Mary M. 12 dau Martha 10 dau Caroline 6 dau Henderson 3 son Phebe 3/12 dau * Rachell E. 3/12 dau * John Davis Sr 80 father NC-VA-NC ** *birth month not listed ** marital status blank.; !CENSUS:1900 Mitchell Co., NC Bakersville # 204/204 James Davis head Dec 1833 66 M 42 NC-NC-NC Farmer Jane wife Aug 1842 57 M 42 10-10 Henderson son Oct 1876 23 S Farm Laborer Racheal (sic) dau Feb 1881 19 Phebe dau Feb 1881 19 Minnie dau Apr 1884; !DEATH:18 May 1919 Mitchell Co, NC Death Records James DAVIS, b Dec 18 1833, d May 18 1919. F: John DAVIS, M: Sally BUCHANAN;