Davis, John R

1840 - 1928  (87 years)   Has 22 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Davis, John R
  Birth	18 Dec 1840	Blount Co, TN
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B8DF888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000BB26
  Death	24 Jun 1928	Putnam Co, GA
  Burial	Lone Oak Cem, Graham Co, NC
  Person ID	I5907	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Davis, Thomas,   b. 1804/1805, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC (Age > 76 years)
  Mother	Burchfield, Arabella,   b. 7 Jan 1812, Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) d. 28 May 1882, Cades Cove, Blount Co, TN (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	9 Nov 1830	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	BF6CBAF47EE2984281250EB60D01753D3DFF
  Family ID	F3933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Starkey, Annie,   b. 14 Jul 1839, TN d. 20 Oct 1913, Graham Co, NC (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1860/1862	Polk Co, TN
  _UID	6C237F814289A248A97ABE305B0AEC1CC2A3
  Children	1. Davis, Tempy E,   b. 25 Jun 1862, Polk Co, TN d. 10 Jan 1924, Blount Co, TN (Age 61 years)   2. Davis, William H,   b. Oct 1864, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. Aft 1912, Graham Co, NC (Age > 49 years)   3. Davis, James Thomas,   b. 23 Nov 1866, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 25 Feb 1904, Graham Co, NC (Age 37 years)   4. Davis, Mary Haseltine,   b. 7 Feb 1869, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 12 May 1926, Fannin Co, GA (Age 57 years)   5. Davis, Sarah Jane,   b. Jun 1872, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 1908/1910, Blount Co, TN (Age 37 years)   6. Davis, Dixie Ann,   b. 19 May 1873, Graham Co, NC d. 28 Apr 1903, Graham Co, NC (Age 29 years)   7. Davis, Marion Taylor,   b. 14 Feb 1877, Graham Co, NC d. 20 Jan 1955, Putnam Co, GA (Age 77 years)   8. Davis, Charles L,   b. 1878/1879, Graham Co, NC d. 1880/1900, Graham Co, NC (Age 21 years)   9. Davis, Jacob Lee,   b. 4 Mar 1881, Graham Co, NC d. 24 Jan 1937, Putnam Co, GA (Age 55 years)   10. Davis, John Harvey,   b. 13 Jul 1884, Graham Co, NC d. 27 Mar 1959, Putnam Co, GA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F3938	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/ !NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41814797 !NOTES:Middle initial "R" per various records, some show middle name as "Robert". What is proof?; !CENSUS:1850 Cherokee Co., NC # 952/952 Thomas Davis 45 Farmer $1000 NC Arabella 38 Louisa E. 17 William 19 Farmer Nancy 15 TN Jacob 13 John R. 10 Francis 7 f Albertie 4 m Amanda 1 NC; !CENSUS:1860 Polk Co., TN 6 District, Springfield? PO # 682/682 Thomas Davis 51(57?) Farmer $-/300 NC Erebel? 41 Nancy 23 John R. 19 Farm Laborer Burton 15 Manday 13 f G. W. 8 m; !CENSUS:1870 x !CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Cheowah # 67/67 John Davis 39 M Farmer TN-NC-NC Anna 41 Wife M House Keeping TN-TN-TN Temphy E. 18 dau S At Home William 15 son Farm Lab. NC-TN-CN James T. 13 son At Home Mary H. 11 dau At Home Sarah 9 dau At Home Dixie Ann 7 dau At Home Mamy T. dau 4 At Home Charles L. 1 son At Home; !CENSUS:1900 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 67/68 John R. Davis head Dec 1839 60 M 39 TN- - Farmer Annie wife Jul 1839 61 M 39 10-9 TN-TN-TN Jacob L. son May 1881 19 NC-TN-TN Farm Laborer John H. son Jul 1883 16 Farm Laborer; !CENSUS:1910 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 52/53 John R. Davis head 70 M 50 NC-NC-NC Farmer Annie wife 70 M 50 10-6 TN-TN-TN Etta Hamilton gr-dau 10 NC-NC-NC Ray gr-son 12; !CENSUS:1920 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 90/90 Harve J. Davis head 36 M NC-TN-NC Farmer Susa wife 36 M NC-GA-GA Bessie dau 12 NC-NC-NC George son 9 Cally dau 6 Coy son 3 8/12 Braxton son 1 4/12 John R. Father 79 W TN-NC-NC Farmer; !NOTES:John R. Davis d. 24 Jun 1928 Putnam Co., GA "Georgia Deaths 1919-1998", Ancestry.com * Location per Find-A-Grave entry, I didn't know about that before, but there was no D/C in NC, and the one in GA matches namewise and age-wise, and his son Jacob was in Putnam Co., GA, so that fits.; !TOMBSTONE:Graham Co, NC Lone Oak Cemetery "John R. Davis 18 Dec 1840 - 24 Jun 1928";