Miles H Davis

1824 - Aft 1880  (> 57 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Miles H Davis
  Birth	1823/1824	Iredell Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E8DF888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000EB26
  Death	Aft 1880	Graham Co, NC
  Person ID	I5931	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Andrew Davis,   b. 1780/1790, Iredell Co, NC d. Bef 9 Jan 1849, Cocke Co, TN (Age < 59 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Houston,   b. 1784/1794, Iredell Co, NC d. 1824/1829, Iredell Co, NC or Burke Co, NC (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1807	Iredell Co, NC
  _UID	0AB90A53DCFE6946A80C48A283B2F01C8890
  Family ID	F1404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elender C Holloway,   b. 1825/1826, Burke Co, NC (now Yancey Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC (Age > 55 years)
  Marriage	1840/1846	Cocke Co, TN
  _UID	B208A5E611E8894D8235F4A815834CFB4612
  Children	1. William C Davis,   b. 1845/1846, Cocke Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) (Age > 15 years)   2. Wesley Davis,   b. 1846/1847, Cocke Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) (Age > 14 years)   3. Sarah Lucinda Davis,   b. 1848/1849, Cocke Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) (Age > 12 years)   4. George W Davis,   b. 1852/1853, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) (Age > 8 years)   5. Emily C Davis,   b. 1854/1855, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. Aft 1884, Graham Co, NC (Age > 30 years)   6. Elizabeth Jane Davis,   b. Jun 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. Aft 1933, Graham Co, NC (Age > 74 years)
  Family ID	F3957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. However, I am interested in all Davis families in western North Carolina to some extent. * I am interested in Burke County Davis families through 1860. * I am interested in Yancey County Davis families through 1900.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ !CENSUS:1830 Burke Co., NC p. 194 Andrew Davis age 40-49 (1780/90) 1310201-00112 My Analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 40-49 (1780/1790) = Andrew Davis (1780/90) 2m 20-29 (1800/1810) = 1. Son? "m 20-29 (1800/1810) = 2. William Davis (1809) son 1m 10-14 (1815/1820) = Son? 3m 5-9 (1820/1825) = 1. Andrew Davis (c1820) son "m 5-9 (1820/1825) = 2. Miles H. Davis (c1824) son "m 5-9 (1820/1825) = 3. Son? 1m 0-4 (1825/1830) = Thomas W. Davis (c1829) son 2f 20-29 (1800/1810) = 1. Nancy Roberts Davis (c1804) wife "f 20-29 (1800/1810) = 2. Delpha Davis (1807) dau 1f 15-19 (1810/1815) = Caroline Davis (c1815) dau 1f 10-14 (1815/1820) = Elizabeth Davis (c1818) dau; !CENSUS:1840 Cocke Co., TN p. 287 Andrew Davis age 50-59 (1780/90) 10120001-110001 My Analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 50-59 (1780/1790) = Andrew Davis (1780/90) 2m 15-19 (1820/1825) = 1. Andrew Davis (1820) son "m 15-19 (1820/1825) = 2. Miles H. Davis (c1824) son 1m 10-14 (1825/1830) = Thomas W. Davis (c1829) son 1m 0-4 (1835/1840) = John M. D. Davis (c1839) son 1f 30-39 (1800/1810) = Nancy Roberts Davis (c1804) wife 1f 5-9 (1830/1835) = Mary Davis (c1835) dau 1f 0-4 (1835/1840) = Malinda Davis (c1836) dau; !COURT: 9 Jan 1849 Yancey Co., NC It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that Andrew Davis late of Coke County State of Tennessee is dead & having left no last will & testament in wrighting it is therefore ordered by the court that Miles H. Davis, his son be appointed administrator of said estate and that he enter a bond & security in the sum of $100. Miles H. Davis appeared in open court & offered his bond in Administration affore said with Lewis Vance as his security ...; !CENSUS:1850 Cherokee Co., NC # 833/833 Miles Davis 26 Farmer $100 NC Elender C. 24 William 4 TN Wesley 3 TN Sarah 1 TN; !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah District, Fort Montgomery PO # 735/736 Miles H. Davis 36 Farmer $200/150 Iredell Co, NC Elender 35 Yancy Co, NC William C. 14 Cock Co, TN Wesley 11 " " " Lucinda 10 Cherokee Co, NC George W. 7 " Emily C. 5 " Elizabeth 3 "; !CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah, Valleytown PO # 203/203 Milas Davis 47 Farmer $200/100 NC Elender 45 Keeping House Emily 14 Attending School Jane 12 Attending School * Next to Elender's parents. * Two houses from Miles's brother William Davis.; !CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Cheowah # 203/203 Miles Davis 55 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Elander 54 Wife M Housekeeping Emily Lee 24 dau Wd at home George 5 gr-son; !CENSUS:1900 x