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Joseph Beckton Davis
~1833 - 1885
Born ~1845 at MO (according to A.J. Roster); or born ~1833 at AL (according to descendant/census info).
Immigrated from KY to TX. (according to descendant)
Possibly resided at Bagdad, Williamson County, TX in 1860; occupied as a laborer and a student; resided with parents and three siblings.
Married Jeantta Dyer. (according to descendant)
Mustered into Company C on May 2, 1862 at Courtland, AL, by Capt. Shannon.
Left near Knoxville, TN in December 1863.
Apparently regained regiment by December 1864, when he was wounded at Waynesboro, GA (likely on 12/4/64).
Member of Terry Lodge, Regimental, Masonic Chapter.
Died in 1885, shortly after the birth of his son, Alfred. (according to descendant)
Buried at the Old Round Rock Cemetery, along with three children of his brother George Washington Davis. (according to descendant)
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| J. B. Davis | ||
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| 1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||
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| 1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | ||||||||||
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| 1860 Census - KY, Fulton County, Town, Page 459, Dwelling 370, Family 370, (image 57/89) | ||||||||||
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| Ben [Q?] Davis | 66 | M | Farm | $15,000 | $171,329 | VA | ||||
| Martha Davis | 55 | F | VA | |||||||
| Louisa Davis | 16 | F | KY | |||||||
| Noble Davis | 13 | M | KY | Y | ||||||
| Jordena Davis | 13 | F | KY | Y | ||||||
| Harry Davis | 17 | M | Law Student | KY | ||||||
| 1870 Census - TX, Williamson County, Town, Post Office Round Rock, Page 399-399B, Dwelling 372, Family 372, (image 50 - 51 / 155) | |||||||||||
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| George Davis | 39 | M | W | Merchant | $4,000 | $3,000 | VA | ||||
| Martha Davis | 32 | F | W | Keeping House | TN | ||||||
| Cora Davis | 14 | F | W | AR | |||||||
| Tella Davis | 12 | F | W | TX | |||||||
| Lilly Davis | 6 | F | W | TX | |||||||
| Ned Davis | 4 | M | W | TX | |||||||
| Ben Davis | 9/12 | M | W | TX | |||||||
| Jordena Davis | 23 | F | W | Farm Laborer | $1,000 | KY | |||||
| Noble Davis | 23 | M | W | Stone Mason | $600 | KY | |||||
| Joseph Davis | 37 | M | W | Merchant | $500 | $1,500 | VA | ||||
| Henry Maddox | 29 | M | W | $500 | MS | ||||||
| Addie Maddox | 25 | F | W | MS | |||||||
| 1880 Census - TX, Williamson County, Precinct 8, District 162, Page 574B, Dwelling 312, Family 312, (image 36/57) | ||||||||||||
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| Joseph B. Davis | W |
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Farmer |
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| Jenett Davis | W |
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| Deana Davis | W | F | 6 | Daughter | S | At Home | TX | VA | TX | |||
| Lulio Davis | W | F | 3 | Daughter | S | At Home | TX | VA | TX | |||
| Wm S. Davis | W | M | 1 | Son | S | At Home | TX | VA | TX | |||
| Related Links: | ||
| MyKindred.com page for Joseph B. Davis e-familytree.net page for Joseph B. Davis / Jeanette Dyer |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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