Davis Family Genealogy

Descendants of Benjamin Davis

Generation No. 1

1. BENJAMIN1 DAVIS was born Abt. 1818 in Indiana, and died Aft. 1860. He married MARY ANN MITCHELL Bef. 1846. She was born Abt. 1826 in Ohio or Indiana, and died Aft. 1860.

Children of BENJAMIN DAVIS and MARY MITCHELL are:
2. i. ANDREW AARON2 DAVIS, b. Abt. 1846, Iowa; d. Aft. 1907, Perry Co., Arkansas.
ii. MATTHEW DAVIS, b. Abt. 1847, Iowa; d. Aft. 1860.
3. iii. NANCY JANE DAVIS, b. Abt. 1850, Iowa; d. January 21, 1920, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA.
iv. EMMA DAVIS, b. Abt. 1852, Iowa; d. Aft. 1860.
v. SARAH DAVIS, b. Abt. 1854, Illinois; d. Aft. 1860.
vi. MARGARET DAVIS, b. Abt. 1856, Illinois; d. Aft. 1860.

Generation No. 2

2. ANDREW AARON2 DAVIS (BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1846 in Iowa, and died Aft. 1907 in Perry Co., Arkansas. He married CYNTHA ANN BONNEY July 30, 1865 in Fulton Co., Illinois, USA, daughter of JARIUS BONNEY and SOPHIA GOODELL. She was born July 1849 in Illinois, and died Aft. 1900.

Children of ANDREW DAVIS and CYNTHA BONNEY are:
i. MARY SOPHIA3 DAVIS, b. April 25, 1867, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA; d. November 22, 1951, Pottsville, Pope Co., Arkansas, USA; m. (1) GILKEY; m. (2) LOU PEELER, Bef. 1900, Arkansas; m. (3) TOM J. RACKLEY, 1907, Arkansas.
ii. JARIS BENJAMIN DAVIS, b. August 22, 1869, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA; d. December 19, 1967, Russellville, Pope Co., Arkansas, USA; m. (1) LUCINDA CAROLINE COLLINS, March 15, 1894, Yell Co., Arkansas, USA; b. June 1875, Missouri; d. Aft. 1900; m. (2) MARY FRANCES COLLINS, Aft. 1902, Arkansas; m. (3) ETTA WALKER, Aft. 1903.
iii. SARAH DAVIS, b. Abt. 1872, Illinois; d. Aft. 1910; m. RUFUS GILKEY; d. Aft. 1910.
iv. JAMES M. DAVIS, b. Abt. 1878.
v. LULA DAVIS, b. January 16, 1884, Yell Co., Arkansas, USA; d. August 1968, Cove, Pope Co., Arkansas, USA; m. DORTCH L. PEELER, 1901, Arkansas.
vi. GEORGE WASHINGTON DAVIS, b. November 27, 1886, Yell Co., Arkansas, USA; d. March 17, 1960, Conway Co., Arkansas, USA; m. (1) ELIZABETH TURNEY, August 5, 1906, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA; d. Bef. July 31, 1910; m. (2) EMSIE BELLE TURNEY, July 31, 1910, Perry Co., Arkansas, USA; d. July 31, 1936, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA.
vii. JOHN DAVIS, b. March 1889, Arkansas; d. Aft. 1900.
viii. NANCY IRENE DAVIS, b. June 27, 1893, Ola, Yell County, Arkansas, USA; d. April 28, 1972, Dinuba, Tulare Co., California, USA; m. EDDIE NELSON DANN, November 27, 1908, Perry Co., Arkansas, USA; b. August 24, 1886, Springfield, Missouri, USA; d. April 5, 1974, Dinuba, Tulare Co., California, USA.

3. NANCY JANE2 DAVIS (BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1850 in Iowa, and died January 21, 1920 in Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON GOLDSMITH August 9, 1866 in Fulton Co., Illinois, USA.

Children of NANCY DAVIS and GEORGE GOLDSMITH are:
i. WILLIAM CLARENCE3 GOLDSMITH, b. July 21, 1874, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA; d. December 1917, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA; m. NANCY EMELINE HORTON, November 18, 1894.
ii. ELLEN GOLDSMITH, b. September 1877, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA; m. JAMES WHITFIELD.
iii. STEPHEN L. GOLDSMITH, b. January 3, 1880, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA; m. LOU ANN REEVES, December 7, 1905, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA.
iv. FRANKLIN OLIVER GOLDSMITH, b. October 1882, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA; d. 1952, Elma, Washington, USA; m. MOLLIE DOAKES, December 16, 1900.
v. MARGARET ANNA GOLDSMITH, b. January 25, 1884, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA; d. August 11, 1909, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA; m. BENNIT REEVES.
vi. GEORGE EMET GOLDSMITH, b. August 2, 1887.
vii. JOHN ELBERT GOLDSMITH, b. May 14, 1891, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA; d. April 11, 1936, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA; m. MARY ANN CRISP, March 3, 1911, Johnson Co., Arkansas, USA.

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