by
Mary Davis
The
first history of the Davis Family is in the name of Carter. The 1870 U.S. Census for
Name
Household Status
Age Occupation
Carter,
Gilbert
Husband
33 Farm
Worker
Carter,
Sarah Ann Wife
30 House
Keeper
Carter,
Coleman
Son
14 Farm
Worker
Carter,
Melvinia
Daug
12 Farm
Worker
Carter,
Aaron
Son
8
Carter,
James
Son
6
Carter,
Milly
Daug
9/12
The
Carter Family lived in
The
1880 U.S. Census for
Name
Household Status
Age Occupation
*BP
Davis,
Gilbert
Husband
50 Farmer
GA
Davis,
Sarah Ann
Wife
48 House
Keeper
GA
Davis,
Malvinia
Daug
22 Farm
Laborer
GA
Davis,
Aaron
Son
17 Farm
Laborer
GA
Davis,
James
Son
14 Farm
Laborer
GA
Davis,
Sarah Ann
Daug
10 At
Davis,
Henry Wm
Grandson
3
At
*BP
- means birth place
Coleman
is no longer in the household and the family lived in the Military
District
#825 Ball Ground area. Malvinia has a
son now listed in the household, Henry William whose race is listed as
mulatto. Which was a term used to
describe persons of mixed races. Oral
history provided by Matthew Davis tells us his William Henry (Will)
father was
the former white slave owner named Carter’s son.
The
1880 U.S. Census indicated that Coleman was married and now lived in
Name
Age Household Status
Occupation
BP
Davis,
Coleman
25 Husband
Farmer
GA
Davis,
Ella
5
Daug
At
Davis,
Nettie
3
Daug
At
Davis, Mosie
1
Daug
At
Both
Coleman and Georgia could read and write.
*
There is no U.S. Census for 1890 it burned in
a fire and no copies were made.
Sometime
between 1890 and 1900 oral history reported by Matthew Davis stated
that
Coleman came to
The
1900
Birth
Married
Name
Household Status
Age MO/YR
#
of Yrs Occupation
Davis,
Gilbert
Husband
68 3/1832
45
Farmer
Davis,
Sarah Ann
Wife
64 10/1835 45
House Keeper
Davis,
Malvinia
Daug
41 8/1858
Farm Laborer
Davis,
Aaron
Son
37 9/1862
Farm Laborer
Davis,
Willie
Grandson
21
4/1879
Farm Laborer
James
and Sarah Ann are out of the household.
This census also gives the number of years in marriage and the
month and
year of birth. Gilbert and Sarah Ann had
been married for approximately forty-five years which gives them a year
of
marriage as 1855.
The
1900
Name
Age
Household
Status
Occupation BP
Davis,
James
35
Husband
4/1865
GA
Davis,
Mattie
30
Wife
4/1870
GA
Davis,
Maude
10
Daug
1/1890
GA
Name
Age Household Status
Occupation
Birth Place
Davis,
Alva
8
Daug
7/1891
GA
Davis,
Willard
6
Son
7/1893
GA
Davis,
James
4
Son
1/1896
GA
Davis,
Mary
2
Daug
1/1898
GA
Obey,
Eliza
54 Mother-in
law
3/1846
GA
Davis,
George
28 Brother-in-law
1/1872
GA
This
family is living in
The
1910
Name
Household Status
Age Occupation
Birth Place
Davis,
Gilbert
Husband
78 Farmer
GA
Davis,
Sarah Ann
Wife
77 House
Keeper
GA
Davis,
Malvinia
Daug
51 Farm
Laborer
GA
Their
occupation is still listed as farming.
The
1910
Name
Household Status
Age Occupation
Birth Place
Davis,
Aaron
Husband
47
Davis,
Mahalia
Wife
43 House
keeper
GA
Davis,
Walter
Son
19
Davis,
Jasper
Son
17
Davis,
Charley
Son
13
Davis,
Gilbert
Son
4
At
White,
Easter
Granddaughter
9
At
White,
Susan
Granddaughter
9
At
James
and his family did not appear on the 1910 U.S. Census.
Their location is unknown at this time.
The
1920
Name
Household Status
Age Occupation
Birth Place
Davis,
Melvinia Head of Household/Single
56 Farming
GA
Davis,
Sarah Ann
Wife/Wd
85 House
Keeper
GA
It
appears Melvinia never married and has always lived with her parents. They are still farming rented land.
Aaron
Davis and family still live in the same community and several of their
children
have moved out of the household.
Aaron’s household consisted of the following individuals:
Name
Household Status
Age Occupation
Birth Place
Davis,
Aaron
Husband
47
Davis,
Mahalia Wife
43 House
keeper
GA
Davis,
Gilbert
Son
15
Davis,
Sryna
Granddaughter
19 Keeping
house
GA
Everyone
in the household could read and write.
The community in which they lived is Carters, Georgia. They are farming rented land.
His son Charley was living with his sister
and mother during this time.
Also,
on the 1920 U.S. Census Will Davis appears with his family. They are living in Carters Community and
farming rented land also. The household
consisted of the following individuals:
Name
Household Status
Age Occupation
Birth Place
Davis,
Caroline
Wife
42 Keeping
Davis,
Assie
Daug
12 At
Davis,
Laura
Daug
8 At
Davis,
Hugh
Son
6
At
Davis,
William Son
2 At.
Everyone
in the household could read and write.
Coleman
Davis and his family did not appear on the any other Gerogia Census
since the
1880.
Coleman
Davis appears on the 1900 U.S. Census in
Name
Household Status
Age DOB
Occupation
Birth Place
Davis,
Coleman
Husband
43 12/1856 Farmer
GA
Davis,
Mattie
Wife
34 12/1865 At
Davis,
Joseph
Son
8
1/1892
At
Davis,
Gilbert
Son
4
8/1895
At
Davis,
Emma
Daug
3
1/1897
At
Wiley,
Lula
Niece
11 2/1889 At
They
were living in the small community named
This
was Coleman’s second marriage and Mattie’s first. Mattie
had had four children only three were
living at the time of the census.
Coleman’s niece from
The
1910
Name
Household Status
Age DOB
Occupation
Birth Place
Davis,
Coleman
Husband
54 12/1856 Farmer
GA
Davis,
Cassie
Wife
52 12/1854 At
Davis,
Joseph
Son
18 1/1892
Davis,
Gilbert
Son
14 8/1895
Davis,
Emma
Daug
13 1/1897
Davis,
Bob
Son
6
10/13/03 At
Davis,
Mattie
Daug
3
05/13/06 At
The
1910 U. S. Census for
Name
Household Status
Age Occupation
Birth Place
Watkins,
Jeff
Husband
32
Watkins,
Lula
Wife
20 At
Watkins,
Aterbell
Daug
1
AR
Jeff
Watkins had been married previously and this was the first marriage for
Lula. Both of Jeff Watkins’s parents
were born in
The
1920 U.S. Census indicated that the Davis Family has now moved to
Name
Household Status
Age DOB
Occupation
Birth Place
Davis,
Coleman
Husband
54 12/1856 Farmer
GA
Davis,
Emma
Daug
13 1/1897
Davis,
Bob
Son
6
10/13/03 At
Davis,
Mattie
Daug
3
05/13/06 At
Everyone
in the household could read and write.
They were engaged in farming and they were renting the land.
Joseph
Davis, Coleman’s
oldest son also appears on the 1920
Name
Household Status
Age
Occupation Birth
Place
Davis,
Joseph
Husband
31
Farmer
AR
Davis,
Maggie
Wife
32
At Home
LA
Davis,
Emma
Stepdaughter
12
At
Everyone
in the household could read and write.
Gilbert
Davis was living next door to Joseph Davis who lived next door to
Coleman
Davis. He was also involved in
farming. Everyone of age of the
household could read and write. The
household consisted of the following:
Name
Household Status
Age
Occupation Birth
Place
Davis,
Gilbert
Husband
24
Farmer
AR
Davis,
Lillie
Wife
23
At
Davis,
Earnest
Son
6
At
Davis,
Ola
Daug
2
At
Lillie
was born in
The
1920 U.S. Census for
Price,
Charles
Husband
50
Price,
Lula
Wife
31
At
Watkins,
Ollie B
Step Daug
11
At
Watkins,
Thelma
Step Daug
10
At
Watkins,
Jeff
Step Son
7
At
Watkins,
Susie
Step Daug
4
At
Watkins,
Tommie Step
Son
1
At
Oral
history provided by Matthew Davis of
The
1930 U.S. Census indicates the
.
cMary