RICHARD MARTIN JOHNSON DAVIS (1841 – 1919)

International Genealogical Index:

Richard Martin Johnson Davis, born 1841; died 1919.
Martha A., born 1839; died 1911.

Jerry Thomas Davis, born 3 September 1866 Laclede, Linn Co., MO; died 2 March 1938 St. Clair Co., MO. Son of Richard Martin Johnson Davis & Martha A. Stevens.
Married 1: Mary F. or T. Vaughan, married 13 January 1886, St. Clair County, MO. Mary, daughter of James Reuben & Martha (Lord) Vaughan; born 20 March 1867 St. Clair Co., MO; died 10 June 1898 St. Clair Co.,MO. Buried Macedonia Cemetery.
Married 2: Mattie Jane Vaughn/Vaughan, 19 July 1899 St. Clair County, MO. Mattie born 20 October 1872 St. Clair Co., MO; died 3 May 1963 Bakersfield, California; daughter of Isam Vaughan & Julia Ann Craft.

Sandy Franklin Davis, born 15 July 1862 Brown Co., IL; died 17 December 1921 St. Clair Co., MO. Son of Richard Martin Johnson Davis & Martha A.
Married Frances Angeline Vaughan 18 May 1884 St. Clair Co., MO.
Frances born 6 July 1865 St. Clair Co., MO; died 14 December 1938 St. Clair Co., MO.
Frances Vaughan married 2nd Ellis H. Henderson 17 December 1929.
Ellis H. Henderson born 1860; died 1943.

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Source: Civil War Records and family records:

Richard Martin Johnson Davis (Pvt)
Age: 21 yrs.
Enlisted: Aug. 12, 1862, Union Army
Mound Station, Brown County, Illinois
Co I, 119th Regiment, Infantry

Battles fought:
Sherman's Raid on Meridian, Miss., Feb. 1864
Red River Expedition, Mar. 10, 1864
Capture of Fort DeRussey, Mar. 10, 1864
Battle of Pleasant Hills, Miss., Apr. 9, 1864
Marksville Prairie, May 16, 1864
Battle of Yellow Bayou, May 18, 1864
Chicot Lake, June 7, 1864
Tupelo, Miss., July 14, 1864
Battle of Nashville, TN, Dec. 15-16, 1864
Siege of Fort Spanish, Mar. 25 to Apr. 3, 1865
Siege, charge and capture of Fort Blakely, Apr. 5-9, 1865

Marched from Fort Blakley to Montgomery, Alabama and then to Mobile, Alabama where he was honorably discharged on Aug. 26, 1865.

He had been appt. Corporal on June 21, 1865.

He moved his family from Illinois to Linn County, MO. and then on to St. Clair County where he continued farming. He was a farmer with 2 farms in Gerster when he first came to Southern MO.

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1850 Brown Co., IL Census – Township 1 S R 4 W:
27 September
995/1001 Jeremiah Davis, age 31, male, farmer, $1000 real estate, born TN
Rhody, age 35, female, born TN, cannot read or write
Vancy, age 11, female, born IL, attended school
Richard, age 9, male, born IL, attended school
Orpha, age 7, female, born IL, attended school
John, age 5, male, born IL
Louisa, age 3, female, born IL
Thomas, age 1, male, born IL

1850 Brown Co., IL Census – Township 1 S R 4 W:
27 September (living next door to Jeremiah Davis)
Line 1
997/1002 Jackson G. Davis, age 34, male, farmer, $1000 real estate, born VA
Mary, age 34, female, born NC
Cyrus J., age 3, male, born IL
Bub, age 1/12, male, born IL

1850 Brown Co., IL Census – Township 1 S R 4 W:
27 September, line 5 (living next door to Jackson G. Davis)
998/1005 William J. Davis, age 58, male, farmer, $2000 real estate, born VA
Lydia, age 58, female, born MA
David Bush, age 18, male, farmer, born IL, attended school

1860 Brown County, IL Census – Lee Township:
Page 209, Line 1, Buck Horn P.O., 23 August
1488/1426 J.C. Davis, age 41, male, farmer, $2100 real estate, $1100 personal estate, born TN
Mis. R., age 43, female, born TN, cannot read or write
R.J., age 19, male, born IL
O., age 17, female, born IL
John, age 15, male, born IL, attended school
J.B., age 5, male, born IL, attended school
Lydia, age 3, female, born IL

1870 Linn Co., MO Census – Parson Creek Township:
Page 4, Line 14, Bottsville P.O., 24 August
30/30 Davis, Richard, age 29, white male, farmer, $1000 real estate, $1237 personal estate, born IL, over age 21
Martha A., age 30, white female, keeping house, born IL
Sandy F., age 9, white male, at home, born MO
Jery Thomas, age 4, white male, born MO
Susan E., age 3, white female, born MO
Ziltha, age /36, white female, born MO, born in August (line is crossed out except the name)

1880 Linn Co., MO Census – Parson Creek Township:
Dist. 5, ED 188, Page 13, Line 41, 8 June
111/111 Davis, Richard, white male, age 39, married, farmer, out of work 4 months, born IL, parents born TN
Martha, white female, age 41, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, parents born SC
Frank, white male, age 18, son, single, farmer, born IL, parents born IL
Jerry, white male, age 12, son, single, at home, attended school, born MO, parents born IL
Susan, white female, age 10, daughter, single, at home, attended school, born MO, parents born IL
Edia, white female, age 9, daughter, single, at home, attended school, born MO, parents born IL
Lida, white female, age 5, daughter, single, at home, born MO, parents born IL
Emmanuel, white male, age 8/12, born October, son, single, at home, born MO, parents born IL

1900 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Doyal Township:
Dist. 6, ED 143, Page 2A, Line 32, 4 June
28/28 Davis, Richard, head, white male, born April 1845, age 59, married 39 years, born IL, father born TN, mother born IL, farmer, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English, owned home free
Martha A., wife, white female, born November 1839, age 60, married 39 years, 9 children, t living, born IN, parents born NC, can read & write, speaks English
Manuel J., son, white male, born October 1879, age 20, single, born MO, father born IL, mother born IN, farmer, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English, renting farm, farm # 13
Mary H., daughter, white female, born February 1882, age 18, single, born MO, father born IL, mother born IN, can read & write, speaks English
Morrow, Robert, grandson, white male, born November 1892, age 6, single, born MO, father born IN, mother born NC

1900 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Doyal Township:
Dist. 6, ED 143, Page 1A, Line 31, 1 June
6/6 Davis, Thomas J., head, white male, born September 1866, age 33, married 4 years, born MO, father born IL, mother born NC, grocery merchant, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English, owns home
Mattie J., wife, white female, born October 1872, age 27, married 0 years, 0 children, 0 living, born MO, parents born MO, can read & write, speaks English
Norah, daughter, white female, born November 1886, age 13, single, born MO, parents born MO, at school 8 months, can read & write, speaks English
Addie, daughter, white female, born November 1888, age 11, single, born MO, parents born MO, at school 8 months, can read & write, speaks English
Mary, daughter, white female, born July 1898, age 4, single, born MO, parents born MO

1910 St. Clair County, MO Census – Doyal Township:
Dist. 6, ED 131, Page 11A, Line 5, 6 May
222/227 Davis, Richard M., head, white male, age 69, married 49 years, 1st marriage, born IL, father born TN, mother born IL, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write, owned home free, farm # 116
Martha, wife, white female, age 72, married 49 years, 1st marriage, 9 children, 6 living, born IN, parents born NC, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write
Morrow, Robert, grandson, white male, age 18, single, born MO, parents born MO, speaks English, farm laborer, working out, not out of work, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, attended school

1910 St. Clair County, MO Census – Doyal Township:
Dist. 6, ED 131, Page 10A, Line 28, 4 May
200/205 Davis, Manual, head, white male, age 30, married 9 years, 1st marriage, born MO, parents born IL, speaks English, Black Smith, own shop, can read & write, owned home free
Gertrude, wife, white female, age 25, married 9 years, 1st marriage, 9 children, 4 living, born MO, parents born MO, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write
Grace, daughter, white female, age 8, single, born MO, parents born MO, no occupation, attended school
Lena, daughter, white female, age 6, single, born MO, parents born MO, no occupation
Eula, daughter, white female, age 2, single, born MO, parents born MO, no occupation

1910 St. Clair County, MO Census – Doyal Township:
Dist. 6, ED 131, Page 10A, Line 28, 4 May
(Living next door to Manual Davis)
201/206 Davis, Jerry T., head, white male, age 43, married 10 years, 2nd marriage, born MO, parents born IL, speaks English, Merchant, Dry Goods, can read & write, owned home free
Mattie J., wife, white female, age 31, married 10 years, 1st marriage, 2 children, 2 living, born MO, father born MO, mother born US, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write
Mamie, daughter, white female, age 14, single, born MO, parents born MO, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write, attended school
Charley, son, white male, age 4, single, born MO, parents born MO, no occupation, attended school
Kate, daughter, white female, age 6, single, born MO, parents born MO, no occupation

1920 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Doyal Township:
Dist. 6, ED 140, Page 8B, Line 66, 28 January
181/183 Davis, Jerry T., head, owned home free, white male, age 57, married, can read & write, born MO, father born IL, mother born NC, speaks English, farmer, general farm, farm # 164
Malta J., wife, white female, age 47, married, can read & write, born MO, father born MO, mother born TN, speaks English, no occupation
Charley E., son, white male, age 18, single, not attending school, can read & write, born MO, parents born MO, speaks English, farm laborer, working out
Kate, daughter, white female, age 13, single, attended school, can read & write, born MO, parents born MO, speaks English, no occupation
Jack T., son, white male, age 8, single, attended school, born MO, parents born MO, no occupation

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St. Clair County Cemetery Records:

Macedonia Cemetery
Davis, Richard M.J., 01 Apr 1841 - 29 March 1919
Davis, Martha A., (wife), 18 November 1839 - 02 March 1911
Davis, S.F., 15 July 1862 – 17 December 1921
Davis, J.T., 1866 – 1938
Davis, Mary T., 20 March 1867 – 10 June 1898