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This is the Davis Family Tree of Dekalb County, TN

Katherine DAVIS
John DAVIS born ca 1776 in, most likely, Virginia died  ca 1843 in DeKalb Co,
TN married Abigail DUNCAN born ca 1783 in, most likely, NC  d. ca 1850 DeKalb
Co, TN married ca 1800-01 in Rutherford Co, NC. The had  several known
children:

1. Aaron DAVIS ca1805 TN
2. Solomon DAVIS born 23 August 1801 Rutherford  Co, NC died 24 January 1885
in DeKalb Co, TN married Sarah L. PISTOLE on 3  January 1822 in TN and then
married Anna KELLY.
3. Lewis Y. DAVIS born 1812  Smithville, TN married Nancy FITE. d. 1893
4. Joseph DAVIS born ca 1808  in Smithville, TN married Elizabeth
5. Elizabeth DAVIS b. ca 1802 NC d. ca  1870 married John Lewis LAURANCE b.
1799 NC d. 1865 Pisgah, DeKalb Co, TN m. ca  1823 Smith Co, TN
6. John DAVIS, Jr. born 1806 Smithville, TN died 4  August 1892 in DeKalb Co,
TN married Elizabeth LAURANCE born 14 August 1820 and  died 29 March 1889 in
DeKalb Co, TN. They had several known children:

1a. Doctor Elbert DAVIS born 1840 Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN m. Amanda  
MAXWELL  March 15, 1860 DeKalb Co, TN
2a. William Carroll DAVIS born 3  September 1841 Pisgah, DeKalb Co, TN and
died 9 September 1926 Pisgah, DeKalb  Co, TN married  1) Eliza PAGE 29 August
1867      2)  Thenia TRUSTY 29 March 1879
3a. Thomas Jefferson "T. J." DAVIS born  6 February 1843 Pisgah, DeKalb Co,
TN died 12 October 1916 Pisgah, DeKalb Co, TN  married Artemesca "Micy" Simpson
15 October 1868
4a.  James Henderson DAVIS born 1846 Pisgah, DeKalb Co., TN died March 24,
1858  Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN
5a. Catherine DAVIS born 14 December 1847 Pisgah,  DeKalb Co, TN died 22
March 1902 Pisgah, DeKalb Co, TN married William Riley  CAPLINGER 5 May 1867
Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN
6a. Malissa DAVIS b. ca1860 Hannah's Branch, DeKalb Co., TN m. D. G.  Eaton
November 26, 1882 Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN
7a. John D. DAVIS born 3  August 1851 in Pisgah, DeKalb Co, TN died 10 August
1836 in Pisgah, DeKalb Co,  TN married Martha C. FITE born 4  September 1855
on  26 January 1871  in DeKalb Co, TN. They had 13 children:

1b. Etta Maude "Netter" DAVIS born 1872 DeKalb Co, TN d. 1935 Pisgah,  DeKalb
Co, m. Grant BRATTEN Dec. 20, 1892 DeKalb Co, TN
2b. Haskell D.  â€śAscel” DAVIS b. May 1, 1882 Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN d.
July 15, 1960 Pisgah,  DeKalb Co, TN m. Maggie WILLIAMS January 1, 1905 DeKalb
Co, TN
3b. Bonnie  DAVIS born February 14, 1893 DeKalb Co., TN d. October 1, 1921
DeKalb Co.,  TN m. James Elmer Hall September 20, 1913 DeKalb Co., TN
4b. Bernice  Curl DAVIS born  September 7, 1874 Smithville,  DeKalb Co, TN d.
July  25, 1955 Dowelltown, DeKalb Co, TN m. James C. "Jim" AMONETT June 21,
1891  Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN
5b. Elsie L. DAVIS b. January 2, 1892 DeKalb  Co., TN d.July 28, 1972
Dowelltown, DeKalb Co., TN m. Virgil Witt GIBBS October  17, 1915 DeKalb Co., TN
6b. William Harrison DAVIS b. 1888 DeKalb Co., TN d.  1925 DeKalb Co., TN m.
Etta Lee TUBB April 20, 1919 DeKalb Co., TN
7b. Joe  Ben DAVIS b. November 5, 1883 Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN d. December
14,  1961 Alexandria, DeKalb Co, TN m. Minnie NIXON March 14, 1909 DeKalb
Co.,  TN
8b. Margaret Bell “Maggie” DAVIS b. July 9, 1877 Davis Hollow,  DeKalb Co.,
TN d. April 24, 1961 Alexandria, DeKalb Co., TN
9b.  May DAVIS b. February 20, 1880 DeKalb Co., TN d. March 20, 1972 DeKalb
Co.,  TN  m. John F. TURNER August 25, 1929 DeKalb Co., TN
10b. Nealie DAVIS  b. December 14, 1886 DeKalb Co., TN d. April 1, 1977
DeKalb Co., TN   m. Donnell H. "Don"  WILLIAMS September 18, 1909  DeKalb Co.,  TN
11b. Sidney Chester DAVIS b. 3 March 1886 Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN d.  
August 26, 1977 Smithville, DeKalb Co, TN ...
12b. William M. "Bill"  DAVIS b. September 18, 1875 Smithville, DeKalb Co.,
TN d. January 4,  1964 Smithville,  DeKalb Co, TN m. Martha Helen "Hela" CORLEY
March 5,  1900 Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN
13b. Johnnie DAVIS b. 5 May 1895 Pisgah,  DeKalb Co., TN and d. 9 December
1895 Pisgah, DeKalb Co, TN

Sidney Chester DAVIS married Erra Rose SCOTT born 2 February 1892 in  Dismal,
DeKalb Co, TN and died in April 10, 1978 in DeKalb Co, TN. They had 5  
children:

1c. Reba Aileen DAVIS b. October 28, 1911 d. September 27, 1956 Pisgah,  
DeKalb Co., TN. m. Henry Phocian Wright July 17, 1929 DeKalb Co.,  TN
2c. Bette Jo DAVIS b. (living) ... married  1) Cantrell   2) Hall  3) David
MacBride
3c. Wilbert L. DAVIS b. August 22, 1919  Smithville, DeKalb Co, TN d.
February 27, 1963 Pisgah, DeKalb Co, TN   
4c. David B. DAVIS b. (living)...
5c. Sidney Chester DAVIS Jr. b. June  20, 1926 Smithville DeKalb Co., TN d.  
November 12, 1973 Bedford  Co., VA

David B. Davis married Shirley Jean WILSON b. July 29, 1926 Salt Lake City,  
Salt Lake Co, UT d. Oct 12, 2001 Stockton, San Joaquin Co, CA and they had 4  
children:

1d. Jeffrey Lynn DAVIS
2d. Kirk Steven DAVIS b. 29 July 1950 Palo  Alto,  CA d. 24 July 1998 Bosnia
3d. Dennis Gary DAVIS b. 29 July 1950  Palo Alto, CA d. October 1950
Sunnyvale, CA
4d. Cheryl Lea  DAVIS