Wiley Oren Davis

Birth Date

c1832

Death Date

c1898

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer, soldier, and justice of the peace. North Carolina native. Married to Susan Davis. Father of Calvin Davis, William Davis, Thoms J. Davis, John W. Davis, Hopkins Davis, Wiley Davis, Jr., and Sarah Davis. Farmer in Breathitt County in 1860. Private in the 13th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (CSA) from October 1862 to December 1862. Justice of the pace in Breathitt County in 1864.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0066; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District 1, p. 59; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Breathitt County, Precinct No. 3, p. 2; Find A Grave, "Pvt. Wiley Oren Davis (1832-1898)," Memorial #36694749, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=DAVI&GSfn=W&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=19&GScntry=4&GSsr=241&GRid=36694749& (accessed March 23, 2017); KYR-0001-007-0308.

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