Person

John Davis (Kenton County, KY, farmer)

b. 1796 d. 1876-09-06

Kenton County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Jesse Davis and Polly Davis. Married to Elizabeth Davis. Father of Allison Davis, Ellen Davis, Preston Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Mary Davis, William Spencer Davis, and Missouri Davis. Farmer in Kenton County in 1850. Farmer in Kenton County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, pp. 147B-148A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, District 1, p. 318.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Buena Vista Precinct, p. 282A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994043, Kenton County Deaths, p. 556.

Find A Grave, "John Davis (1796-1876)," Memorial #126630866, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126630866 (accessed February 10, 2020).

Citation

Davis, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32202038 (November 12, 2026).

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