Person

Ellison Davis (Kenton County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1829-08-26 d. 1901-05-04

Kenton County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of John Davis and Elizabeth Davis. Married to Louisa McCarty Davis. Father of Emily Davis, Peter Davis, and John Davis. Laborer in Kenton County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Kenton County in 1860. Farmer in Kenton County in 1863.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, p. 148A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, District 1, p. 295.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington Ward 6, p. 70B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Kenton County, KY, June and July 1863, p. 106.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #22617.

Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Pendleton County Wills, vol. 1-4, 1841-1967, p. 402-3.

"Ellison Davis (1829-1901)," Find A Grave, Memorial #54488185, accessed December 26, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54488185.

Citation

Davis, Ellison. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280425 (November 12, 2026).

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