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Benjamin DAVIS
Martha Elizabeth CRAIG
Husband:  Benjamin DAVIS
Birth:  2 Feb 1800, Christian Co., KY
Death:  21 Aug 1878, Holliday, Monroe Co., MO
Occupation:  farmer
Father:  Isaac DAVIS
Mother:  Sarah "Sally" CLARK
Marriage:  10 Mar 1834, Boone Co., MO
Wife:  Martha Elizabeth "Eliza" CRAIG
Birth:  16 Jun 1819, Gallatin Co., KY
Death:  20 Jan 1907, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  Levi CRAIG
Mother:  Catherine "Kitty" CRAIG
Children:
— born in Boone Co., MO:
  1.  John Toliver DAVIS, b. 10 Dec 1834, Boone Co., MO; d. 8 Nov 1873, CA

— born in Marion Twp., Monroe Co., MO:
  2.  Joseph C. DAVIS, b. 29 Jan 1837 
  3.  James DAVIS, b. 18 Dec 1838; d. 1922; m. 4 Nov 1861, Martha MASON
  4.  Isaac Clark DAVIS, b. 20 Dec 1840 
  5.  Frances Catherine DAVIS, b. 27 Nov 1842; d. 23 Nov 1867; m. 4 Mar 1861, Perry L. MASON
  6.  Permelia Eliza DAVIS, b. 4 Nov 1844; d. 19 Feb 1900; m. ca. 1895, Ward NORMAN
  7.  Benjamin Thomas DAVIS, b. 21 Oct 1846; d. 4 Sep 1870
  8.  Sarah Delilah DAVIS, b. 5 Oct 1848
  9.  William Levi DAVIS, b. 2 Feb 1852
10.  Mary Ann DAVIS, b. 22 Oct 1853; d. 13 Sep 1854
11.  Felix Grundy DAVIS, b. 26 Mar 1855
12.  Alice Belle DAVIS, b. 14 Mar 1857
13.  Josephine Hortense / Hartense DAVIS, b. 1 Feb 1859; d. 20 Sep 1937
14.  Martha Phoebe DAVIS, b. 31 Mar 1861; d. 2 Sep 1937; m. Milton Millard LOWE
15.  Amanda Susan DAVIS, b. 8 Aug 1864; d. 4 Oct 1866

Thirty years is an extraordinary span of fecundity for one woman, even one who married at the tender age of 15 — the usual maximum is 23 years.

Keywords for search engines:  genealogy; USA, US, United States, California, Kentucky, Missouri

Sources:

1a.  Family Group Sheet compiled by Georgie Tolleson and Betty Ann (Matthiesen) Cogliati.

1b.  Family Group Sheet compiled by Myra (Davis) Dipple.

2a.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Missouri Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-227):  not found.

2b.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org):  not found, and Boone Co., MO, marriages, from 1821-1919, are in the IGI.

3.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find our subject, and I did page-by-page searches of the Town of Paris and Marion Twp., in Monroe Co., MO.  The Benjamin DAVIS enumerated in Paris is a man with no sons and two young daughters; he appears there again in 1850.

4.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #151 of 203):  District No. 59, Monroe Co., MO, Roll M432_407, p. 141A, 937/937, enumerated 11 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Benjamin Davis 49 M   Farmer 1500 Kentucky
Martha Davis 32 F       Kentucky
John Davis 15 M   Farmer   Missouri
Joseph Davis 13 M       Missouri
James Davis 11 M       Missouri
Isaac Davis  9 M       Missouri
Frances C Davis  7 F       Missouri
Permelia Davis  5 F       Missouri
Thomas Davis  3 M       Missouri
Delila Davis  1 F       Missouri

5.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #26 of 42):  Madison P.O., Marion Twp., Monroe Co., MO, Roll M653_635 (Book 1), p. 55, PN 55, 349/349, enumerated 23 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Benjamin Davis 60 M   Farmer 3720 560 Ky
Martha E Davis 41 F         do
Joseph Davis 23 M   School teacher     Mo
James Davis 21 M   Farmer     do
Isaac Davis 19 M   do     do
Permelia Davis 15 F         do
Frances C Davis 17 F         do
Thomas Davis 13 M         do
Delilah Davis 11 F         do
Wm Davis  8 M         do
Grundy Davis  5 M         do
Ellis Davis  3 M         do
Josaphene Davis  1 F         do

6.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #272 of 460):  Madison P.O., Marion Twp., Monroe Co., MO, p. 653B, PN 40, 275/270, enumerated 18 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Davis Benj 70 M W Farmer 2500 1350 Kentucky
      Martha 57 F W Keeping house     Kentucky
      Jos 32 M W School Teacher     Missouri
      Eliza 25 F W       Missouri
      Thos J I 23 M W Farm Laborer     Missouri
      Delila 21 F W At School     Missouri
      Wm 18 M W Farm Laborer     Missouri
      Grundy 15 M W Farm Laborer     Missouri
      Alice 13 F W At home     Missouri
      Josephine 11 F W At home     Missouri
      Martha  9 F W At home     Missouri

7a.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 37):  Marion Twp., Monroe Co., MO, Roll T9_704, p. 675B, PN 14, SD 5, ED 57, enumerated 8 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 24 25 26
128 131 Davis Martha W F 61 Head     /   Farming KY KY KY
    _____ Grundy W M 34 Son   /   / Farm Laborer MO KY KY
    _____ Mary W F 22 D-in-law   /   / Keeping House MO KY KY
    _____ Josephine W F 21 Dau /       at Home MO KY KY
    _____ Martha W F 19 Dau /       at Home MO KY KY
Listed two households from Martha's married son, William L. DAVIS.

7.  LDS.  Family Search: Census Records: 1880 United States (online at FamilySearch.org):
Census Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Source: FHL Film #1254693; NARA Film #T9-0693; Pg 384C
  Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo
Joseph C. DAVIS Self M M W 42 MO School Teacher VA KY
Sallie M. DAVIS Wife F M W 33 MO School Teacher KY MO
Paul R. DAVIS Son M S W  8 MO At School MO MO
Eliza DAVIS Sister F S W 35 MO Housekeeper KY KY
Thomas HANEY Other M S W 30 IRE Laborer IRE IRE
James RAFTER Other M S W 23 ENG Coal Miner IRE IRE
James PHILLIPS Other M S W 28 IRE Coal Miner IRE IRE

8.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

9.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 25):  Madison + Holliday, Marion Twp., Monroe Co., MO, Roll T623_876, p. 124A, SN 9, SD 2, ED 118, enumerated 12 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
81 81 Davis Grunda Head W M Mar 1855 45 M 20     MO SC KY Farmer 0 Y Y Y O F F 52
    _____ Mollie Wife " F Feb 1860 40 M 20 6 6 " KY VA     " " "        
    [Grundy & Mollie's children]
    Davis Martha Mother " F Jun 1819 80 Wd   15 6 KY KY KY     " " "        

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