John DAVIS & Nancy THERAMAN

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John DAVIS
Nancy THERAMAN

Please Note: a patrilineal descendant of our subject has been Y-DNA tested, and he is a tight genetic match with descendants of James & Hannah (RAMSEY) DAVIS. It is likely our subject is one of James's grandsons, but the paper connection is still to be made. For test results and discussion, please see this page. If you think you descend from our subject or from James DAVIS, you can support your connection with a Y-DNA test.

Husband: John DAVIS
Birth: 15 Nov 1810, KY
Death: 17 Mar 1859, Martinsville, Clark Co., IL
Disposition: buried Martinsville City Cemetery, Martinsville, Clark Co., IL
Occupation: farmer
Y-DNA Haplogroup: R-1b1a-2a1a-1b = R-P312

Father said to be: John DAVIS ( -1829)
Father suggested by Y-DNA test results: Joseph DAVIS

Marriage: 23 Jun 1834, Edgar Co., IL

Wife: Nancy THURMAN / THURMON / THEROMAN / THERAMAN
Birth: ca. 1814, KY
Death: aft. 1870 census
Occupation: homemaker

There's no such surname as "Theraman" or "Theroman," so we're probably looking at a mishearing, misspelling, and/or misreading of her surname. The most likely alternative is THURMAN.

Children:

— born in either Edgar Co., IL, or Clark Co., IL:
1. Thomas DAVIS, b. 1835/6
2. Elizabeth DAVIS, b. 1837/8

— born in Martinsville Pct., Clark Co., IL:
3. Benjamin Franklin DAVIS, b. 17 Nov 1840
4. Maria DAVIS, b. 1843/4
5. Sanford DAVIS, b. 1846/7
6. Damaris / Demaries / DeMaris DAVIS, b. 25 Aug 1849
7. Marion DAVIS, b. 1851/2

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

Sources:

1. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 (online at the Illinois State Archives web site):

DAVIS, JOHN THERAMAN, NANCY 1834-06-23 Vol. SA, p. 24 Lic# SA 366 EDGAR CO.

2. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 77 — list roughly alphabetized, pages appear rebound; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 IL Clark Co. Roll 56 pp. ? Ln. 23 Davs? John 100 010 - 100 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Thomas (b. 1835/6)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = John (b. 1810)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Elizabeth (b. 1837/8)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Nancy (b. ca. 1814)

The only "John Davis" in the two counties is too old to be our subject, so is this John "Davs?" our subject? The numbers are right.

3. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #18 of 27): Martinsville Pct., Dist. No. 48, Clark Co., IL, Roll M432_100, p. 262A, 1387/1387, enumerated 11 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

John Davis 39 M Farmer Kentucky

Nancy   " 39 F "

Thomas   " 14 M Illiniois

Elizabeth " 12 F "

Benjamin " 10 M "

Maria     " 6 F "

Sanford   " 3 M "

Damaris   " 1 F "

4. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 26): Casey P.O., Cumberland Twp., Clark Co., IL, Roll M653_162, p. 91, PN 21, 137/1, enumerated 7 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Nancy Davis 40 F 5000 800 Kentucky

Elisabeth 21 F Illinois

Benjamin 19 M "

Maria 15 F "

Sanford 12 M "

Demais 10 F "

Marion 8 M "

5. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 22): Westfield P.O., Parker Twp., Clark Co., IL, Roll M593_195, p. 442A, PN 17, 175/119, enumerated 25 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Da?is Nancy 59 F W Keeping house 3000 350 Ky

Marion 20 M W Farmer Ills

Sarah 19 F W Keep? House "

Sarah is Marion's wife. (This enumerator's handwriting is extremely sloppy.)

6. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 13): Town of Douglass, Clark Co., IL, Roll 181, p. 73C, PN 7, SD 5, ED 36, enumerated 9 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 13 24 25 26

52 54 Grarham Thomas W M 38 / Farmer Kentucky Ky Ky

_______ Demaries W F 28 Wife / keeping house Illinois Illinois Illinois

_______ John W W M 14 Son / at home Illinois Ky Ill

_______ Lucinda W F 10 Dau Illinois Ky Ill

Davis Nancy W F 77 mother n law / boarding Ky Ky Ky

7. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Except for the tombstone images and occasional mention of a death certificate,
this database consists of undocumented patron submissions, so caveat emptor.

Name: John Davis - - - - - -

Birth: 1810 - - - - - -

Death: Mar. 17, 1859 - - - - - -

Age: 48 yr, 4 mo, 2 dy - - - - - -

Burial: Martinsville City Cemetery
Martinsville, Clark Co., IL - - - - - -

Inscription: [unreadable from photo] - - - - - -

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Contributor: Cindy Cornwell McCachern
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Memorial #: 53490753 - - - - - -

9. Birthdate calculated using ProGenealogists' Birthdate Calculator.

Name Deathdate Age at Death Result

John Davis 17 Mar 1859 2d 4m 48y 15 Nov 1810

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