Thomas DAVIS & Elizabeth DeCOURSEY

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Thomas DAVIS
Elizabeth DeCOURSEY

Please Note: our subject is being confused with the Thomas V. DAVIS (1805-1859) who was born in and died in Hardin Co., KY, who married Elizabeth B. KENDELL (1818-1869), and together with whom he had an entirely different complement of children.

Husband: Thomas DAVIS
Birth: 1804/5, Menifee Co., KY
Death apparently: 1850s, presumably in Kenton Co., KY
Occupation: farmer

Marriage: 25 Dec 1834, Preble Co., OH

Wife: Elizabeth DeCOURSEY
Birth: 20 Dec 1816, Campbell Co., KY
Death: 7 Feb 1851, presumably in Kenton Co., KY
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Leonard DeCOURSEY (1780-1828)
Mother: Lydia EGGLESTON (1799-1856)

Children:

— born in Preble Co., OH:
1. Harvey DAVIS, b. 1835
2? (Son A) DAVIS, b. ca. 1836; d. by 1850

— born in Kenton Co., KY:
3. Charles DAVIS, b. 1837/8 — who is probably this Charles DAVIS
4. James DAVIS, b. 1840
5. Francis DAVIS, b. 1841
6. John Samuel DAVIS, b. 13 Mar 1843; d. 14 Sep 1918, Bracken Co., KY
7. Mary DAVIS, b. 1844
8. Helen DAVIS, b. 1845
9. Sarah Louise DAVIS, b. Nov 1847; d. 10 Oct 1904, Covington, Kenton Co., KY
10. Margaret DAVIS, b. 1849

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

Sources (n.b., Preble Co., OH, is three counties from Kenyon Co., KY, which is adjacent to Campbell Co.):

1. Anon. 1966. Marriage Index: Ohio, 1789-1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400):

Davis, Thomas Decoursey, Elizabeth Dec 25, 1834 Preble Co.

2. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #45 of 70); official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 KY Kenton Co. pp. 283B-284A Ln. 27 Thos Davis 400 010 - 000 010 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

4 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = James (b. 1839/40)
= Charles (b. 1837/8)
= Son A? (b. ca. 1836?)
= Harvey (b. 1835)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Thomas (b. 1804/5)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Elizabeth (b. 1816)

1 person employed in agriculture

It's pretty hard to birth four children in just five years. Was there a twin? Thomas is in the wrong age bracket. Yet, we do know, with confidence, that this is our subject because he's listed one line below his widowed mother-in-law, Lydia (EGGLESTON) DeCOURSAY (000 110 - 001 010 100).

3. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #88 of 165): Kenton Co., KY, p. 172A, enumerated 3 Sep 1850, 613/620, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Thomas Davis 45 M Farmer 300 Ky

Elizabeth " 33 F Ky

Harvey    " 15 M Ohio

Charles   " 12 M Ky

James     " 10 M Ky

Francis   " 9 M Ky

John      " 7 M Ky

Mary      " 6 F Ky

Helen     " 5 F Ky

Sarah     " 3 F Ky

Margaret " 1 F Ky

4. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): We know Elizabeth has died, and it appears Thomas has, as well. The death of the parents of such a large group of children has resulted in them "scattering." It's likely many were adopted and have new surnames, which are unknown to us. I'm having a great deal of difficulty finding any of them, except for the Charles DAVIS in adjacent Pendleton Co., KY, who most likely is — though not quite proven to be — their son.

5. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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