William DAVIS & Elizabeth GLASGOW

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William DAVIS
Elizabeth GLASGOW

WARNING: this Elizabeth GLASGOW is being confused with the one who married William CHAPPELL in Randolph County, Illinois. These are two different places and two different women.

Husband: William DAVIS
Birth: 1801/2, NC
Death: aft. 1850 census
Occupation: farmer

Marriage: 6 Jul 1830, Randolph Co., NC

Wife: Elizabeth GLASGOW
Birth: 1804/5, NC
Death: aft. 1850 census
Occupation: homemaker

Elizabeth is said to be the child of these parents, but that Elizabeth is said to have died in 1844, and clearly ours is alive in the 1850 census (see below).
Father apparently not: Lemuel GLASGOW
Mother apparently not: Alsey MILES

Children — born in Randolph Co., NC:

1. John DAVIS, b. 1830
2. Alla M. DAVIS, b. 1833/4
3. Ellen DAVIS, b. 1834/5
4. (Son A) DAVIS, b. 1835-40; d. by 1850

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Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. North Carolina Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Davis, William Glasgow, Elizabeth Jul 6, 1830 Randolph Co.

2. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17-18 of 61; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 NC Randolph Co. South Div. Roll 369 pp. 64A-64B Ln. 12 William Davis 110 001 - 111 101 no slaves 0200000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Son A

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = John (b. 1828/9

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = William (b. 1801/2)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Ellen (b. 1834/5)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Alla (b. 1833/4)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = ?

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = ?

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Elizabeth (b. 1804/5)

2 persons employed in agriculture

Based on their own ages and this census record, it's possible one or both of them had a prior marriage. If it was Elizabeth, then GLASGOW was not her maiden name.

3. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #121 of 157): Southern Division, Randolph Co., NC, Roll M432_641, p. 144B, 922/933, enumerated 9 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Davis 48 M Laborer NC

Elizabeth " 45 F "

Alla M     " 16 F "

John       " 21 M " "

Ellen      " 15 F "

Lindsay Tucker? 7 M "

4. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): William & Elizabeth not found, at least not in Randolph Co., NC.

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