Do we really know that Sarah was born in Fairview?  Or did someone just slip that in to enhance the family legend that we are related to Jefferson DAVIS (who was born in Fairview in 1807/8)?  But if she was born in Fairview, what is the documentation?

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

2.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Missouri Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-227):

Darby, Andrew

Davis, Sally

31 Dec 1829

Boone Co.

3.  1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #5 of 10; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830

MO

Boone Co.

Rockeyfork Twp.

p. 102

Ln. 3

Andrew Darby

000 010 - 000 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	20-29	1800-1810	= Andrew (b. 1807)
1 female	15-19	1810-1815	= Sally (b. 1812)

Listed next to Abner DAVIS (Ln. 2; 000 000 010 - 000 000 000); in the other direction, listed 15 lines from James & Sarah (DAVIS) HICKS. 

4.  Census Index:  U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316):  can't find, and I really looked.  The must be living with someone.

5.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #11-12 of 26 — indexed "Andrew J. Darby"):  Jefferson Twp., Scotland Co., MO, pp. 121B-122A, 100/110, enumerated 26 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Andrew ? Darby	43	M		Farmer	2000	N Carolina
Sarah      "	39	F				Kentucky
Daniel G   "	17	M		Farmer		Missouri
John W     "	15	M		Ditto		Ditto
Sarah      "	14	F				Ditto
George     "	11	M				Ditto
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Phoebe Darby	9	F				Missouri
Frances  "	6	F				Ditto
Delila   "	5	F				Ditto
Rebecca  "	3	F				Ditto
Mary     "	1	F				Ditto

Listed two households from James DAVIS (æ 60, b. SC, living alone).

6.  1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #142 of 190):  Vacaville P.O., Vacaville Twp., Solano Co., CA, p. 338, PN 20, 153/137, enumerated 13 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Andrew Darbey	53	M		Farmer	8000	1000	North Carlina
Sarah Darbey	50	F					Kentucky
John W Darbey	25	M		"			Missouri
George T Darbey	20	M		"			"
Francis Darbey	17	F					"
Delila Darbey	15	F					"
James Darbey	8	M					"
James Diffin	25	M					New York
D Collins	27	M					Kentucky

Listed three households from Henry M. DAVIS (ae 35, b. KY, wife Clu?).

7.  1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #130 of 215):  Martinez P.O., Township Three, Contra Costra Co., CA, p. 411A, PN 83, 673/663, enumerated 17 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Darbey Andrew	64	M	W	Farmer	6400	1100	North Carolina
______ Sarah	54	F	W	Keeping House			Kentucky
______ James	19	M	W	At Home			Missouri

8.  LDS.  Family Search: Census Records: 1880 United States (online at FamilySearch.org):

Census Place:  Township 5, Contra Costa, California
Source:  FHL Film #1254064; NARA Film #T9-0064; Pg 694D
	Relation	Sex	Marr	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Fa	Mo
Andrew G. DARBY	Self	M	M	W	72	NC	Farmer	PA	SC
Sarah DARBY	Wife	F	M	W	67	KY	Keeping house	VA	VA
Daniel DARBY	Son	M	S	W	47	MO	Farming	NC	KY
Peter PERRY	Other	M	S	W	28	CAN	Farm Laborer	CAN	CAN

9.  Veterans' Schedules:  U.S. Selected States, 1890 (Broderbund CD-131):  not found.

10.  Diagrammatic Representation of a Boone Co., MO, Plat Map:  showing patent by our subject.

11.  Ancestors of Erma Myrle Hansen by Thomas C. Jacobs.

12.  Email from Richard Lee Hansen.