Lib: You might try locating some land records for your Floyd in Laurens and Greenville Co. S.C. to see if any other Devenport/Davenports own land close to him, quite possibly his father or brothers, etc. lived nearby. Also, have you tried the genealogical societies in those two counties? They might have marriage, death, census or burial records on file that would reveal Floyd's father's name. Good luck. MargoBelle

Cousins, I received the following message from Bill Davenport regarding photos on the web. Nevada Jack > > Cliff, Jack, et al.: > > > The address of the Scott McKay website of the 10th Texas Cavalry, with some > > Davenport photos, is: > > > http://members.aol.com/SMckay1234 > > > Genealogical information about those depicted, along with some photos of > > descendants of Davis Davenport of the 7th & following generations, can be found > > on the website of Gene Graham: > > > http://www.tomatoweb.com/graham > > > Yours, Harbert William (Bill) Davenport Macomb, Illinois > > Bill_Davenport@ccmail.wiu.edu

To Barb Campbell: If you could furnish dates and locations for these people, it would help others to connect with your lines. Thanks. MargoBelle

I have updated my "History of the Federal Census Records and How to Use Them" essays. With all of the new information on the web it was time for a major face lift and time to add new information. If you are one of the people who is using this information in your genealogy classes you might want to stop by and pick up a new copy. Just please let me know that you are still using it. And for those of you who are new on the net or new to genealogy or simply someone who wants to learn more about this resource - I invite you to drop by and learn about the Census Records. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/learningcenter.html If you know of another list where this information might be of interest please feel free to forward it. Enjoy. Linda lhaasdav@mindspring.com Home.page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas Marion.Co.AR http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion List hostess for -h.a.a.s/l.e.w.a.l.l.e.n/w.a.s.h.i.n.g.t.o.n n.c

Earl: Have you looked in Military Records and Pensions at the National Archives? I understand that Rice Davenport was a Colonel of some kind (Regular Army, U.S. Volunteers, Missouri Militia?) relative to the Mexican War, Indian Campaigns, or Civil War--I have not checked him out. John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

In the Main Census for Caribou, Presque Isle and Ft. Fairfield of 1837, there are three "Devenports", Daniel, Samuel and William. This is taken from web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs/census/maine/caribou/1837.html nancy davenport wrote: > Dr. John Scott, > I have looking through a copy of your Book "The > Davenports of Colonial VA", and on page 71 A6f, if you > had and other Information on the William that was > disowned by his father John? > I have enjoyed this bood very much. > Thanks, > Cousin Nancy in GA. > --- JSDDOC@aol.com wrote: > > To those Interested: > > > > Variations from the spelling of the surname as > > Davenport, such as > > Devenport, Deavenport, etc, are generally unique to > > Southern lines and > > reflect several generations of illiteracy in the > > family, and when literacy > > returned to accepting a spelling that some lawyer, > > postal clerk, court office > > clerk, or notary public put on a document. I have > > found no spelling > > variations among the Davenports of Northern lines. > > I recall visiting with a > > Devenport from Oklahoma at the Family History > > Library in Salt Lake City ten > > or so year ago. He told me that he had no knowledge > > of the family name ever > > being anything but Devenport, that his people had > > settled Oklahoma at the > > time of the Land Rush from Alabama. > > > > John Scott Davenport > > Holmdel, NJ > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com

Dr. John Scott, I have looking through a copy of your Book "The Davenports of Colonial VA", and on page 71 A6f, if you had and other Information on the William that was disowned by his father John? I have enjoyed this bood very much. Thanks, Cousin Nancy in GA. --- JSDDOC@aol.com wrote: > To those Interested: > > Variations from the spelling of the surname as > Davenport, such as > Devenport, Deavenport, etc, are generally unique to > Southern lines and > reflect several generations of illiteracy in the > family, and when literacy > returned to accepting a spelling that some lawyer, > postal clerk, court office > clerk, or notary public put on a document. I have > found no spelling > variations among the Davenports of Northern lines. > I recall visiting with a > Devenport from Oklahoma at the Family History > Library in Salt Lake City ten > or so year ago. He told me that he had no knowledge > of the family name ever > being anything but Devenport, that his people had > settled Oklahoma at the > time of the Land Rush from Alabama. > > John Scott Davenport > Holmdel, NJ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

Hello all. Would dearly love information on father of John D. Davenport. This is on my mothers line. She is Beverly Davenport.( Michigan.) Her father was Byron Davenport. His father was Charles Davenport. Charles father was John D. Davenport, married to Molly. John D. was an engraver and lithographer in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served in the Civil War in Ohio Infantry Regiment Co. 14. John D. Davenports father (unknown first name) was from Maine. He was married to Elizabeth La Fontaine. Any ideas? Thank you for any assistance. Barb Coldiron Campbell 3035 Rae St. Regina, Saskatchewan Canada S4S 1R8 Email: bcampbell@cableregina.com

Barb: Thank you for advising of the Census enumerations of Devenport of Presque Isle, Maine. Was that the way the family spelled the name or the way that the Census enumerator spelled the name? I have little faith in Census enumerators as spellers, prefer to rely on how the Davenport or Devenport concerned spelled the name. You should see what one moderately literate enumerator did to the German names in Vandenburgh County, Indiana, in one Census. JSD

Barb: There is a published genealogy concerning the Davenports of Cincinnati who came from Maine, published around 1900, if I remember correctly. When I was living in Cincinnati, I stumbled across and bought a copy, found it in no way related to my Virginia Davenport ancestry, so I contributed the book to the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City. If you will access the Family History Library index on a CD at any Family History Center (I suspect that there's one in Regina or nearby), sort by Davenport, Ohio, and Maine, you'll come up with the book. I suspect you will find it available either by microfilm or microfiche. I know that the book is there, for I've come across several times in my other Davenport searches. John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

I've tried this before, but since there are some new members, i figured i would try again. I'm looking for a Floyd Devenport's father. I know that in 1840, the Greenville county, sc census has Floyd listed. and also in 1850 the laurens county, sc census has Floyd Devenport listed as being 50 years old. after this i cannot find a thing on Floyd Devenport. If anyone knows anything about Floyd, i could sure use the help. Thanks. Lib

You will find that the same name is spelled many different ways. Some of our ancestors could not read or write and had to depend on others to spell their name and they would put an X there for their signature. For example. Sweeney Sweeny Sweny Swiney Swiny They are all the same family, but different spelling. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tndpjd@aol.com> To: <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: February 05, 2000 1:22 AM Subject: [DAVENPORT] Davenports in Okla. > Hello Jann. There is no Devenport that I know of with an e. There is a lot I > don't know about this branch of our family tree. They did live in Ptttsburg > and Latimer Co. I was born in Hartshorne, Okla. 1938 My ggrandmother lived in > Hartshorne Her daughter Janie Ward Davenport and Odus Davenport were my > grandparents. I need more dates, places, names before it comes together > Thanks for your reply Tom Dobson > >

As we all know in genealogy, illiteracy (or limited writing skills) caused many mispellings in the 1800s and earlier. I would investigate any near spellings in the right areas for my suspected ancestors, Lynn

John, I wanted to share with people that in looking for my Davenport line, I found (and I can't remember where as it was when I first started) that some Devenports who came from Devenport, England, changed the spelling to Davenport because that is what most people thought they were saying anyway. Others changed it because they were iliterate and did not know how it was spelled to begin with. Now I would like to know if there are any Davenports from Kentucky or Missouri that are related to James Madison Davenport who married Sarah J. Turner. I can't get past him on my Davenport line. Thanks, Martie Durbin Harris

Hello Jan & Tom, I found a lot of my "Davenports" in the 1880 TN Census census, spelled as "Devenport". Don't dismiss the spelling too quickly., check both ! Nancy

My in-laws are from ALA, came to OK through AR and of my father-in-law's generation, two of them spell it DAvenport, and the rest spell it DEvenport. The two who changed it to DA were "helped" by the CCC people when they signed up for service. They were illiterate. The generation before them, I suspect will be a mixed spelling also. Thanks for the infor. I'd sure like to know who the gentleman was who was from OK and at Salt Lake City. Thanks again, Jann Davenport Oklahoma City

To those Interested: Variations from the spelling of the surname as Davenport, such as Devenport, Deavenport, etc, are generally unique to Southern lines and reflect several generations of illiteracy in the family, and when literacy returned to accepting a spelling that some lawyer, postal clerk, court office clerk, or notary public put on a document. I have found no spelling variations among the Davenports of Northern lines. I recall visiting with a Devenport from Oklahoma at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City ten or so year ago. He told me that he had no knowledge of the family name ever being anything but Devenport, that his people had settled Oklahoma at the time of the Land Rush from Alabama. John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

Hi Everyone, It's nice to see the Oregon line being discussed, but I'm still lost, so hope if I post some things I might be found. Did any of the others start in New York? The earliest I have is William R, ?-1905, m. Phebe Ann Wood, b. 5-12-1827. d. 6-4-1885. They had William Orville while in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., NY. in 1862. William O m. Emma Jane Russell of Ft. Covington, Franklin, NY Both the Davenports and the Russells went to Iowa, the above Phebe is buried in Buchanan Co, Iowa. They went next to Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa where they farmed, and W O worked for the railroad as a fireman. The children of W O and Emma, all born in Cherokee: Olive Mae 12-25-1891/2-22-1984 William Russell 10-26-189?/8-10-1978 Grace Feb 1896/Mar 1896 Blanche Irene 2-2-1897/2-11-1992 Glenn LeRoy 4-25-1899/12-9-1983 Mildred 10-10-19??/1-16-1951 Orville Joseph 1905/10-21-1962 All came to Oregon beginning about 1919, and all died here. There are other Davenports in the Cherokee Cemetery, but I don't have the list at hand right now. I believe they may also be part of the Joel Davenport line. Can anyone help? I have more information, but none before NY or the rest of the family from there. Thanks, Glenora Davenport Chamberlin

Cousins, I am sharing the article below with permission of the author. You would be wise to save it for future reference. Nevada Jack - ------------------------------------------------------------- Historically, the model for research facilities use in genealogy and family history [in the United States] centered first on the East Coast, with the subsequent gradual takeover in the field of Family History, beginning circa A. 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Hello Jann. There is no Devenport that I know of with an e. There is a lot I don't know about this branch of our family tree. They did live in Ptttsburg and Latimer Co. I was born in Hartshorne, Okla. 1938 My ggrandmother lived in Hartshorne Her daughter Janie Ward Davenport and Odus Davenport were my grandparents. I need more dates, places, names before it comes together Thanks for your reply Tom Dobson