Thank you to my wonderful friend Dawn who let me know that I had the wrong parents for the Austin Davis mentioned in the obit. Dawn is the Davis family expert! This is the correct tree: Descendants of Crispin Davis 1 Crispin Davis 1779 - 1851 .. +Elizabeth 1790 - 1860 ........ 2 Crispin Davis 1809 - ............ +Martha Bray 1815 - ................... 3 Mary Ann L Davis 1837 - ....................... +William S Fowler ................... 3 Nancy Jane Davis 1838 - ....................... +Christopher Salors 1832 - ................... *2nd Husband of Nancy Jane Davis: ....................... +Henry Box ................... 3 Catherine Davis 1841 - 1906 ....................... +James M Tucker 1833 - ................... 3 John William Davis 1843 - 1906 ....................... +Melvinia Elizabeth Phillips 1848 - 1911 ................... 3 Francis M Davis 1843 - ....................... +Catherine Mary Crump 1844 - ................... 3 Martha Ann Davis 1846 - 1903 ....................... +Benjamin H Daffron ................... *2nd Husband of Martha Ann Davis: ....................... +William M Crumpton 1848 - ................... 3 Wyatt Stevenson Davis 1848 - 1927 ....................... +Lydia Melissa Wood 1849 - ................... 3 Berry Davis 1850 - ................... 3 Sarah J Davis 1853 - ....................... +Saul Hitchcock ................... 3 Austin Davis 1856 - 1910 ....................... +Amanda J Henderson 1862 - 1918 ........ 2 Tabitha Davis 1810 - ............ +John Draper 1811 - ........ 2 William J Davis 1815 - ............ +Leah McCormick 1815 - ............. *2nd Wife of Crispin Davis: .............+Pearlie Welch 1890 - ........ 2 Amanda Ann Davis 1819 - ............ +John E Wilson 1819 - ........ 2 Elisabeth Davis 1823 - ............ +Mitchel T Simmons ........ 2 Mary Ann Louisa Davis 1826 - ............ +Benjamin D Pool 1837 - ........ 2 Austin Davis 1826 - 1894 ............ +Sarah S. Pitts 1838 - 1912 ........ 2 Richard J Davis 1831 - ........ 2 Ebenezer Davis 1825 - 1862 ............ +Sarah Ann B McLeroy 1833 - ........ 2 Jonathan Davis 1821 - ............ +Sarah Ann B McLeroy 1833 - Mr. Austin Davis, Sr., an old and highly respected citizen of this county died at his home about seven miles north east of here last Friday. He had been sick about two weeks with typhoid fever. His remains were interred at the family graveyard nearby. Mr. Davis was a farmer and as such has been unusually successful.