One of the mystery Southern Davenports is THOMAS MINOR DAVENPORT. Is anyone out there working on this family? He was born in Alabama in 1821. US Census listed his father as having been born in South Carolina and his mother in Tennessee. He married in 1847 in Leake Co. Mississippi, moved to Calcasieu Ph., Louisiana in the late 1860's, then a number of his descendants migrated into South Texas around 1900. Descendants of Thomas Minor Davenport Generation No. 1 1. THOMAS MINOR DAVENPORT was born September 29, 1821 in Alabama, and died (drowned while crossing the Red River) March 20, 1886 in Rapides Ph., Louisiana. He married NARCISSA WATTS LOWE June 30, 1847 in Leake Co., Mississippi. She was born May 3, 1829 in Georgia, and died January 25, 1902 in Near Runge, Karnes Co. Texas. Children of THOMAS DAVENPORT and NARCISSA LOWE are: 2. i. DAVID WILLIAM DAVENPORT, b. June 11, 1849, Leake County, Mississippi; d. January 17, 1932. 3. ii. JOHN M. DAVENPORT, b. October 31, 1850, Leake County, Mississippi; d. October 1924. 4. iii. JAMES NATHAN DAVENPORT, b. June 17, 1853, Leake County, Mississippi; d. October 22, 1922. 5. iv. THOMAS L. DAVENPORT, b. January 26, 1856, Leake County, Mississippi; d. March 9, 1932. v. MARTHA A. J. DAVENPORT, b. January 16, 1859, Leake County, Mississippi; d. September 18, 1859, Leake County, Mississippi. 6. vi. MARY MILDRED DAVENPORT, b. March 31, 1861, Leake Co., Mississippi; d. October 31, 1946, Robstown, Nueces Co., Texas. vii. AMANDA C. DAVENPORT, b. March 7, 1864, Leake Co., Mississippi; d. September 13, 1940; m. GEORGE RAUCH. viii. SON DAVENPORT, b. July 26, 1866, Attala or Leake Co., Mississippi; d. July 26, 1866, Leake Co., Mississippi. 7. ix. JOSEPH DAVENPORT, b. September 5, 1868, Leake Co., Mississippi; d. May 3, 1947, Unknown. Judith Wood Henderson 915 Furman Avenue Corpus Christi, Texas 78404 361 882 5173 Researching the families of: COLE, HOWELL-Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas COCHRAN, WOOD-South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana DAVENPORT, LOWE-South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas POLLARD, FARRIS-Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana ILES, HARPER-Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas WHITE, STEPHENS-Georgia, Alabama, Texas