This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: davis,blakeley,fisher,bledsoe,hawkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lMB.2ACI/1878.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello, Ira, is your James Henry Davis on the 1880 census of Dunklin Co Mo with the G.M. Luther family, and his three brothers William G. Davis, Elisha V. Davis, and John Wesley Davis, their mother Betsey Ann Johnston dau of John Johnston married John R. Davis on 20 June 1862 in Dunklin Co Mo he was son of William A Davis, formerly of Buncombe Co Nc who came to Dunklin between 1851-before 1860, Wm on his third wife by 1880 census of Dunklin, she Betsey had four sons, John R Davis in USA Civil War for 2nd Mo Light Artillery, birth 1842 Buncomb Co North Carolina, his father came over with 3 bros or more a George, Francis, and another bro, all Dunklin census 1860,1870,1880, John R Davis died Oct 1873, his probate record in Dunklin Co mo courthouse, and Betsey married James Mayoe or Mayo 20 June 1875 , he died 1 Jan 1876, no military service, no kids, she had four Davis boys, GM Luther came from Gallatin Co Ill was married to a Sarah Collins who died 1874 in Dunklin Co Mo had fou! r children by her, some died as infants, she married George M Luther a Union Civil War vet of Co D 29th Illinois infantry, on 20 July 1876, had about 6 children which includes George A Luther, and Augustus Logan Luther, George died 1917, she died 1919, in White Oak, Dunklin Co mo, WilliaM Grant Davis b 1864 married Ellen Brown, John Wesley married a Williams girl, who died early, then married Callie Vaughn, ran Davis Byrd Merchandise store in Holcomb or White Oak, Elisha Van Doren Davis b Nov 1867, died Nov 1912, married Sarah Williams, she died married a Kimble, had two sons Luther S Davis and jackson Davis by Williams lady, by Kimble had Hettie and Charles, and in 1901 married Eliza (louisa_ Jane Blakeley who was a Fisher by 1st marr, had Thomas, Alta my grandma, katherine, Cora, Ruby, etc James Henry Davis born about Dec 1869 they were on 1870 Alexander Co Ill census, rest in Dunklin co Mo write me Robert Lee Clark ph 251-962-2456 . If you have instant messanger add me as a contact my address is the same as email, thankyou.