Kathy and Judy, I am not related at all to John M. Davis, just interested. Trying to help a friend. I am somewhat related to the Davis family of Hardin Creek in the north part of Hardin County. You guys have really been helpful. Thanks, David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Dell" <kbdell@comcast.net> To: <tnhardin@rootsweb.com> Cc: "judy flatt" <jcf1123@hotmail.com>; <tnmcnair@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [TNHARDIN] Davis > Hi. > > John M. (Marion) Davis was b. ca 1832 in Lauderdale Co. AL ( I can't > find the documentation on why we say Lauderdale Co. Maybe we just > guessed based on census records) d. 1910 - 1920 and is buried at Sweeny > Cemetery. He married Winnie Hughes 1852-1881 (She was the youngest > daughter of William C. and Winnie). John M. was the brother of Susan A. > Hughes, who was the second wife of William C. Hughes, therefore he was > both son in law and brother in law to WC Hughes. According to the > Veteran's census he was a private in Company E of the 10th Tennessee > Infantry. He and Winnie had 4 daughters, Sarah, Mary Susan, M.R. & > Winnie C. and one son, William G. I'm thinking that Judy Flatt will > have more on that family. She certainly knew some of the grandchildren. > > His parents were Gabriel Davis 1806 SC - 17 Nov 1850 in Limestone Co. > and Mary McLemore 1808 TN - aft 1860. We do not yet have the Davis > family back beyond Gabriel, but the western region of SC looks like a > likely point to examine. I have been told that Gabe died in a fire that > nearly consumed a small town in Limestone Co. There is some suggestion > that he was drunk and started it. Mary Mclemore's line we have back to > Jamestown. > > Mary Stegall married Briggs McLemore. They must have lived in McNairy > Co. for a while because their son, John William was b. there 16 May > 1857. Briggs and Maclin Bascom McLemore were brothers of Burrell > McLemore, Jr. Burrell was the father of Mary McLemore. That makes them > great uncles to John M. and Susan Davis. > > The area we are talking about is where the Hardin Co. line juts westward > just above Adamsville, so it would be reasonable for them to live in > both jurisdictions at various times. > > I am interested in knowing about which and where your family connects. > > Kathy Dell > > David Cagle wrote: >> I have located additional material on your Davis family. It appears that >> they were somehow related to the Stegall family also of Alabama. If >> anyone can assist, I am looking for the birthplace of John M. Davis, b. >> 1833 AL and William Stegall, b. 1829 AL. They were both enumerated in >> the 1860 census of McNairy Co., TN. Through the years, John M. Davis >> lived in both Hardin and McNairy County. >> David