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1820 - James Davis and family show up in the 1820 census of Perry County, MS with a total of 11 people in his household.
1830	- Elizabeth Davis and family show up in the 1830 census of Perry County, MS with a total of 13 people in her household. Note that her husband, James, is no longer in her home or listed elsewhere in the area.
Now for some additional information on James Davis. James Davis is listed in the 1820 Perry County census with his family. This census says he (the oldest male) was 45 years or older that year. With this, we know he was born in 1775 or before. Based on the Land Bounty application of his widow in 1858, we know he married in Barnwell District, South Carolina, and we will assume James was also bom in Barnwell District. Until we can find something more specific, we will use “before 1775” as James Davis’ time of birth.
In 1858 his widow states that James Davis died “on the Black Warrior River in the State of Alabama .... many years ago.... while absent from home on business.” The Black Warrior River runs through several counties in south-central, AL. Some researchers have placed his death date as 1829 in Dallas County, AL but give no source for their information. James Davis and family are listed in the 1820 Perry County census and absent from the 1830 census. His last child, John H. Davis, was bom in 1826. With this, we can assume he died around 1828 in Alabama, and this is what we will use until something more specific can be found. In Mrs. Bomemann’s research, older family members told her that James and Elizabeth Davis were buried on their farm in Perry County where the Ashe Nursery is today.
The parents of our James Davis have yet to be proven. Mrs. Vivian Bomemann suggested he was a “Jr.,” implying his father was also named James Davis. Mr. Harold L. “Larry” Davis of Lumberton, MS (now deceased) has done considerable research on his Davis ancestors. He concluded that our James Davis was the son of Arthur Davis who was bom in 1748 in the Bamwell District of South Carolina. Arthur owned property at several locations in the area to include: Bamwell County (Winton), Granville County, and Orangeburg, County. Based on Larry Davis’ research, it appears Arthur’s home was actually in what is Barnwell County today. Arthur Davis is thought to have married Mary Harrell, daughter of Jesse Harrell, Sr. We have some of Larry’s research findings in our file, but cannot make any positive conclusions based on what we have.
Zack and Colleen Modelle Lee Kordas of Sarasota, FL, have also done considerable research on our James Davis. They say our James Davis was the son of James Davis who was bom in North Carolina in 1750, died around 1781, and married Rebecca Pickens. This James Davis (Sr.) was the son of William Davis who was bom around 1713 and died around 1754. Mr. Kordas takes this line of Davis’ out several more generations. He has died since our phone conversation in 2003, and we never received any documentation for his claims.
We will now share what information we have on Elizabeth Daughdrill, wife of James Davis. As previously mentioned in her application for a Land Bounty in 1858, and while living in Perry County, MS, she was 72 years old at the time, or bom in 1786. This date fits with the 1820 census of Perry County where James Davis lists the oldest female in his household as bom between 1776 and 1794. She, as head of a household and her family are listed in the 1830 census of Perry County indicating her husband was dead by that time.
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