My grandmother, Celia Ann Davis is the daughter of Henderson Lafferty Davis and Martha Ann Bell.
My question is was Henderson a Lafferty or a Davis?
In the 1870 Census of Newton county, transcription available at Newton Co GenWeb project site,
in Jackson Township a "Lafferty, Henderson" age 9 yrs is listed in the Isham J Davis/Sarah Stanton Harp family.
He is listed as I show, Lafferty, Henderson. Indicating his last name is Lafferty under him is "FRANKLIN" age 5.
His brother? My guess is that Henderson and Franklin were perhaps the sons of a deceased daughter of Isham and Sarah, but I can find no record of a marriage of one of the known daughters to a Lafferty.
In later years Henderson went by Davis. All of his children are listed as Davis, one being my grandmother.
So is it Lafferty or is it Davis?
Has anyone run across this name?
HELP.
Thanks Tricia