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Re: Campbell, Davis

swvamtngal  (View posts) Posted: 18 May 2008 8:10AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Campbell, Davis, Gray, Birchfield, Fry, Burns
Tracy,
I descend through Elizabeth "Betsy" Fry Campbell Davis. Below is some info. that might be helpful to you as well as to others:

The aunt of & living in household of David W Campbell, Betsy Davis, 99 yrs old, found in the 1920 Unicoi Co., TN Federal Census, was, I believe, Elizabeth "Betsy" Fry Campbell Davis.

"Betsy" Fry Campbell Davis [b. ca. 1825], dau. of Nicholas Fry [ca.1798-ca.1858] & Susannah Burns[ca.1801-aft,1900] m. 1st to Albert E Campbell [ca.1834-aft.1860 census] on 9 Nov 1852 in Carter Co., TN. Widowed, she m. 2nd to William Davis on 24 APR 1866. [Wm. Davis was the widower of Mary Elizabeth Woodby.]


ALBERT E CAMPBELL WAS THE BROTHER OF DAVID W CAMPBELL'S FATHER, WILLIAM C CAMPBELL. (Albert was possibly one of the "unnamed" who was killed in the Limestone Tragedy.)

Elizabeth C Campbell [b. ca. Oct 1858], dau. of Albert E Campbell & Elizabeth "Betsy" Fry & widow of James Davis DID NOT m. 2nd to William Birchfield as I have preivously posted elsewhere.

It was instead, Elizabeth C Campbell's mother-in-law, [James Davis' mother] Martha Gray, widow of Amos Davis, who m. 2nd. to William Birchfield. [Source: Handwritten notes by James Davis' granddaughter who was b. 1908.]

1860 TN Census:
Amos Davis 30, blacksmith; wife Martha 25, and children John 4, James 3 & unnamed dau. 1 mo.

1870 Carter Co., Limestone Cove,TN Census:
Amos' widow is found in 1870 as wife of
William Birchfield,32, Renter
Martha 29 [note, she hasn't aged but 4 years!!
James Davis, 13 yrs old.
Where are Martha's son John and unnamed dau. from 1860 census?

I have yet to locate a record of any marriage license for Martha Gray Davis & Wm. Birchfield.


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Lizbeth6302 26 Dec 2002 2:17AM GMT 
MTSTranscribe 19 Feb 2005 4:51AM GMT 
Lizbeth6302 22 Feb 2005 2:11AM GMT 
sahodge 8 Mar 2008 3:26PM GMT 
Lizbeth6302 17 Mar 2008 7:46PM GMT 
LGSheets18 9 Mar 2008 11:51PM GMT 
swvamtngal 18 May 2008 8:10AM GMT 
   

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