William Thomas Davis

William Thomas Davis

Male 1817 - 1888  (71 years)

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  • Name William Thomas Davis 
    Born 6 Feb 1817  Gloucester, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Burial 1888  Blandford Cem, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried 1888  Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Died 17 Jul 1888  Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I20870  mytree
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 

    Father William Edward Davis,   b. 16 Mar 1780, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1857, Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Hoomes,   b. 11 Sep 1785, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1858, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 7 Jul 1803  [3
    Family ID F7704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Tayloe Corbin Beale,   b. 21 Jul 1815, Hague, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1859, Boydton, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1837  [1
    Children 
     1. Martha Emma Davis,   b. 20 Mar 1839, Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1899, Ashland, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)  [natural]
     2. William Hoomes Davis,   b. 12 Dec 1840, Gloucester, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1863, Chancellorville, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)  [natural]
    +3. Hope Alice Davis,   b. 27 Apr 1843, Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1930, Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
    +4. Richard Beale Davis,   b. 5 Feb 1845, Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1917, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
    +5. Joseph Claiborne Davis,   b. 6 Aug 1846, Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1926, Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
    +6. Emily Tayloe Corbin Davis,   b. 28 Oct 1849, Boydton, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1927, Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F7711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Carolina Virgiinia Robinson,   b. 8 Sep 1829, Warren, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1911, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1862  [1
    Children 
    +1. Sallie Robinson Davis,   b. 13 Oct 1863, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1951, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
     2. Carrie Lewis Davis,   b. 31 Aug 1865, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1885, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)  [natural]
    +3. Arthur Kyle Davis,   b. 16 Jul 1867, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1953  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     4. William Thomas Davis, Jr.,   b. 3 Jun 1870, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1944, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
    +5. Charles Hall Davis,   b. 15 Mar 1872, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1954, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F7712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Feb 1817 - Gloucester, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1888 - Blandford Cem, Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1888 - Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jul 1888 - Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • William Thomas Davis was educated at Gloucester Academy and graduated M.A. from Randolph Macon College. He founded Southern Female College at Petersburg, VA, and served as its president.

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p505.

    2. [S57] Find A Grave.

    3. [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p501.


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