Thomas Davis

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Davis was born about 1845, in Edinburg Township, Portage, Ohio, United States, his father, David J Davis Sr, was 32 and his mother, Hannah Jones, was 24. He lived in Edinburg, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Butternut Valley Township, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States in 1860. He died on 10 September 1862, in Cambria, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 18.

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Family Time Line

David J Davis Sr
1814–1900
Hannah Jones
1822–1859
David Davies
1842–
Thomas Davis
1845–1862
Hannah Davis
1849–
Harriet Davis
1853–
Margaret Davis
1853–
Ann Davis
1845–1905
Jane E Davis
1848–1919
Mary Davis
1850–1929
Herbert Davis
1852–1931
Catharine Davis
1856–1928

Sources (2)

  • Thomas Davis in household of David J Davis, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Thomas Davis in household of David J Davis, "United States Census, 1850"

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World Events (6)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1849

Historical Boundaries 1849: Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Minnesota, United States

1853

Historical Boundaries: 1853: Blue Earth, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: patronymic meaning ‘Dafydd's (son)’, equivalent to Welsh ap Dafydd, the Welsh form of David . The spelling Davis is more typical in southwestern England northwards as far as Lancashire, where the frequency of the surname largely reflects Welsh migration, but may sometimes represent a native English surname based on Davy (compare Davies ). Davis (including in the sense 2 below) is the eighth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans.

Irish and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Compare Davies .

History: John Davis or Davys (c. 1550–1605) was an English navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage. — By the 18th century there were numerous persons named Davis in America, including the jurist John Davis, born in 1761 in Plymouth, MA, and Henry Davis, a clergyman and college president, who was born in 1771 in East Hampton, NY. — Jefferson Davis, born in 1808 in KY, was president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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