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Descendants of Alexander C. Daves

Generation No. 1

1. ALEXANDER C.² DAVES (DAVES¹) was born 1790 in Pendleton District, South Carolina, and died 27 October 1853 in Lewisburg, Marshall Co., Tennessee. He married (1) SARAH CARROLL 1814. She was born 1790 in South Carolina, and died 1851 in Lewisburg, Marshall Co., Tennessee. He married (2) HANNAH SIMMONS 10 February 1852 in Lincoln Co., Tennessee.

Notes for ALEXANDER C. DAVES:
1820-30,40 Marshall Co. Tennessee residents and Lincoln County. From census records of Tennessee.

Records from the 1830-40 Lincoln Co. Census
1830
Alexander I. Daves, Sr. - age 40 (born 1790)
wife - born 1790
dau - age 15
daughter age 12
daughter, age 10
daughter, age 8
son, age 6
daughter, age 4
daughter, age 2
son, age 6/12

1840
daughter 25
daughter age 20
daughter, age 18
son, age 16
daughter, age 14
daughter, age 12
son, age 10
son, age 7

1850 Census, Marhshall Co., Tenn.
Alexander, age 60, b. SC
Sarah, age 60, b.. SC
James, age 21, b. Tenn
Alexander M. , age 18, b. Tenn
Polly, age 35, b. Tenn

From Grady Daves: Alexander was drafted into the War of 1812 on 10 November 1814 for 6 months. Discharged at Colberts Ferry on the Tennessee River in Texas, 15 April 1815. (From Jim Daves-6/13/99-Colberts Ferry is in Alabama on the flow of the Tennessee River.)

      He owned land on Mulberry Creek in 1827.
      Had a land grant of 80 acres which Hannah (Simmons) Daves applied for and was regranted about 1855.
      (From Jim Daves 6/13/99) Alexander applied for his bounty for 80 acres for his service 9 April 1852, Warrant #34486 - Hannah Simmons warrant was dated 25 October 1855 which listed him as Alexandra Davis and was denied. Jim has copies of each.

From Marie Southern: Alexander Daves (pvt) enlisted in Tenn. Militia Infantry Nov 13, 1814, Col. Metcalf Captain.

The following biography was taken from page 5/6 of family history booklet by Eva Lee Daves:
      "1850 Census Marshall Co Tenn.
      Alexander Daves Sr., age 60, - 1790 s.c.. Sarah age 60 - 1790 s.c. James age 21, 1829 Tenn - Alexander Jr. age 18 - 1832 Tenn - Polly, age 35 1815 Tenn, Alexander Sr. married Hannah (widow) wife of James A. Simmons, Lincoln Co., Tenn. By George W.K. Moore, J.P., February 10, 1852."

Notes for HANNAH SIMMONS:
Applied for Bounty Land on his war record of 1812.

Marriage Notes for ALEXANDER DAVES and HANNAH SIMMONS:
married by G. M. K. Mopre. J. P.

Children of ALEXANDER DAVES and SARAH CARROLL are:

2.	i.	ALEXANDER MARION.³ DAVES, b. 1832, Lincoln Co., Tennessee; d. Montgomery Co, Arkansas.
3.	ii.	JAMES CARROLL DAVES, b. 01 June 1829, Lincoln Co., Tennessee; d. 03 May 1875, Tennessee.
	iii.	MARY ELIZABETH (POLLY) DAVES, b. 08 January 1815, Tennessee; d. 07 September 1888, Lincoln Co., Tennessee.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH (POLLY) DAVES:
Born between 1815 and 1925. She was the oldest daughter, never married and was deaf and dumb.
She lived with James Carroll Daves after her parents death.

aka "Aunt Pop"

Buried in the Daves Family Cemetery, Fayetteville, Tennessee

iv.

DOTIA ANN DAVES, b. 1822; m. JONAS L. WILSON, 25 June 1846, Lincoln Co., Tennessee.

Notes for DOTIA ANN DAVES:
From Jim Daves: Dotia's name is spelled Dottia. 6/13/99

	v.	LOUIZA C. DAVES, b. 1826; m. JAMES F. MASSEY, 17 January 1850, Marshall Co., Tennessee.
	vi.	JANE DAVES, b. 1818.
	vii.	UNKNW DAUGHTER DAVES, b. 1820.
4.	viii.	WILIAM THOMAS DAVES, b. 1824; d. January 1901.
	ix.	C.A. DAVES, b. 1828.

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