Davis, John

Born: 1809-10-15 Maryland

Flourished:

Davis and his family moved from Baltimore County, Maryland, first to Preble County, Ohio and later to Drake County, Ohio, before relocating to Sangamon County, Illinois, in February 1837. In 1850, Davis was farming in Sangamon County and owned real estate valued at $2,400. In 1860, he owned real property valued at $10,000 and had a personal estate of $1,200. In 1829, Davis married Elizabeth Davis, a widow, with whom he had seven children

U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Sangamon County, IL, 206; U.S. Census Office, Eight Census of the United States (1860), Sangamon County, IL, 63; John Carroll Power and S. A. Power, History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois (Springfield, IL: Edwin A. Wilson, 1876), 246.