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Generation No. 1
1. JESSE1 DAVIS was born October 31, 1792 in KY, and died March 14, 1859 in Pike Co. IN.
He married NANCY MASON December 20, 1815 in Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., KY,
daughter of JOHN MASON and HANNAH HUTCHESON.
Notes for JESSE DAVIS:
Jesse Davis and his wife Nancy were pioneer citizens of Pike Co., Indiana.
At the age of 23, Jesse enlisted as a private in John Farmers Company in
the Kentucky Militia in the War of 1812.
He served from November, 1814 until May, 1815.
He fought in the Battle of New Orleans, Jesse was a cousin of Jefferson Davis,
or a cousin to Jefferson Davis' father, or his father was a cousin to
Jefferson Davis' father.
Jesse and Nancy were married by Baptist minister Martin Utterback in
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky.
They lived in Bardstown, Kentucky until October, 1819 when 
they left for Indiana settling in Gibson County. In 1838 Jesse purchased 80 
acres of land, West half, of the North West Section 23, in Patoka Township, Pike 
County, for $500. There they moved in 1839. Jesse applied for bounty land under 
an act passed September 18, 1850. Whether it was granted is not known. Jesse and 
Nancy had 13 children. December 21, 1855 Jesse made his last will and testament, 
leaving most of his worldly effects to his dear wife, and to his minor daughters 
Tacy Louise and Elizabeth. He also willed to his daughter Nancy Serino part of 
his land provided her husband John Collens pay for the benefit of the other 
heirs. To his granddaughter Lydia he left one cow. His eldest son David J. Davis 
was named executor of the will. Jesse died March 14, 1859 at the age of 67. He 
was buried in the Davis Cemetery, Pike County, Indiana. A small gravestone was 
erected. References for Jesse and Nancy Mason Davis: Military and Pension 
Records of Jesse Davis No. 21, 295, Washington, D.C. Probate Court Records, Pike 
County, Indiana, Book 1, pp 137-138 Marriage Records, Hardin County, KY 
Inscriptions, Davis Cemetery, Pike Co., IN Biographical sketch of Nancy Davis in 
W.M. Cockrum's Pioneer History of Indiana (1907) pp 501-502 Biographical 
sketches, Goodspeeds, History of Pike and Dubois Counties Indiana (1885) pp 
417,422, and 468. Notes for NANCY MASON: Nancy Mason was born in Green 
Co.,Kentucky, January 6, 1798, the daughter of John and Hannah (Hutcheson) 
Mason. Her mother lived to be 111 years old. Nancy's grandfather, William Mason, 
rendered material aid in the war of Independence. The Pioneer History of Indiana 
states that Nancy used beds of native brush when they first located in Indiana, 
then used skins of wild animals. Later she raised geese and sold feathers to 
enable her to buy three 40 acre tracts of land. After the death of Jesse, she 
continued to live on the farm. About 1890 she attended a G.A.R. reunion held at 
her brother William Mason's home. Both had children who served for the union in 
the War of the Rebellion. She died in Pike Co., IN, January 9, 1895. Nancy lived 
to be 97 years old and was laid to rest next to her husband Jesse.

Children of JESSE DAVIS and NANCY MASON are:
2. i. DAVID JACKSON2 DAVIS, b. January 12, 1817, Bardstown, KY; d. 1878.
ii. MIMA DAVIS.
iii. JOHN J. DAVIS, b. November 22, 1818; d. September 05, 1898; m. ELIZABETH BLACK.
iv. JESSE GROSS DAVIS, b. November 09, 1822, Gibson Co. IN; d. January 26, 1881, Pike Co., IN;
    m. MARTHA E. MCCLANAHAN, October 19, 1842, Petersburg, IN.
v. SARAH DAVIS, b. February 27, 1827; d. June 03, 1896; m. LEIRIGHT HOUCHINS.
vi. HANNAH RITTER DAVIS, b. December 29, 1828; d. January 06, 1903; m.
(1) JOSEPH MCCANDLESS; m.
(2) JACOB HURT.
vii. CANDA DAVIS, b. January 07, 1832; m. JAMES CARTER.
More About CANDA DAVIS:
Fact 1: Also refered to as Candus
viii. BINONA DAVIS, b. Abt. 1835.
More About BINONA DAVIS:
Fact 1: Also refered to as Benoni
ix. NANCY SERINO DAVIS, b. November 26, 1837; d. July 02, 1923; m. JOHN COLLINS.
x. MARY ANN DAVIS, b. 1831; d. 1915; m. JAMES BLACK.
xi. CYRISSA DAVIS, b. Abt. 1838.
xii. ELIZABETH DAVIS, b. Abt. 1840; m. HENRY ASHBY.
xiii. TACY LOUISE DAVIS, b. December 14, 1842; m. JESSE H. CLIFFORD.

More About TACY LOUISE DAVIS:
Fact 1:
also refered to as Tasa Generation
No. 2 2. DAVID JACKSON2 DAVIS (JESSE1) was born January 12, 1817 in Bardstown, KY, and died 1878.
He married (1) LYDIA WELLS.
He married (2) ELLEN LENT.

Notes for DAVID JACKSON DAVIS:
David Jackson, the oldest son of Jesse and Nancy Davis,
was born Jan. 12, 1817. His first wife Lydia Wells died 
at the age of 28 years. She was the mother of 7 children. Ellen Lent, his second 
wife, had 10 children. She died at the age of 54 years. David was a farmer by 
trade and in the War of 1861-1865. He was wounded in the Battle of Shiloh. He 
was Justice of the Peace for 4 years and county representative for 2 years. 

Children of DAVID DAVIS and LYDIA WELLS are:
3.i. JOHN JASPER3 DAVIS, b. January 03, 1838, Pike Co. IN; d. January 04, 1920, Shelburn, IN.
ii. JOAL DAVIS.
iii. HANNAH DAVIS.
iv. NANCY DAVIS.
v. JOSESAH DAVIS.
vi. JESSE DAVIS. 
vii. LYDIA DAVIS.

Children of DAVID DAVIS and ELLEN LENT are:
viii. CONSTANCE3 DAVIS.
ix. WILLIAM DAVIS.
x. CASS DAVIS.
xi. JASPER DAVIS.
xii. SEPHRONA DAVIS. 
xiii. LEWEOZZ DAVIS.
xiv. BUCHANAN DAVIS.
xv. MARY DAVIS.
xvi. SHERMAN DAVIS. 
xvii. SUSAN DAVIS.

 Generation No. 3 3. JOHN JASPER3 DAVIS (DAVID JACKSON2, JESSE1)
was born January 03, 1838 in Pike Co. IN, and
died January 04, 1920 in Shelburn, IN.
He married
MARTHA JANE DREW November 02, 1860, daughter of JOHN DREW and NANCY JONES.

Notes for JOHN JASPER DAVIS:
John Davis was the second oldest son of David Jackson Davis.
At the age of 22 years he married Mattie Jane Drew.
He was a farmer by trade. He was a member of the General Baptist Church. 
He had 9 children and 36 grandchildren. He died at the age of 82 years and was 
buried in the Williams Cemetery, Pike Co., IN. Notes for MARTHA JANE DREW: 
Mattie was born in Boyle Co., KY, and came to Indiana when she was 16 years of 
age. She was 18 years old when she married John Davis. She had 9 children and 36 
grandchildren. After living a life of devotion and care for her children and 
seeing them all married and doing well, she died of the flu in 1908 at the age 
of almost 65. She was buried in Williams Cemetery in Pike Co., IN.

Children of JOHN DAVIS and MARTHA DREW are:
4.i. MARY ELIZABETH4 DAVIS, b. May 25, 1863, 
Pike Co., IN; d. April 27, 1940, Shelburn, IN.
ii. SARAH HANNAH DAVIS, b. September 04, 1861.
iii. WILLIAM BANNISTER DAVIS, b. June 13, 1865.
iv. ANDREW DAVIS, b. February 15, 1867.
v. ALONZO GARRETT DAVIS, b. August 26, 1868.
vi. JOHN JASPER DAVIS, b. March 08, 1871.
vii. FLORA JANE DAVIS, b. September 22, 1873.
viii. CHARLES ADAMS DAVIS, b. October 03, 1876.
ix. PORTMAN GARFIELD DAVIS, b. October 22, 1878.

Generation No. 4
4. MARY ELIZABETH4 DAVIS
(JOHN JASPER3, DAVID JACKSON2, JESSE1)
was born May 25, 1863 in Pike Co., IN, and died April 27, 1940 in Shelburn, IN.
She married CAMARALZAMUM AUGUSTUS CROW January 03, 1886,
son of WILLIAM CROW and MELISSA HARDIN.
Notes for CAMARALZAMUM AUGUSTUS CROW:
Cam claimed to be part Native American and spoke often of playing 
with Indian children in Kansas. He always wanted to be a minister like his great 
uncle Jesse G. Lane. Jesse performed the marriage of Cam and Mary. Cam died of 
diabetes insipidus - a disorder of the pituatary gland characterized by intense 
thirst and by the excretion of large amounts of urine. He was buried in Little 
Flock Cemetery near Shelburn, Indiana.

Children of MARY DAVIS and CAMARALZAMUM CROW are:
5.i. ELSIE MAE5 CROW, b. March 20, 1895, Oakland City, IN; d. July 25, 1972, Terre Haute, IN.
ii. CLYTIE MAUDE CROW, b. September 04, 1886.
iii. SADIE MABEL CROW, b. July 05, 1888.
iv. HERBERT LEROY CROW, b. September 10, 1890. v. HILLARY VERNET CROW, b. February 23, 1895.

Generation No. 5
5. ELSIE MAE5 CROW
(MARY ELIZABETH4 DAVIS, JOHN JASPER3, DAVID JACKSON2, JESSE1)
was born March 20, 1895 in Oakland City, IN, and died July 25, 1972 in Terre Haute, IN. 
She married GEORGE CHESTER BARROWS August 18, 1921 in Paris, IL,
son of EDWARD BARROWS and NAOMI COLE.
Notes for ELSIE MAE CROW: Elsie was the youngest of five children.
She was a 'blue baby" and the doctor did not expect her to live 
through the night. She had vision problems and did not complete school because 
of this. Elsie was 4'10" while her husband was 6'1". She met him at a New Years 
Eve Party. They went to Paris, IL, to be married accompanied only by her friend 
Emily Sheety. (Paris was the popular place to be married in those days.) Elsie 
wanted to be married by a minister, but all the ministers had gone to a 
conference. They had to be married by a justice of the peace - which Elsie 
always regreted. The early years of their marriage was spent in Shelburn, IN. 
Then they moved to West Terre Haute, IN, so that George could work in the mines 
there. In 1939, they purchased a house in Terre Haute. The two-story house which 
stood on four lots cost $2000. The payments were $20.00 a month. George saved 
$20 bills and paid the house off quickly. The most important things in Elsie's 
life were her family and her church. She loved to talk on the phone and was a 
good listener. The only hobby she had was crocheting. she helped her husband in 
the garden and canned a lot of the garden's produce. She loved to shop and would 
ride the bus into town and return with one or two loaded shopping bags. She had 
an intense fear of storms and would pace the floor during one. She never 
completely got overthe death of her son and often talked about Paulie. She also 
grieved over the death of her buddy - her husband - for the remainder of her 
life. She and George always called each other buddy. She died at the age of 77 
following surgery. She had cancer of the liver. Notes for GEORGE CHESTER 
BARROWS: George was the only son in a family of six children. His parents were 
often separated and George had to support his mother and sisters. After his 
marriage, he built his first home in Shelburne. Most of his working life was 
spent as a miner. He had the unique ability to tell what another person was 
thinking. He often would tell his fellow miners the time as they looked at their 
watches. Although he only completed the fourth grade, he was a prolific reader 
and could work advanced mith problems. He kept his own teeth until he was past 
sixty years old and never wore glasses except for cheap magnifying ones. He was 
hard of hearing and had a severe cough from his years in the mine. He developed 
hardening of the arteries, and died with pneumonia. He was 6'1" and weighed 135 
pounds when in his sixties. He had blond hair (later thin and gray) and gray 
eyes. He had broad shoulders, a long torso, and short legs for his height. He 
was a quiet man who would rather go for a walk than get involved in an 
arguement. He couldn't stand crowds, but he loved his family. After working in a 
low-ceiling mine all day, he loved to work outside in his garden. His property 
covered four city lots. It contained a beautiful flower garden, a huge vegetable 
garden, grape arbor, peach trees, cherry trees, and persimmon trees. There was 
also a large chicken yard. George was baptized in his early thirties and 
remained loyal to the church all of his life.

Children of ELSIE CROW and GEORGE BARROWS are:
6.i. BETTY MAE6 BARROWS, b. February 10, 1935, West Terre Haute, IN.
ii. PAUL CHESTER BARROWS, b. March 23, 1922.
7.iii. MARY FRANCES BARROWS, b. August 10, 1923, Shelburn, IN.

Generation No. 6
6. BETTY MAE6 BARROWS
(ELSIE MAE5 CROW, MARY ELIZABETH4 DAVIS, JOHN JASPER3, DAVID JACKSON2, JESSE1)
was born February 10, 1935 in West Terre Haute, IN.
She married DENZIL LEE ADAMS August 25, 1956 in Terre Haute, IN,
son of MERIT ADAMS and HELEN NEWTON.

Children of BETTY BARROWS and DENZIL ADAMS are:
8. i. CONNIE MARIE7 ADAMS, b. May 20, 1959, Brazil, IN.
9. ii. EDWARD STANTON ADAMS, b. January 23, 1963, Brazil, IN.

7. MARY FRANCES6 BARROWS
(ELSIE MAE5 CROW, MARY ELIZABETH4 DAVIS, JOHN JASPER3, DAVID JACKSON2, JESSE1)
was born August 10, 1923 in Shelburn, IN.
She married FORREST VERNON RHODEN October 1942.

Children of MARY BARROWS and FORREST RHODEN are:
i. FORREST ROBERT7 RHODEN, b. May 26, 1943. 10.
ii. MARILYN JEANE RHODEN, b. November 11, 1944, West Terre Haute, IN.
iii. SANDRA KAY RHODEN, b. January 16, 1946.
iv. JOYCE ANN RHODEN, b. September 16, 1951. v. CRISTY JO RHODEN, b. December 02, 1956.

Generation No. 7
8. CONNIE MARIE7 ADAMS
(BETTY MAE6 BARROWS, ELSIE MAE5 CROW, MARY ELIZABETH4 DAVIS, JOHN JASPER3, DAVID JACKSON2, JESSE1) 
was born May 20, 1959 in Brazil, IN.

She married
(1) JAMES MATTHEW TANKSLEY August 18, 1979 in Brazil, IN. She married
(2) RAYMOND F. RODENBECK March 04, 1993 in Terre Haute, IN.

Children of CONNIE ADAMS and JAMES TANKSLEY are:
i. MATTHEW LOUIS8 TANKSLEY, b. December 19, 1980.
ii. ERIC SCOTT TANKSLEY, b. August 15, 1985.

9. EDWARD STANTON7 ADAMS

(BETTY MAE6 BARROWS, ELSIE MAE5 CROW, MARY ELIZABETH4 DAVIS, JOHN JASPER3, DAVID JACKSON2, JESSE1)
was born January 23, 1963 in Brazil, IN.
He married
SUSAN RENEE VAN OSDOL June 21, 1986 in 
Indianapolis, IN. Children of EDWARD ADAMS and SUSAN VAN OSDOL are:
i. CALEB STERLING8 ADAMS, b. November 13, 1989.
ii. ISAAC GABRIEL ADAMS, b. July 15, 1991.
iii. HILLARY LOUISE ADAMS, b. July 15, 1991.

I will get back to you on Botetourt Co. info.
Very interesting. I live in Clay Co. IN. Also living here 
are the children of your grandmother's sister, Annie. Harold and Lloyd Plunkett 
and Rosalee Mullinex. I run into them often. My mother and Annie were especially 
close, and we use to visit them when I was a child. I have pictures you may be 
interested in - John Davis and family, John Davis as an old man, and one of my 
mother, your grandmother, and great-aunts as young girls. I have also been in 
touch with Alan White who was a descendant of Jesse Gross Davis. Please let me 
know what additional information you have about Davis or Mason. I do have more 
information on the Jesse Gross line. -Betty