Eliza Davis

Eliza was a Cherokee woman

Biography

Eliza Bowles was probably born in the Cherokee Nation (West) about 1823, the daughter of John/Duwali Bowles and possibly his wife Oo-ti-yu. She married John Porum Davis probably about 1843. According to Emmet Starr they were the parents of a son, John. [1] Eliza's death date is unknown. The 1867 Cherokee census lists John's wife as Gah yee hu and includes a child who is possibly named Anna. [2] If this was Eliza she died before 1880 when John is listed in the census with a new wife, Minta Chambers.

Sources

1. ↑ Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee Indians. Oklahoma Yesterday Publications edition, Tulsa, OK. 1979. p. 373. Digitized edition at Starr
2. ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, TX; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-04; NARA Series Title: Tompkins Roll, 1867; Roll: 1

See also:
Bowles Genealogy

Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bowles-2451''

(Curator Note: the birth date of 1823 is somewhat problematic, if true then she would have been born when her father was between 64-67 years old.)
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11 John Bowles. Jennie, Oo-loo-tsa and Oo-ti-yu. A33
1112 John Bowles. Jennie.
2 French Bowles. *
3 Nellie Bowles. *
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4 Lightningbug Bowles. A-yu-su.
5 Tu-noo-ne-ski Bowles. *
6 Du-qu-li-lu- Wagon Bowles. Fannie Davis.
7 Qua-ti-ni Bowles. *
8 Tsa-gi-na Bowles. Bird Tail.

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9 Rebecca Bowles. Tee-see Guess. A29
10 Samuel Bowles. I-doo-si.
11 Eliza Bowles. John Porum Davis.
12 Nannie Bowles. * George Chisholm.
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111213 James Bowles. Eliza Halfbreed.
114213 Joseph Bowles. *
2 Caroline Bowles. *
3 John Bowles. *
4 Jefferson Bowles. *
116213 Johnson Bowles. *
2 Etta Bowles. *
3 Elizabeth Bowles. *
4 Thomas Bowles. *
118213 Gu-de-gi. *
2 Ghi-go-ne-li.
3 Go-yi-ne. *
119213 Sallie Guess. Wiliam Foster.
2 Joseph Guess. *
3 Catherine Guess. Joseph Downing.
1110213 George Bowles. *
1111213 John Davis. *

Source: Starr, Emmett. “History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folklore.” Warden Company, 1922.
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Children of JOHN BOWLES and U-TI-YU VANN are:
7. xii. SAMUEL BOWLES, b. Abt. 1812.
8. xiii. REBECCA DU-GA BOWLES, b. 1816; d. October 12, 1866.
9. xiv. _____ BOWLES, b. Abt. 1818.

xv. NANNIE BOWLES, b. Abt. 1820; m. GEORGE CHISHOLM; b. Abt. 1830.
10. xvi. ELIZA BOWLES, b. Abt. 1823.
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10.ELIZA BOWLES (JOHN2, _____1) was born Abt. 1823.
She married JOHN PORUM DAVIS Bef. 1843. He was born 1823 and died Abt. 1880.

More About JOHN PORUM DAVIS:

• 1880 Census [CN]: Canadian, 317
• Elected 1: 1867, Senator for Canadian Dist
• Elected 2: 1873, Senator for Canadian Dist
• Elected 3: 1875, President of the Senate
• Elected 4: 1879, President of the Senate (died in office)
• Military service: November 05, 1861, Drew's Regiment, Co C, Cpt
• Occupation: 1880, Farmer

Child of ELIZA BOWLES and JOHN DAVIS is:

	i.	 	JOHN4 DAVIS, b. Abt. 1843.

Source: Hicks, James R. “Cherokee Lineages: Register Report of Daniel Generation 2.” Genealogy.com, Sites.Rootsweb.com, 2023, https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks-VA/BOOK-0001/0008-0002.html.''