Henry Leland J. Davis

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Birth: Feb. 24, 1804 Knoxville Knox County Tennessee, USA

Death: Oct. 22, 1847 Union County Iowa, USA

HENRY DAVIS AND RACHEL HUNTER Henry Davis was the seventh child of Levi and Lydia Currens Davis. He was born in Knoxville, Overton County, Tennessee, February 24, 1804. At about the age of twenty-one, he married Rachel Hunter, who was about fifteen years of age, having been born Oct. 10, 1810 at Knoxville, Overton County, Tennessee. There were twelve children born to them, eight in Monroe, Tennessee, and four in Nauvoo, Illinois. Those born in Tennessee were: Larkins, George Preston, James Jordan, Elizabeth, Charles Washington, William Bradford, Levi Washington and Robert Huston. The family was a hard-working class of people, always providing well for their family. Grandfather and the boys who were large enough to do so, worked their land and raised some cotton, flax and sheep. Grandmother kept her house clean, cared for the family, picked the cotton from the seed, and with her spinning wheel spun it into thread, wove it into cloth, made their clothes, table linen, bedding, and everything they wore. She also corded the wool from their sheep, and did the same as with the cotton. She made the shirts for the boys, which were worn down to the ankles, until they were around ten and twelve years of age, when they wore trousers. Besides all this work, she labored in the fields, putting the baby on a quilt while the other children played. When the Gospel was restored to the earth through Joseph Smith, the family believed and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints. Grandfather and Grandmother were baptized October 21, 1839. In the month of May, 1840 the family left Tennessee and moved to Nauvoo, Ill. On May 20, 1842 the six oldest children were baptized at Raymos, Hancock County, Ill. The four children born at Nauvoo were Joseph, Moses, Mary Jane and Henry Orson. Uncle Larkins was drowned in a millrace August 12, 1842 at a place called Ranors at the age of fifteen years, seven months and five days. An infant, Moses, died August 19, 1842 at the age of one year and one month. Uncle George Preston worked on the Nauvoo Temple. His lunch consisted of parched corn. Father, James Jordan, worked as chore boy for Parley P. Pratt and helped in the tithing office. The family was in the company of the Prophet and his brother Hyrum and the other leaders of the Church much of the time. They were but a short distance away when Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed. Grandfather assisted with the moving of the bodies of the two noble men. Uncle Charlie walked in the blood of the two men as they were moved. On June 29, 1844 the family was among the 10,000 people who visited and viewed their remains. Everyone seemed to be weighed down with gloom. Grandfather and family moved with the saints as they went from place to place. They were at the meeting when Brigham Young was appointed President of the Church and saw the transformation of Brigham with Joseph's features. In 1846 they started to prepare to come to the Valleys of the Mountains. They went to Garden Grove, then to Mount Pisgah, where Grandfather died October 22, 1847 at the age of forty-three years, seven months and twenty eight days. He was also buried there. His wife was left with nine children to care for alone, Uncle George having gone with the first of the saints to Zion.

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Parents:

Levi Davis (1753 - 1836)
Lydia Kearn Davis (1756 - 1831)
Spouse:
Rachel Hunter Stewart (1810 - 1882)*
Children:
Larkin Davis (1826 - 1842)*
George Preston Davis (1828 - 1909)*
James Jordan Davis (1829 - 1903)*
Elizabeth Davis Stewart (1831 - 1920)*
Charles Washington Davis (1833 - 1911)*
William Bradford Davis (1834 - 1850)*
Levi Washington Davis (1836 - 1860)*
Robert Houston Davis (1838 - 1895)*
Joseph Webster Davis (1840 - 1866)*
Julius Davis (1842 - 1843)*
Mary Jane Davis Smith (1844 - 1915)*
Henry Orson Davis (1846 - 1928)*
*Calculated relationship

Burial: Mount Pisgah Cemetery Thayer Union County Iowa, USA

Maintained by: Dennis Davis Originally Created by: joe mccarty Record added: Apr 20, 2003 Find A Grave Memorial# 7370995

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