Melanie Davis

Melanie Brownlee, born March 29, 1799 in Abbeville Co., SC; died October 10, 1880 in Gadsden, AL; married Dr. Daniel Davis 1820 in SC; born May 01, 1799 in Pendleton Dist., SC; died July 09, 1869 in Jefferson Co., AL.

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Burial: Gadsden, AL

Census: 1880, Etowah Co., AL, living with Abbott family

Notes for Dr. Daniel Davis:

From the book, ROUPES VALLEY:

"Another early settler in the valley ws Dr. Daniel Davis. He was a man of great spirit and adventure who left a home of culture and luxury in North Carolina to make a place for himself in the new lands of Alabama. He became one of the first practitioners of medicine in Jefferson County having moved to Alabama from North Carolina in 1818. He first settled at Tuscaloosa, where he remained until 1820, when he returned to South Carolina to marry his fiance, Miss Lanie Brownlee. He returned with his young bride to Tuscaloosa where he began the practice of medicine. The Davises did not remain in that town long, however, for in 1822 he bought a large tract of land in Roupes Valley to which he moved and began establishing a large farm. He was a very wealthy man who owned many slaves to cultivate his lands. He did not enjoy the practice of medicine, so he chose th life of a planter instead. Later realizing the great need of medical assistance of his fellow man, he was persuaded by his friends to resume the practice on his plantation in Jefferson County. This he did, and he continued the practice until 1844.

Dr. Davis' plantaiton was located about one mile east of the town of Bucksville and was considered to be one of the most beautiful farms in the valley. He played an important part in the life of the settlers and he was loved by all who knew him. In the year 1861 he fell from the platform of his plantation ginhouse and broke his right forearm. He never completely recovered from this accident and in early July of 1869 he developed pneumonia. He died July 12th and was buried in the Bucksville Cemetery among the graves of the many people whom he had served so well."

Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama, History and Biography, 1887:

Daniel Davis was born in Pendleton District, South Caorlina, May 1, 1798. He came to Alabama in the year 1818 and located in Tuscaloosa in the year 1821. He was married to Miss Lanie Brownlee, of Abbeville District, South Carolina. She was a woman of fine education, of lovable disposition, and graceful manners. Dr. Davis received his education in South Carolina,. He was wealthy, and casting his lot in the undeveloped regions of Alabama practiced his profession only when no other medical aid could be secured for the people. He was tall, erect, portly and handsome; with manners bland, winning, and gentle, and a heart overflowing with sympathy for every one. Miss Mary Gordon Duffee says he had "a face of massive strength and regular features, framed in silver locks, a voice kind and lovable as a father, an air of intense appreciation and considerate regard for all who came near and felt his presence. Of good descent by blood and birth, he was, by his energy and tact, the architect of his own fortune. Early in life he met and won his equal - for a statelier, nobler woman than Mrs. Davis I never knew - and they settled down in the contentment of a beautiful life. They were blessed with eleven children, seven sons and four daughters." An elder daughter, Bettie Davis, married Colonel George W, Marshall, a descendant of a Virginia family and second cousin to Chief Justice Marshall. Edward Davis became, in Montevallo and Selma, the head of the wealthiest mercantile firm in Central Alabama. John M. Davis, considered, "in his prime," the finest-looking man in the State, was well known in business circles in Mobile and Selma. Elias and Ralph Davis both became physicians. Two sons died in youth. One of the daughters, the younger, Louise, wedded a wealthy merchant of Eutaw, Alabama. "An elder sister, Amanda, with a face of rare, classic beauty, and a gentleness of manner and expression that won for her the title of 'The Madonna,'" was united to a Kentucky minister. Another daughter, Mary, married a physician of culture and wealth. Another son, William Davis, became a lawyer.

Dr. Davis was a man of influence, and did a great deal in the development of this country. He was a type of the old school, and a true Southern gentleman, a lovable, congenial companion and parent, living to honor his God and assist his fellow man. He died at his home in Jefferson County July 12, 1869, at the age of seventy years.

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Burial: Bucksville Cem, AL

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