Mary Davis: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Mary Davis was born 20 Jan 1813 (daughter of James Davis, II and Elizabeth Reese); died 5 Jul 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Hardin Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Grave noted "In The Shadow of The Smokies", Sevier County, TN Cemeteries, published 1984. "Mary Hardin b 20 Jan 1813 d 5 Jul 1904, w/o of C.M." believed as 2nd wife of Calfrey Hardin (1808 - 1864). The census for Sevier County in 1860 shows Cafry HARDIN age 58 and Mary age 47. This 1860 census transcription included a section "Maiden Names of some Women in the 1860 Census"; Mary DAVIS with husband Cafry HARDIN. It is believed the Mary Hardin buried in the Hardin Cemetery is Calfrey Hardin's 2nd wife Mary Davis.
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Reference:
Joe Chilton Pedigree Chart, 7 November 1994, p 1.
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 194.

Mary married Calfrey M. Hardin 13 Feb 1840. Calfrey (son of William M. Hardin and Kathy Williams) was born 25 Nov 1808, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 May 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Hardin Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

James Marion Hardin was born 9 Jan 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Christina Elizabeth Hardin was born 12 Sep 1847, Tennessee; died 9 Oct 1914; was buried Union Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Alfred Hardin was born 8 Aug 1850; died 1 Jan 1864; was buried Hardin Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Noah Hardin was born 19 Jan 1853, Tennessee; died 11 Jun 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Alder Branch Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

James Davis, II was born 1791 (son of James Davis, I); died 29 May 1874, Tennessee; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 194.

James — Elizabeth Reese. Elizabeth (daughter of Valentine Reese and Christina Harmon) was born Jul 1786; died 9 Sep 1869, Tennessee; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Reese was born Jul 1786 (daughter of Valentine Reese and Christina Harmon); died 9 Sep 1869, Tennessee; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 194.

Children:

William Davis was born 6 Jan 1811, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1891; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
1. Mary Davis was born 20 Jan 1813; died 5 Jul 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Hardin Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Valentine Davis was born 1815.
Ann Davis was born 31 Oct 1817; died 20 Jul 1907.
Col. James Davis was born 1 Jan 1819; died 15 Jul 1898; was buried Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Christina Davis was born 1826, Blount County, Tennessee; died 30 Nov 1869; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Sarah "Sallie" Davis was born 23 Feb 1825, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1894; was buried Eusebia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

James Davis, I was buried , Blount County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Buried in Elijoy Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Reference:
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.

Children:

2. James Davis, II was born 1791; died 29 May 1874, Tennessee; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

6. Valentine Reese
Notes:
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Reference:
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.

Valentine — Christina Harmon. [Group Sheet]

Christina Harmon

Notes:

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Reference:
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.

Children:

3. Elizabeth Reese was born Jul 1786; died 9 Sep 1869, Tennessee; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.