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| This Davis family picture was taken in 1926 when my grandfather(center) was home for a visit. To see a picture with some family identified, click here. |
My grandfather was
Claude Louis Davis from Edmonson County, Kentucky. I was told that his
name was first Claude Smith and when he learned the identity of his real
father, he changed his name to his mother's maiden name of Davis.
Claude's mother, Bertha Davis, was 14 years old and unmarried when he was born. A census search for her
family revealed that she was the daughter of Olive Caroline Davis, an unmarried
woman, in Edmonson County with two children in 1880. Olive Caroline Davis
was the daughter of Seth H. Davis and Margaret "Peggy" Jones who
married September 29, 1843.
Can you see my
challenges?
- Davis, Jones, and Smith are extremely common surnames - all listed within the top 10 surnames in the 1990, 2000, and 2010 U. S. Census records. And, believe me, there were plenty Davis, Jones, and Smith families in Edmonson and the surrounding counties.
- Women are difficult to research, but you can usually hope to find them paired with husbands in marriage and land records. Women without husbands, and especially those without money, leave no trail.
In addition to the above
challenges, some Davis family members appear to be nonexistent in census
records, there are very few researchers looking for this family, and I don't
have background knowledge of this family; few family stories, no bible records,
no obituaries and only a few photos.
During the next few weeks, I will post my photos and found information about this Davis family
along with questions that I would like to answer. If you have photos or
additional facts, please contact me.
Diana
© 2013
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Sources
Year: 1880; Census Place: Edmonson, Kentucky; Roll: 412; Family History Film: 1254412; Page:
569C; Enumeration District: 042.
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