LEVI DAVIS


Levi Davis gravesite

Born: 5 Oct 1751; Hampshire Co, Virginia

Died: 5 March 1846

Buried: Bagwell / Mitchell Cemetery, Jackson Co, Indiana

Service: Served under Capt Thomas Bell of Fort Cumberland in Col Rawling's Regt

Proof: Pension 32210

Married: Hannah Shepard, daughter of Thomas Shepard

Children:
  1. Nancy Davis   m. 13 march 1825, Washington Co, Indiana to John McNealy.
  2. Irene Davis   m. John Hendrix.
  3. Rachel Davis   b. ca 1785 d. 1833   m. 1805, Solomon Ritchey
  4. Sarah Davis   m. Shelby Harney.
  5. Steven Davis
  6. James Davis   10 November 1851, was administrator of his fathers estate in Jackson Co, Indiana.
  7. Rebecca Davis   m. John Crider
  8. Effie Davis   m. Aaron Gilstrap.
  9. Jane Davis   m. Samuel Starr.


Directions: Bagwell / Mitchell Cemetery
From Brownstown, Indiana take US Hwy 50 West to State Hwy 58, turning right (North), go to State Road 58 West. This Cemetery sits on a hill and can not be seen from the highway. There is a wooden sign with the name Bagwell Cemetery by the Highway. This cemetery is in Section 15 of Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

GPS: Latitude: 38.9517, Longitude: -86.1811





DAVIS FAMILY GENEALOGY
First Generation:
1. Ebenezar Davis b. 16 Jul 1726, Conneticut d. Alleghany Co. Maryland. Will dated 18 November 1793. m. Sarah.

Second Generation:
2. Levi Davis (Ebenezar 1) b. 05 Oct 1751; Hampshire Co, Virginia. Levi was Private in the Revolutionary War 1777/78 (Pension # S.32210MD). d. 6/8 March 1846/7 Owen Twp, Illinois bur. Mitchell Cemetery of that city.
3. Jenny Davis (Ebenezar 1)
4. Joseph Davis (Ebenezar 1)
5. Susanna Davis (Ebenezar 1)
6. Tabitha Davis (Ebenezar 1)
7. Ebenezar Davis (Ebenezar 1) was living in Pickaway Cty, Ohio on 01 June 1847.
8. Mary Davis (Ebenezar 1)

Sources available upon request.
Information on the family was provided by Bruce Andersen.
Information from Davis Family website maintained by Kerry Turley
This cemetery also supposedly contains Patriot Thomas Alexander.

Gravesite Photo and Information provided by John Sheets and Stephen Franklin of the David Benton Chapter SAR.

To report new information, corrections, or web errors, click here

Indiana Patriot Graves - Indiana State SAR