ALBERT G. DAVIS
5 thTENNESSEE CAVALRY
USA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: abt 1818 in White County, TN
Died: 28 October 1862 in Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Buried: Davis Graveyard, White County, TN
Parents: Unknown and Sarah (Unknown) Davis

Married: Mary Robinson on 14 August 1838 in DeKalb County, TN
Born: 1821 in Tennessee
Died: 17 August 1866 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Probably Davis Graveyard, White County, TN (Possibly next to A. G. Davis - there is an unmarked grave there)
Parents:

Children:

  1. John Davis
  2. William G. Davis
  3. Sarah Davis
  4. Green P. Davis
  5. Mansfield S. Davis
  6. Mary S. Davis

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

  • Son: William G. Davis - 5th Tennessee Cavalry - USA

MILITARY INFORMATION

5 thTennessee Cavalry
Company A

ABSTRACT:

  • Entered the service as a Private and left the service as a Private
  • Age: 45
  • Height: 5' 11"
  • Complexion: Fair
  • Eyes: Blues
  • Hair: Black
  • Born: White County, TN
  • 23 Aug 1862: Enlisted at Nashville
  • 28 Oct 1862: Died at Nashville of jaundice
  • Certificate of death included
  • Enlistment Papers included

US PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

  • Widow's Pension Filed 4 June 1864, Widow's application #53325
  • Minor's Pension Filed 5 July 1874, Minor application #188532, Certificate #166977

CENSUS DATA

  • 1850 Census: DeKalb County, TN, Page 46
  • 1860 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 48

ADDITIONAL DATA

  • Putnam County, Tennessee 1850-1970by Mary Jean DeLozier (Page 26): In July 1854, Albert G. Davis and Jesse Farley purchased the first two town lots sold in the newly created town of Cookeville; one 99 x 99, and the other 74 x 99; for $23.