Robert E Lee Davis Parents

[TomGad]

I think its also worth looking for Francis in Arkansas as thats where he is in 1880. Meaning he had left Stoddard by this point yet again making me skeptical of the Phebe Marriage as that was in 1884 after Francis had already left Stoddard. Why would he have moved back?

That 1900 census with Jane F is the only one that says Francis Marion Davis was born in NC, isn't it? So if that is not your ancestor, then there is no reason to think he was born there, and you can pay less attention to those two possibilities I just posted - the family in Kentucky, and the Francis Marion Davis, 18, in NC.

I'm starting to realize that a lot of families in North Carolina thought that the general, Francis Marion, was a good guy.

Could you think of any other male military figures from around the time Frank’s Dad could have been born to maybe help narrow down on names possibly?

[oldohiohome]

You could look for a list of revolutionary war generals. Besides Francis Marion, all I can think of is George Washington.

Andrew Jackson was a big name from the war of 1812. Your Francis could have a sibling named Andrew Jackson Davis.

[TomGad]

You could look for a list of revolutionary war generals. Besides Francis Marion, all I can think of is George Washington.

Andrew Jackson was a big name from the war of 1812. Your Francis could have a sibling named Andrew Jackson Davis.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZD-QBH?lang=en

Could be worth something?

[TomGad]

You could look for a list of revolutionary war generals. Besides Francis Marion, all I can think of is George Washington.

Andrew Jackson was a big name from the war of 1812. Your Francis could have a sibling named Andrew Jackson Davis.

Found this with a Francis M in it but the birth years are way out. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65S-F8Q?lang=en

[oldohiohome]

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZD-QBH?lang=en

Could be worth something?

I'd guess no, since there is no Francis M Davis in the family, and the parents' births are not North Carolina.

[oldohiohome]

Found this with a Francis M in it but the birth years are way out. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65S-F8Q?lang=en

A George Washington Davis and a Francis M in the same family, but as you said Francis' birth is way off - he was married for at least a year or so by 1850.

[TomGad]

Found this with a Francis M in it but the birth years are way out. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65S-F8Q?lang=en

A George Washington Davis and a Francis M in the same family, but as you said Francis' birth is way off - he was married for at least a year or so by 1850.

How is that the case, My DOB for Mary Collier is 1845 she would have only have been 4 when he married her in that case! Something is wrong here.

[TomGad]

Found this with a Francis M in it but the birth years are way out. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65S-F8Q?lang=en

A George Washington Davis and a Francis M in the same family, but as you said Francis' birth is way off - he was married for at least a year or so by 1850.

Could this be something for 1850?

Son Frances DOB is only two years out. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/8054/records/17207668?tid=192997417&pid=312724809599&queryId=1cb4d65e-d779-4d37-ba00-8e0109ff6c59&_phsrc=MfQ3&_phstart=successSource

[oldohiohome]

Found this with a Francis M in it but the birth years are way out. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65S-F8Q?lang=en

A George Washington Davis and a Francis M in the same family, but as you said Francis' birth is way off - he was married for at least a year or so by 1850.

How is that the case, My DOB for Mary Collier is 1845 she would have only have been 4 when he married her in that case! Something is wrong here.

Sorry, I meant 1860.
 1860 Township 18 N Range 13 E, Pemiscot County, Missouri
P.O. Caruthersville
July 13, 1860
Page 39, family 289
Francis M Davis, age not known, levee builder, personal estate: $200, born in Kentucky
Josephine Davis, age not known, housewife, born in Missouri
Alex Devlin [Doolin], age not known, female, no occupation, real estate: 200, born in Missouri
William H Davis, 1, born in Missouri