NameJames Sylvester Davis
Birth28 Jul 1858, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death27 Jul 1929, Lebanon, Boone Co., Indiana
Marriageabt 1879, Fleming Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Lou Turner
Birth23 Dec 1862, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death11 Oct 1920, Colfax, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Children
Birth13 Jul 1881, Kentucky
Census Notes for James Sylvester & Mary Lou (Family)
1900 census of Fleming Co., Ky, district 5, enumerated 27 June, lists on p. 17B as family #331/333:
Davis, James S., 40, b. July 1859, farmer; Mary L., wife, 37, b. Dec 1862, married 21 years, mother of 9 children, 9 living; John L., son, 18, b. June 1881; Annie M., dau, 16, b. May 1883; Edgar, son, 13, b. Sep 1886; Virginia B., dau, 12, b. May 1888; Inez P., dau, 9, b. May 1891; Cordelia E., dau, 7, b. Jan 1893; William S., son, 5, b. Mar 1895; Clyde, son, 3, b. Mar 1897; Sally, dau, 1/12, b. Apr 1900. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Fleming Co., Ky, district 5, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 6A as family #97/98:
Davis, James S., 50, farmer; Mary L., wife, 48, first marriage for both, married 31 years, mother of 9 children, 9 living; Annie M., dau, 26, single; Edgar T., son, 23, married; Annie I., dau-in-law, 15, first marriage for both, married 3/12, mother of 0 children, 0 living; Gennie B., dau, 21; Ina P., dau, 18; Nellie C., dau, 16; Willie S., son, 15; Clyde E., son, 13; Sallie M., dau, 9. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Fleming Co., Ky, Grange City precinct, enumerated 27 Jan, lists on p. 12B as family #231/232:
Davis, James, 61, b. Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Mary L., wife, 59, b. Ky U.S. U.S.; Luther, son, 38, merchant retail groceries; Jeny B., dau, 31; Cordela Ellen, dau, 27; Clyde, son, 22; Sallie, dau, 20. All the adult children have marital status listed as “un” and birthplaces U.S. U.S. U.S - apparently the census taker left the columns blank and then filled them in later with unknowns.