Baxter County, Arkansas - William B. Davis - Biography *********************************************************** Submitted by: Sondra White Date: Jun 2008 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/baxter/baxterco.html *********************************************************** WILLIAM B. DAVIS BIOGRAPHY William B. Davis (son of Anderson Davis b. abt. 1831 in Tennessee and Amanda Hines-Davis b. abt 1831 in Tennessee) was born December 17, 1857 in Ohio County, Kentucky. The family of Anderson and Amanda Hines-Davis (daughter of Zacariah Hines b. between 1800 and 1810 in Virginia and died abt. 1858 in Ohio Co., Kentucky, and Sarah Brastly-Hines b. abt. 1806 also in Virginia and died November 13, 1851 in Ohio Co., Kentucky) came to Arkansas after 1870. Children of Anderson and Amanda Davis were: #1. John Franklin Davis b. 1850 #2. James T. (or E.)Davis b. 1853 #3. William B. Davis b. December 17, 1857 Ohio Co., Kentucky #4. Elizabeth "Lizzie" B. Davis b. 1861 #5. Herman Davis b. 1864 #6. Luther Davis b. 1869 The third child, William B. Davis married Minerva Weaver (b. October 12, 1860 and she died March 8, 1939 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, Minerva was the daughter of Gideon Weaver and Katheryn Poplin) William B. "Bill" and Minerva made their home around Madison Co., Arkansas in the Huntsville area, and later moved to Baxter Co., Arkansas, Whiteville township. The Children of Bill Davis and Minerva Weaver-Davis are: #1. Cassie Ola Davis b. January 12, 1881 in Huntsville, Arkansas-Madison Co. "Olie" Davis married Harvey Jackson Stafford in Baxter Co., Arkansas. May 21, 1898. #2. Lonzo Davis b. March 1883 (married Sintha Messer) #3. Gideon Davis b. July 1885 (married May Mayfield) #4. Leroy Davis b. May 1887 (married Maude- her last name is unknown) #6. Newt Ivan Davis b. October 1889 (married 1st to Annie Stafford 2nd to Mary Morris) #7. William Luther Davis b. May 1894 (married Taylor- her last name is unknown) #8. Mary Ethel Davis b. April 1897 (married 1st to Everett-last name unknown, 2nd to Ray Satterlee. #9. Otto Davis b. December 1899 After the death of her first husband, (William B. Davis in 1904) Minerva Weaver-Davis married a long time resident of Mt. Home, Arkansas. L.E. (Laben Epps) Tucker July 9, 1911.