Clark-Fayette County KyArchives Biographies.....DAVIS, John M. March 20, 1790 - July 29, 1865 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: J. Robison normadeplume@wmconnect.com June 2, 2009, 10:28 pm Author: H. Tannehill From 'Biographical and historical record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties, Iowa' by H. Tannehill 1886 CAPTAIN JOHN M. DAVIS, deceased, who was one of the well-known pioneers of Wayne County, was a native of Rockbridge County, Virginia, born March 20, 1790, a son of James and Florence (BLACKWOOD) DAVIS, the father Scotch-Irish descent, and served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution. James DAVIS removed with his family to Fayette County, Kentucky, and located near Lexington in 1791. John M. DAVIS, whose name heads this sketch, received a fair education at his home, his mother, who was a good scholar, being his teacher. He began teaching school when quite young, and followed the teacher's profession with success for many years. He served as a soldier during the war of 1812, being clerk in the Commissary Department for a time, and was Captain of a company of scouts in the Northwest in 1814. He was united in marriage in 1820 to Jane HUGHES, a native of Kentucky, and a daughter of Peter HUGHES. Six children were born ot this union--Flora, James, Samuel, Dianna, Josiah and John S. In 1851 Mr. DAVIS came to Wayne County, Iowa, in company with his son Josiah, and entered the east half of section 36, in Wright Township, where he lived till his death, which took place July 29, 1865. He was much respected throughout the township, where he had made many warm friends during his residence here. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/clark/bios/davis495gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/