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William Claus Davis
1859 - 1917 (58 years)1. William Claus Davis was born 30 Jan 1859, Craven, North Carolina, USA (son of Daniel Davis and Caroline Daugherty); died 28 Jul 1917, Craven, North Carolina, USA. William married Sarah Frances Civils. Sarah (daughter of William Franklin Civils, Sr. and Mary Jane Riggs) was born 17 Nov 1865, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 8 Apr 1917, Craven, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Bertha Leona Davis was born 25 Jun 1890, North Carolina, USA; died 2 Jun 1978, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
2. Daniel Davis was born 16 Apr 1827, Craven, North Carolina, USA (son of Lawson Wesley Davis and Margaret Perkins); died 31 Dec 1887, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Daniel married Caroline Daugherty. Caroline (daughter of Henry Ephraim Daugherty and Sarah McCoy) was born 17 Apr 1826, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 3 Jun 1907, Craven, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
3. Caroline Daugherty was born 17 Apr 1826, Craven, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Henry Ephraim Daugherty and Sarah McCoy); died 3 Jun 1907, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- Sarah Margaret Davis was born 28 Mar 1861, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 3 May 1919, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
- 1. William Claus Davis was born 30 Jan 1859, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 28 Jul 1917, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Lawson Wesley Davis was born 28 Dec 1791 (son of Lawson Davis and Dorcas Adams); died Abt 1865, North Carolina, USA. Lawson married Margaret Perkins. Margaret (daughter of Edmund Perkins and Morning Rodgers) was born 19 Dec 1798, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 29 Sep 1852, Craven, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
5. Margaret Perkins was born 19 Dec 1798, Craven, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Edmund Perkins and Morning Rodgers); died 29 Sep 1852, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- Richard Davis was born 11 Jan 1820, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 23 Jun 1886, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
- 2. Daniel Davis was born 16 Apr 1827, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 31 Dec 1887, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
6. Henry Ephraim Daugherty was born Abt 1800, North Carolina, USA. Henry married Sarah McCoy. Sarah was born Abt 1800, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
7. Sarah McCoy was born Abt 1800, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 3. Caroline Daugherty was born 17 Apr 1826, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 3 Jun 1907, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
- Henry Parks Daugherty was born 18 Jan 1835, Dover, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 7 Aug 1916, Dover, Craven, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Lawson Davis was born Abt 1754, Jones, North Carolina, USA (son of Thomas Davis and Mary White); died 1835, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Lawson married Dorcas Adams. Dorcas (daughter of Willoughby Adams and Elizabeth Weeks) was born Abt 1760, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA; died 1835, Craven, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
9. Dorcas Adams was born Abt 1760, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Willoughby Adams and Elizabeth Weeks); died 1835, Craven, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 4. Lawson Wesley Davis was born 28 Dec 1791; died Abt 1865, North Carolina, USA.
10. Edmund Perkins Edmund married Morning Rodgers. [Group Sheet]
11. Morning Rodgers Children:
- 5. Margaret Perkins was born 19 Dec 1798, Craven, North Carolina, USA; died 29 Sep 1852, Craven, North Carolina, USA.