"MRS. MARY DAVIS.
"Special to The Knoxville Sentinel.
"COALFIELD, Tenn., July 29.--Mrs. Mary Davis, died at her home on the Fair View [Fairview] pike Thursday morning, July 20, after an illness of several weeks. She was 85 years old. Surviving her are four children, Samuel L. Davis, Mrs. Charlotte E. Goddard, Mrs. Artelia Adkisson, Miss Ida B. Davis, all of Coalfield. Sixteen grandchildren, Miss Thresa [Theresa] M. Goddard, Hobart G. Davis, of Greensboro, N.C.; Mrs. Walter Jackson, of Kentucky; Mrs. John Cox, of North Carolina; Misses Blanche, Magrada, Ileen [Eileen] and Joanna Davis, Ellis Davis, Misses Bertie Adkisson, Glenna Adkisson, Helen Adkisson, Victor and Ralph Adkisson, Mrs. Wm. Jackson, Jr. [Sr.], and Mrs. Leo Godberg [Goldberg], all of Coalfield.
"She also had six great-grandchildren.
"Mrs. Davis was from one of the most prominent and well[-]known families of Morgan county. She was born in Virginia and came to Tennessee when very young.
"She was married to Thomas H. Davis in 1867,* thus uniting two of the leading families of the country.
"The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Eli Brown, assisted by Mr. Lige Wood, a lifelong friend of the family. Interment followed in the Davisc [Davis] emetery [cemetery]."
*1867 was evidently a typo for 1861 (the Morgan County Court lacks an official marriage record).
"MRS. MARY DAVIS.
"Special to The Knoxville Sentinel.
"COALFIELD, Tenn., July 29.--Mrs. Mary Davis, died at her home on the Fair View [Fairview] pike Thursday morning, July 20, after an illness of several weeks. She was 85 years old. Surviving her are four children, Samuel L. Davis, Mrs. Charlotte E. Goddard, Mrs. Artelia Adkisson, Miss Ida B. Davis, all of Coalfield. Sixteen grandchildren, Miss Thresa [Theresa] M. Goddard, Hobart G. Davis, of Greensboro, N.C.; Mrs. Walter Jackson, of Kentucky; Mrs. John Cox, of North Carolina; Misses Blanche, Magrada, Ileen [Eileen] and Joanna Davis, Ellis Davis, Misses Bertie Adkisson, Glenna Adkisson, Helen Adkisson, Victor and Ralph Adkisson, Mrs. Wm. Jackson, Jr. [Sr.], and Mrs. Leo Godberg [Goldberg], all of Coalfield.
"She also had six great-grandchildren.
"Mrs. Davis was from one of the most prominent and well[-]known families of Morgan county. She was born in Virginia and came to Tennessee when very young.
"She was married to Thomas H. Davis in 1867,* thus uniting two of the leading families of the country.
"The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Eli Brown, assisted by Mr. Lige Wood, a lifelong friend of the family. Interment followed in the Davisc [Davis] emetery [cemetery]."
*1867 was evidently a typo for 1861 (the Morgan County Court lacks an official marriage record).
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Elizabeth "Betsy" Langley Buxton
1829–1878
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Nancy Abigail Langley Eastridge
1831–1913
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John Marley Langley Sr
1833–1921
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Sarah Ann Langley Ashley Holder
1834–1914
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Margaret Langley Jones
1838–1909
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William B Langley
1841–1933
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James Martin Langley
1842–1917
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Celia E. Langley Goddard
1844–1918
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Martha Ailene Langley Holloway
1849–1938
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Susannah "Susan" Langley Howard
1851–1938
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Rebecca Matilda Langley Howard
1853–1943
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Dave Hamilton "Dave" Langley
1856–1933
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