By Descendant Seeker: His first name is spelled Archibal on his tombstone by records I've reviewed. I'll try to get a tombstone picture at the next cemetery visit.

Information provided by Mary and Kent: His full name is Archibald Swepson Davis. His nickname was Swep. I'm including the obituary for him as well in case you want to add biographical information.

Notes for ARCHIBALD SWEPSON DAVIS:
Archibald Swepson Davis, was born Aug. 1, 1835. Swep grew up on the farm and at a young age assumed the duties of the farm. His father was a trader and gone from home a great deal of the time. This being the case, it threw a great deal of responsibility on Swep. He was a great lover of his mother. He stuck to his work until he was 21, after then he went to West Tennessee and remained there until after the Civil War ended. During this time he married Mrs. Susanna Lourned, widow of Edd Lourned, and in Feb. 1866 he paid home folks a visit, then went back to West Tenn. and made that his home for the rest of his days. In 1866, he bought the Sam Mill property in Carroll County and Rutherford Fork of the Obine River. There he stayed until 1889, then he moved to Mckinzie and ran a hotel for a few years and practiced veterinary until he died which was about 1906. Swep was twice married his last marriage was to Mrs. Nealy Alexander. To this union they had one child, Mary Davis.
From his first marriage he had 5 children, three girls and two boys. The boys died in infancy. Swep was a man full of energy, and ambitious, and a great lover of fine stock. He always made a good living and was a good provider. His family always went in good society and were members of the M. E. Church. Swep is buried at Shiloh M-E cem. Near Whiethorne, So. of Atwood, Tennessee. (Valentine Sublett Davis)

The following was published in the Carroll County Democrat -- February 16, 1906

A Sudden Death- Archibald S. Davis of McKenzie died Wednesday at Noon from too much chloroform.
A.S. Davis a very prominent and useful citizen of McKenzie, died very suddenly in a rather peculiar circumstances last Wednesday, about 12 O'clock. Mr. Davis suffering with rheumatism, and had been for some time, he took some chloroform dampened a cloth with it and placed the cloth over his face lay down across the bed and pulled the covers up over his head and soon went to sleep, and while in this condition inhaled a sufficient amount of chloroform to produce his death. When some members of his family went to arouse him for some purpose he was found to be in an unconscious condition. Physicians were called and everything that could possibly be done was done to restore him to consciousness, but to no avail, and he died as stated above.
The sudden death was a fearful shock to his friends and family. He leaves a wife and two children to morn his death. He was about 65 years old, a member of the Methodist Church, an upright citizen and stood well in the estimation of everybody. Mrs. Davis his wife is a sister of Mrs. I.N. Yoakley and Mrs. J.D. Freeman of Huntingdon. The burial occurred yesterday. (Note by Charles V. Davis) He was buried in the Shiloh M.E. Church Cemetery, beside his first wife Susan, b. 1/19/1831 d. July 13, 1873. Daughter Henrietta G. Marsh 8, 1867 d. Sept. 13, 1873. The cemetery is located near Whitthorne, a few miles South of Atwood Tennessee.

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