Anne Alexander Downey Davis (1830-1914)

Anne Alexander Downey Davis

Birth

9 Oct 1830

Stovall, Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Death

7 Sep 1914 (aged 83)

Sassafras Fork Township, Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Burial

Abrams Plains Plantation Cemetery

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Plot

Momument Location (standing on Grassy Creek Road looking towards cemetery): Row 3, Space 5 - Front side of momument

Memorial ID

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Anne Alexander Downey was the only child of Samuel Smith Downey & Sally Pomfret Smith.

She married Isaac H Davis Oct 1, 1853 in Granville Co, North Carolina. Based on Census records and her husband's obituary, Isaac & Ann had a total of nine children. They were:

Mary Davis Gregory, 1854 - 1925
Jane D Davis, 1856 - 1858
Nannie S. Davis, 1858 - 1863
Alexander Smith Davis, 1861 - 1910
Joseph Jonathan Davis, 1863 - 1905
Isaac Hilliard Davis II, 1865 - 1946
Samuel S D Davis, 1867 - 1867
Martha Davis, 1869 - unk
Annie E Davis, 1871 - unk

After Isaac's death she remained in Granville County, NC.

Inscription

The face of the momument lists Isaac Hiliard Davis and & wife Anne Alexander [Downey] Davis. They are buried directly in front of the monument based on the footstones. The left side of the monument lists three of their children who died very young. The right side of the monument lists a son. Graves for the four listed children are at other locations within the cemetery. In addition, there are at least two other children, Mary Davis Gregory & Alexander Smith Davis, who are not listed on the monument but are buried at other locations in the cemetery.

FRONT OF MONUMENT:
Isaac Hilliard Davis
Nov 4, 1814
Jan 29, 1884

Footstone: IHD

Anne Alexander [Downey]
wife of
Isaac H Davis
Oct 9, 1830
Sep 5, 1914

Footstone: AAD
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LEFT SIDE OF MONUMENT:
Jane D. Davis
Aug 29, 1856
Oct 7, 1858

Nannie S Davis
Sep 28, 1858
Jan 24, 1863

Saml S D Davis
Mar 1, 1867
May 14, 1867
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RIGHT SIDE OF MONUMENT:

Joseph J. Davis
Apr 18, 1863
Sept 14, 1905