JAMES B. DAVENPORT, JR., of Cooke county, was born in Jackson county, Missouri, August 20, 1839, and at the age of eighteen came to Texas with his father, with whom he lived until the outbreak of the war, when he enlisted, in 1861, in Captain Wallace's company, Taylor's regiment, which afterward became Steven's regiment, and then Stone's battalion. He served through the entire conflict, and rose from the ranks to a captaincy.
At the close of the war he returned to Cooke County and resumed farming; he now owns 742 acres, of which 200 are under cultivation. He began in mercantile business in 1888, and is also the owner of a large cotton gin.
His standing among his neighbors is of the highest, and he is a sincere and active Free Mason.
In 1875 Mr. Davenport married Miss Margaret, daughter of Colonel William C. Young, of Tennessee, who was shot and killed while hunting in the brakes of Red river by a member of a clan organized to rob and murder. The wife of Colonel Young was born in Arkansas, and is the daughter of Philip Duty.
She bore the following children -- Margaret (married to James B. Davenport) and Simpson M. The children born to James B. Davenport and wife were named -- Pope, who died at the age of two years; William, Callie and Simpson M.
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Captain J.B. Davenport, one of the early citizens of Cooke County passed away at his home. He moved to Texas with his parents as a youth, they all came to this state in a covered wagon, and for some time camped on Elm Creek near Gainesville, shortly after settling on Red River in the Walnut Bend Community. He was an ex-Confederate soldier, enlisting as a private and served throughout the war, coming out commissioned as a Captain. He was married on 21 October 1875 to a daughter of Col. Young of Grayson County. His good wife and noble companion preceded him in death. Services were held at the family residence conducted by Rev. E.A. Wesson, pastor of the Grand Avenue Baptist Church. Survived by two sons - Will and Morris; two daughters - Mrs. Robert Bone and Miss Pauline Davenport.
Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger
March 12, 1920
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At the close of the war he returned to Cooke County and resumed farming; he now owns 742 acres, of which 200 are under cultivation. He began in mercantile business in 1888, and is also the owner of a large cotton gin.
His standing among his neighbors is of the highest, and he is a sincere and active Free Mason.
In 1875 Mr. Davenport married Miss Margaret, daughter of Colonel William C. Young, of Tennessee, who was shot and killed while hunting in the brakes of Red river by a member of a clan organized to rob and murder. The wife of Colonel Young was born in Arkansas, and is the daughter of Philip Duty.
She bore the following children -- Margaret (married to James B. Davenport) and Simpson M. The children born to James B. Davenport and wife were named -- Pope, who died at the age of two years; William, Callie and Simpson M.
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Captain J.B. Davenport, one of the early citizens of Cooke County passed away at his home. He moved to Texas with his parents as a youth, they all came to this state in a covered wagon, and for some time camped on Elm Creek near Gainesville, shortly after settling on Red River in the Walnut Bend Community. He was an ex-Confederate soldier, enlisting as a private and served throughout the war, coming out commissioned as a Captain. He was married on 21 October 1875 to a daughter of Col. Young of Grayson County. His good wife and noble companion preceded him in death. Services were held at the family residence conducted by Rev. E.A. Wesson, pastor of the Grand Avenue Baptist Church. Survived by two sons - Will and Morris; two daughters - Mrs. Robert Bone and Miss Pauline Davenport.
Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger
March 12, 1920
back page.
JAMES B. DAVENPORT, JR., of Cooke county, was born in Jackson county, Missouri, August 20, 1839, and at the age of eighteen came to Texas with his father, with whom he lived until the outbreak of the war, when he enlisted, in 1861, in Captain Wallace's company, Taylor's regiment, which afterward became Steven's regiment, and then Stone's battalion. He served through the entire conflict, and rose from the ranks to a captaincy.
At the close of the war he returned to Cooke County and resumed farming; he now owns 742 acres, of which 200 are under cultivation. He began in mercantile business in 1888, and is also the owner of a large cotton gin.
His standing among his neighbors is of the highest, and he is a sincere and active Free Mason.
In 1875 Mr. Davenport married Miss Margaret, daughter of Colonel William C. Young, of Tennessee, who was shot and killed while hunting in the brakes of Red river by a member of a clan organized to rob and murder. The wife of Colonel Young was born in Arkansas, and is the daughter of Philip Duty.
She bore the following children -- Margaret (married to James B. Davenport) and Simpson M. The children born to James B. Davenport and wife were named -- Pope, who died at the age of two years; William, Callie and Simpson M.
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Captain J.B. Davenport, one of the early citizens of Cooke County passed away at his home. He moved to Texas with his parents as a youth, they all came to this state in a covered wagon, and for some time camped on Elm Creek near Gainesville, shortly after settling on Red River in the Walnut Bend Community. He was an ex-Confederate soldier, enlisting as a private and served throughout the war, coming out commissioned as a Captain. He was married on 21 October 1875 to a daughter of Col. Young of Grayson County. His good wife and noble companion preceded him in death. Services were held at the family residence conducted by Rev. E.A. Wesson, pastor of the Grand Avenue Baptist Church. Survived by two sons - Will and Morris; two daughters - Mrs. Robert Bone and Miss Pauline Davenport.
Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger
March 12, 1920
back page.
At the close of the war he returned to Cooke County and resumed farming; he now owns 742 acres, of which 200 are under cultivation. He began in mercantile business in 1888, and is also the owner of a large cotton gin.
His standing among his neighbors is of the highest, and he is a sincere and active Free Mason.
In 1875 Mr. Davenport married Miss Margaret, daughter of Colonel William C. Young, of Tennessee, who was shot and killed while hunting in the brakes of Red river by a member of a clan organized to rob and murder. The wife of Colonel Young was born in Arkansas, and is the daughter of Philip Duty.
She bore the following children -- Margaret (married to James B. Davenport) and Simpson M. The children born to James B. Davenport and wife were named -- Pope, who died at the age of two years; William, Callie and Simpson M.
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Captain J.B. Davenport, one of the early citizens of Cooke County passed away at his home. He moved to Texas with his parents as a youth, they all came to this state in a covered wagon, and for some time camped on Elm Creek near Gainesville, shortly after settling on Red River in the Walnut Bend Community. He was an ex-Confederate soldier, enlisting as a private and served throughout the war, coming out commissioned as a Captain. He was married on 21 October 1875 to a daughter of Col. Young of Grayson County. His good wife and noble companion preceded him in death. Services were held at the family residence conducted by Rev. E.A. Wesson, pastor of the Grand Avenue Baptist Church. Survived by two sons - Will and Morris; two daughters - Mrs. Robert Bone and Miss Pauline Davenport.
Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger
March 12, 1920
back page.
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