Doctor Davis

Other Events:

• Military Service: Civil War (CSA) Wounded

Notes:

LDS AFN is 2JSL-04.

Marriage to Susannah was performed by W. M. Gold, Justice of the Peace.

Simon enlisted with younger brother Hamby in Company B, 34th North Carolina Regiment. Simon enlisted on Sept. 2, 1861 as a 4th Corporal. Wounded at Frazier's Farm on June 30, 1862. Simon lost his left leg just above the knee in the artillery fire when Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded at Chancellorsville.

The 34th Regiment, NC Infantry, was part of the Army of Northern Virginia under the command of General Robert E. Lee. The Regiment was in the Stonewall Jackson Corps., Hill's Division (Major General A.P. Hill), Sixth Brigade (Brigadier General W. D. Pender and later Brig. Gen. A. M. Scales).
Simon and Hamby enlisted with the "Sandy Run Yellow Jackets" which made up the 34th Regiment.

The 34th Regiment as part of A. P. Hill's Corps was part of one of the more brilliant military moves in the history of war at Chancellorsville. At a virtual draw with Federal troops, Stonewall Jackson engineered an attacked on the exposed western flank of the Federal lines. The surprise was so complete the battle lines were completely obscured. The attack took so long to arrange that only about two hours of daylight was left from the beginning of the attack, but since it was a full moon and clear night Jackson continued the assault until around 9:00 PM. To get a look at the retreating Federal forces Stonewall rode to a ridge just forward of the Confederate lines. While returning to the Confederate lines Stonewall ran into some of his troops riding the lines and as a group they approached the newly established Confederate lines. The large group now approaching the Confederate line was mistaken for an advancing Federal counterattack and was fired on killing most of the group and mortally wounding Stonewall Jackson. The group that fired on Stonewall was a NC Regiment out of A. P. Hills Corps, two volleys were fired on Jackson, the second is known to have come from Lane's Brigade and the first has not been identified and very possibly was the 34th Regiment. As a result of the commotion Federal opened artillery fire and in that barrage Simon broke his leg which was later amputated above the knee. This probably was the end of Simon's association with the 34th but his brother Hamby continued on participating in Gettysburg and was probably part of Pickett's Charge and was then captured at Hanover Junction.

Simon married Susannah Hamrick on 10 Aug 1853 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Susannah was born about 1831 in North Carolina; died in 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William and Sarah raised 16 children on a large farm between Polkville and New House. The home was a large two story house that burned sometime around 1835-1836 while "Hamby" was a baby.

In trying to get all the possessions out of the house, the mattresses were rolled up and thrown out the upstairs window and then later carried away from the house. After the house was engulfed in flame, the family realized Hamby was missing and believed he was lost in the fire. Shortly they heard a baby crying and found Hamby rolled up in one of the mattresses that had been thrown out an upstairs window.

The Davis family farm was handed down to Melena Francis "Fannie" Davis who married Jackson Scoggins and raised three children. Charlotte Lee the oldest married John Jiles Greene and continued on the family farm. Daughter Loulean (Lula) and husband Will Swink moved back in with Charlotte and continued on the farm after Charlotte's death in 1941. The Swinks eventually sold the farm.

"Fannie" Davis was Jackson's second wife. His first wife was Sarah "Sally" Scoggins who had 11 children.

Tombstone in family graveyard has date of death as July 16, 1876
Family history sheets completed by Biddie Ruppe state July 16, 1846
The 1850 Cleveland Co. census does not show William so the family sheets are probably correct. The tombstones were not set until sometime in the 1960 - 1970 timeframe.

William married Sarah "Sally" Womack on 5 Mar 1812 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Anderson Womack and Frances "Fannie" Dobbins) was born on 6 Sep 1793 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died after 1866 in New House, Cleveland County, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birthdate on the tombstone is 1791. Buried in the Greene-Davis family cemetery located approximately 5 miles from Polkville on Stagecoach Trail Road between Polkville and New House. A family history sheet compiled by Biddie Barnett Ruppe indicates Sally's death as June 27, 1850.

The 1850 Cleveland Co. census shows Sarah as widowed living with the following family members still living with her: Susan (33), Sarah "Sally" (26), Melena Francis (22), Simon D. (16), Abraham H. (15), William A Philbeck (10), and Abram Womack (45) apparently her brother a blacksmith. William Philbeck is apparently the son of Susan and John Philbeck.

The 1860 Cleveland Co. census shows Sarah as an invalid living in the same house as her daughter Sarah P. (36) another daughter Phoebe C. McKinney (32), Mary J. Davis (7), William A. Philbeck (19), William P. Davis (11), William A. Davis (10), and Cela S. Davis (8).

Her will located in the NC State Archives is dated March 14, 1866.

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Married:
Bondsman - Anderson Womack & Robert Randall
Witness - Drury Dobbins

Notes:

The birthdate and place of Phillip Davis is not currently known although itis believed to be Brunswick County, Va. In 1790 he was a resident of Union county, SC. By 1800 he and his wife Nancy had moved to Rutherford County. He is probably the younger brother of Simon Davis and either followed him or the family, as a whole, moved to Union Co., SC just prior to the Revolutionary War. No records are available that indicate Phillip served in the War.

The family information on the group sheet is primarily based on a will recorded in the July 1830 court of Rutherford Co. taken from excerpts of wills and Miscellaneous Records 1783 -1868 by James E. Wooley and Vivian Wooley. I believe it to be this Phillip Davis based on the 1800 census listing where only one Phillip Davis shows up (w 1 son and three dau.), the 1820 census shows three Phillips; one should be Phillip, Jr. and the other would be the son of William F. Davis and grandson of this Phillip.

The date given for Phillip's death is the date of the will. The will is located in the NC State Archives; Farris is probably James Farris. The executors of the will are Jacob Davis, Phillip Watkins, Thos. Logan, and William Davis. Witnesses are; James B. Watkins, Wm. Watkins, and John Simmons.

Phillip married Nancy. was born in 1766 in North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ancestral Files from the LDS Family history center spells the last name Wormack, and Fannie's tombstone is spelled the same. The World Family Tree says Anderson is buried in Columbia, SC. This is probably one of the descendant Andersons.

Records of William Coppedge indicate that Anderson's grave was found on his original land grant in Rutherford Co. with inscription, "In memory of Anderson Womack who died September 30, 1848. Aged 82 years, 11 months, 11 days. "

Anderson married Frances "Fannie" Dobbins about 1785 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Frances (daughter of William Dobbins and Susanna Collins) was born about 1772 in York, South Carolina; died about 1863 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Frances is the sister of Rev. Drury Dobbins (Drury Dobbins Baptist Church). She is living with son Willis in the 1860 Rutherford County census and with Levi Burns in the 1870 Rutherford County census.