Davenport, Elias Job or Jefferson

Birth Name Davenport, Elias Job or Jefferson 1a 2 3a
Nick Name Tode or Toad
Birth Name Davenport, Elias J
Also Known As Elarsh Jefferson

    from Oliver White Davenport's death cert.

Gender male
Age at Death between 61 years and 71 years, 11 months, 30 days

Narrative

http://www.jchistoricalsociety.org/reel57.html
Deposition taken: April 1907.
DEPOSITION: E. J. DAVENPORT.
I am 57 years old. I live at Haydensburg in the 4th Civil District of Jackson County. I am a farmer.
Well, I'd say that I lived in one and one half miles of Joel [Forkum] for four years before his death.
My son-in-law, Billie White, and I think my son Oliver was there.
. . . he [Joel Forkum] also said that they had all left him but these two boys [Charlie and Ed].

Full names from Sarah E Davenport Huffines death cert:
Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Sarah Elizabeth Huffines
Name: Sarah Elizabeth Huffines
[Sarah Elizabeth Davenport]
Death Date: 3 Dec 1952
Death Location: Allen
Residence Location: Allen
Age: 80
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 20 Jun 1872
Birth Location: Jackson, Tennessee
Father's Name: Job Davenport
Mother's Name: Mandy Menchee

Sharon Peel relates that the nickname "Toad" is a contraction of the "The Old"

Oliver White Davenport, Sr death cert (informant was wife) said his father was "Elarsh Jefferson Davenport" and mother was Mandy Jane Minchey, so perhaps middle name was Jefferson instead of Job/Jobe.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1849 Jackson, TN    
Death between 1910 and 1920 Macon Co., TN   1b 2 3b

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Davenport, Joseph1818-12-251875-06-05
Mother Huffines, Elizabeth1824after 1880
    Brother     Davenport, William 1839 before 1870
    Sister     Davenport, Mary Emeline 1841-10-15 1909-12-17
    Brother     Davenport, Martin S 1844-12-02 1915-07-30
    Brother     Davenport, Miles Metha 1847-12-01 1921-01-25
    Brother     Davenport, George 1848 1860
         Davenport, Elias Job or Jefferson 1849 between 1910 and 1920
    Sister     Davenport, Margret Evaline 1853-05-15 1936-12-11
    Sister     Davenport, Nancy Elizabeth 1855 1917-11-22
    Sister     Davenport, Louvina? A 1856-04-00 before 1910
    Brother     Davenport, Sampson Alexander 1861-02-12 1919-01-03
    Brother     Davenport, Wade Henry? 1861-03-00

Families

Family of Davenport, Elias Job or Jefferson and Minchey, Amanda Jane
Married Wife Minchey, Amanda Jane ( * 1846-12-25 + 1936-12-08 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1868   Marriage of Davenport, Elias J. and Davenport, Amanda 1c 2 3
  Narrative

Note: Initial family started with an import from WorldConnect. Dates and places seemed off but after looking across all the census's for this period, I'm convinced there is only one Elias J Davenport and Amanda

http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/court_reels/court_reel_57.htm
DEPOSITION: OLIVER DAVENPORT (in 1907)
I am 18 years old. I live in the 4th District of Jackson County. Toler [or Took ?] Davenport is my father. E. J. Davenport is the way my father signs his name.
Oliver Davenport [his mark]

Deposition taken: April 1907.
DEPOSITION: E. J. DAVENPORT.
I am 57 years old. I live at Haydensburg in the 4th Civil District of Jackson County. I am a farmer.
Well, I'd say that I lived in one and one half miles of Joel [Forkum] for four years before his death.
My son-in-law, Billie White, and I think my son Oliver was there.
. . . he [Joel Forkum] also said that they had all left him but these two boys [Charlie and Ed].
/s/ E. J. Davenport

Home in 1870: District 3, Jackson, Tennessee (living in Joseph Davenport hh; "Amanda A" b.1852)
Home in 1880: District 3, Jackson, Tennessee (Amanda b.1859)
Home in 1900: Civil District 13, Sumner, Tennessee
Eliza Davenport 52
Amand J Davenport 49 (b.1851)
Richard Davenport 19 Etter Davenport 19 (daughter-in-law)
Sampson Davenport 18 Iszie Davenport 16 (daughter-in-law)
Rachel A Davenport 16
Isibel Davenport 12
Oliver Davenport 10
Milton Davenport 8
Pinky Davenport 6
Lucy C Davenport 2

Home in 1910: Civil District 7, Macon, Tennessee
Elis J Devenport 60
Manda F Devenport 56
Lucy J Devenport 12

===> Richard Johnson's KY death cert says mother was Amanda Stubblefield!
but Sampson's say Amanda Minchey

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Davenport, Alexander E1867-02-081946-10-07
Davenport, James Cephus1872-03-221943-10-30
Davenport, Sarah Elizabeth1872-06-201952-12-03
Davenport, John B18771911-06-06
Davenport, Richard Johnson1880-03-151941-09-25
Davenport, Wade Sampson1882-05-221946-08-13
Davenport, Rachel Almedia1885-05-301932-11-02
Davenport, Kizzie Belle1885-12-121916-03-28
Davenport, Oliver White Sr1888-12-311942-06-09
Davenport, Milton Isaiah18921955-06-00
Davenport, Pinkey A1894before 1917
Davenport, Lucy J1898

Source References

  1. Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 22, Ed. 1
      • Page: Tree #0483
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  2. Raulston Ray.FTW
  3. Wayne.FTW
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      • Confidence: Very High
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