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James Lafayette Davis

• Father: Stephen Henry Davis b. 26 Aug 1822, d. 26 Apr 1885
• Mother: Clarissa [--?--] b. between 1821 - 1822, d. 10 Aug 1863

• Company: E

• James Lafayette Davis was born on 1 Jun 1844 at Auburn, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Stephen Henry Davis and Clarissa [--?--].
• James L. Davis was enumerated in the household of Stephen Henry Davis and Clarissa [--?--] in the 1850 US Federal Census on 5 Aug 1850 at Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Stephen H. Davis, 29, cotton operative, b. NH (as were the rest in the family)
  Clarissa, 28
  **Freeman, 7
  **James L., 6
  Henrietta B., 4
  George H., 1
  John L. Davis, 23, cotton operative
  Mary A., 18, b. OH
  Mary Mahone, 19, b. Ireland.
• Lafayette Davis was enumerated in the household of Stephen Henry Davis in the 1860 US Federal Census on 18 Jul 1860 at Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Stephen H. Davis, 39, bootmaker, b. MA
  **Freeman, 17, bootmaker, b. NH
  **Lafayette, 16
  Henrietta, 14
  George H., 12
  Horace E., 10
  Charles W., 7
  Lewis A., 3
  Emma G., 1.
• George P. Davis and Alfred Warren Davis Sr., James Lafayette Davis, and William M. Davis and Freeman Davis, two brothers and their three uncles, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, James gave his occupation as boot-maker.
  
  
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  On 11 Feb 1862 James mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 17 years, 8 months and 10 days old.
• On 12 Mar 1862 his uncle, William M. Davis, died at Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, unmarried, of consumption contracted as a prisoner of war at age 23.
• On 22 Sep 1862 his uncle, Alfred Warren Davis Sr., died at Hagerstown, Maryland, of wounds.
• On 30 Jul 1863 his grandfather, Stephen H. Davis, died at Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of dropsey at age 62.
• Three of Stephen H. Davis' sons and two of his grandsons served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• On 10 Aug 1863 his mother, Clarissa [--?--], died at Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of typhoid.
• On 23 Feb 1864, James was reenlisted for a bounty of $368.66.
• On 8 May 1864 his brother, Freeman Davis, died at The Battle of the Wilderness, Orange County, Virginia.
• On 8 May 1864 his uncle, George P. Davis, died at The Battle of the Wilderness, Orange County, Virginia.
• NOTE: With the deaths of Freeman and George P. Davis, Stephen H. and Clara (Demeritt) Davis had lost three sons and a grandson in the war.
• On 22 Jun 1864 James was taken prisoner at Petersburg, Virginia.
• On 27 Jul 1864 James ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by administrative transfer to the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as "absent Prisoner of War."
  
  
• Starting 28 Jul 1864, James also served in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company "E."
• On 24 Aug 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, James Lafayette Davis was reported among the prisoners, for a total of four commissioned officers and seventy-seven enlisted men.
• On 20 Nov 1864 James's widowed father, Stephen Henry Davis, remarried to Louisa Reed, daughter of Charles Reed and Melissa [--?--], at Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 19 Dec 1864, James was exchanged from prison.
• He ended his service by mustering out on 21 Jun 1865.
• James Lafayette Davis married Eliza J. [--?--]
• James Lafayette Davis and Eliza J. [--?--] were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 21 Jun 1870 at Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Davis, James L., 25, boot bottomer, b. MA
  ---, Eliza J., 20, b. MA
  ---, Gertrude E., 1
  (nextdoor to)
  Southwick, Francis S., 27, boot bottomer, b. MA
  ---, Henrietta B., 25, b. MA (his sister)
  ---, Clara L., 3
  ---, George H., 2.
• James Lafayette Davis made application for a veteran's pension in Apr 1874, and received certificate number 131417.
• He died on 13 Aug 1875 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of comsumption. He was 31 years, 2 months and 12 days old.
• In Sep 1875 Eliza J. [--?--] received a pension to surviving family member based on James's service; his wife, received certificate number 175715.
• Eliza, his wife, outlived James and died on 24 Sep 1877 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as a widow, of consumption at age 27.
• In 1877 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, a guardianship hearing was held for for Gertrude Davis.
• On 10 Nov 1879 Henry E. Southwick, James's brother-in-law, made application for a pension as guardian to James's surviving dependants, and received certificate number 179538.
• He's surviving family was enumerated in the household of Henry E. Southwick and Joanna Marah in the 1880 US Federal Census on 8 Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, his daughter, as:
  Southwick, Henry A., 35, b. MA
  ---, Joanna, 34, b. Ire
  ---, Adelaide, 9, b. MA
  ---, Lizzie, 8, b. MA
  **Davis, Gertrude, 11, boarder, b. Indiana (sic), (father b. MA, mor b. Ind sic)
  Hill, Henry, 37, boarder
  Keyes, Franklin, 22, boarder
  Williamson, John, 25, boarder.
• Stephen, his father, outlived James and died on 26 Apr 1885 at Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 62.
• On 22 Jun 1890 James's daughter, Gertrude E. Davis married Martin Gallagher at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• In 1915 James L. Davis was included on the roster of of Millbury men in the 15th Massachusetts Infantry in the Centennial History of Millbury Massachusetts, pages 164 to 166.

• Last Edited: 30 May 2010

• Charts: Descendants of Stephen H. and Clarissa (Demeritt) Davis

John R. Davis

• Company: No_SvcRec

• John R. Davis was born between 1831 - 1832 at unknown.
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  On 9 Jul 1862 John mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• John ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts with no further service record in the 1870 roster.
  
  
• According to Ford, men designated here as "No_SvcRec" were apparently "mustered into the service of the United States and assigned to the Fifteenth Regiment, but none of them have a record of service with that organization."
  
• This man is not identifiable in the MASSCW.

• Last Edited: 15 Jan 2007

John W. Davis

• Father: Joseph Davis d. 31 Jan 1834
• Mother: Thankfkul Baker b. 28 Sep 1780, d. 28 Mar 1856

• Company: G

• John W. Davis was born in Aug 1824 at Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, son of Joseph Davis and Thankfkul Baker.
• On 4 Oct 1846 John W. Davis, 22, married Ann Louisa Swain, daughter of Davis B. Swain and Sarah [--?--], at Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, noting that he is a "tinplate worker."
• John W. Davis and Ann Louisa Swain were enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 3 Sep 1850 at Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, as:
  John W. Davis, 25, (no occupation), b. MA
  Ann L., 24, b. MA
  Emily B., 2, b. MA.
• Ann Louisa Swain, his wife, died apparently.
• John W. Davis married Arabella B. Colburn, daughter of William Keene and Mary Ann Ridgeway, in a second marriage for both, apparently.
• John W. Davis and Arabella B. Keene were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 13 Jun 1860 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  John Davis, 35, tinman, b. MA (as were all in the family)
  Arabella, 27
  Willie, 11
  Mary A., 4.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, John gave his occupation as tinsmith.
• In 1861 John was living at Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 John mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a sergeant, being credited to the quota of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 36 years and 11 months old.
• In Nov 1863 John W. Davis and William A. Mullett were court martialed along with David O. Wallace at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, as documented in case number NN-506 (National Archives, Record Group 153).
• On 4 Nov 1863 John ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts "dishonorably discharged," according to Ford's history and the MASSCW. Details unknown. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.
  
  
• Arabella, his wife, outlived John and died on 3 Aug 1908 at Danvers Insane Hospital, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as a "widow" of senile dementia.

• Last Edited: 26 Jan 2010

Orin L. Davis

• Father: Robert Davis b. 5 Oct 1788, d. 16 Sep 1848
• Mother: Elethere Rounds b. 18 Dec 1788, d. 28 Feb 1885

• Company: G

• Orin L. Davis was born between 1817 - 1818 at Rhode Island, son of Robert Davis and Elethere Rounds, according to the 1850 census, or in Massachusetts according to the 1860 census.
• On 15 Aug 1838 Orin L. Davis married Huldah S. Gerry, 20, daughter of John Gerry and Sally Gerry, at Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Orin L. Davis and Huldah S. Gerry were enumerated in the 1840 US Federal census in Apr 1840 at Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Orin Davis: 1 x male 20-30//1 female under 5; 1 female 20-30.
• On 16 Sep 1848 his father, Robert Davis, died at Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 59.
• Orin L. Davis and Huldah S. Gerry were enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 29 Aug 1850 at Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Sally Gary, 44, b. MA
  **Orin Davis, 33, shoemaker, b. RI
  Huldah, 33, b. MA
  Frank E., 12, b. MA
  Noah L. Goodwick, 90, shoemaker b. VT
  Marietta, 24, b. RI
  Mary F., 1, b. MA.
• On 11 Oct 1858 Huldah S. Gerry, his wife, died at Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 40.
• On 8 May 1859 Orin's daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Davis married Edward A. Norcross at Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Orin L. Davis and Huldah S. Gerry were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 12 Jul 1860 at Millbury P. O., Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Orin L. Davis, 42, shoemaker, b. MA
  Heuldah L., 40, b. MA.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, Orin gave his occupation as shoemaker.
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  On 1 Aug 1862 Orin mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• He died on 17 Sep 1862 at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland.
• Note: the identification of this family as belonging to the man who fought in the 15th Massachusetts is tentative. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.
• On 17 Sep 1900 Orin L. Davis was included on the Civil War memorial at Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland, on the 35th anniversary of the battle. (Articles from the Fitchburg Sentinel about the planning for the memorial.).

• Last Edited: 10 May 2008

Richard T. Davis

• Father: Theopilus Davis
• Mother: Mary [--?--]

• Company: F

• Richard T. Davis was born on 15 Jul 1820 at Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of Theopilus Davis and Mary [--?--], (NOTE: his parents were both born in Wales).
• On 1 Mar 1842 Richard T. Davis, 21, married Martha A. Woodis, 20, daughter of Ebenezer Woodis and Patty McCuller, at Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Richard T. Davis and Martha A. Woodis were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 7 Jun 1860 at New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  **Richard T. Davis, 39, shoemaker, b. MA (as were all in the family)
  Martha A., 38
  **George A., 16
  Frank, 6
  Jane A., 5
  Charles, 2.
• In 1861 Richard was living at New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Richard gave his occupation as bootmaker.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Richard mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 40 years, 11 months and 27 days old.
• Richard T. Davis and George Attwell Davis, father and son, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Company F.
• On 21 Jul 1862 at "The New York Times", New York City, New York, Richard T. Davis was reported on the list of sick and wounded on board the United States Hospital Steamer Commodore, from Harrison's Landing, July 15th and 16th.
• On 21 Jul 1862 Richard was suffering from scurvy.
• On 1 Nov 1862 Richard ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts at Point Lookout, St. Mary's County, Maryland, due to disability.
  
  
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 9 Feb 1863, and received certificate number 12330.
• On 14 Oct 1863 his son, George Attwell Davis, died at Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Virginia, killed in action at age 19.
• Richard T. Davis and Martha A. Woodis were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 14 Jul 1870 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Davis, Richard, 49, disabled soldier, no occupation b. MA
  ---, Martha, 48
  ---, Frank, 16, farm labor
  ---, Mary N., 9.
• Richard T. Davis and Martha A. Woodis were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 1 Jun 1880 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Davis, Richard T., 59, no occupation, b. MA (of Welsh parents)
  ---, Martha A., 58, wife, b. MA
  ---, Mary N., 19, daur, b. MA.
• Richard T. Davis died on 2 Aug 1888 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 68 years and 18 days old.
• He was buried in Aug 1888 at Walnut Grove Cemetery, School St., North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Martha A. Woodis was enumerated as the widow of Richard T. Davis, of the 15th Massachusetts, in the 1890 Veterans' Schedules of the US Federal Census in Jun 1890 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Martha, his wife, outlived Richard and died on 9 Nov 1908 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 87.

• Last Edited: 16 Oct 2011