Thomas A. R. Davis

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Haywood Co, TN - 1860 Federal Census, 8 Jun 1860, Haywood Co, TN. ³ Dist 2, Page 14, Stamped Pg 409

• Census: Haywood Co, TN - 1870 Federal Census, 10 Jun 1870, Haywood Co, TN. ⁴ Dist 2, Page 49, Stamped Pg 241

• Census: Saint Francis Co, AR - 1880 Federal Census, 5 Jun 1880, Saint Francis Co, AR. ⁵ Madison, Dist 261, Page 3, Stamped Pg 149

• Census: Saint Francis Co, AR - 1900 Federal Census, 21 Jun 1900, Saint Francis Co, AR. ⁶ Madison, Dist 96, Sheet 11A, Stamped Pg 308

• Obituary: Forest Times, 26 May 1905, Saint Francis Co, AR. ² 5-26-1905 - DAVIS - THOMAS - A.R. - - - 12 4 1835 5 21 1905 - CITY - Death of T.A.R.Davis-Mr.Thomas A.R.Davis, was born Dec.4,1835 near Oxford, Miss., and was the eldest child of Rev.& Mrs.Arthur Davis. He became a member of the Methodist church at the age of 14, and has been a consistent Christian since, the bible being his guide through life. On July 17,1859 he married Miss Anna Atley of Mt.Pleasant, Miss. He served three years in the Civil war under Gen.N.B.Forrest. He came to Arkansas in Dec.1873, locating in St.Francis county, where he has since resided. He and Mrs.Davis were blessed with eight children, five of whom survive him, viz: Mattie C.; Henry A.; Tommye A.; Charlie A.; and Winfield. Two sisters, and two brothers, Mrs.Eliza C.Evans of Earlington, Ky., and Mrs.John M.Davis of this city, Dr.A.H.Davis, of Little Rock, and Mr.R.R.Davis of Cleburn, Texas. He died at his home of rheumatism of the heart, Sunday morning, May 21,1905, at the age of 69, after an illness of only a few days. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church by Rev.S.H.Babcock, whence a large number of friends and bereaved relatives followed the remains to the Forrest City cemetery, where they were laid to rest. The pall bearers were Messrs.John Eldridge, George Mallory, T.W.McClendon, James Fussell, B.F.McCrary, and F.C.Neely. Mrs.Geo.E.Davis of Wynne came down for the funeral of T.A.R.Davis, returning Monday night. Also, Mrs.Alma Fields from Memphis

Thomas married Anna J. Alley, daughter of Henry Alley and Martha B. Isham, on 16 Aug 1859 in Marshall Co, MS.¹ (Anna J. Alley was born on 16 Jul 1838 in Fayette Co, TN and died on 18 Mar 1910 in Saint Francis Co, AR.)