Sam DAVIS (Abt 1795-)

Martha KEESSEE (1800-)

Richard DAVIS (1823-1870)

Louisannna KAVANAUGH (Abt 1828-)

Paralee DAVIS (1853-1899)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Zachary Taylor HAMILTON Laura Ida HAMILTON Joseph M. HAMILTON+ Walter Theodore HAMILTON Ephriam Andrew HAMILTON+ Gladys Emma HAMILTON+ Lauesia HAMILTON+ Preston B. HAMILTON Burt HAMILTON Lizzie HAMILTON Paralee DAVIS 1 Born: 5 Jun 1853, Mt. Judea, Newton County, Arkansas, United States Marriage: Zachary Taylor HAMILTON Died: 14 Oct 1899, , Madison County, Arkansas, United States at age 46 1   Noted events in her life were: • Alt. Birth, Between 1853 and 1856, , , Tennessee, United States. 2 • Alt. Birth, 5 Jun 1853. 1 • Alt. Birth, 1854, , , Tennessee, United States. 3 • Census, 1870, Boston, Madison County, Arkansas, United States. 3 • Residence, 1870, Boston, Madison County, Arkansas, United States. 3 • Alt. Death, 14 Oct 1899, , Madison County, Arkansas, United States. • Census: U.S. Federal, 12 Jun 1900, Boston, Madison County, Arkansas, United States. 4 Paralee married Zachary Taylor HAMILTON, son of Joseph W. HAMILTON and Emily Ann Gaddis BROOKS. (Zachary Taylor HAMILTON was born on 15 Jan 1847 in , , Georgia, United States 5 and died on 11 May 1923 in Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States.)   Marriage Notes: "The Madison County Courthouse was built in 1845. In 1863, the courthouse was burned by federal troops during the Civil War. It was rebuilt and completed in 1871. Again it was destroyed by fire in 1879 and rebuilt in 1882. The current 3-story courthouse was built in 1919." from http://www.huntsvillearrealty.com/area_information.htm. Per the county clerk's office, the records prior to 1901 were destroyed by fire.

1 Madison County Cemeteries, p. 76.

2 1870 United States Federal Census, Boston, Newton, Arkansas Roll: M593_59, Page 150, Image 296.

3 1870 United States Federal Census.

4 1900 U.S. census, Madison, Arkansas population schedule, Boston, enumeration district (ED) 66, p. 8A, dwelling 133, family 134, Taylor Hamilton; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Feb 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 67;
Taylor Hamilton, a 53 year old (Jan 1847) farmer, was living with his wife, Paralee, 47 (Jun 1853), and children, Walter, 21 (Aug 1878), Ephram, 19 (Apr 1881), Emma, 14 (Mar 1886), Louisia, 11 (Sep 1888), Preston, 9 (Aug 1890), Burt, 8 (Apr 1892), and Lizzie, 6 (May 1894), in Boston, Madison County, Arkansas. Taylor and Paralee had been married 28 years (abt. 1872.) Paralee had borne thirteen children, nine of which were alive at the time of the census. Taylor's parents were born in Georgia. Paralee's father was born in Arkansas and mother in Missouri. He owned the farm free of mortgage and the property was enumerated on schedule 89. Preston, Burt and Lizzie could not read and write yet.

5 1860 United States Federal Census.