Larkin Davidson and Frances Comelia Reese

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Husband Larkin Davidson

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           Born: Abt 1822 - Georgia
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       Marriage: 15 Apr 1847 - Harris Co., Georgia 1 2

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Wife Frances Comelia Reese

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           Born: Abt 1832 - Georgia (Morgan Co.)
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         Father: Joseph Reese (1775/1780-Abt 1833)
         Mother: Elizabeth Alston Crawford (1794-1851)

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Larkin Davidson

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CENSUS:

<pre>1850 Muscogee Co., Georgia, Eighth District; Aug 21; pg 829
75 [Sarkin in index]
Larkin Davidson 28 Warren Ga $4000 Lawyer
Cordelia E. 18 Muscogee Ga
Julia E. 1 Morgan Ga </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 22 slaves.

<pre>1860 Muscogee Co., Georgia, 8th Dist, p.o. Columbus; June 16; pg 347
365/365
Larkin Davidson 38 Ga $15000/$41625 Farmer
Francis C. " 28 Ga
Julia E. " 11 Ga
Fanny W. " 9 Ga
Reese " 7 Ga
Caroline " 5 Ga </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 36 slaves. James Reese (53) lives at 363/363.

<pre>1870 Muscogee Co., Georgia, Outside City of Columbus, p.o. Columbus; July 23; pg 200
1324/1427
Larkin Davidson 54 Ga $7200/$4900 Farmer
Frances " 38 Ga Keeping house
Julia " 20 Ga At Home
Fanny " 17 Ga At Home
Augusta " 14 Ga At School
Carrie " 12 Ga At School
Albert " 9 Ga
John " 7 Ga
Lula " 4 Ga
Cornelia " 2 Ga
Beulah " 9/12 Ga </pre>

Anderson Reese (30, MB, farm hand) lives at 1325/1428.

<pre>1880 Muscogee Co., Georgia, Nance Precinct, ED 8-19; June 22; pg 75
3/3
Larkin Davidson 55 Ga Va Va Farmer
Fanny " 50 wife Ga Ga Ga Keeping House
Reese " 22 dau Ga Ga Ga At Home
Carrie " 20 dau Ga Ga Ga At Home
Rett " 18 son Ga Ga Ga Works on Farm
Morgan " 16 son Ga Ga Ga At School
Lula " 14 dau Ga Ga Ga At School
Trentiff " 12 dau Ga Ga Ga At School
Compte " 10 dau Ga Ga Ga At School </pre>

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General Notes: Wife - Frances Comelia Reese

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In the 1850 census Frances C. Jones (16, Ga) is in the household of E. E. Jones (55, $20000, physician). E. E. Jones is Elijah E. Jones, who was appointed as the guardian of Susan Thomas Reese, Joseph Reese, and Frances Comelia Reese, orphans of Joseph Reese, dec'd. I suspect that Frances C. Jones is in fact Frances C. Reese.

INHERITANCE:

Georgia Probate Records 1742-1990, Morgan County
Administration and guardian records, appraisements, citations and sales 1850-58, Page 10, Image 29/591:

Report of Dr. Elijah E. Jones, guardian of Frances C. Rees, orphan of Joseph Rees, deceased:

Income from January 1, 1834 until January 1, 1847 consists mostly of a large sum from the administrator and an annual amount from hiring the Negroes. Payments are made from February 5, 1835 until a final payment of $4362.94 is made in January 1848.

NAME:

In the probate records of her father's estate her name is Comelea or Comelia. Frances, Fanny, and Cordelia appear in the census.

Miss Reese Davidson died 6 Dec 1927 in Fulton Co. Georgia. She was born 21 Jul 1854. Her father was Larkin Davidson and her mother was Amelia Reese according to the death certificate.

A. Rhett Davidson died 24 May 1933 in Lanier Co., Georgia. He was born 4 Sep 1860 in West Point, Georgia. According to the death certificate his father was Larkin Davidson, born in West Point, and his mother was Cornelia Mann, born in LaGrange, Georgia.

1 Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Harris > Marriage Records, 1828-1860; pg 36, image 72/113. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

2 "Familysearch.org," "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXV9-RMP), Larkin Davidson and Frances C. Reese, 15 Apr 1847; citing Marriage, Harris, Georgia; FHL microfilm 327,523.