Laura Davison (1827-)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. James M. Holcome W. T. Holcome James Joseph Holcome Sallie E. Holcome Malvina Holcome Ann Holcome John Holcome Eli D. Holcome Mary L. Holcome Jackson D. Holcome+ Sterling Holcome Laura Davison 2 3 4 5 Born: Nov 1827, Mississippi Marriage (1): James M. Holcome on 5 Oct 1844 in , Itawamba County, Mississippi 1   General Notes: Laura's father was born in Kentucky, her mother in Tennessee. Laura was listed without her husband on the 1870 census in Bell County, Texas. She had real estate valued at $300 and personal assets of $125. She was listed as head of household with sons Jackson and Sterling in Bell County, Texas on the 1880 census. The sons were farming. By the time of the 1900 census, Laura was widowed. She had borne 10 children with 7 still living. She lived in Bell County, Texas. She was a farmer and owned her farm free of mortgage. Laura married James M. Holcome on 5 Oct 1844 in , Itawamba County, Mississippi.1 (James M. Holcome was born about 1825 in Tennessee.)

1 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1860 United States Federal Census, Bell, Texas; Roll: M653_1288; Page: 336; Image: 200; Family History Library Film: 805288. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1870 United States Federal Census, Beat 5, Bell, Texas; Roll: M593_1575; Page: 111B; Image: 226; Family History Library Film: 553074. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 1880 United States Federal Census, Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: 1290; Family History Film: 1255290; Page: 280B; Enumeration District: 001. Repository: Ancestry.com.

5 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: 1610; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 15; FHL microfilm: 1241610. Repository: Ancestry.com.