A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Jacob Van Lear Davis
Find A Grave (listing for Jacob VanLear Davis) and his death certificate say he was born in Virginia, but the censuses consistently show his birth in Missouri. William Caldwell Davis and his family moved to Missouri in 1838, but it is possible that James and Charlotte, with Jacob, moved later. Not sure which is correct.
A portion of Jacob's will, dated 6 Jun 1918 (obtained from "Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988" on Ancestry.com):
After the payment of all my just debts, funeral expenses and the Expenses of my last sickness, out of my Estate, I give, devise and bequeath all the property of which I may die seized and possessed, of whatsoever nature or description or wherever situate, real, personal and mixed, to my beloved wife, Gustavia and to my children, James B. Davis, A. Mamie [?] Brown, widow of Edwin Brown, deceased, Nellie V. L. Irwin [?], wife of Charles J. Irwin [?], Eva J. Herring, wife of Lloyd Herring, and Jacob B. L. Davis, equally, share and share alike.
The name on his death certificate is Jacob V. L. Davis. Place of death is given as Marshall, Saline Co., MO. Cause of death given as lobar pneumonia.
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