Margaret Ann Smith1

b. 26 June 1868, d. 3 November 1959
FatherBenjamin Franklin Smith1
MotherNancy Stewart1
Birth26 Jun 1868 Margaret Ann Smith was born on 26 Jun 1868 in Tennessee.2,1 
Marriage22 Aug 1886 She married William Early Davis, son of Robert Earl B.C. Davis and Amanda Melvina Fitzallen Carmack, on 22 Aug 1886 in Tennessee.1 
Land-Sell6 Dec 1892 On 6 Dec 1892 Margaret and William sold 55 acres of land to R.E. Davis [William's brother]. It was part of a tract William received when he and his brothers divided their father's holdings following his death in 1885.3 
Land-Sell3 Sep 1893  Two years earlier William and Margaret had sold 26 acres from the same tract to W.S. Harris.4 
Migration Around the time of this transaction Margaret and William left Tennessee and migrated to Bogg Springs in Polk County, Arkansas. Their two youngest children were born in Arkansas.1 
Cens-190012 Jun 1900 At the turn of the century the family was enumerated living in Ozark township in Polk County. William and Margaret had been married 13 years and were the parents of 4 children, all of whom were living. Besides William and Margaret, the household included: Robert (12), George (10), Mary (5) and Nancy (2).5 
Widowed28 Aug 1912  William died in August 1912. 
Cens-192027 Jan 1920  Margaret then found employment as the post mistress for her community. She continued to live on the family farm with her daughter Florence (Bell) and Florence's daughter Margaret. A nephew A. Smith (38) also lived with the women.6 
  In 1928 Margaret married Dr. D.L. Rollins.1 
Death3 Nov 1959 Margaret died on 3 Nov 1959 at age 91.2,1 
Burial She was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Polk County, Arkansas.2 

Family

William Early Davis b. 6 Oct 1862, d. 28 Aug 1912
Children
Last Edited21 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S2606] The William Early Davis and Margaret (Smith) Davis Family, typed family stories and data compiled by their granddaughters Marea (Davis) McGregor and Opal (Davis) Reno.
  2. [S1756] Nixby Daniel Kannady and Loreda Daniel, Cemetery Inscriptions of Polk County, Arkansas, p. 221.
  3. [S1764] Marion Co., Tennessee Deed Bk BB: 327. W.E. Davis and wife M.A. Davis of Marion Co. TN to R.E. Davis; M.A. released dower. Deed dated 6 Dec. 1892 and recorded 12 Jul 1895.
  4. [S1815] Marion Co., Tennessee Deed Bk AA: 639. W.E. Davis and wife M.A. to W.S. Harris; deed dated 28 Feb. 1890 and recorded 6 Nov. 1893.
  5. [S1749] William Davis household, 1900 U.S. cens., Polk Co., Arkansas, pop. sched., Ozark township, ED 103, sheet 8B, dwelling 144, family 152, viewed online at Ancestry.com, June 2007, image 16 of 63. Household includes: William Davis, 37, b. Oct. 1862, marr 13 years, farmer, owns farm, b. TN, parents b. VA; Margaret A., wife, 31, b. June 1863, marr 13 yrs, mother of 4 children, all living, b. TN, parents b. TN; Robt F., son, 12, b. Sept. 1887, TN; George, son, 10, b. Oct. 1889 TN; Mary B., dau, 5, b. __ 1895 Ark; Nancy _, dau, 2, b. Jan. 1898, Ark.
  6. [S1751] Margaret A. Davis household, 1920 U.S. cens., Polk Co., Arkansas, pop. sched., Ozark township, ED 110, sheet 11B, dwelling 204, family 209, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jun 2007, image 22 of 25. Household includes: Margaret A. Davis, 51, wid, b. TN, post mistress, US Post __, resid is farm; A. Smith, nephew, 38, b. KS, parents b. TN, laborer; Florence Bell, dau, 22, marr, b. Ark; Margaret L., granddaughter, 3 7/12, b. Ark.