Nettie Duke

b. 15 February 1863, d. 16 September 1899
Birth15 Feb 1863 Nettie Duke was born on 15 Feb 1863 in Marion County, Tennessee.1,2 
  Nettie's full name was Nettah.2 
Marriage12 May 1881 She married James Kelley Davis, son of Robert Earl B.C. Davis and Amanda Melvina Fitzallen Carmack, on 12 May 1881 in Marion County, Tennessee.3 
Land-BuyMar 1887 In Mar 1887 3 members of the Duke family (J.K., G.W. & Nelson) sold James their interest in the land on which Mary Duke was then living for $200 each. The tract was described as being in the 3rd Civil District and was bounded as follows: on the north by J. & J. Pickett, on the east by J.F. Richards, on the south for J.K. Davis and on the west by Samuel Burnett and Joseph Anderson.4,5 
Land-Sell7 Apr 1891  James and Nettie only kept the 160 acre Duke farm about 4 years. In April 1891 they sold it to Samuel Harris for $550.6 
Land-Sell12 Dec 1892 And on 12 Dec 1892 Nettie and James sold 90.5 acres to John T. Hall for $2,300.7 
Land24 Mar 1896  James and Nettie apparently also owned other land in Marion County. In March 1896 James signed a lease on 90 acres of land he owned in the 7th Civil District of Marion County. The land was described as bordered on the west by the Sequachee River, on the east by W.J. Kelley, on the south by W. J.J. Hoge and on the west by the waters of the Senachee River. The deed stated that for $1 James granted George A. O'Hara of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, the exclusive right to drill for petroleum oil and gas on the land. There was additional wording that clarified how James was to be paid for any oil or gas found on his property and how damage to his crops, etc. was to be handled.8,9  
Death16 Sep 1899 Nettie died on 16 Sep 1899 at age 36.1 
Burial She was buried at Davis Cemetery in Marion County, Tennessee.1 
Last Edited18 May 2013

Citations

  1. [S1715] "Davis Cemetery", transcriptions, Interment.net (http://www.interment.net/data/us/tn/marion/davis/davis.htm : accessed May 2007).
  2. [S3154] Jane Sewell, "Davis Reunion," e-mail to D. Powell, 21 Apr. 2012. Jane included images from a Davis Family Bible. The first entries on both the birth and marriage pages were for James and Nettah (Duke) Davis. The subsequent entries, in a different script, were for Ben and Nancy (Hudson) Davis and their children.
  3. [S1763] Marion Co., Tennessee Marriage Records 1881-1885: 1. entry #4 J.K. Davis and Nettie Duke married May 12, 1881 in the 3rd district of Marion Co.; groom 22; bride 18, both born Marion Co., TN; both reside Marion Co., TN; groom is farmer; married by T.A. Shelton, JP, witnesses: S.C. Condra [?], John Davis, both of Marion Co., TN; recorded May 12, 1881.
  4. [S1816] Marion Co., Tennessee Deed Bk P: 515. The deed was dated and recorded on 19 March 1887.
  5. [S1762] Marion Co., Tennessee Deed Bk Q: 80. The deed was dated 11 March 1887 and recorded the following day.
  6. [S1817] Marion Co., Tennessee Deed Bk X: 575. The deed was dated 7 Apr 1891 and recorded 8 Jul 1895. "Nettah" released her dower interest.
  7. [S1818] Marion Co., Tennessee Deed Bk DD: 172. The deed was dated 12 Dec. 1892 and recorded in Jan. 1898. "Nettah" released her dower interest.
  8. [S1819] Marion Co., Tennessee Deed Bk CC: 111. The deed was dated 24 March 1896 and recorded the same day.
  9. [S1714] Goodspeed, "Goodspeed's Biographies of Marion County (1886)", transcription, USGenWeb: Tennessee, Marion County (http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/biosmain.html : This source states: "After his marriage, Mr. Davis located upon his father's farm, which he operated for a few years, but in 1895 purchased his present place").