Philip Edwin Davant:
Born: March 22, 1834
Birthplace: Crawfordville Georgia
Father: James Davant 1783 – 1859
(Buried: Penfield Cemetery Penfield Georgia)
Mother: Martha Carlton Matthews 1798 – 1842
(Buried: Penfield Cemetery Penfield Georgia)
Wife: Hortense Moore 1835 – 1910
(Buried: Butler Memorial Cemetery Butler Georgia)
Children:
James Edwin Davant 1857 – 1951
(Buried: Butler United Methodist Church Butler Georgia)
Matthew W. Davant 1858 – 1879
(Buried: Penfield Cemetery Penfield Georgia)
Ellen Gertrude Davant 1859 – 1950
(Buried: Butler Memorial Cemetery Butler Georgia)
Martha Billingsley "Mattie" Davant Estes 1866 – 1937
(Buried: Estes – Foster – Reid Family Cemetery Forsyth Co. Georgia)
Clement Burnett "Clem" Davant 1868 – 1943
(Buried: Butler Memorial Cemetery Butler Georgia)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Hartwell Georgia – (According to 1860 Census)
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Captain Company B 24th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1863 – 1864: Major 3rd Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters
1864 – 1865: Lt. Colonel of 38th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1864: Captured at the Battle of Spotsylvania Virginia
1864: Prisoner of war held at Fort Delaware in Delaware
1864: Transferred to Hilton Head South Carolina for exchange
1865: Surrendered at Appomattox Virginia on April 9th
Occupation after War:
Teacher in Penfield Georgia – (According to 1870 Census)
Teacher in Buena Vista Georgia – (According to 1880 Census)
Died: October 9, 1906
Place of Death: Butler Georgia
Age at time of Death: 72 years old
Burial Place: Butler Memorial Cemetery Butler Georgia
Bringing the