James Lucius Davis Sr.
Born: January 25, 1813
Birthplace: Clarke County, Virginia
Father: James Davis 1783 -
Mother: Sally Jekyll Jones 1787 -
Wife: Frances A. T. Berkeley
Wife: Elizabeth Harriet Peck 1814 -
Children:
Reginald Channing Davis
(Buried: First Street Cemetery, Waco, Texas)
Private James Lucius Davis Jr. 1842 – 1864
(Buried: Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Brook Hill, Virginia)
Private Llewellyen C. Davis 1843 – Unknown
(Buried: Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Brook Hill, Virginia)
Captain Mervyn Bathurst Davis 1844 – 1912
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas)
Education:
1833: Graduated from West Point Military Academy - (16th in class)
Occupation before War:
1833 – 1836: Served in the United States Army rising to 2nd Lt.
1836 – 1838: Farmer in Valley of Virginia
1839: Author of Light Artillery for Frontier Service
1839 – 1841: Served in Texas Rangers as Captain Republic of Texas War
1841 – 1847: Farmer in Richmond, Virginia
1854 – 1856: Captain in Virginia State Militia
1856 – 1858: Major in Virginia State Militia
1856 – 1861: Brevet Colonel and Aide to Governor of Virginia
1858 – 1861: Lt. Colonel in Virginia State Militia
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of Wise's Virignia Legion Cavalry
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 10th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
1863: Wounded & Captured in Hagerstown, Maryland – (July 6, 1863)
1863 – 1864: Held as Prisoner of war until exchanged on March 10, 1864
1865: Resigned as Colonel on February 2, 1865 due no promotion
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1871: Superintendent of Schools for Buckingham Co., Virginia
Died: May 11, 1871
Place of Death: Buckingham County, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 58 years old
Burial Place: Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Brook Hill, Virginia
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