William George Mackey Davis
Born: May 9, 1812
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Virginia
Father: Sailing Master George Davis 1785 – 1817
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)
Mother: Margaret Mackey Davis 1791 – 1880
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Mills Davis 1818 – 1887
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)
Children:
Charles E. Mills Davis 1844 – 1900
(Buried: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia)
Bernard M. Davis 1847 – 1880
(Buried: Greene – Miller Cemetery, Dungeness, Georgia)
William George Mackey Davis Jr. 1856 – 1926
(Buried: Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida)
Occupation:
Attorney and Cotton Speculator in Apalachicola, Florida
Civil War Career:
1861: Donated $50,000.00 to the Confederate States Government
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment
1861: Commander of Provisional forces in Eastern Florida
1862: 1st Brigade of 3rd Division Department of East Tennessee
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Confederate States Army
1862 – 1863: Commander of the Department of East Tennessee
1863 – 1865: Blockade Runner of fleets between Wilmington to Nassau
Occupation after War:
1866: Pardoned by the United States Government
1866 – 1898: Attorney in Washington, D.C.
Died: March 11, 1898
Place of Death: Alexandria, Virginia
Cause of Death: Not Known
Age at time of Death: 85 Years old
Burial Place: Ott Farm Cemetery, Remington, Virginia
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