Zimmerman Davis
Born: October 8, 1834
Birthplace: Fairfield County, South Carolina
Father: William Kincaid Davis 1809 – 1871
Mother: Sarah Margaret Zimmerman 1815 – 1857
Wife: Cornelia Jeannette McIver 1838 – 1912
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)
Children:
Sarah Margaret Davis 1858 – 1863
(Buried: Welsh Neck Baptist Church, Society Hill, South Carolina)
John K. McIver Davis 1863 – 1863
(Buried: Welsh Neck Baptist Church, Society Hill, South Carolina)
Cornelia McIver “Nela” Davis Jackson 1870 – 1932
(Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Virginia)
Helen Kincaid Davis 1871 – 1926
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)
Zimmerman Davis Jr. 1875 – 1938
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)
Isabel A. Davis Johnson 1878 – 1972
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Education:
Graduated from College of Charleston
Occupation before War:
Cotton Merchant in Charleston, South Carolina
Civil War Career:
1860 – 1861: Private Washington Light Artillery
1861 – 1862: Lt Washington Light Artillery
1862: Captain, Company D, 5th South Carolina Cavalry
1863 – 1864: Adjutant Inspector General on General Butler’s Staff
1864 – 1865: Colonel, 5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
1865: Wounded Battle of Lynch’s Creek
Occupation after War:
Merchant in Charleston, South Carolina
Treasurer of Charleston, South Carolina, City Water Works
Leader in United Confederate Veteran Affairs
Died: March 30, 1910
Place of Death: Charleston, South Carolina
Age at time of Death: 75 years old
Burial Place: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina
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