Benjamin Davis

1816 - 1864  (47 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Benjamin Davis
  Born	7 May 1816	Rhode Island, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 20 356 Benjamin Davis 33 1817 male laborer New York 21 356 Elisabeth Davis 31 1819 female New York 22 356 Elisabeth Davis 11 1839 female New York 23 356 Henry H. Davis 10 1840 male New York 24 356 James Davis 8 1842 male New York 25 356 Mary J. Davis 7 1843 female New York 26 356 Myron Davis 6 1844 male New York 27 356 Asenath Davis 4 1846 female New York 28 356 Adolphus Davis 3 1847 male New York 29 356 Aselia Davis 2/12 female New York   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=mr6d_902
  Census	1860	Line Mills, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 30 148 Benjamin Davis 45 1815 male farmer Rhode Island 31 148 Elizabeth Davis 45 1815 female New York 32 148 Elizabeth Davis 21 1839 female Pennsylvania 33 148 Mary J. Davis 17 1843 female New York 34 148 Miron Davis 16 1844 male Rhode Island 35 148 Smith Davis 14 1846 male Rhode Island 36 148 Dolfis Davis 13 1847 male Rhode Island   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=ykfq_903
  Military Service	4 Nov 1862	Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Benjamin registered for the draft at Linesville, enrolled November 4, 1862 at Erie as a musician in Company K of the 83rd Pennsylvania. He was mustered into service December 6, 1862. A note in the pension application packet from Gabriel Carnes and Nathaniel Walter McKinney states that Benjamin contracted a severe cold that he could not overcome, and on the march to Gettysburg he was taken by ambulance to a camp hospital, then transferred to a hospital at Gettysburg. Benjamin died January 4, 1864 of capillary bronchitis at the U.S. General Hospital in Philadelphia - also called Broad Street General Hospital. Benjamin's widow quickly remarried (she was left with a two-year-old child to care for) and was not eligible to receive his military pension, but the child, Sarepta Davis was. The pension application packet is quite lengthy (45 pages) and a very interesting read. I have only submitted small portions below here. The packet includes such interesting information such as when Benjamin and Elizabeth were married and by whom, who the witnesses to the marriage were, Elizabeth's actual marriage license to her second husband Harmon Smith. A great read!
  		Letter from Nathan McKinney and Gabriel Carnes telling how Benjamin Davis became ill on the March to Gettysburg
  		Civil War Soldier General Index Card Benjamin Davis, Company K, 83rd Pennsylvania
  		Letter from the Assistant Adjutant General certifies Benjamin Davis' service and resultant death
  		Increase of Minor's Pension Benjamin's daughter, Sarepta N. Davis, had her pension increased to $8 per month starting October 16, 1868.
  Died	4 Jan 1864	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	cause of death: capillary bronchitis
  		Surgeon General's Office Record of Death Letter from J.J. Woodward, Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Army, to the Surgeon General's Office, Record and Pension Bureau, stating that Benjamin Davis, a musician, died at the Broad and Cherry Street Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., of Capillary Bronchitis.
  		Military Death Register shows Benjamin Davis dying in the hospital of capillary bronchitis - here they mistakenly have placed him in Company K of the 85th Pennsylvania (instead of the 83rd Pennsylvania)
  Age	47 years
  Buried	After 4 Jan 1864	Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Section W, Lot 3, Grave A
  		Davis, Benjamin 1816-1864 Plot: Section W, Lot 3, Grave A
  		Pennsylvania Veterans' Burial Card Benjamin Davis
  Person ID	I10189	Local Families
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Reynolds,   b. Abt 12 Oct 1818, New York, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 1883  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1838	Camillus, Onondaga County, New York, USA
  Children	1. A. F. Davis   2. Elizabeth Davis,   b. Abt 1839, New York, USA   3. Henry Harrison Davis,   b. 27 Jul 1840, New York, USA ,   d. 4 Nov 1914, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 74 years)   4. James M. Davis,   b. 9 Oct 1842, New York, USA ,   d. 5 May 1909, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 66 years)   5. Mary Jane Davis,   b. 15 Jan 1843, New York, USA ,   d. 28 Sep 1911, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 68 years)   6. Myron Davis,   b. Abt 1844, New York, USA   7. Smith Davis,   b. About 1846, New York, USA   8. Asenath Davis,   b. About 1846, New York, USA   9. Adolphus Davis,   b. Abt 1847, New York, USA   10. Aselia Davis,   b. 1850, New York, USA   11. Sarepta Niveren Davis,   b. 28 Jun 1861, Beaver Center, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 26 Jul 1922, Albion, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F3728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - After 4 Jan 1864 - Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Marriage Records

  Marriage of Benjamin Davis and Elizabeth Reynolds letter from Wheeler Truesdell, Justice of the Peace, stating that he married Benjamin and Elizabeth July 4, 1838 in Camillus. Witnesses were John Reynolds and Jinah Stocking.