Pleasant A. Davis

1833 - 1908  (74 years)

• Name	Pleasant A. Davis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1 Dec 1833	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	24 Jul 1860	Meigs County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Residence	7 Jun 1870	Meigs County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Residence	1 Jun 1880	Meigs County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Residence	21 Jun 1900	Meigs County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Death	22 Nov 1908	Meigs County, Tennessee, USA   [5, 6]
  Burial	23 Nov 1908	Decatur, Meigs, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Walnut Grove Cemetery
  Person ID	I25189	McKelleb
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann Atkinson,   b. 7 Jan 1835, Tennessee, USA d. 30 May 1908, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1856	Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Nancy Davis,   b. 1859, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary J. Davis,   b. 1862, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. George F. Davis,   b. 1867, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Samuel H. Davis,   b. Jul 1869, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Burtie L. Davis,   b. 1873, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Dec 1833 - Tennessee, USA Marriage - 1856 - Tennessee, USA Residence - 24 Jul 1860 - Meigs County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 7 Jun 1870 - Meigs County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1880 - Meigs County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 21 Jun 1900 - Meigs County, Tennessee, USA Death - 22 Nov 1908 - Meigs County, Tennessee, USA Burial - 23 Nov 1908 - Decatur, Meigs, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Age Variation: Pleasant is listed as being born in 1834 in the 1860, 1880 Census; 1836 in the 1870 Census; December 1833 in the 1900 Census Occupation: Pleasant is listed as a Farmer in the 1860, 1870, 1880, & 1900 Census Name Variation: Pleasant is listed as Beuna in the 1870 Census. Although find a grave has Pleasant's middle name listed as Abednigo, there is no documented proof of this middle name. Death Date Variation: Although the tombstone states that Pleasant died on November 23rd, his death record states November 22. I am going with the documented proof of the death record and putting the 23rd as the burial date. Notes: In 1870, there are 2 Mary's listed. One being 6 years old being born in 1864, and Mary J being born in 1862. I do believe the first Mary was incorrectly put there because I have never seen where parents name two daughters the same. Also to mention any hints for the first one shows up as the 2nd Mary J.

  
  

• Sources

  [S254] 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Home in 1860: District 6, Meigs, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1265; Page: 82; Family History Library Film: 805265; Dwelling #584, Family #584, P A Davis, Line #21 (Reliability: 3). [S255] 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 6, Meigs, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1549; Post Office: Decatur; Page: 5; Dwelling #37, Family #37, Beuna Davis, Line #37 (Reliability: 3). [S256] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 6, Meigs, Tennessee; Roll: T9_1272; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 084; Dwelling #183, Family #187; P A Davis, Line #30 (Reliability: 3). [S257] 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 6, Meigs, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1589; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0106; Dwelling #195, Family #195; Pleasant A Davis, Line #23 (Reliability: 3). [S258] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955, (Name: Family Search; Location: Salt Lake City, Utah; Date: 2020;), Tennessee, Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6RV-HMG : 27 January 2020), P. A. Davis, 1908.; Certificate #63528 (Reliability: 4). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6RV-HMG?lang=en [S259] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;) (Reliability: 3). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27549008/pleasant-abednigo-davis