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Rutha Davis
1813 - Before 1855 (42 years)-
Name Rutha Davis Born 1813 Tennessee 
Gender Female Died Before 1855 Calloway County, Kentucky Notes - The family Bible of Amos Carroll Chambers lists these sisters of Clarinda Elkins Davis Chambers: Lucretia Davis Powell and Zilpha Davis Lawrence.
- In the Calloway County, Kentucky Deed Book, Volume C-E 1837-1846; Deed Book D, page 91 indenture: 3 Davis sisters sell their portion of the land that they inherited from their father, Enoch Davis, to their sister and brother in law, Zilphia Davis Lawrence and John Lawrence. The three Davis sisters were: Clarinda Elkins Davis Chambers, Joanna Davis Bredrick, Rutha Davis Dooms. The legal land description, Quarter Section Location: SW, Quarter Section #: 23, Township: 1, Range: 3, East/West: E, is the same that is listed on the original land grant of Enoch Davis.
- Rutha Davis Dooms is living 2 houses away from her sister, Zilpha Davis Lawrence on the 1850 Calloway County, Kentucky census.
Person ID I1896 The Family Tree Last Modified 19 Sep 2015
Father Enoch Davis, b. 1780, Tennessee , d. Between Jan 1832 and Nov 1839, Calloway County, Kentucky (Age 52 years) Mother Joanna Oliver, b. 1780, Tyrell County, North Carolina , d. Between 1840 and 1850, Calloway County, Kentucky (Age 60 years) Married 12 Mar 1800 Davidson County, Tennessee Family ID F323 Group Sheet
Family Jesse Dooms, b. 1815, Kentucky , d. Before 1870, Johnson County, Illinois (Age 55 years) Married 10 Aug 1836 Calloway County, Kentucky Children 1. Enoch Marion Dooms, b. 16 May 1837, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. 12 May 1882, Hebron, Douglas, Missouri (Age 44 years)2. Mary D. Dooms, b. 1840, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. Between 1870 and 1880, Illinois (Age 30 years)3. Mendosa Amanda "Docia and Mendosy" Dooms, b. 31 Oct 1840, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. 17 Apr 1888, Williamson County, Illinois (Age 47 years)4. Sinthey J. Dooms, b. 1842, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. Before 1870, Illinois (Age 28 years)5. Nancy Elizabeth Dooms, b. 10 Jun 1845, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. 9 May 1878, New Columbia, Massac, Illinois (Age 32 years)Last Modified 22 May 2019 Family ID F4801 Group Sheet
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Land Deed
Amos Carroll Chambers, Clarinda Elkins Davis Chambers, David E. Bredrick, Joanna Davis Bredrick, Jesse Dooms, and Rutha Davis Dooms selling their portion of their inheritance to their sister and brother in law, John Lawrence and Zilpha Davis Lawrence. It is the exact same land description listed on the original land grant of their father, Enoch Davis.
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