Papers belonging to the Davis family originally of Tennessee. Hiram Davis crossed the plains in 1849 for California.

Wade Hampton Davis (1796-1877) was a farmer and breeder of livestock. His parents were Sampson and Abigail St. John Davis. Wade spent his childhood in Smith County, Tennessee. At the age of 18, he married Martha "Patsy" Drury (1794-1888), daughter of Colonel Joseph Drury and Libby Wigginton. Wade and Martha had seven children: William H., Nancy, Elizabeth, Smithen Hamilton, Hiram, Martha Jane, and James Wade. Martha Jane Davis' second husband was George Washington Long.

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