{"id":260,"date":"2018-07-10T19:39:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T00:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=260"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:27:11","slug":"willis-davis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/willis-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Willis Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Willis Davis (Adams County)<\/h2>\n

State House:\u00a0<\/strong>1874-1876<\/p>\n

Born: <\/strong>November 27, 1846 at Forest Plantation in Adams County, MS
\nDied:<\/strong> 1923 in Adams County, MS<\/p>\n

According to his pension application, he was born at Forest Plantation, which was owned by Dr. William Dunbar (d. 1847) and Mary Field Dunbar.<\/p>\n

Davis enlisted with Company C of the 6th Regiment of U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery in September 1863, later deserted. Election clerk (1871) and inspector (1872) for Helm’s Precinct of Adams County District 1. Filed an application to teach in October 1872. Consistently listed on the 1870-1920 censuses as a Baptist minister living in Natchez with wife Ellen. He lived at 33 Minor Street.<\/p>\n

He is almost certainly the Willis Davis who died in Adams County in 1923, according to the state death certificate index.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to view Willis Davis’ application for pension in 1921, with thanks to Jerri Bell.<\/p>\n

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Civil War Enlistment Record<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Natchez Democrat, October 26, 1871<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Weekly Democrat, October 23, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Natchez Democrat, November 5, 1872<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Feb 20, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vicksburg Herald, July 31, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Willis Davis (Adams County) State House:\u00a01874-1876 Born: November 27, 1846 at Forest Plantation in Adams County, MS Died: 1923 in Adams County, MS According to his pension application, he was born at Forest Plantation, which was owned by Dr. William Dunbar (d. 1847) and Mary Field Dunbar. Davis enlisted with Company C of the 6th … <\/p>\n

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