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Surnames: Crater Davis Poindexter Clodfelter Leonard Saunders Cecil Wintzer Fanslau Hinkle
Galyean Gentry Jarvis Lindemoud
Classification: Query
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Frances Augusta Poindexter, daughter of Denson Ashburn Poindexter and Sarah
"Sallie" Jones, and Thomas Davis "Trading Tom" had the following
children:
Josephine Davis b. @1865 in NC,
Maud b. @1867 in NC,
William R. b. @1868 in NC,
Gustiny (possibly a nickname for Augusta) b. @1872 in NC,
Robert "Roby" J b. @1873 in NC,
Lanora/Lenora b. 12 December 1875 in NC,
Alonza (possibly Alonzo) b. 1878 in NC,
Charles "Charlie" Lee Davis b. 20 May 1884 in Surry County, North Carolina.
There may be more children we do not know about.
Frances Augusta and Thomas were married 6 February 1869 in Yadkin County, North Carolina.
The family is located in Fall Creek, Yadkin County, North Carolina in the 1870 census. By
the 1880 census they had moved to Glade Creek, Alleghany County, North Carolina. Frances
Augusta Poindexter Davis died 6 August 1889 in Surry County, North Carolina. Thomas Davis
died 18 February 1916 in Surry County, North Carolina.
Robert "Roby" J Davis, age 19, son of Thomas and Augusta Davis and Fannie
Galyean, age 22, daughter of Anderson and Bettie Galyean married 25 Dec 1892 Franklin
Township, Surry County, North Carolina.
Lanora/Lenora Davis married John William Gentry 5 January 1892 in Surry County, North
Carolina. They six children.
Margaret A. b. Feb 1893, Virginia
George T. b. June 1895, Virginia
William C. b. Nov 1897, North Carolina
Charlie C. b. @1902, Virginia
Nonnie M. b. 14 Dec 1905, Virginia
Edna P. b. @1908, Virginia
The 1900 census shows John W. Gentry, Lenora and their first three children living in
Oldtown, Grayson County, Virginia. Living with them is Lenora's brother, Charles Lee
(listed as Charlie L. Davis). John is shown as a farmer and Charlie is listed as a farm
laborer. The strange part is under the relationship column, Charlie is listed as a servant
rather than a brother-in-law. Maybe Charlie, who was 16 at the time, was kidding around
with the census taker, as teens sometimes do, and when asked how he was related to John
said something like "Oh, I'm just a servant around here." If any one
actually knows the reason for this notation, I would like to hear it.
It is very possible when Lenora and John married 5 January 1892, Charlie came to live with
them. Lenora and Charlie's mother, Frances Augusta Poindexter had died 6 August 1889
when Charlie was only 5 years old. Lenora, who would have been 17 at the time, very
possibly assumed a mother role for her brother Charles Lee Davis "Charlie".
Lanora/Lenora Davis Gentry died 12 December 1909 in Surry County, North Carolina, leaving
her husband John William Gentry to raise their six children alone. The youngest was only a
year old.
The 1910 census shows widower John W. Gentry living in Franklin Township, Surry County,
North Carolina. His six children are with him, along with his widowed mother, Margaret
Gentry, age 79, his widowed sister, Sarah P. Jarvis, age 54, and Sarah's son
(John's nephew), Thomas M. Jarvis, age 13. It is very possible that Margaret and Sarah
came into the household, following Lenora's death, to help with the children,
especially the very young ones and take care of the various household duties which needed
looking after.
I know that Nonnie M. Gentry married Milton French Lindemoud and had at least one child.
Charles "Charlie" Lee Davis married Annie Rodina Crater prior to 1907 when their
first child was born. Annie's parents were Timotheus Sandord Crater and Nancy Caroline
Holcomb. Annie was born 27 November 1881 in Davie County, North Carolina and died 29 June
1975 at the age of 93. Annie and Charlie had seven children:
Russell Martin Davis b. 22 July 1907 Winston-Salem, NC d. 16 Nov 1991 Danville, VA married
1927 Helen Clodfelter b. 25 May 1908 Lexington, NC d. 9 Sep 1994 Richmond, VA
Elmer Gray Davis b. 12 Jul 1909, Forsyth County, NC d. 22 Oct 1999, Davidson County, NC
married 1931 Willie Veigh Leonard b. Davidson County, NC d. 21 Jun 1987
Alonzo Lee Davis, Sr. b. 23 Mar 1911 married 1st Jeanne Griffin Saunders 2nd Virginia
Myers
Charles Marshall Davis, Sr. b.10 Mar 1913 d. 28 Jun 1984 married 21 June Mary Louise Cecil
Annie Louise Davis b. 7 May 1916, Winston-Salem, NC d. 26 May 1991 married Charles Rudolph
Wintzer d. 1990
Ruth Caroline Davis b. 18 Jan 1920 d. Aug 1984 married Albert Fanslau
Mary Elizabeth Davis b. 29 Jul 1925, Lexington, NC married in Lexington, NC to Dwight
Berrier Hinkle b. 17 Jul 1925, Lexington, NC d. 23 Dec 1998, Lexington, NC
All of these children had offspring from their 1st marriage.
We have a great deal of ancestry on Frances Augusta Poindexter we would like to share with
her descendants. Please respond if you have any questions or simply want to discuss any of
these couples and their descendants further.
Thank you.