Mary Thomas Davis

1821 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Mary Thomas Davis  [1, 2]
  Birth	28 Mar 1821	Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Carolyn Bausinger emailed, in June 2012 that John S. Ford's first wife was "Mary Thomas Davis, born 28 March 1821 to Thomas Davis and wife, Elizabeth, in Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN. Mary married Dr. John Ford on 24 Nov 1835. They are supposed to have had twins 1840-41, but only daughter Fannie Ford (born in TX) was living and with her mother in the 1850 census, They were living with Mary's sister and her family in Rutherford County, TN. Mary and John must have been divorced shortly after 1842." (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census Tennessee, Rutherford County, Millersburgh District Enumerated 22 Oct 1850 1042-1042 Augustus H. White 51 M Physician 5000 Ky Clementine R 35 F Tenn Stephen M White 20 M Tenn Thomas B. White 18 M Tenn Susan C White 14 F Tenn Mary E. White 9 F Tenn John M White 5 M Tenn Benjamin White 2 M Tenn Mary L Ford 28 F Tenn Fanny Ford 9 F Tx
  Person ID	I21338	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	John Salmon "Rip" Ford,   b. 26 May 1815, Greenville County, South Carolina d. 3 Nov 1897, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1835
  	"After receiving his license and entering a medical practice, he met a young girl named Mary DAVIS. They were married and became the parents of twins a year later, a boy and a girl. The marriage gradually fell apart and they were divorced shortly before Ford's twenty-first birthday. Leaving his daughter, Fannie, behind with his parents, Ford set out for Texas." Noble, Harry SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE Thursday, October 30, 2003 "John Salmon (Rip) Ford "A New Resident" Carolyn Bausinger emailed, in June 2012, "Truth is that they were not married until 1835 and either she went with John Ford to TX or followed later. And their children were born there. And he did not leave Fannie behind with his parents. She came home with her mother. Fannie was 9 at the time the 1850 census was taken, and she was with her mother and aunt and uncle and their family, not with the Fords. Probably the later sanitized version sounded better than the truth in later years."
  Children	1. Fanny Ford,   b. Abt 1841, Republic Of Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Mar 1821 - Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S230] Noble, Harry Jr. "John Salmon (Rip) Ford 'A Hand in Everything'" SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE December 4, 2003 p 12. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Tennessee, Rutherford County, Millersburgh District Enumerated 22 Oct 1850 1042-1042 (Reliability: 3).