James Anderson Monroe Davis 
James Anderson Monroe was born on October 9th, 1832 in Montgomery Co., AL.1 James Anderson Monroe's father was John V. Davis and his mother was Julia Parker Knight. He was an only child. He died at the age of 80 on January 9th, 1913 in Live Oak Co., TX.1 General Notes
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Ron,
I'll be more than happy to fill in some of the Castellaw-Davis
line
for you...if you'll excuse my presentation. I hope this comes out in a
logical form and provides the info you need/want; I apologize beforehand
(if it doesn't) or if I end up rambling...please don't hesitant to "call"
me on it and I'll clarify my muddling! Anyway, here goes...
James Anderson Monroe Davis, b 9 Oct 1832 Montgomery Co, AL; d 9 Jan 1913
Live Oak Co, TX (we think); and Malissa Castellaw, b 3 Feb 1842 Mont Co
AL d
2(?) Dec 1936 Scurry Co Tx, (I also have spelling as Castlelaw, Castelow,
etc.) were married 22 Apr 1858 in Mont. Co, AL. [JAM was son of John V
Davis b ca1801-02 GA d 10 May 1817 unknown place and Julia Parker
Knight b 3 May 1805 York Co?, SC d 17 Dec 1876 Mont. Co, AL. Julia's
parents both born in NC, her mother was a Foreman; John's mother was a
Simmons. I have some info on the other children of Davis-Knight and of
Knight-Foreman and Davis-Simmons if you want that.... (They had 8-12
kids each so won't include that here!) ]
JAM's parents must have been fairly well-to-do, I have numerous Land
Office
Records for John V (such as you sent about BF) totalling nearly 640 acs
in Mont Co and he also had a slave schedule in the 1860 census. They were
located in/near Ramah(Ramer?) in south central Mont Co. John and family
appear in 1840-50-60 census for Mont Co.
JAM and Malissa appear in census in 1860 Mont Co AL, 1870-80 Henderson
Co, TX and in 1900 he is in Runnels Co TX. (A little family "scandal",
in 1900 Malissa is in Scurry Co Tx with one of her daughter's and states
she is a widow. In Runnels Co JAM states he is divorced!?) There are
several Davis children and a Jonas Castellaw also in this county census.
JAM was a Confederate veteran and applied for a TX Conf Vet pension (I
have a copy of this); apparently they relocated to Henderson Co TX after
the war. A James AM Davis appears in the Index to TX Deaths 2 Nov 1925
but I have not attained a copy of this. (Not sure about the date
discrepancy, except that he probably died destitute, per info from Vet
Ap, and perhaps Malissa or one of children filed death at the late date?)
Children of Davis-Castellaw:
1. John V Davis b 19 Apr 1859 Crenshaw Co AL d unknown TX
+Rosa V Stephens b ca1865 Henderson Co TX d unk. Were married 21
Sept
1889 in Co? TX.
2. Polly Jennette Davis b 23 Feb 1860 AL d ca 1860
3. Eliza Victoria Davis b 2 Mar 1866 Henderson Co TX d 23 May 1929
+R M Cole...married June 1889
4. Mary Lou Davis b ca 1869-70 TX
+John J Ford...married 1890
5. Julia Parker Davis b 23 Mar 1871 Henderson Co TX
+W M Hopson...married 1890
6. Lucy Carrie Davis b 4 Mar 1874 Henderson Co TX d 6 Sept 1931
+G H Wells...married 16 Dec 1892
**7. Margaret Amanda Davis b 19 May 1876 Henderson Co TX d 16 July 1953
Co? TX
+Charles Madison Kelly b 13 Jan 1861 Cassville, MO d 22 Jan 1941
Co?
TX ...married 12 Mar 1893 Scurry Co? TX
8. Felix Monroe Davis b 12 May 1878 d unk
+ Nellie M?...married 23 Oct 1898
9. Sidney Davis b 6 Sept 1881 d 6 Nov 1881
10. Edna Davis b 10 June 1883 d unk
+C E Fairley...married 20 Sept 1899.
**- this is Sue's g-grandmom, our line. Daughter Elizabeth Jane Kelly
married
Ivan L Skeen, their daughter Lucille B Skeen married Sue's father W G
Brittain.
I apologize for some of the sketchy info; I am a notoriously bad
organizer (a sure bane for serious geneologists!) and may possibly be
able to add additional info...if I can find it!? As mentioned, I do have
more info but wasn't sure how much you wanted or which direction to go.
I will be happy to send more if desired. Interestingly, the Davises have
led us to Hancock Co GA and some other "cousins" are attempting to tie
them to Davis info from Maryland, Knight info in NC, etc. I appreciate
the info on the Castellaw's, again; hopefully this will be a lead to get
around our previous roadblock. Keep in touch a
James Anderson Monroe and Malissa Jane were married in a religious ceremony on April 22nd, 1858 in Lowndes Co., AL.1 They had three sons and seven daughters, named John Victor, Felix Monroe, Sidney, Polly Jennette, Eliza Victoria, Mary Lou, Julia Parker, Lucy Carrie, Margaret Amanda and Edna.
Family Notes
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It appears that Malissa has her first name spelt as Malifa on the
marriage certificate. Also, she has her maiden name spelt as Castellow.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of James A. M. Davis and
Felix Jordan.
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Children
John Victor Davis
John Victor was born on April 19th, 1859 in Lowndes Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 83 on May 6th, 1942 in TX. He was buried in Ira Cemetery, Scurry Co., Texas.1 1
Polly Jennette Davis
Polly Jennette was born on February 23rd, 1860 in Lowndes Co., AL.1 She died about 1860 in Lowndes Co., AL.1
Eliza Victoria Davis
Eliza Victoria was born on March 2nd, 1866 in AL.1 She died at the age of 63 on May 23rd, 1929 in TX.1
Lucy Carrie Davis
Lucy Carrie was born on March 4th, 1874 in Henderson Co., TX.1 She died at the age of 57 on September 6th, 1931 in ?.1
Margaret Amanda Davis
Margaret Amanda was born on May 19th, 1876 in Henderson Co., TX.1 She died at the age of 77 on July 16th, 1953 in TX.1
Sidney Davis
Sidney was born on September 6th, 1881 in TX.1 He died at 2 months old on November 6th, 1881 in TX.1
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