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Sarah Jane Manley

Sarah Jane Manley

Female 1845 - 1929  (84 years)


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  • Name Sarah Jane Manley
    Birth 21 Mar 1845  Medon, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female
    Census 1850  District 8, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    age 5 
    Census 1860  Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    age 15, listed with last name Givens (step-father) 
    Census 1870  Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    age 26,spouse P-age 30, 3 children 
    Census 1880  Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    age 35,spouse Pleasant R-age 40, 6 children & mother-in-law Elizabeth L Davis-age 65,widowed 
    Census 1900  Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    age 55,spouse Pleasant R-age 60, 1 child, married 39 yrs, had 10 children-7 still living 
    Census 1910  Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    age 65,spouse P R-age 70, 1 child, 1 son-in-law, 1 grandchild, married 50 yrs, had 10 children-7 still living 
    Census 1920  Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    age 74,widowed, 1 niece 
    Death 28 May 1929  Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9, 10
    Findagrave.com 23 Jul 2023 
    See Notes 
    Burial Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Oak Cemetery
    Person ID I1090  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Horace T Manley,   b. 14 Mar 1805, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1846, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Martha Hill,   b. 04 Jul 1808, Rutherford Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1863, Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 09 Dec 1826  Williamson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Notes 


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      Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4X-DNX

      Name: Martha Hill
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 09 Dec 1826
      Event Place: Williamson, Tennessee, United States
      Gender: Female
      Spouse's Name: Horace Mandley

      Page: 282

      Citing this Record
      "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4X-DNX : 4 December 2014), Horace Mandley and Martha Hill, 09 Dec 1826; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 282, Williamson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
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      Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-HYKV

      Name: Horace Mandley
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 09 Dec 1826
      Event Place: Williamson, Tennessee, United States
      Gender: Male
      Spouse's Name: Martha Hill
      Spouse's Gender: Female

      Reference ID: 283
      GS Film Number: 000455557
      Digital Folder Number: 005728396
      Image Number: 00200

      Citing this Record
      "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-HYKK : 22 December 2016), Horace Mandley and Martha Hill, 09 Dec 1826; citing Williamson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 455,557.
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      Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7M-KXN

      Name: Horace Mandley
      Spouse's Name: Martha Hill
      Event Date: 09 Dec 1826
      Event Place: Williamson,Tennessee

      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51984-1
      System Origin: Tennessee-ODM
      GS Film number: 455557

      Citing this Record
      "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7M-KXN : 11 February 2018), Horace Mandley and Martha Hill, 09 Dec 1826; citing Williamson,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 455,557.
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    Photos
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    Family ID F156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pleasant Redmond Davis-xx,   b. 17 Oct 1839, Madison, Rockingham Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Jul 1910, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Marriage 19 Sep 1861  Madison Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son Thomas Caleb Davis 7/12/1862 Medon, Madison Co, TN - 6/16/1912
      - ** See death record journal **
      - married Annie Pape Davis 1863 - 1937
      dau Martha Elizabeth Davis 2/7/1866 Medon, Madison Co, TN - 1/10/1957 Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR
      - married Balfour Dorset Crane 1856 - 1928
      son Zeno W Davis 1/8/1869 Madison Co, TN - 10/24/1944
      - on 4/28/1892 in Fort Smith, Sebatian Co, AR married Katie Little 10/1870 GA
      dau Mary Davis 12/13/1870 - 8/19/1871
      dau Lula E Davis 3/19/1872 - 4/5/1932 both in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR
      - married John Albert Mowen 1870 - 1930
      dau Laura Davis 4/25/1873 Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR - 2/2/1960 Los Angeles Co, CA
      - ** See death record journal **
      - married John Witherspoon
      dau Grace Davis 9/27/1877 - 5/28/1906 both in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR
      - married Al Mantor 1881 OH
      dau Anna B Davis 10/23/1880 - 8/27/1881 both in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR
      son Pleasant Redmond Davis Jr 6/1/1885 - 10/3/1885 both in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR
      - ** See birth record journal **
      dau Irma Davis 6/28/1888 Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR - 1972
      - ** See birth record journal **
      - married Sidney Horner Blakely 1885 - 1939
    Family ID F1551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Mar 1845 - Medon, Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 5 - 1850 - District 8, Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 15, listed with last name Givens (step-father) - 1860 - Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Sep 1861 - Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 26,spouse P-age 30, 3 children - 1870 - Madison Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 35,spouse Pleasant R-age 40, 6 children & mother-in-law Elizabeth L Davis-age 65,widowed - 1880 - Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 55,spouse Pleasant R-age 60, 1 child, married 39 yrs, had 10 children-7 still living - 1900 - Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 65,spouse P R-age 70, 1 child, 1 son-in-law, 1 grandchild, married 50 yrs, had 10 children-7 still living - 1910 - Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 74,widowed, 1 niece - 1920 - Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 May 1929 - Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
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  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

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      found at findagrave.com on 7/23/2023

      Sarah Jane Manley Davis

      Birth: 21 Mar 1845 Medon, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
      Death: 28 May 1929 (aged 84) Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
      Burial: Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
      Plot: Block 2 Range 1 Lot 3 Row 1 Space 5
      Memorial #: 33301093

      Family Members
      Parents
      Horace T. Manley 1805-1846
      Martha Hill Givens 1808-1863
      Spouse
      Pleasant Redmond Davis 1839-1910
      Siblings
      Emily Tabitha Manley Graves 1828-1897
      Caleb Allen Manley 1834-1910
      Martha E Manley Williams 1837-1908
      Children
      Thomas Caleb Davis 1862-1912
      Martha Elizabeth Davis Crane 1866-1957
      Zeno W. Davis 1869-1944
      Mary Davis 1870-1871
      Lula E. Davis Mowen 1872-1932
      Laura Davis Witherspoon 1873-1960
      Grace Davis Mantor 1877-1906
      Anna B. Davis 1880-1881
      Pleasant Redmond Davis 1885-1885
      Irma Davis Blakely 1888-1972
      Created by: Catherine Creede (47086613)
      Added: 27 Jan 2009
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33301093/sarah-jane-davis
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33301093/sarah-jane-davis: accessed 23 July 2023), memorial page for Sarah Jane Manley Davis (21 Mar 1845-28 May 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33301093, citing Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Catherine Creede (contributor 47086613).
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      found at findagrave.com bef 7/23/2023

      Sarah Jane Manley Davis

      Birth: Mar. 21, 1845
      Medon
      Madison County
      Tennessee, USA
      Death: May 28, 1929
      Fort Smith
      Sebastian County
      Arkansas, USA

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Horace T. Manley (1805 - 1846)
      Martha Hill Givens (1808 - 1863)

      Spouse:
      Pleasant Redmond Davis (1839 - 1910)*

      Children:
      Thomas Caleb Davis (1862 - 1912)*
      Martha Elizabeth Davis Crane (1866 - 1957)*
      Zeno W. Davis (1869 - 1944)*
      Mary Davis (1870 - 1871)*
      Lula E. Davis Mowen (1872 - 1932)*
      Laura Davis Witherspoon (1873 - 1960)*
      Grace Davis Mantor (1877 - 1906)*
      Anna B. Davis (1880 - 1881)*
      Pleasant Redmond Davis (1885 - 1885)*
      Irma Davis Blakely (1888 - 1972)*

      Siblings:
      Emily Tabitha Manley Graves (1828 - 1897)*
      Caleb Allen Manley (1834 - 1910)*
      Martha E Manley Williams (1837 - 1908)*
      Sarah Jane Manley Davis (1845 - 1929)

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Oak Cemetery
      Fort Smith
      Sebastian County
      Arkansas, USA
      Plot: Block 2 Range 1 Lot 3 Row 1 Space 5

      Created by: Catherine ...
      Record added: Jan 27, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 33301093
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      found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJRN-4DY

      Name: Sarah Jan Davis

      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 28 May 1929
      Event Place: Sebastian, Arkansas
      Gender:
      Age (Original):
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      Birth Year (Estimated):
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      Affiliate Film Number: 19241933

      Citing this Record
      "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJRN-4DY : 27 November 2014), Sarah Jan Davis, 28 May 1929; derived from "Arkansas, Death Index, 1914-1950," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); a multigenerational derivative citing Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 (Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society).
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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census.

    8. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census.

    9. [S48] See Notes.

    10. [S18] Birth Record Journal.

    11. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.