Re: My Davis Line - TN -?
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Re: My Davis Line - TN -?
Lynda Logan 3/05/99
Peter Summit is buried at St Paul Lutheran Old Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee.
Buried in Old St paul Lutheran Cemetery with his wife.
Peter served in the Confederate Forces in Tennessee. He was in Vicksburg and captured by Grant. He signed an amnesty paper promising to return home. Peter survived the war and went on to live his life out in Monroe County, Tennessee.
Peter served in the Confederate Forces in Tennessee. He was in Vicksburg and captured by Grant. He signed an amnesty paper promising to return home. Peter survived the war and went on to live his life out in Monroe County, Tennessee.From Notes of Jack Summitt, Corsican, Texas:
"Confederate soldier:
"Confederate soldier:
Peter Summitt:Pvt., Company G, 59 Tenn. Mtd. Infantry.Cooke's Regiment, 1 (Eakin's) Batt'n.Enlisted at Madisonville, Tenn. for three years term on March 15, 1862 at age 28.Captain Josiah I. Wright's Company, 1st Batt'n Tenn. Infantry.Deserted at Louden County, Tenn. Dec. 1, 1863.Paroled at Vicksburg, Miss according to terms of capulation entered into by the commanding generals of the United States and Confederate forces on July 4, 1863.Captured July 4, 1863.Parole executed by Peter Summit at Vicksburg, Miss. on July 10, 1863.Very legible signature.(Confederate Service Record, Roll 336)
Peter Summitt:Pvt., Company G, 59 Tenn. Mtd. Infantry.Cooke's Regiment, 1 (Eakin's) Batt'n.Enlisted at Madisonville, Tenn. for three years term on March 15, 1862 at age 28.Captain Josiah I. Wright's Company, 1st Batt'n Tenn. Infantry.Deserted at Louden County, Tenn. Dec. 1, 1863.Paroled at Vicksburg, Miss according to terms of capulation entered into by the commanding generals of the United States and Confederate forces on July 4, 1863.Captured July 4, 1863.Parole executed by Peter Summit at Vicksburg, Miss. on July 10, 1863.Very legible signature.(Confederate Service Record, Roll 336)U. S. Grantreleased some 30,000 confederates with the promise that they would fight no more.The war lasted nearly two more years."
U. S. Grantreleased some 30,000 confederates with the promise that they would fight no more.The war lasted nearly two more years."
Census - 1880, Tennessee, Monroe County, District No 3; E.D. 203, Sheet 1:
Census - 1880, Tennessee, Monroe County, District No 3; E.D. 203, Sheet 1:
Peter Summit 46, a farmer
Nancy Summit, 42, his wife
James M, 25
Joseph S, 22
Susanah T, 20
Sarah J, 18
Elizabeth, 15
William H, 13
Sancin, 12
Mary O, 9
John C, 7
Gadson B, 5
Nancy F, 2
Nancy Summit, 42, his wife
James M, 25
Joseph S, 22
Susanah T, 20
Sarah J, 18
Elizabeth, 15
William H, 13
Sancin, 12
Mary O, 9
John C, 7
Gadson B, 5
Nancy F, 2
Peter and Nancy both listed birthplace of parents as North Carolina
Peter and Nancy both listed birthplace of parents as North Carolinahttp://www.tngenweb.org/monroe/cems/s4.htm
Summitt, Peter Feb 11, 1833 Jun 5, 1910 He was beloved by God and man. St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church (Old) 8 Mi N Madisonville W-250
Summitt, Peter Feb 11, 1833 Jun 5, 1910 He was beloved by God and man. St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church (Old) 8 Mi N Madisonville W-250
1860 Census has Hannah Clemmer, 73, living with them.
1860 Census has Hannah Clemmer, 73, living with them.Following taken from bio on the internet on the Davis Family:
Following taken from bio on the internet on the Davis Family:"My brother Walter C Davis received the tradition in its oral and more exciting form.Here is what he wrote about William Davis's first home inTennessee.
"My brother Walter C Davis received the tradition in its oral and more exciting form.Here is what he wrote about William Davis's first home inTennessee."So far as we know, the first land which William Davis owned was
his part of the land taken by John Clemmer and divided so that
every child had a share.The quarter section on which William
Davis lived was the northwest corner of the section, being the
land sold (later) to Peter and Jane Summitt and known to our
family as the Summitt place..... Here he built his house on the
rocky ridge, right on the border between the white bald ridge and
the red knob land.He cleared this farm, cutting and rolling
huge logs to the bottom of the knobs and burning them.The
original house was still standing when I was a lad of 12 and
visited my uncle and aunt.....When dinner time came we ate in
this part of the house built by William Davis, which was then the
kitchen and dining room of Uncle Pete and Aunt Jane Summitt."
(Dated December 20 1963)
his part of the land taken by John Clemmer and divided so that
every child had a share.The quarter section on which William
Davis lived was the northwest corner of the section, being the
land sold (later) to Peter and Jane Summitt and known to our
family as the Summitt place..... Here he built his house on the
rocky ridge, right on the border between the white bald ridge and
the red knob land.He cleared this farm, cutting and rolling
huge logs to the bottom of the knobs and burning them.The
original house was still standing when I was a lad of 12 and
visited my uncle and aunt.....When dinner time came we ate in
this part of the house built by William Davis, which was then the
kitchen and dining room of Uncle Pete and Aunt Jane Summitt."
(Dated December 20 1963)
There was much Union sentiment in East Tennessee, which never did vote to secede from the Union.In fact Andrew Johnson remained a United States senator all through the war.A son-in-law of William Davis, Peter Summitt, and a nephew, Nathan J Davis, joined the Confederate army in Tennessee.A son, James M Davis, and a grandson, William Gaston, joined the Union army in Missouri.
There was much Union sentiment in East Tennessee, which never did vote to secede from the Union.In fact Andrew Johnson remained a United States senator all through the war.A son-in-law of William Davis, Peter Summitt, and a nephew, Nathan J Davis, joined the Confederate army in Tennessee.A son, James M Davis, and a grandson, William Gaston, joined the Union army in Missouri.SUMMIT, NANCY J., age 41 -Oct 10, 1874, confirmation at St Pauls Lutheran
SUMMIT, NANCY J., age 41 -Oct 10, 1874, confirmation at St Pauls Lutheranhttp://www.tngenweb.org/monroe/cems/s4.htmTombstone:
Summitt, Nancy Jane Nov 27, 1835 Aug 31, 1915 She was the sunshine of our home. St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church (Old) 8 Mi N Madisonville W-250
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