Lovicy Davis

Est 1816 -

• Name	Lovicy Davis
  Birth	Est 1816	Grayson, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Family Search ID	LZNR-D35
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZNR-D35
  Person ID	I38	Clan Montgomery
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2016

  
  

  Family	Irwin Montgomery,   b. 1811, Carroll, Virginia, USA d. 1865 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Aug 1833	Grayson, Virginia, USA
  Children	> 1. Sarah Montgomery,   b. 15 Nov 1834, Carroll, Virginia, USA d. 7 Feb 1914, Carroll, Virginia, USA (Age 79 years) > 2. Celista Montgomery,   b. 6 Mar 1837, Carroll, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jun 1915, Carroll, Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)   3. Martha Montgomery,   b. 1839   4. Anita Rita Montgomery,   b. 1842, Carroll, Virginia, USA d. 1903, Carroll, Virginia, USA (Age 61 years)   5. Lucy T Montgomery,   b. 1843 + 6. Crockett Montgomery,   b. 18 Oct 1846, Virginia, United States d. 4 May 1929, Carroll, Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)   7. Susan Montgomery,   b. 1850   d. Est 1901 (Age 51 years) + 8. Robert Montgomery,   b. 11 Feb 1854, Carroll, Virginia, USA d. Est 1916 (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015

  
  

• Notes

  LOVICY DAVIS WAS THE DAUGHTER OF SAMUEL DAVIS. SAMUEL WAS THE UNCLE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY. ELIZABETH DAVIS, SISTER TO LOVICY, WAS A MIDWIFE AND PRACTICAL DOCTOR. SHE WAS SO SUCCESSFUL IN HER PRACTICE THAT SHE WAS OF BEING A WITCH. ASA QUESENBERRY STATED HE SAW HER CROSSBIG REED ISLAND IN A LARGE ACORN CUP. ALSO, SHE SUPPOSEDLEY APPEARED TO HER SISTER, LOVICY, AROUND 9 P.M. ONE EVENING AND TOLD HER SHE HAD DIED THAT DAY. THE NEXT DAY LOVICY RECEIVED WORD CONFIRMING HER SISTER'S DEATH. LOVICY IS ALSO REPORTED AS HAVING BEEN A SUCCESSFUL MIDWIFE.