David Abel Davenport

David Abel Davenport

Male Abt 1847 - 1880  (~ 33 years)

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  • Name David Abel Davenport 
    Nickname Dave 
    Born Abt. 1847  District 1, Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 May 1880  Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953: "Davenport, age 32 b. Abt. 1848 Indiana [sic], residence: 110 Grayson; d. 11 May 1880 Jefferson County, buried 12 May 1880 Eastern Cemetery"

      U.S. Census Mortality Schedule, Ward 10, Jefferson County, KY, Persons Who Died Before 31 May 1880: "Dave Davenport, age 32 b. Abt. 1848 Indiana [sic], married; died-consumption."
    Buried 12 May 1880  Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • U.S. Census Haycrafts, Hardin County, KY 1880: "A. Davenport, age 33 b. Abt. 1847 Kentucky, father b. England mother b. Kentucky, laborer, wife S. C. Davenport, age 30 b. Abt. 1850 Kentucky, father b. England [sic] mother b. Kentucky; one daughter b. Kentucky: Hettie, 11."

    • Find-A-Grave: Cynthia Darnell, "born to William Darnell and Elizabeth Clemmons, in Tompkinsville, KY. Married to Reuben M. Harlan, 1846, Barren Co.,Ky. Married second to David 'Abel' Davenport, 17 Aug 1875, Louisville, KY. (No children). Reuben and Cynthia had eight children."
    Person ID I12976  Complete
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2018 

    Father Benjamin F. Davenport,   b. Abt. 1815, Chorley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1884, Frankfurt, Clinton County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Mother Margaret Abel,   b. Abt. 1819, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1862, Medora, Carr, Jackson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Married 18 May 1843  Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Kentucky Marriages, 1783-1865: "Margaret Abel & Benjamin Davenport, m. 18 May 1843, Jefferson County."

    Family ID F5776  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cynthia Darnell,   b. Apr 1827, Tomkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1903, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 17 Aug 1875  Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • LDS FamilySearch Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979: "Abel Davenport & Cynthia Harland [sic], m. 17 Aug 1875 Louisville, Jefferson County; groom's & bride's marital status [previous marriages]: unknown [sic]."
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2012 
    Family ID F18042726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1847 - District 1, Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Aug 1875 - Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 May 1880 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 May 1880 - Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Abel Davenport (1847- ) - Civil War record
    Abel Davenport (1847- ) - Civil War record

    Certificate of Civil War service, dated 20 Nov 1925, indicates that Abel enlisted only fourteen years later on 23 Feb 1864 at "age 18." Abel was most likely only age 16 when he enlisted at Medora, Carr, IN as a Private, Co. G, 17th Inf., Indiana. His unit took part in the siege of Atlanta and in operations in north Georgia and Alabama. Abel, about age 17, was discharged 30 May 1865 at Louisville, KY.

    It appears that Abel Davenport re-enlisted after the Civil War in the U.S. Army:

    U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 (1866 A-O): "Abel Davenport, enlisted 20 Aug 1866 Jeffersonville, [Clark County], IN by Pugh for three years, age 19 b. Abt. 1847 Jefferson County, KY, farmer, gray eyes, brown hair, 5 ft 6 in, unit: Co R, 2d Inf Regt; discharged 9 Aug 1869 (expiration of service) at Huntsville, Al Army Depot."

    UNION INDIANA VOLUNTEERS (U.S. National Archives & Record Service)

    "17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
    Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in June 12, 1861.

    2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, November, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to August, 1865.

    Service after January 1864:

    Atlanta (Ga.) http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ga017.htm Campaign May 1 to September 8. Joined Sherman May 10. Battle of Resaca http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ga008.htm May 14-15. Movements on Dallas http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ga010.htm May 18-25. Near Dallas May 24. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creck and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Big Shanty June 9. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ga013a.htm June 10-July 2. Noonday Creek June 19. Powder Springs June 20-27. Rottenwood Creek July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Covington July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Garrard's Raid to South River July 27-31. Flat Rock Bridge July 28. Lovejoy Station July 29-30. Newnan's July 30. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 1. Near Lost Mountain October 4-7. New Hope Church October 5. Dallas October 7. Rome October 10-11. Narrows October 11. Coosaville Road, near Rome, October 13. Near Summerville October 18. Little River October 20. Leesburg and Grove Road Crossing, Ala., October 21. Goshen October 28. Dismounted November 1 and ordered to Louisville, Ky."

    Civil War Pension Index: "Abel Davenport, Co. G 17th Ind. Inf, widow Cyanthia Davenport, date of filing: 2 Sep 1881, Application No. 344224 Certificate #295795, State filed: Kentucky."