Parent's of John Larkin Davis of Stoddard County, Missouri
John Larkin Davis is my Great Great Grandfather. It has taken me 10 years of online research and DNA to figure out the parents of John Larkin Davis. John was born about Jan 1864 in Jefferson County, Missouri. His father was John R Davis and mother was Teressa Jane Pyeatt. John R Davis was born abt 1832 in Jefferson County, MO and Teressa was born abt 1845 in Jefferson Co MO. John and Teressa married 11 Oct 1863 in Jefferson County, Missouri. Teressa remarried to George Washington Peppers 26 April 1866 Jefferson County, MO. So John R Davis died before 26 April 1866. It appears that John R Davis probably died in the civil war . We first find John Larkin Davis on a 1870 census of Big River Township , Jefferson County, MO. Hillsboro is the post office. He is age 9 years old and living with his grandfather Joshua Davis who is aged 61 on the census . Joshua died on 30 Aug 1879 in Pulaski County, MO. Larkin Davis is listed as an heir of Joshua. John Larkin Davis's mothe...