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Davis, Jacob Cunningham
Biography
16 Sept. 1820–25 Dec. 1883. Lawyer, farmer, politician. Born near Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. Son of William C. Davis and Sarah (Sallie) Van Lear. Lived at Augusta Co., 1830. Moved to Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1838. Served as Illinois circuit clerk, 1841–1843. Served as state senator, 1842–1848. Captain of Warsaw militia rifle company, 1844. Among those indicted and subsequently acquitted for murders of JS and Hyrum Smith. Served as Illinois state senator, 1850–1856. Married Judith P. Mitchell Foree, 9 Dec. 1852, in Clark Co., Missouri. Served as U.S. representative from Illinois, 1856–1857. Moved to Clark Co., ca. 1857. Died in Alexandria, Clark Co.
Links
- Appendix 1, Document 9. Wilson Law and Others, Affidavit, 4 January 1843
- Attachment, 20 May 1844–A [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Attachment, 20 May 1844–B [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Attachment, 20 May 1844–C [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Bond, 9 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Bond, 9 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault ]
- Bond, 9 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Defendant Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842, Defendant Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Recognizance, 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. Higbee ]
- Summons, 21 December 1841 [ Robinson v. C. Granger ]
- Supersedeas, 16 May 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Supersedeas, 19 January 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault ]
- Warrant, 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. Higbee ]