These wonderful old letters are provided courtesy of Mary Davis-Odom, Modom132@aol.com of Union Parish, Louisiana who has also provided the following background information:
My grandfather Matthew Hill Davis, great grandfather John Boswell Davis and great, great grandfather David Davis lived near Wildersville, in the northeast region of Henderson County, back in the early 1800’s. They attended church at Christian Chapel Church. My great grandfather John Boswell Davis lived on Cub Creek. David Davis had a family burial ground on his homeplace where the family and some neighbors were buried back in 1840-1850. My great grandparents James and Polly Hodge were buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. I have copies of letters dated from 1838 to 1851 that David Davis and his children wrote to his son Green A. Davis, who settled in Union Parish, Louisiana. David Davis got his mail at Pleasant Exchange and Tippecanoe post offices. Pleasant Exchange post office operated in Henderson County from 1831 until 1867, with the exception of a few years in the late 1830s up until 1844, when the Tippecanoe post office operated in its place. My father left Tennessee when he was 14 years old (1896) and moved to Texas. He never knew much about his family because they did not keep in touch. Mrs. John Calhoun, Ruston, La., has the original letters and she was nice enough to let us have copies. Her husband was a direct descendant of David Davis through his son, Green A. Davis.
David Davis (1785-1859), son of John Boswell and Sarah Hill Davis, married Jane Mongomery, b. 1786. They lived in Henderson County.
Children:
1. James M. Davis (1809-1870), wife Susan Halbrook.
2. John Boswell Davis (1810-1889), wife Clarrisa Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Archibald Wilson.
3. Green Archibald Davis (1814-___), moved to Union Parish, Louisiana.
4. Matthew H. Davis (1820-1840)
5. Sarah Ann Davis (1824-1871), husband Alexander Allen.
6. David Y. Davis (1826-___), wife Elizabeth Matlock
- Green A. Davis, Black Hawk, Carroll Co., MS to his brother John B. Davis of Pleasant Exchange, Henderson Co., TN dated 20 Oct 1838.
- Matthew Hill Davis, Henderson Co., TN to his brother Green A. Davis, Black Hawk, Carroll Co., MS dated 11 Nov 1838.
- David Davis, Tippecanoe, Henderson Co., TN to his son Green A. Davis, Farmerville, Union Parish, LA dated 11 Apr 1841.
- David Davis of Henderson Co., TN to his son Green Davis dated 15 Nov 1842, including a letter from John B. Davis to his brother Green Davis.
- Batch of letters sent 13 June 1844
Sarah Ann Davis to her brother Green A. Davis
David Davis to his son Green A. Davis
John B. Davis to his brother Green A. Davis
Sarah Ann Davis to Alexander Cannon
David Y. Davis to Alexander Cannon - David G. Montgomery, Carroll Co., TN to his cousin Green A. Davis, Union Parish, Farmerville, LA dated 16 Feb 1845.
- Sarah A. Davis, Tippecanoe, Henderson Co., TN to her brother Green A. Davis, Farmerville, Union Parish, LA dated 30 March 1845.
- David Y. Davis of Henderson Co., TN to his brother Green Davis dated 27 Nov 1846, including a note from father David Davis to his son Green Davis.
- Sarah A. Allen of Tippecanoe, Henderson Co., TN to her brother Green Davis of Union Parish, Farmerville, LA dated 2 Mar 1849.
- David Davis of Henderson Co., TN to his son Green Davis of Union Parish, Farmerville, LA dated 14 Oct 1849, including a note from David Y. Davis to his brother Green Davis.
- David Y. Davis of Carroll Co., TN to his brother Green Davis dated 29-30 Aug 1850.
- David Davis to his son Green A. Davis dated 4 July 1851.
- David Davis of Henderson Co., TN to his son Green Davis, Union Parish, Farmerville, LA dated 29 Sept through 3 Oct 1851, including a note from Michael Montgomery to cousin Green Davis.