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HON. RICHARD BEALE
DAVIS
Was born in Norfolk County,
Virginia, on February 5, 1845, the son of
William T. Davis, who was born in Gloucester
County, Virginia, February 6, 1817, and died
July 17, 1888. His mother, born inWestmoreland
County,
Virginia, in
1815, died January 21, 1851, was Elizabeth T. C.
Beale. His wife, born in Lynchburg, Virginia, is Nannie W.,
daughter of Charles H. Hall who was born in
North
Carolina, and died in
August, 1872. Her mother was Annie S. Duffey
born in Alexandria Virginia now living in
Petersburg.
Richard K, first-born of the children of Mr. and
Mrs. Davis, died in 1877. Their remaining
children are: Nannie H., Charles H., Robert B.
and John W.
At
the age of seventeen years, in May, 1862, Mr.
Davis entered the Confederate States Army,
Company E, 12th Virginia Infantry,
with which he served until the close at
Appomattox. He
was slightly wounded the battle of Seven Pines,
and again wounded at Petersburg
(battle of the Crater). Returning home he
resumed his studies, and took the academic
course in the University of
Virginia,
then studied law in the same university, mid was
graduated in June, 1870. He settled in
Petersburg, and has since been engaged in
practice in that city and adjoining counties. He
was a member of Virginia legislature from
Petersburg in
1875-1877.
[Source: Virginia
and Virginians: History
of Volume 2; by Robert Alonzo Brock, Virgil
Anson Lewis; publ. 1888;
Pages 634 to 659; transcribed by Andrea Stawski
Pack 2011] |
