1860 Federal Census of Macon County, Maroa postal office: (*Note.....the name DAVES is mis-spelled as DAVIS in this record)
WILLIAM DAVES, age 43, farmer, born in North Carolina
SARAH DAVES, age 32, born in Kentucky.
Children:
MARTHA DAVES, age 15, born in Illinois
CINCINNATUS, age 12, born in Illinois
FRANCIS, (male), age 11, born Illinois
MARY, age 8, born Illinois
JOHN, age 6, born Illinois
SARAH, age 4, born Illinois
WILBER, age 2, born Illinois

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1870 Macon Co Census, Maroa P.O., p. 7, (Friends Creek Twp), 48/46:
Davis, William, 53, farmer, Real estate=$4000, Per. Prop.=$1500, NC
Sarah, 46, KY
Martha J., 24, IL
Cincinnatus, 22, IL
Francis, 21, IL
Mary, 17, IL
John, 15, IL
Anetta/Armitta, 13, IL
Charles, 3, IL

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1880 Macon Co Census, Friend's Creek Twp Page 13 of Friendship's Creek, page 118 of film Family 109
William Daves, age 63, farmer, born in North Carolina, both parents born in NC
Sarah J. Daves, age 54, keeps house, born in KY, both parents born in VA
Francis J., age 31, son, ditcher, born in IL, father born in NC, mother born in KY
Mary Daves, age 28, daughter, school teacher, born in IL
Sarah Daves, age 23, daughter, at home, born in IL
Charles Daves, age 12, son, works on farm, attended school in last year, born in IL.

1880 United States Census
Marital Birth B-place
Name Rel Status Sex Race Age place Occup Fa Mo
William DAVES Self M M W 63 NC Farmer NC NC
Sarah J. DAVES Wife M F W 54 KY Keeping House VA VA
Francis J. DAVES Son S M W 31 IL Ditcher NC KY
Mary DAVES Dau S F W 28 IL School Teacher NC KY
Sarah DAVES Dau S F W 23 IL At Home NC KY
Charles DAVES Son S M W 12 IL Works On Farm NC KY

Source Information:
Census Place Friends Creek, Macon, Illinois
Family History Library Film 1254229
NA Film Number T9-0229
Page Number 418A


FROM: HISTORY OF MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS, 1763-1880, published by Brink, McDonogh &Co. of Philadelphia. Page 196: re: Friend's Creek Township (part of the Maroa postal zone) "The following named person have represented this town in the Board of Supervisors since township organization: ......William Daves, 1866 and 1867."

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From History of Macon County, Illinois, by John W. Smith, 1876, Page 38 - Board of Supervisors - Friend's Creek: William Daves, 1866 and 1867.

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Civil War Record of William Daves: Inducted at age 46, on Sept. 6, 1862. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war from July 22, 1864 to March of 1865. He was mustered out after the war ended.

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SOURCE: Macon Co., IL Cemetery Inscriptions vol 4 (Decatur Genealogical Society) Friends Creek Cemetery - New Section Wm. Daves Sgt. Co. D 116 Ill. Inf. Wm. Daves July 20, 1816 - Jan 14, 1896
Sarah J. Daves Jun 30, 1825 - Dec 6, 1905
Old Section: F.P., son of W. & S. Daves d. Sep 1, 1861 aged 1 yr. 16 yrs (??maybe days) J. W., son of W. & S. Daves d. Jan 2, 1862 aged 3 yr. 3 mo 21 das

SOURCE: Macon Co., IL Military Honor Roll (Decatur Genealogical Society) Daves, Wm. civil war Pvt. Army Co. D 116th IL V.I. died 15 Jan 1896 buried Friends Creek Cemetery, Friends Creek Twp., Argenta, IL Block 1 - Section:Addition. Mustered out as Sgt, June 7, 1865. Was held prisoner.

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NAME COMPANY & UNIT RESIDENCE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- DAVES, CINCINNATUS C I 150 INF MAROA
DAVES, NOAH H E 7 INF ATLANTA
DAVES, NOAH N A 96 INF WOODBINE
DAVES, WILLIAM D 116 INF FRIEND'S CREEK

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Aug 23, 2000 Telephone call to Monticello, IL (Piatt Co.) Courthouse, where death records are kept for the township. The clerk could find no death record for either William Daves or Sarah Daves, but informed me that death records were not required by Illinois until 1916. L.G.G.

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Civil War Pension Application Declaration for the Increase of an Invalid Pension State of Illinois, County of Macon On this 13 day of July, 1882, personally appeared before me, a Police Magistrate, within and for the county and State aforesaid, William Daves, aged 66 years, a resident of the Town of Friends Creek, County of Macon, State of Illinois, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is a pensioner of the US, enrolled at the Chicago Number 166.349 Pension Agency at the rate of 6 dollars per month, by reason of disability from Chronic Diarrhea incurred in the military service of the United States while a prisoner of war at Belle Isle, 4th Sergeant Company D. 116 IL Vol. Inf. That he believes himself to be entitled to an increase of pension on account of an increase in disability by increased pain, by a derangement in circulation of blood, and an increase in general debility caused by the hold take on system by disease (chronic diarrhea). His Post Office address is Cisco, Piatt County, IL. Signed William Daves. Witness, C. C. Crandall ( On the same day, a MATTIE D. CRANDALL also signed an affidavit testifying that William Daves was who he said he was. This could possibly be his daughter, Martha.)

General Affidavit from SARAH JANE DAVES, Widow Pension Application, March 24, 1897
In the matter of Mrs. Sarah Jane Daves, widow of Williams Daves, late a Pvt in Co. D of the 116thReg't of Ills. Inf. Vols. for Widow's Pension, on this 21st day of March, 1897, personally appeared before me (Piatt County, IL), a notary Public, in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths, Sarah Jane Daves, aged 71 years, a resident of Cisco in the County of Piatt and State of Illinois, whose Post office address is Cisco, Illinois and well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows: "I was married to William Daves, deceased, the 16th day of February AD, 1843 at the house of my parents in Marion County, Illinois and we lived together continuously up to his death January 14, 1896 and I have not remarried since his death. My only means of support is the proceeds from 80 acres land in Macon County, Illinois in which I hold a interest or one third interest in said tract, there is a $1500 mortgage on the said 80 acres land which is unpaid. I also have a dower interest in a house and lot in Cisco Illinois which I am occupying as my home, the 80 acre land rents for 2/5 of all grains raised on said land, which will not bring me more than $200 per year. I further state that I have no other means of support, nor do I own any bonds, stocks, of any nature or kind and there is no one bound to support me. I further state that my husband, William Daves, deceased, did not render any military or naval service in the US to my knowledge prior to August 1862 nor subsequent to his discharge from the Service in 1865.
The affidavit was written by P.Jones , a notary public of Cisco, Illinois from statements made by me to him and I was not aided by any person or by any written or printed statements and not attached to __and this affidavit was written in my presence. Witnesses: Alice Merriman & Mettie (or Nettie) Daves Mark: Sarah Jane Daves

=== DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION On this 12th day of May, 1896, personally appeared before me, Sarah Jane Daves, aged 71, who being duly sswong according to law, declares that she is the widow of William Waves, who enlisted under the name of William Daves, at Decatur Illinois on the 90th of August 1862, in Company "D", 116 Illinois Volunteer Infantry as Private and served at least ninety days in the late War of the Rebellion, and who was honorably discharged on the 17th day of July, 1865, and died on the 14th day of January, 1896 at Cisco, Illinois. That she was married under the name of SARAH JANE WATSON to said William Daves on the 16th day of February, 1843 by Rev. James Richardson at Salem, IL, there being no legal barrier to said marriage. That she has not remarried since the death of the said William Daves. That she is without other means of support than her daily labor. The names and dates of the birth of all children now living under 16 (all have attained their majority). That her post office is Cisco, County of Piatt, State of Illinois.
Signed , Her Mark, Sarah Jane Daves Attest: F. M. McArty & P. T. Nelson

==== Other people who provided testimony on behalf of Sarah Daves Lucy A. Adams, age 69, Cisco, Piatt Co, IL, June 26, 1896
Joel Adams, age 73, Cisco, Piatt Co., IL, June 26, 1896
Albert J. Watson, age 57, Smith Centre, Smith Co., KS (brother of Sarah Daves) Jan 28, 1897

Sarah Jane testified that she was married to William Daves February 16, 1843 by Rev. James Richardson at her parents' home in Salem, Marion County, Illinois for her widow's pension application.