Jacob Jack Davenport
Lifespan: 1845 - 1921
Birth: Jun 1845 in Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Occupation: Farm laborer, gardener
Marriage: Amanda Goolsby
Children: Sam H. Davenport, John Davenport, Henrietta Davenport, Mercer Davenport
Parents: Robin Davenport & Harriet Goosby
Death: Bef 1921 in Unknown
Burial: Unknown
Chapter 1: Born in Bondage (circa 1843–1848)
“A Child of Georgia’s Cotton Fields”
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