Jacob Davenport
Lifespan: 1810 - 1870
Birth: 1810 in Oglethorpe, Georgia
Occupation: Farm laborer
Marriage: Flora Thara Cannon
Children: Robins Davenport, John Davenport
Death: 1870 in Lexington-Crawford, Oglethorpe, Georgia
Burial: Fairburn City Cemetery in Fulton County, Georgia
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