The Murder of Ova Davis - 1887 - References

NEWSPAPERS

  1. "A Demon’s Deed," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 4 July 1887, p. 6, col. 4, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/119288705/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  2. "COOKEVILLE," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 18 May 1888, p. 2, col. 4, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118879926/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  3. "COOKEVILLE," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 23 September 1888, p. 9, col. 7, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118879926/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  4. "COOKEVILLE," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 26 May 1888, p. 3, col. 4, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118881162/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  5. "COOKEVILLE - Notes and New from the Putnam County Metropolis," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 28 February 1888, p. 8, col. 3, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118867185/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  6. "Green-Davis Case," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 9 December 1889, p. 2, col. 5, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118967215/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  7. "Green Will Hang," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 7 March 1890, p. 5, col. 1, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118980959/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  8. "Honor to Whom Due," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 15 March 1890, p. 3, col. 4, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118982201/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  9. “Insane Hospital Trusty Drowned; Called Suicide,” Knoxville News Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee), 29 May 1933, p. 1, col. 6. Print.
  10. "Is John Green Crazy?," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 11 December 1889, p. 3, col. 2, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118967527/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  11. "Jail to the Mad House," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 23 April 1890, p. 3, col. 3, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118988558/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  12. "It’s Labors Ended - The Supreme Court Adjourns With a Clear Docket - Recommendations that John W. Green’s Sentence Be Commuted," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 9 March 1890, p. 10, col. 4, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118981339/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  13. "John Green Insane," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 8 March 1890, p. 7, col. 5, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118880557/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  14. "Local," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 1 March 1890, p. 4, col. 7, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118979954/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  15. "Murdered His Sweetheart," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 21 May 1888, p. 7, col. 5, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118880557/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  16. "Murdered His Sweetheart," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 20 October 1889, p. 4, col. 6, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118959468/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  17. "News of the State," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 21 January 1889, p. 6, col. 3, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118917785/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  18. "News from Cookeville," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 22 April 1889, p. 1, col. 3, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118930418/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  19. Obituary for Albert R. Austin, The Sparta Expositor, 29 January 1953, p. 1, col. 6. Print.
  20. Obituary for Judge W. G. Davis, Putnam County Herald, 31 March 1910, p. 1, col 2. Print.
  21. "Ova Davis Slayer," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 7 June 1889, p. 1, col. 4-5, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118937010/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  22. "The Murder of Miss Ova Davis by a Rejected Lover and the Trials and Subsequent Life of Her Slayer," Putnam County Herald (Cookeville, Tennessee), 28 May 1953, p. 3, col. 1. Print.
  23. "The Supreme Court," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 7 March 1890, p. 3, col. 1, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118980923/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  24. "Was He Insane?," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 1 March 1890, p. 2, col. 5, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118979919/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  25. "Was John Green Mad?," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 13 June 1889, p. 3, col. 4, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118937873/ : accessed 12 May 2016).
  26. "With The Insane," Daily American (Nashville, Tennessee), 12 March 1890, p. 5, col. 4, digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/118981809/ : accessed 12 May 2016).

COUNTY

  1. 8th Civil District, 1883 Tax Records for Putnam County, Tennessee. Microfilm. Roll #A-4063. Tennessee State Library & Archives.
  2. 8th Civil District, 1884 Tax Records for Putnam County, Tennessee. Microfilm. Roll #A-4063. Tennessee State Library & Archives.
  3. 8th Civil District, 1897 Tax Records for Putnam County, Tennessee. Microfilm. Roll #19. Tennessee State Library & Archives.
  4. 8th Civil District, 1898 Tax Records for Putnam County, Tennessee. Microfilm. Roll #19. Tennessee State Library & Archives.
  5. “Deed from A. A. Martin to A. E. Martin.” Putnam County, Tennessee Deeds, Books 4-5, Mar 1912-Feb 1914. Microfilm. Roll #A-4009. Tennessee State Library & Archives. Deed Book 4, Page 510.
  6. “Deed from A. A. Martin to Nancy Medlin.” Putnam County, Tennessee Deeds, Books 6-7, Feb 1914-Jan 1916. Microfilm. Roll #A-4009. Tennessee State Library & Archives. Deed Book 6, Page 104.
  7. “Deed from A. A. Martin to Viola Stover.” Putnam County, Tennessee Deeds, Books 4-5, Mar 1912-Feb 1914. Microfilm. Roll #A-4009. Tennessee State Library & Archives. Deed Book 4, Page 520.
  8. "Deed from A. L. Green et. al. to W. M. Vinson et. al." Putnam County, Tennessee Deeds, Book 1, Sep 1908-Nov 1909. Microfilm. Roll #A-4007. Tennessee State Library & Archives. Deed Book 1, Page 260.
  9. “Deed from George W. Myatt et. al. to William G. Davis.” Putnam County, Tennessee Deeds, Books E-G, Mar 1860-Jun 1872. Microfilm. Roll #9. Tennessee State Library & Archives. Deed Book G, Page 434.
  10. “Deed from W. G. Davis and wife to A. R. Austin et. al.” Putnam County, Tennessee Deeds, Books 2-3, Dec 1909-Mar 1912, Microfilm, Roll #A-4008. Tennessee State Library & Archives. Deed Book 2, Page 248.
  11. “Deed from W. G. Davis and wife to M. S. Davis.” Putnam County, Tennessee Deeds, Books 10-11, Jun 1917-Dec 1918, Microfilm. Roll #A-4012. Tennessee State Library & Archives. Deed Book 11, Page 569.
  12. “Deed from W. S. Saylors to A. A. Martin.” Putnam County, Tennessee Deeds, Books 2-3, Dec 1909-Mar 1912, Microfilm, Roll #A-4008. Tennessee State Library & Archives. Deed Book 2, Page 240.

STATE

  1. Convict Record for John W. Green. Tennessee Prison Records 1831 - 1992, RG-25, Part 2: Oversized Volumes, Vols. 80: 80. Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville.
  2. Death Certificate for John W. Green, digital image, Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2376/33113_257974-00043/238903) accessed : 17 November 2017.
  3. Death Certificate for Thomas J. Cameron, 28 April 1928, Certificate #4551, Nebraska Department of Public Welfare, Bureau of Health, Division of Vital Statistics.
  4. “Petition for the Pardon of John W. Green.” 1890. Governor Robert Love Taylor’s Papers 1887-1891. GP 28, Roll 5. Tennessee State Library and Archives.
    "State vs John W. Green." 1887. MS Tennessee Supreme Court Cases. Tennessee State Library & Archives, Nashville.
  5. Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, Marriage Record of Sam Mosely and Sallie Davis, 9 December 1894, Putnam County, TN. [Original data obtained from the Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm].
  6. Tennessee. Supreme Court. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Nashville, TN: Soule, Thomas, and Winsor, 1890. Google Book Search. Web (https://books.google.com/books?id=89ozAQAAMAAJ) 14 November 2017.
  7. West Publishing Company. The Southwestern Reporter, Volume 14. West Publishing Company, 1891. Google Book Search. Web (https://books.google.com/books?id=OxwLAAAAYAAJ) accessed : 14 November 2017.

FEDERAL

  1. iArchives, "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee," digital images, fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 12 December 2016), Compiled Military Service Record for William G. Davis (1st Lt., Co. A, 5th TN Cav.); citing National Archives microfilm publication "M395, Compiled military service records of volunteer Union soldiers belonging to units organized for service from the State of Tennessee."
  2. iArchives, "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee," digital images, fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 12 November 2017), Compiled Military Service Record for Harrison Green (Pri., Co. A, 22nd TN Infantry Battalion); citing National Archives microfilm publication "M268, Compiled military service records of volunteer Confederate soldiers belonging to units organized for service from the State of Tennessee."
  3. iArchives, "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee," digital images, fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 12 December 2016), Compiled Military Service Record for Thomas Vincent (Pri., Co. A, 5th TN Cav.); citing National Archives microfilm publication "M395, Compiled military service records of volunteer Union soldiers belonging to units organized for service from the State of Tennessee."
  4. Vinson, Thomas (Pvt, Co. A, 5th Tenn. Cav., Civil War), Widow's Pension Elizabeth Vinson, widow's pension application no. 496,246, widow's certificate no. 292, 430, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D. C.

MISCELLANEOUS

  1. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Albert Riley Austin (11 Jan 1862–25 Jan 1953), Find A Grave Memorial no. 65164886, citing Davis Graveyard, Bangham, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Stone Branches (contributor 47411175).
  2. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Alonzo Leonides “Lon” Green (26 Nov 1860–10 Jun 1947), Find A Grave Memorial no. 62183128, citing Pleasant View Cemetery, Baxter, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by imagal49 (contributor 47223808).
  3. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Avo Davis Austin (16 Dec 1867–29 Dec 1944), Find A Grave Memorial no. 65164874, citing Davis Graveyard, Bangham, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Stone Branches (contributor 47411175).
  4. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Capt William Gallatin Davis (22 Nov 1842–26 Mar 1910), Find A Grave Memorial no. 65164924, citing Davis Graveyard, Bangham, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by imagal49 (contributor 47223808).
  5. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Caroline Stover Davis (19 Dec 1839–14 Dec 1902), Find A Grave Memorial no. 65164930, citing Davis Graveyard, Bangham, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by imagal49 (contributor 47223808).
  6. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Cheatam Davis Mosley (26 Sep 1895–23 Jan 1896), Find A Grave Memorial no. 99078196, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Stone Branches (contributor 47411175).
  7. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Harrison A Green (1865–1912), Find A Grave Memorial no. 81960807, citing Mount Holly Cemetery, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Scott Lee (contributor 46873509).
  8. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for John Campbell York, Sr (25 Nov 1838–18 Nov 1915), Find A Grave Memorial no. 24983034, citing York Cemetery, Osage, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Bobby and Carol Babin Estes (contributor 46900498).
  9. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Sallie Davis Mosley (2 Jan 1873–7 Oct 1895), Find A Grave Memorial no. 99078195, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Stone Branches (contributor 47411175).
  10. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Scott Davis (1852–1923), Find A Grave Memorial no. 21499046, citing Ulysses Cemetery, Ulysses, Grant County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by J&D Peterson (contributor 46859770).