From Proud Heritage, Vol. 1 by DCPA, not currently in print.
Benjamin Titus Davis, son of Henson Cole Davis enlisted in Colonel Hawpe’s regiment and served until the close of the war, being discharged at Hempstead May 26, 1865. Since he was a musician, he was in charge of the field band. He also participated in the battles of Spring River, Mansfield, Yellow Stone and was under fire for forty two days in going to New Orleans. He was slightly wounded three times. He knew the war was coming to a close so he exchanged his Confederate scrip for greenbacks and returned home with $200. He had lost all his cows and horses in the war and had to begin farming all over again. Benjamin T. and his brother John W. became successful business partners selling hedge seeds for $21 per bushel.
Benjamin Titus Davis married 4 July 1854 Lydia Jane Mills. Lydia was born 7 April 1837, died 14 October 1890 (daughter of Edward Mills), buried in Mills Cemetery, Garland, Texas.
They were the parents of thirteen children, and only eleven survived. 1) Eugenia A. Davis 1855; 2) Ruth Ann Davis 1856; 3) Benjamin Davis 1859; 4) Lydia J. Davis 1862; 5) Sarah M. Davis 1864; 6) John W. Davis 1866; 7) Maria E. Davis 1868; 8) Henson C. Davis 1870; 9) Cora L. Davis 1872; 10) Caleb B. Davis 1875; 11) Joseph Davis 1880.
Benjamin T. was an educated man, having attended Asbury University, which is now DePaw University of Indiana, while living in Indiana. He was a member of the I.O.O.F., Plano Lodge, No. 114, and also a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which his family were members.
By Mary Jackson Sutherland, Garland
