Live Breaking News & Updates on Charlotte Gazette

Stay updated with breaking news from Charlotte gazette. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Davis, Cephas L. (ca. 1839–1907) – Encyclopedia Virginia


Early Years and Ministry
Davis was born about November 1839 into slavery in Christiansville (later Chase City), in Mecklenburg County. He was the son of Cephas Davis and Annie (sometimes noted as Frances) Davis. Most likely he gained his freedom at the end of the Civil War. His contemporaries’ comments and recollections suggest that Davis may have attended Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (later Hampton University) or the Richmond Theological School for Freedmen (later Virginia Union University), but his name does not appear in the records of either school. In 1869 and 1870 he taught former slaves in Maryland for the American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHM). ....

Bethlehem Baptist Church , District Of Columbia , United States , Mecklenburg County , North Carolina , Al Iskandariyah , Chase City , Halifax County , Virginia Union University , Montgomery County , Hampton University , Ebenezer Baptist Church , Charlotte County , Merion Memorial Park , Bluestone Baptist Church , Cephas Davis , William Mahone , Frances Davis , Clarksville Mount Zion Baptist Church , Richmond Theological School For Freedmen , Washington Post , American Baptist Home Mission Society , Baptist Church , Bluestone Colored Baptist Association In Mecklenburg , Senate Of Virginia , Theological Institute ,