Senator gives big boost to Byrd -- Obama’s appeal helps raise $634,000 [for ex-Klansman]

The Charleston Gazette ^ | March 31, 2005 | Paul J. Nyden

[AuH2ORepublican]

"Harvard-educated economist Barack Obama, Sr., a native of Kenya"

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And wasn't Obama's father a medical doctor, not an economist?

[AuH2ORepublican]

I think this is the link that you meant to post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

Weird that it says Obama's father was an economist.

[JohnnyZ]

Umm, Johnny, your link doesn't say anything about Jefferson Davis (the brief biography of Obama doesn't even reveal Obama's mother's name). Did you post the wrong link?

Lower down on the page.

[dit_xi]

Another El BINO, black in name only.

[AuH2ORepublican]

[This proves that Obama is NOT descended from Jefferson Davis regardless of what he (or others) may claim. Jeff Davis only had one daughter, four grandchildren (the last of whom died in 1975) and 12 great-grandchildren (all of whom are still alive). The surnames of his great-grandchildren are Hayes, Hayes-Davis (one of his grandchildren had hyphenated his name), Webb and Young. No Obama, no Dunham. Here you go:]


Jefferson DAVIS and His Surviving Descendants
(i.e., those surviving to marry and have children)

Self Jefferson DAVIS (1807/8-1889) m. Varina Banks HOWELL (1826-1906)


Child Margaret Howell DAVIS (1855-1909) m. Joel Addison HAYES, Jr. (1848-1919)


Grandchildren

Varina Howell Davis
HAYES
(1878-1938)
m.
Gerald Bertram
WEBB
(1881-1948)

Lucy White
HAYES
(1882-1966)
m.
George B.
YOUNG
(1874-1941)

Jefferson Addison
HAYES-DAVIS
(1884-1975)
m.
Doree
DEWITT
(1886-1970)

William Davis
HAYES
(1889-1955)
m.
Elizabeth M.
DAVIS
(1891-1959)


Great-
Grandchildren

Varina WEBB
Frances WEBB
Eleanor WEBB
Joel WEBB
Margaret YOUNG
Harvey YOUNG
George YOUNG
Lucinda YOUNG
Nancy YOUNG
Addison HAYES-DAVIS
Adele HAYES-DAVIS
Elise HAYES

Jefferson DAVIS had no surviving sons and only one of his daughters married. His only descendants surnamed DAVIS would be the children of his grandson, Jefferson Addison HAYES, who had his surname legally changed to DAVIS. With only four grandchildren surviving to marry and have children, descendants of Jefferson DAVIS are a rare commodity.

Note that the four Jefferson DAVIS grandchildren lived well into the 20th Century. If you are alive today (ca. 2000) and your parents or grandparents are not among the above, then you cannot possibly be descended from Jefferson DAVIS.

Main Sources for the above:

1. Kirk Bentley Barb. 1971. "Extract from Genealogy of Jefferson Davis." Appendix III, pp. 488-508 in Papers of Jefferson Davis, Volume 1, 1808-1840. Haskell M. Monroe, Jr., & James T. McIntosh, eds. Louisiana State Univ. Press, Baton Rouge.

2. Genealogy of the Davis Family online at the Rice University web site.

3. Additional sources are given on each individual family group sheet.

http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/0/JeffDavis/JeffDavisHome.shtml

[KevinDavis]

Did Jeff Davis have any siblings??

[AuH2ORepublican]

"Did Jeff Davis have any siblings??"

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[Yes. This is from the same link I provided above:]


The majority of those who can legitimately claim kinship — as cousins — to Jefferson DAVIS will be doing so through one of Jefferson's own siblings (except for his brother, Benjamin, who had no surviving children). Jefferson's siblings with descendants were:

Joseph Emory DAVIS, who had three surviving children (all daughters).

Samuel A. DAVIS, who had three surviving children (two sons, one daughter).

Anna Eliza DAVIS, who married a SMITH and had six surviving children.

Isaac Williams DAVIS, who had one surviving son, but no surviving grandsons.

Lucinda Farrar DAVIS, who married a DAVIS, by whom she had one surviving son and at least one surviving grandson; and a STAMPS, by whom she had three surviving children.

Amanda Jane DAVIS, who married a BRADFORD and had four surviving children.

Matilda DAVIS, who married a VAUGHN.

Mary Ellen DAVIS, who married a DAVIS and had two surviving children (both daughters).

Only two of Jefferson DAVIS's siblings left descendants named DAVIS beyond one generation, namely, Samuel A. DAVIS (b. 1788/9) and Lucinda (DAVIS) DAVIS (b. 1797). So, the bottom line is that if your surname is DAVIS and you have traced your DAVIS ancestry back into the 1800's without connecting to the grandsons of Samuel or Lucinda, it's probably time to bury the family legend of being cousins to Jefferson DAVIS. You have a better chance of being blood-kin to Jefferson DAVIS if your surname is BRADFORD, MITCHELL, SMITH, or WHITE than you do if your name is DAVIS.

The genealogy of the DAVIS wives, Jane COOK and Mary EMORY, remains virtually unknown. Uncovering their ancestry would certainly provide many more people with a connection to Jefferson DAVIS. Ditto the descendants of Mary EMORY's two sons, Isaac WILLIAMS and Daniel WILLIAMS, who were "half uncles" to Jefferson. And while there is no evidence that Joseph DAVIS or Benjamin DAVIS, brothers of Evan DAVIS, Jr., ever married and had children, neither is there conclusive proof that they did not, which matters I discuss on their web pages. These avenues are certainly worthy of further research.

[Kuksool]

One advantage about being a RAT is that you will never be held accountable for racist acts. For example, as a youngster, Zell Miller worked for renowed racist Lester Maddox. Yet the civil rights establishment never complained about Zell's background until he spoke at the GOP convention last year. I guess thats one reason why rural Yellow Dogs still remain registered RAT voters. They don't want to be held accountable for the things they do.

[BillyBoy]

“Senator Byrd understands the history, the importance and the role Senate plays in our government”
--Sen. Barack Obama

“Byrd is a long-time champion of Senate procedures such as the filibuster, which he invoked for 14 hours straight hours and 13 minutes in opposing the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act. “
--Michelle Malkin

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“Above all, Robert Byrd understands just how sacred the Constitution of our country truly is and fights every day to protect it.”
--Sen. Barack Obama

Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds."
--Sen. Robert Byrd

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“Byrd will be the target of Republicans because he stands up for what he believes. I want to be sure Robert Byrd is here fighting for us in the Senate.”
--Sen. Barack Obama

“The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia and in every state in the Union."
--Sen. Robert Byrd

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”[He’ll] provide significant change for everyday people across America…we need Robert Byrd”.
--Sen. Barack Obama

“We just need to work together to make our country a better country. There are white niggers. I've seen a lot of white niggers in my time. I'm going to use that word.”
--Sen. Robert Byrd

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“Help send Robert Byrd back to the Senate for another term to fight for the Constitution and the freedom of speech we all enjoy.”
--Sen. Barack Obama

“I will never fight with a Negro by my side”
--Sen. Robert Byrd

[Maverick32984]

What's your citation for those quotes? I want to use them