1880 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Chapel Grove Precinct
Enumeration District 21, Sheet 26
Dwelling 234, Household 234
Johnson, Lucinda, white, female, 54, widowed, keeping house, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Johnson, Josie, white, female, 9, daughter, in school, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia

1900 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Central Township
Enumeration District 25, Sheet 15
Dwelling 255, Household 257
Davis, Sylvanus, head, male, white, born Jany[?] 1864, age 36, married for 9 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, farmer, 0 months unemployed, can read and write, speaks English, rents farm
Davis, Josephine, wife, white, female, born Oct 1865, 34, married for 9 years, mother of 3 children of whom 3 survive, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, farm laborer, 0 months unemployed, can read and write, speaks English
Davis, Evelyn, daughter, white, female, born Jany[?] 1892, 8, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Davis, Lizzie, daughter, white, female, born Oct 1894, 5, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Davis, Mattie, white, female, born Sept 1897, 2, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Johnson, Lucinda, m-in-law, white, female, born Aug 1839, 60, widowed, mother of 4 children of whom 3 survive, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English

1910 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Rappahannock Magisterial District
Enumeration District 39, Sheet 11A
Road from Laneview to King and Queen Line
Dwelling 180, Household 180
Davis, Sylvanus A., head, male, white, 37, married once for 16 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, farmer on general farm, wage worker, not at work on April 12, can read and write, rents farm
Davis, Josephine, wife, female, white, 38, married once for 16 years, has had 5 children of whom 5 survive, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write
Davis, Willie E., daughter, female, white, 14, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write, in school
Davis, Lizzie B., daughter, female, 12, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write, in school
Davis, Charles A., son, male, white, 9, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write, in school
Davis, Thomas M., son, male, white, 7, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read, cannot write, in school
Davis, Robert E., son, male, white, 1-11/12, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation

1920 U.S. Census, Middlesex County, Virginia
Saluda District
Enumeration District 85, Sheet 4A
Farm, Dwelling 67, Household 70
Davis, Sylvanus, head, rents, male, white, 47, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, farmer on general farm, works on own account
Davis, Josephine, white, female, white, 48, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Davis, Virginia, daugter, female, white, 22, single, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, telephone operator for Central [illegible], wage worker
Davis, Malorie[?], son, male, white, 17, single, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, clerk in drug store, wage worker
Davis, Edward, son, male, white, 10, single, in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Davis, Alfred, son, male, white, 8, single, in school, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation

On 15 February 1951, at her residence in Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, Josephine Johnson Davis died. She was female, white, widowed, born 11 February 1871, age 80 years and 4 days, a retired housewife, born in Essex County, daughter of Robert Johnson and Lucinda Beazley, wife of Sylvanus Davis, informant Mrs. Elizabeth D. Passagaluppi of Tappahannock. Cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage due to arteriosclerosis, other significant cause arthritis, interval between onset and death 10 days, no autopsy. Attended from October 1950 to 15 February 1951; death occurred at 5 p.m. Burial on 18 February 1951 at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Harmony Village, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Deat 3983.]