Descendants
With five wives and forty-five children (although only twenty-six survived him), GBW's family was large even by the standards of his day. The purpose of this section of the website is to provide information about his posterity, which today must number in the thousands. His wives and children are listed below and a larger, though far from complete, list of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren can be found here. I hope in the future to be able to include short biographical sketches of his wives and children.
Children of Mary Critchett McMurphy (11 Apr 1818-14 Sep 1853):
1. Emma A. (10 Feb 1841-13 Mar 1844)
2. James Barney (10 Sep 1842-28 Feb 1926)
3. Sarah Ellen (31 Jul 1844-27 Nov 1884)
Children of Melissa Mandana (or Melvina) King (12 May 1823-17 Jun 1897):
1. Mary Melissa (8 Jan 1847-27 Sep 1847)
2. George Crowell (12 Jun 1848-14 Aug 1848)
3. Louisa King (20 Sep 1849-13 Dec 1865)
4. Melissa King (14 Oct 1853-15 Jan 1901)
5. John King (2 Feb 1856-24 Mar 1925)
6. Howes Crowell (7 Mar 1860-27 May 1943)
Children of Lydia Davis (16 Jul 1828-8 Mar 1869):
1. George Edward (24 Jul 1853-19 Nov 1904)
2. William Heber (6 Oct 1854-5 Nov 1855)
3. Jacob Davis (1 Aug 1856-2 Aug 1857)
4. Lydia Davis (21 Mar 1858-8 Dec 1938)
5. Joseph Bates (12 Jun 1859-14 Oct 1939)
6. Erastus (9 Jun 1861-28 Dec 1862)
7. Rachel (12 Feb 1863-19 Mar 1863)
8. Amey (16 Apr 1964-29 Jul 1864)
9. Loretta Davis (1 Jan 1866-2 Sep 1876)
10. Daniel Spencer (25 Nov 1868-26 Sep 1920)
Children of Hannah Davis (4 May 1830-5 Feb 1896):
1. Sarah Elizabeth (15 Aug 1853-24 Oct 1853)
2. Samuel Davis (4 Aug 1854-23 Jan 1907)
3. Emily Davis (8 Nov 1856-5 May 1903)
4. Heber (2 Sep 1858-9 Mar 1859)
5. Brigham (2 Sep 1858-17 Apr 1859)
6. Josiah Davis (28 Aug 1860-10 Sep 1905)
7. Georgiana (5 Feb 1862-Infant)
8. Dorothy Ann (28 Feb 1863-21 Mar 1937)
9. Moroni (13 Jan 1868-26 Apr 1883)
10. George Alfred (8 Dec 1868-20 Jul 1844)
11. Henrietta (30 Dec 1869-10 Feb 1896)
12. Thomas Davis (25 Dec 1871-23 Jun 1946)
13. Ida Davis (3 Feb 1873-16 Apr 1922)
14. Noble Davis (29 Aug 1876-3 Jan 1956)
Children of Martha Davis (9 Jan 1836-7 Oct 1913):
1. Martha Melissa Davis (27 Aug 1853-2 Jul 1904)
2. Lucy Davis (4 Aug 1855-31 Mar 1917)
3. Mary Elizabeth (10 Jun 1857-28 Apr 1920)
4. George Benjamin, Jr. (2 Oct 1858-13 Sep 1933)
5. Lois Davis (23 Mar 1860-16 Nov 1961)
6. William Denny (27 Sep 1862-7 Dec 1917)
7. Alonzo Davis (4 Jul 1864-23 Oct 1928)
8. Zina (3 Oct 1866-9 Dec 1941)
9. Henry D. (25 May 1868-22 Feb 1956)
10. Arthur Noble (21 Feb 1870-21 Feb 1940)
11. Maude (9 Apr 1872-10 Mar 1902)
12. Malcomb (5 Oct 1876-5 Oct 1876)
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