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About Davis Elementary School
Milton Davis Elementary School, established in August of 1987, serves
approximately 550 students in kindergarten through fifth grades. Davis was named
a Georgia School of Excellence in 1992 and 2007, and a National School of
Excellence in 1993.
All students in grades K-5 receive instruction in language arts, mathematics,
science, social studies, and health, as well as art, music, and physical
education. Additionally, the following programs and resources are offered:
- An After School Program from 2:30 until 6:00 every school day
- Computers, Internet access, and LCD projectors
- Computer, Science, and Music Labs
- Orff Instrumental Music Program
- Student Organizations, including 5th grade Safety Patrol, Student
Council and 3rd grade Tiger Club
- Chorus, Art, Athletic and Drama Clubs
- Supplemental tutoring
- Student support programs including three Early Intervention Program
(EIP) teachers and two counselors
- Special Education programs
Parent involvement is integral to the success of the student, both at home
and in the classroom. The administration and staff at Davis have worked to
create an environment open to parental participation on many different levels.
Our parents provide proactive support in grade-specific reading initiatives,
cultural arts activities, media center support, science and computer learning,
and other activities beyond traditional fund-raising. In addition, the Davis PTA
is well supported, with objectives focusing on support of families and the
education of all students in our community.
The overall success of the Davis community lies in its vision,
teamwork and commitment. A caring and nurturing atmosphere exists
with a high level of trust and a genuine respect for individual
differences. High expectations for student achievement, along with
the expertise and innovation of the staff, a variety of programs
available to students, the active involvement of parents and PTA,
and the supportive relationship of our business partners combine to
create a school organization with a passion for excellence.
Who Was William Milton Davis?
William Milton Davis was born in South Carolina on 11 November, 1841, the son
of James E. and Rebecker Hall Davis. In the fall of 1853, the family moved from
near Walhallow, South Carolina, to Georgia and probably rented a 40-acre farm on
Mabry Road, Seventeenth District, Land Lot #396, before purchasing it on 19
November, 1860.
According to the 1860 census, Milton had an older sister,
Josephine, but no records can be found for her. He also had
two brothers, Sam and John Henry, and two older sisters, M. Louisa
(Mrs. Barry Morris) and M. I. Davis.
At the outbreak of the War Between the States, Milton
volunteered. He enlisted on 31 May, 1861 as a member of Co. H,
7th Georgia Infantry (“Roswell Guards”, Anderson’s
Brigade), and the unit assembled at the Roswell Presbyterian Church
on Mimosa Blvd.
Milton Davis was promoted to Corporal on 26 November, 1862, and
he was wounded during the “Wilderness” campaign in Virginia on 6
May, 1864. He was captured by Union troops in July, 1864 while
on a medical furlough in Cobb County, Georgia, and was sent to
Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was subsequently transferred to the
Union prison at Louisville, Kentucky, then to a military prison just
north of Louisville across the Ohio River. According to his
military records, Milton had a dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes
and was six feet tall.
After the war, Milton returned to Cobb County and married
Kathleen Stephens (b. 20 August, 1842, d. 16 March 1901). They
had eleven children, two of whom died and are probably buried in
unmarked graves in the Davis Cemetery on Davis Road in Marietta
Georgia. The surviving children were: Albinie E. Davis (16
June 1866 – 16 Feb. 1954); I. A. (Gus) Davis (12 April 1868 – 4 July
193_); E. B. (Dora) Davis (Mrs. Felix Garrett); Kate E. Davis (Mrs.
Tom McGarity); M. E. (Arerie Eunice) Davis (Bell); Noah Milton Davis
(12 April 1878 – 27 March 1961); Ollie Dean Davis (28 October 1880 –
6 Jan 1981); Ara W. Davis (Holcombe); and James Emmett Davis (20 Dec
1884 – 11 June 1959).
After his first wife died, Milton married Nancy Elizabeth Gourley
(b. 3 June 1853, d. 22 Jan 1939) on 6 September, 1904. After
Milton died, she remained on the family farm for some time before
returning to her homeplace in Forsyth County.
Milton Davis was a farmer, cotton gin and mill owner, and a
carpenter. Property deeds list his land holdings in the
Sixteenth District as owning all 40 acres in Land Lots 403, 404,
461, 462, 475, 476, and 477, and 20 acres in Land Lot 474.
These land lots encompass part of Davis Road, which was named for
Milton, and which runs south to Hembry Road, located in northeast
Cobb County. Milton Davis was a trustee of the former Pleasant
Grove School in Cobb County. He and his family later built
Davis Academy on the southeast corner of Sandy Plains and
Shallowford Roads in Marietta, Georgia. The Davis Academy was
closed when Mountain View School was built on the same site and
opened its doors in 1928.
** This profile of William
Milton Davis was taken from an ancestor profile written by his
grandson, John Milton Davis, and published in The Kennesaw
Cadence in May, 1985. It was accompanied by a photograph of the
family taken on the front porch of Milton Davis’ home in Cobb County
(Milton Davis is standing in the top row, second from the left.)
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