pe ▁H idal go , ▁Davis ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁to ▁Gal vest on , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁Davis ▁moved ▁to ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁inspect or ▁and ▁deput y ▁collect or ▁of ▁custom s ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁district ▁att orney ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Jud icial ▁District , ▁which ▁included ▁Web b ▁County ▁in ▁south ▁Texas . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁judge ▁in ▁that ▁district . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁census ▁has ▁Davis ▁living ▁on ▁Grant ▁Street ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁L are do , ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Web b ▁County . ▁Davis , ▁three ▁car pent ers , ▁and ▁a ▁labor er ▁were ▁res iding , ▁apparently ▁in ▁a ▁board ing ▁house , ▁with ▁Tom asa ▁Ben av ides ▁and ▁her ▁children ▁when ▁the ▁census ▁was ▁taken ▁that ▁year . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁maintained ▁a ▁ran ch ▁in ▁Web b ▁County ▁and ▁conducted ▁his ▁law ▁practice ▁in ▁L are do . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁ 2 9 th ▁Jud icial ▁District . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁years ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁Edmund ▁Davis ▁supported ▁Governor ▁Sam ▁Houston ▁in ▁their ▁mut ual ▁stand ▁against ▁se cess ion . ▁Davis ▁also ▁ur ged ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁not ▁to ▁viol ate ▁his ▁o ath ▁of ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁the ▁United