DAVIS

THE DAVIS BEGINNINGS

Descendants of James Davis

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES1 DAVIS was born July 06, 1780 in Washington County,Maryland, and died May 08, 1849 in Moundsville, VA (now West Virginia). He married NANCY ANN PARRIOTT July 22, 1803 in Washington County, Maryland, daughter of CHRISTOPHER PARROTT and MARTHA CLARKE. She was born 1784 in Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, and died February 01, 1851 in Moundsville, VA. Children of JAMES DAVIS and NANCY PARRIOTT are:

i. CHRISTOPHER2 DAVIS, b. September 19, 1804.
Notes for CHRISTOPHER DAVIS: Never married.

ii. WILLIAM P. DAVIS, b. February 24, 1806; d. June 18, 1884; m. (1) CINTHIA ARMSTRONG; m. (2) MARY ANN LOGSDON, August 28, 1842, Marshall Co., WV.

2. iii. ELIZABETH DAVIS, b. March 06, 1808, Maryland; d. Moundsville, WV.

3. iv. SIMEON TURNER DAVIS I, b. January 19, 1810, Maryland; d. January 16, 1884, Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri.

4. v. AMELIA T. (MILLIE) DAVIS, b. May 20, 1812; d. 1892, Moundsville Marshall Co, WV.

vi. MARTHA DAVIS, b. May 15, 1815; m. JAMES MATTHEWS, March 05, 1843, Marshall County, WV; b. 1811.

5. vii. SAMUEL DAVIS, b. March 23, 1818, Ohio; d. September 10, 1861.

viii. JOHN P. DAVIS, b. December 18, 1820, Ohio; d. May 11, 1895; m. EVALINE PRICE, January 30, 1849, Marshall County, WV; b. 1824.

Generation No. 2

2. ELIZABETH2 DAVIS (JAMES1) was born March 06, 1808 in Maryland, and died in Moundsville, WV. She married ROBERT TOMLINSON, JR January 09, 1828 in Ohio County, WV, son of ROBERT TOMLINSON and MARY DELONG. He was born 1802 in Wheeling, WV, and died Aft. 1870 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV.

Children of ELIZABETH DAVIS and ROBERT TOMLINSON are:

6. i. ELIZABETH3 TOMLINSON, b. 1830, Moundsville, WV.

7. ii. SIMEON TOMLINSON, b. 1831, Moundsville, WV; d. July 23, 1864, Anderson Prisoner, GA, Grave 846.

8. iii. ALFRED TOMLINSON, b. October 16, 1834, Moundsville, WV; d. January 30, 1918, Moundsville, WV.

9. iv. JOSEPH TOMLINSON, b. 1836, Moundsville, WV; d. June 09, 1909, Moundsville, WV.

v. HAGER TOMLINSON, b. 1838, Moundsville, WV; d. July 31, 1883, Dayton, Ohio;
m. SARAH DAVIS, September 23, 1862 West Alex, Pa; b. 1841, West Alex, PA; d. February 25, 1889, Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio.

10. vi. WILLIAM TOMLINSON, b. March 16, 1840, Moundsville, WV; d. April 24, 1922, Moundsville, WV.

vii. JOHN GRANVILLE TOMLINSON, b. June 18, 1843, Moundsville, WV; d. June 1914; m. (1) NANCY VANETTA; m. (2) VIRGINIA MAJORS, February 01, 1869, Moundsville, WV; b. 1848, Moundsville, WV.

viii. BELLE J TOMLINSON, b. 1845, Moundsville, WV; d. December 11, 1912; m. (1) WILLIAM SHIMP; m. (2) WILLIAM RODOCKER.

ix. MARY TOMLINSON, b. 1846; m. WILLIAM STEWART, August 08, 1867; b. 1842.

3. SIMEON TURNER2 DAVIS I (JAMES1) was born January 19, 1810 in Maryland, and died January 16, 1884 in Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri. He married NANCY ELLEN CRAIG August 24, 1837 in Morgan, Ohio, daughter of ABSALOM CRAIG and MATILDA. She was born August 22, 1820 in Virginia, and died January 21, 1901 in Pettis Co., Missouri.

Buried Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Pilot grove, Mo.

Children of SIMEON DAVIS and NANCY CRAIG are:

i. MARY A.3 DAVIS, b. 1839, Meigsville, Twp, Morgan County, Ohio; m. WILLIAM COBURN, December 20, 1855.

ii. APSOLEM CRAIG DAVIS, b. April 26, 1841.

11. iii. JAMES CRAIG DAVIS, b. April 26, 1841, Mill Grove, Morgan County, Ohio; d. April 04, 1924, Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri.

iv. DORINDA CRAIG DAVIS, b. February 20, 1845, , Ohio; d. July 02, 1919, Parsons, Kansas; m. (1) WARD; m.
(2) PARKER.

Notes for DORINDA CRAIG DAVIS:

In 1880 Census Dorinda C. Parker is widowed and living with her parents.

12. v. WILLIAM PARRIOTT DAVIS, b. November 30, 1847, Mill Grove, Morgan County, Ohio; d. July 21, 1924, Tyro, Montgomery Co., Kansas.

13. vi. ELEANOR H. DAVIS, b. November 27, 1850, Unionville, Morgan County, Ohio; d. December 26, 1919, Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri.

14. vii. MARTHA V. DAVIS, b. October 16, 1853, Morgan County, Ohio; d. November 26, 1897, Pettis County, MO.

15. viii. SIMEON TURNER DAVIS II, b. August 24, 1859, Mill Grove, Morgan County, Ohio; d. February 10, 1917, Pilot Grove, Missouri.

16. ix. HOMER CLARK DAVIS, b. September 26, 1863, Mill Grove, Morgan County, Ohio; d. December 13, 1950, Boonville, Missouri.

4. AMELIA T. (MILLIE)2 DAVIS (JAMES1) was born May 20, 1812, and died 1892 in Moundsville Marshall Co, WV. She married GOVERNOR MORRISON PRICE, SR. March 24, 1839 in Marshall County, WV, son of GEORGE PRICE and MARTHA BURBRIDGE. He was born 1810 in VA, and died October 15, 1855 in Moundsville Marshall Co, WV.

Children of AMELIA DAVIS and GOVERNOR PRICE are:

17. i. AMANDA E.3 PRICE, b. June 07, 1843, Moundsville Marshall Co, WV; d. March 29, 1916, Marshall Co, WV.

ii. GEORGE W. PRICE, b. 1840, Marshall Co, WV; d. 1992, Marshall Co, WV.

iii. JOHN W. PRICE, b. August 22, 1844.

iv. GOVERNOR MORRISON PRICE, JR., b. 1849.

5. SAMUEL2 DAVIS (JAMES1) was born March 23, 1818 in Ohio, and died September 10, 1861. He married (1) CATHERINE KOONTZ. She was born 1822 in Ft Leavenworth Kansas. He married (2) ELIZABETH GUTHRIE. She was born 1822.

Notes for SAMUEL DAVIS:

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: WV COUNTY: Marshall DIVISION: 33rd District PAGE NO: 246B

Children of SAMUEL DAVIS and CATHERINE KOONTZ are:

i. JOHN3 DAVIS, b. 1844.

ii. BRUCE DAVIS, b. 1846.

iii. UNKNOWN, b. 1848.

iv. ELLA DAVIS, b. 1850.

v. JOHN DAVIS, b. 1852, Soliers Home, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; d. September 02, 1928, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Generation No. 3

6. ELIZABETH3 TOMLINSON (ELIZABETH2 DAVIS, JAMES1) was born 1830 in Moundsville, WV. She married WILLIAM KOONTZ Abt. 1850. He was born 1826.

Children of ELIZABETH TOMLINSON and WILLIAM KOONTZ are:

i. EDWARD4 KOONTZ, b. 1851.

ii. MARY KOONTZ, b. 1853.

iii. SARAH KOONTZ, b. 1855.

iv. ADDA L KOONTZ, b. 1857.

v. LOUELLA KOONTZ, b. 1859.

7. SIMEON3 TOMLINSON (ELIZABETH2 DAVIS, JAMES1) was born 1831 in Moundsville, WV, and died July 23, 1864 in Anderson Prisoner, Georgia, Grave 3846 GA. He married MARY ONG May 27, 1864. She was born 1843 in Moundsville, WV.

Children of SIMEON TOMLINSON and MARY ONG are:

i. JAMES D.4 TOMLINSON, b. 1869, Moundsville, WV.

ii. CARLOS TOMLINSON, b. 1867, Moundsville, WV.

iii. ELBRIDGE TOMLINSON, b. 1865, Moundsville, WV.

8. ALFRED3 TOMLINSON (ELIZABETH2 DAVIS, JAMES1) was born October 16, 1834 in Moundsville, WV, and died January 30, 1918 in Moundsville, WV. He married MARY JANE PORTER September 1858 in Moundsville, WV, daughter of GARRETT PORTER and ELIZABETH LITTLE. She was born 1831 in Moundsville, WV, and died September 17, 1917 in Moundsville, WV.

Children of ALFRED TOMLINSON and MARY PORTER are:

i. HARRISON WILBERT4 TOMLINSON, b. September 16, 1859, Moundsville, WV; d. 1943, Moundsville, WV; m. FLORENCE JEWELL, 1901, Moundsville, WV; b. 1880, Moundsville, WV.

ii. LELIA VIRGINIA TOMLINSON, b. December 26, 1874; m. EUGENE C. PICKETT, 1895, Moundsville, WV.

iii. SAMUEL TOMLINSON, b. January 12, 1871; m. DELIA BRADEN, September 16, 1903, Ohio, WV.

iv. CLEONABELLE TOMLINSON, b. May 16, 1862, Moundsville, WV; d. November 19, 1943; m. CHARLES VAUPEL, May 03, 1887, Moundsville, WV; b. 1858, Moundsville, WV.

v. ELIZA LUELLA TOMLINSON, b. August 18, 1868, Moundsville, WV; d. November 14, 1854, St Clairville, OH; m. JOHN W. GIFFIN, October 1900, Wheeling, WV; b. October 06, 1865, Bridgeport OH; d. November 05, 1829, Bridgeport, OH.

vi. JOHN TOMLINSON, b. September 27, 1865, Moundsville, WV; m. ELIZABETH CROSS, December 26, 1887; b. 1866.

9. JOSEPH3 TOMLINSON (ELIZABETH2 DAVIS, JAMES1) was born 1836 in Moundsville, WV, and died June 09, 1909 in Moundsville, WV. He married MARGARET PORTER September 01, 1858 in Green County, PA, daughter of GARRETT PORTER and ELIZABETH LITTLE. She was born 1837 in Green, PA, and died February 16, 1922 in Fairmont Marion County, WV.

Children of JOSEPH TOMLINSON and MARGARET PORTER are:

i. EMMA JANE4 TOMLINSON, b. July 28, 1859; m. THOMAS ISRAEL, August 30, 1881.

ii. JOSEPH CLIFFORD TOMLINSON, b. November 27, 1868; m. MARY KATHERINE DOTY, 1890.

iii. ALICE TOMLINSON, b. December 01, 1870.

iv. EVERETT TOMLINSON, b. 1874.

v. MABEL TOMLINSON, b. 1880, Moundsville, WV; d. November 15, 1898, Avalon, PA.

vi. CHARLES TOMLINSON, b. April 10, 1880.

10. WILLIAM3 TOMLINSON (ELIZABETH2 DAVIS, JAMES1) was born March 16, 1840 in Moundsville, WV, and died April 24, 1922 in Moundsville, WV. He married SARAH W. PALLET March 10, 1863 in Green, PA. She was born 1842 in Green PA.

Children of WILLIAM TOMLINSON and SARAH PALLET are:

i. LEANORA4 TOMLINSON, b. 1864.

ii. ZELLIA TOMLINSON, b. 1866.

iii. PERRY TOMLINSON, b. 1868.

11. JAMES CRAIG3 DAVIS (SIMEON TURNER2, JAMES1) was born April 26, 1841 in Mill Grove, Morgan County, Ohio, and died April 04, 1924 in Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri. He married ELIZA ELLEN TAVENNER September 28, 1862 in Mill Grove, Ohio, daughter of JONATHAN TAVENNER and KEZIAH. She was born September 07, 1844 in Mill Grove, OH, and died August 06, 1922 in Pilot Grove, MO.

Notes for JAMES CRAIG DAVIS:

Rank: Private; Company: H; Regiment: 17th Ohio; Enlistment Date: Apr

1861; Discharge Date: ; Served: years, months, and days; Post Office

Address: Pilot Grove; Comments:

In 1862, the family made an overland trip in the company of William Tavenner and family, and the Willis Bozeman family, to Missouri. They reached their destination on 10 October 1866. Within a few miles of their first home, they lived together 60 eventful years, sharing their joys and sorrows.

James Craig Davis served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Later he was a Judge of the County Court in Missouri. For many years he was a successful farmer and stockman.

The Davis home, two miles east of Pilot Grove, was known for the unfailing and generous hospitality of the heads of the house.

After retiring from active farm life the father and mother moved to Pilot Grove. Here he was President of the Citizens Bank, from the time of its organization until ill heath forced him to resign. He was a man of keen discernment, the possessor of boundless good humor, and one who got much out of every day of living.

Children of JAMES DAVIS and ELIZA TAVENNER are:

i. BERNICE LILLIAN4 DAVIS, b. May 27, 1883; m. WALTER RAY MOORE.

ii. EFFIE PEARL DAVIS, b. August 03, 1885; m. WOODSON TRENT JONES.

iii. ELVIN TILDEN DAVIS, b. November 19, 1887; m. MARIA MADDEX.

iv. EMMA VIRGINIA DAVIS, b. September 23, 1878, Pilot Grove, MO; d. July 18, 1973, Louisville, Kentucky; m. CHARLES ALEXANDER STITES, February 01, 1911, Pilot Grove, MO; b. August 05, 1870, Pilot Grove, MO; d. June 17, 1952, Pilot Grove, MO.

v. HARLAN HAMMON DAVIS, b. October 18, 1889; m. MOLLY.

vi. LENNIE ESTELLE DAVIS, b. August 31, 1874; m. JAMES HENRY MITZEL.

vii. LULU KEZIAH DAVIS, b. August 30, 1876; d. Richmond, CA.; m. HOWARD T. ROE.

viii. MARTHA CLARA DAVIS, b. June 07, 1881; m. ELMER E. WOODWORTH.

ix. MARY BELLE DAVIS, b. January 14, 1864.

x. MYRTLE ADELA DAVIS, b. October 12, 1872; m. WILLIAM J. EDGECOMBE.

xi. NANCY ELLEN DAVIS, b. September 24, 1864; m. GEORGE WILLIAM ROE.

xii. OKIE LINWOOD DAVIS, b. October 11, 1870.

xiii. OLLIE MAY DAVIS, b. August 21, 1868.

12. WILLIAM PARRIOTT3 DAVIS (SIMEON TURNER2, JAMES1) was born November 30, 1847 in Mill Grove, Morgan County, Ohio, and died July 21, 1924 in Tyro, Montgomery Co., Kansas. He married (1) RACHEL ELIZABETH PHILLIPS April 21, 1868 in OHIO. She was born 1847 in Joy, Athens County, Ohio, and died October 15, 1902 in Windsor, Missouri. He married (2) OLLIE BEASLEY August 07, 1914 in Windsor, MO. She was born March 1861 in Illinois, and died 1927.

Notes for WILLIAM PARRIOTT DAVIS:

In 1870 William and his wife moved from Ohio to Boonville Mo., in 1901 they moved to near Windsor, Mo. in Henry Co. They lived on a farm most of their life.

He enlisted in Co. D 18th Cavalry, in the civil war.

He was a Rural Mail Carrier for many years out of Windsor.

After the death of Rachel, he married Ollie Beasley of Calhoun, Mo. on August 7, 1914. They moved to Tyro, Kansas in the spring of 1920 and purchased property. He was buried in Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor, Mo., beside his first wife.

William was father to 10 children By Rachel.

Notes for RACHEL ELIZABETH PHILLIPS:

She was a member of the Methodist Church since she was 15 years old. She was a good Christian woman. Buried in Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor, Mo.

Rachel was mother to 10 children

Children of WILLIAM DAVIS and RACHEL PHILLIPS are:

i. JAMES4 DAVIS.

ii. MARY DAVIS.

iii. FRANK DAVIS.

iv. SIMEON DAVIS.

v. FLORENCE DAVIS.

vi. OTIE DAVIS.

vii. STELLA DAVIS.

viii. RACHEL DAVIS.

ix. HOWARD LANSING4 DAVIS, b. Abt. 1870, Pilot Grove , Missouri; d. Young, Buried Pilot Grove, Missouri.
Notes for HOWARD LANSING DAVIS:

Was born near Pilot Grove, Mo. and died young. He is buried in a small cemetery near there.

x. JAMES PARRIOTT DAVIS, b. January 16, 1869, Morgan County, Ohio; d. June 06, 1958, Kansas City, Missouri; m. (1) NELLIE HANSFORD; b. 1881, Elk City, Kansas; d. 1947; m. (2) DORA MAE MOSELEY, October 16, 1895; b. September 09, 1876, Johnson Co., Missouri; d. July 23, 1899, Windsor, Missouri; m. (3) MYRTLE F. CRAIG, September 11, 1901, Sedalia, Missouri; b. November 11, 1873; d. May 18, 1957, Kansas City, Missouri..

Notes for JAMES PARRIOTT DAVIS:

He went to Mo. with his parents in 1870.

After his marriage to Dora they located on a farm in Mo., and lived there until Dora's death in 1899.

After he separated from his second wife in 1904, he located at Jefferson, Kansas and bought 80 acres near there.

After he married for the third time he moved to Tyro, Kansas.

He is buried at Calvary Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kansas.

xi. PEARL MAY DAVIS, b. July 04, 1871, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. September 14, 1872.

xii. MARY CZARINA DAVIS, b. April 23, 1873, Pilot Grove , Missouri; d. November 15, 1955, Chetopa, Kansas.
Notes for MARY CZARINA DAVIS:

She always made her home with her father and sister, Florence. Mary never married. She is buried at Laural Oak Cemetery, Windsor Mo.

xiii. FRANICS TAVENNER DAVIS, b. November 29, 1874, Pilot Grove , Missouri; d. July 11, 1955, Chetopa, Kansaas; m. EMERLINE STEELE, October 03, 1900; b. December 1877; d. July 01, 1908, Windsor, Missouri..

Notes for FRANICS TAVENNER DAVIS:

After the death of his wife, he moved around alot. He raise his two sons alone, never remarrying. He is buried in Laural Oak Cemetery, Windsor, Mo.

xiv. SIMEON TURNER DAVIS, b. February 28, 1876; d. November 20, 1958, Bartlett, Kansas; m. GEORGIA MARY STEELE, September 03, 1900; b. June 04, 1882, Warsaw, Missouri; d. December 07, 1964, Parsons, Kansas.

Notes for SIMEON TURNER DAVIS:

Lived at Chetopa, Kansas. Buried Fairview Cemetery, Coffeyville, KS.

His wife,Georgia was sister to Emma Steele, who married Simeon's brother Francis. They were married on the same day.

Notes for GEORGIA MARY STEELE:

Georgia was Ermiline Steele's sister, Wife of Francis Tavenner Davis.

Buried Fairview Cemetery, Coffeyville, KS.

xv. FLORENCE NANCY DAVIS, b. December 13, 1878, Pilot Grove , Missouri; d. July 21, 1956, Parsons, Kansas.

Notes for FLORENCE NANCY DAVIS:

Florence never married, and lived her life with her sister Mary and her Father.

She is buried at Laurel Oak Cemetery in Windor, Mo.

xvi. LEOTA VIRGINIA DAVIS, b. September 26, 1880, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. February 25, 1963, Clinton, Missouri; m. WILLIS ALFRED JULIAN, December 30, 1903.

Notes for LEOTA VIRGINIA DAVIS:

Leota and Willis lived at 820 East Lincoln St., Clinton, Mo. for many years. She is buried in Englewood Cemetery in Clinton, Mo.

She was mother to six children.

xvii. STELLA CHRISTMAN DAVIS, b. November 28, 1882, Pilot Grove , Missouri; d. August 08, 1956, Syracuse, Missouri; m. CLARENCE EDGAR PHILLIPS, February 14, 1914; b. March 24, 1883, Cooper Co., Missouri; d. January 14, 1959, Kansas City, Missouri.

xviii. RACHEL WILLA DAVIS, b. January 12, 1886, Missouri; d. October 05, 1952, Parson, Kansas; m. EARL WILLIAM CLARK, June 18, 1907.

Notes for RACHEL WILLA DAVIS:

Lived in Windsor, Missouri then in Parsons, Kansas.

After Rachel married Earl they lived near Windsor, Mo. They spent most of their married life in Parsons, Kansas. She is buried atParsons, KS.

She was mother to nine children. (a single set of twins).

13. ELEANOR H.3 DAVIS (SIMEON TURNER2, JAMES1) was born November 27, 1850 in Unionville, Morgan County, Ohio, and died December 26, 1919 in Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri. She married LEANDER WELLS September 23, 1869 in Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri. He was born January 01, 1847 in Bellmont County, Ohio, and died July 03, 1920 in Pilot Grove Cemetery.

Children of ELEANOR DAVIS and LEANDER WELLS are:

i. BERT4 WELLS.

ii. E.L. WELLS.

iii. ELSIE WELLS, m. CLARENCE OMAN.

iv. MILLY WELLS, m. FRANK JAMES.

v. RAY M. WELLS.

vi. SUE WELLS, m. HARRY JAMES.

vii. WALDO WELLS.

14. MARTHA V.3 DAVIS (SIMEON TURNER2, JAMES1) was born October 16, 1853 in Morgan County, Ohio, and died November 26, 1897 in Pettis County, MO. She married ROBERT SHINN November 10, 1869 in Pilot Grove, Cooper County, MO. He was born January 30, 1847, and died January 16, 1918.

Children of MARTHA DAVIS and ROBERT SHINN are:

i. HERBERT4 SHINN.

ii. JAMES SHINN.

iii. JOHN SHINN.

iv. LEVY SHINN.

v. NORA SHINN, m. OLIVER RICE.

vi. ROBERT SHINN.

15. SIMEON TURNER3 DAVIS II (SIMEON TURNER2, JAMES1) was born August 24, 1859 in Mill Grove, Morgan County, Ohio, and died February 10, 1917 in Pilot Grove, Missouri. He married SALLIE GALLAGHER STEGER October 03, 1884 in Clinton, Henry Co, MO, daughter of WILLIAM A. STEGER and SARAH PATRICK. She was born December 24, 1862 in Boonville, Missouri, and died May 24, 1950 in Des Moines, Iowa, buried in Pilot Grove, Missouri.

Notes for SIMEON TURNER DAVIS II:

Moved to Cooper County, Mo. with his family in 1865. He was raised on a farm three miles northeast of Pilot Grove, Mo. He met and married Sallie Steger and they spent most of their married life on a farm three miles north of Pilot Grove, where they farmed and raised livestock. They lived a short while in rural Pettis Co., Mo. after their marriage before returning to Pilot Grove. Simeon passed away at the age of 57 at their home on Feb. 10, 1917, at 5 a.m. from pneumonia. His funeral was held the next day in the Baptist Church in Pilot Grove. Simeon is buried in Pilot Grove Cemetery, Pilot Grove, Mo.

Notes for SALLIE GALLAGHER STEGER:
Sallie was born near Boonville, Mo. After Simeon's death, she continued to live on the farm until Sept. 1918, when she bought a home on Harris Street in Pilot Grove. In 1925 she lived for a short time near Los Angeles, California. In about 1940 she went to make her home with a son, Hugh Davis, in Des Moines, Iowa. She suffered a stroke on March 29, 1950, and passed away on May 24, 1950, in Des Moines, Iowa. Her funeral was held on Saturday, May 27, at the Goodman and Boiler funeral home in Boonville, Mo. Both Simeon and Sallie are buried in Pilot Grove Cemetery, Pilot Gove, Mo.
Sallie was the mother of 11 children
In later years, the youngest child, Mae Cobb bought the family farm.

Children of SIMEON DAVIS and SALLIE STEGER are:

i. ALVERTA MAE4 DAVIS, b. May 01, 1904, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. December 09, 1945, St Louis, Missouri; m. GEORGE COBB, June 04, 1925; b. November 08, 1902, Hannibal, Missouri; d. June 20, 1976, St Louis, Missouri.

Notes for ALVERTA MAE DAVIS:

She was a graduate of Pilot Grove High School. She married George Cobb and the lived in St. Louis, Mo. until her death in 1945 from tuberculosis. Her funeral was held in Hayes & Painter Funeral Home, Pilot Grove, Mo. She is buried in Pilot Grove Cemetery.

Notes for GEORGE COBB:

After the death of Mae, George returned to live on the Davis farm, north of Pilot Grove, and lived the for about 30 years before his death in 1976 at Cooper County Hospital, Boonville, Mo. George is buried in Pilot Grove Cemetery.

ii. ARTIE DAVIS, b. July 21, 1894, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. August 22, 1960, Boonville, Missouri; m. LORA JOSEPHINE HAYS, January 03, 1917, Labette Co., Kansas; b. December 07, 1893, Bounceton, Missouri.

Notes for ARTIE DAVIS:

Artie an Lora lived at Parsons, KS. and later in Wichita, KS. Artie and Lora were divorced. Artie remarried two different times in California and both ended in divorce. He died suddenly from a heart attack in his car in Boonville, Mo. He was buried in Pilot Grove Cemetery.

Artie was the father of two children.

Notes for LORA JOSEPHINE HAYS:
Lora remarried to a Mr. Bada and resided in Butte, Mt. for many years.
Lora was mother to two children

iii. HAROLD DAVIS, b. April 11, 1901, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. August 17, 1925, Tujuga, California.

Notes for HAROLD DAVIS:

Harold grew up in Pilot Grove. He lived in St. Louis for a time. He suffered from tuberculosis and died in 1925, in Tijuana, Ca. He had gone there a year before because of his health. His mother, Sallie, who cared for him, accompanied his body back to Mo. His funeral was held in the Pilot Grove Baptist Church with burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery.

iv. INFANT DAVIS, b. December 30, 1899, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. May 19, 1900, Pilot Grove, Missouri.

v. BERTHA CLAY DAVIS, b. October 12, 1885, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. May 23, 1958, Nevada, Missouri; m. RALPH WALDO CAMPBELL, April 12, 1910, Boonville, Missouri; b. December 31, 1880, Boonville, Missouri; d. October 16, 1968, Nevada Missouri.

Notes for BERTHA CLAY DAVIS:

Bertha was an Infant when her parents returned to Pilot Grove where she grew up and attended school. She Married Ralph Cambell on April 12, 1910. Ralph and Bertha made their home on a farm southeast of Boonville for about five years before moving into Boonville. In December of 1917 the moved to Barton County, Mo., living at Kenoma and later Golden City. In Feb. of 1920 they moved to South Coffeyville, Oklahoma. On March 21, 1921 they moved to Moundville, Vernon County, Mo. They spent several years in the Moundville and Bronaugh area. They moved to Richards, Mo. in the mid 1940's. They purchased a home at 645 E. Sycamore, Nevada, Mo. in 1951 where they lived the rest of their lives. Bertha was a member of the Methodist Church. She passed away on May 23, 1958 at the hospital in Nevada, Mo. from a heart condition. Both Ralph and Bertha are buried in the Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Mo.

Bertha was mother to six children.

Notes for RALPH WALDO CAMPBELL:
Ralph was born an a farm south of Boonville. After retiring from farming, Ralph did extensive gardening. Ralph passed away on Oct. 16, 1968 in the same hospital as Bertha, Nevada, Mo., also from heart problems. Ralph and Bertha are buried in the Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Mo.
Ralph was father to six children.

vi. ELMER WHITE DAVIS, b. April 20, 1892, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. May 1968, Lamar, Colorado; m.UNA AGNES LUTES, February 23, 1916, Lamar, Colorado; b. February 18, 1898, Stafford, Kansas; d. July 1981;

vii. HUGH ALLEN DAVIS, b. December 13, 1898, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. May 19, 1900, Des Moines, Iowa.

Notes for HUGH ALLEN DAVIS:

Hugh attended school in Pilot Grove and graduated from Boonville High School. He served in the Navy during WWI. He taught at the Missouri Training School for Boys, at Boonville, at one time. Before his retirement , he was employed with the Meredith Publishing and Printing Co., Des Moines, IA. He had lived in Des Moines for over 25 years when he died suddenly near there in 1975. He was returning from a visit with his sister, Lennie Lindquist, and suffered a heart attack. His funeral was held at Hamilton Funeral Home, Des Moines, IA. Burial was in Pilot Grove Cemetery.

viii. LENNIE DAVIS, b. October 27, 1896, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. May 16, 1972, Hannibal, Missouri; m. SAMUEL J. LINDQUIST, Boonville, Missouri; b. July 26, 1888, Burlington, Iowa; d. October 28, 1950, Hannibal, Missouri.

Notes for LENNIE DAVIS:

Lennie was raised and attended school at Pilot Grove. After her marriage to Sam they lived in St. Louis, Mo. for a time before moving to Hannibal, Mo. Lennie continued to reside in their home after the death of Samuel until her death in 1979, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Hannibal. She had suffered a stroke in the fall of 1977 and was cared for by her son in the home. She had assisted her son in his Modern Art and Commercial Service business for 31 years before her illness. Her funeral was held in the Smith's Funeral Home in Hannibal. Both Samuel and Lennie are buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.

She was mother to one child.

Notes for SAMUEL J. LINDQUIST:
He was employed as an agent for the United Shoe Machine Corp., retiring three years before his death in 1950, at the Levering Hospital in Hannibal. Samuel and Lennie are both buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo.
he was father to one child.

ix. OPAL BLANCHE DAVIS, b. January 15, 1889, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. December 1986, San Dumas, California; m. CARL ROE, September 17, 1915, Los Angeles, California; b. August 16, 1889, California; d. October 05, 1967, Pomona, California.

Notes for OPAL BLANCHE DAVIS:

Opal was raised at Pilot Grove and attended school there. She moved to California in 1909, making her home in Los Angeles, West Covina and then moving to Pomona in 1962. She met Carl in Los Angeles where she married him. Opal resided in the San Dimas Retirement Center, San Dimas, ca. for over a year before her death. She died at the age of 97, in the Pomona Valley Community Hospital, Pomona Ca. Her funeral was held from the Todd Memorial Chapel, Pomona, Ca. Both Opal and Carl are buried in Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, Ca.

x. WALTER DAVIS, b. July 14, 1887, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. February 03, 1963, St Joseph, Missouri; m. GERTRUDE MOORE, January 12, 1918, Pilot Grove, Cooper Co., Missouri; b. May 27, 1885, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. January 19, 1927, Pilot Grove, Missouri.

Notes for WALTER DAVIS:

After marrying Gertrude, they lived on a farm three miles of Pilot Grove. They later lived two miles north of Pilot Grove. Walter retired from farming and later lived at California, Mo. He was blind for several years before he died. He was a veteran of WWI. Walter died in the State Hospital in St. Joseph, Mo. where he had been for the last two years. His funeral was held at the Williams Funeral Home, California, Mo. Both Walter and Gertrude are buried in the Pilot Grove Cemetery, Pilot Grove, Mo.

Walter was father to five children.

Notes for GERTRUDE MOORE:
Gertrude was a school teacher at Oakland School, near Pilot Grove, when she married Walter. They lived on farms near Pilot Grove. She had been ill since the birth of her youngest child in Nov. 1926. She died on Jan. 19,1927. She and Walter are both buried at Pilot Grove, Mo.

xi. NANCY ELLEN DAVIS, b. September 21, 1890, Pilot Grove, Missouri; d. March 18, 1974, Detroit, Michigan; m. (1) HARRY BULLEY; b. Russia; m. (2) ALBERT CLYDE FISH, September 14, 1915, Ottawa, Kansas; b. January 21, 1889; d. January 1964.

Notes for NANCY ELLEN DAVIS:

Nancy grew up in Pilot Grove. She was residing in Sedalia, Mo. at the time of her marriage. She resided in Ottawa, KS. for at least ten years. She and Clyde we divorced. She later lived in Detroit, Mi. for many years, where she managed an apartment house. She was married to Harry Bulley and later divorced. She died in Detroit and was buried there..

16. HOMER CLARK3 DAVIS (SIMEON TURNER2, JAMES1) was born September 26, 1863 in Mill Grove, Morgan County, Ohio, and died December 13, 1950 in Boonville, Missouri. He married SUSAN JEFFRESS April 28, 1885 in Pilot Grove, Cooper County, MO. She was born December 31, 1865 in Cooper County, MO, and died May 13, 1941 in Boonville, MO.

Notes for HOMER CLARK DAVIS:

Buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.Homer Craig Davis came to missouri when only 3 years old. He was an active politician and served as Sheriff of Cooper County for four years and as Judge of the Probate Court for a period of 8 years.

Notes for SUSAN JEFFRESS:
Buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Mo.

Children of HOMER DAVIS and SUSAN JEFFRESS are:

i. ROXIE4 DAVIS, Stepchild; m. MARY BRYAN.

ii. GUY E. DAVIS, Stepchild; m. GENE VIERTLE.

iii. HAZEL DAVIS, Stepchild; m. SWISHER COCKRAN.

17. AMANDA E.3 PRICE (AMELIA T. (MILLIE)2 DAVIS, JAMES1) was born June 07, 1843 in Moundsville Marshall Co, WV, and died March 29, 1916 in Marshall Co, WV. She married WILLIAM A. JEFFERSON August 01, 1864 in Richill, Green Co, PA.. He was born February 12, 1840 in Moundsville Marshall Co, WV, and died October 08, 1905 in Marshall Co, WV.

Child of AMANDA PRICE and WILLIAM JEFFERSON is:

i. MARY BARR4 JEFFERSON, b. May 21, 1869, Marshall Co, WV; d. February 08, 1944, Glen Dale, Marshall Co, WV; m. CHARLES WESLEY CONNER, July 19, 1890, Marshall Co, WV; b. August 13, 1867, Marshall Co, WV; d. January 28, 1920, Marshall Co, WV.

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