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Olive Maxson (Davis)

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Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Death: May 29, 1907 (71)
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, United States
Place of Burial: Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Jonathan Maxson and Christiana Maxson
Wife of Owen L. Davis
Mother of Olive May Davis
Sister of Matthew Maxson; Ann Maxson; Abner Maxson; Sarah Wilhemina Maxson; Angelina Babcock and 6 others

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About Olive Maxson

DAVIS, THE SETTLERS OF SALEM, WEST VIRGINIA, by Susie Davis Nicholson, Salem, West Virginia, 1992. p. 83



The Emporia Gazette, 31 May 1907, Friday

Mrs. Olive Davis, wife of Owen L. Davis, died Wednesday at the Davis home two and a half miles northeast of Emporia, near Rinker ford. The Davises are Emporia pioneers, having lived in this county since the early sixties. They first lived in Emporia; they since moved to Pike township where they lived for a few years, and later they moved near Rinker ford, where they have been living for nearly thirty years. Mrs. Davis, during her more than two scores' residence in this county made many friends. She was noted for her kindness and gentle sympathy. She was 70 years of age and leaves a husband and a son. The son is O. L. Davis, of 1028 State Street. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock at the house.



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Olive Maxson's Timeline

1835
July 18, 1835
Ohio, United States
1870
November 16, 1870
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States
1907
May 29, 1907
Age 71
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, United States
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Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, United States