William Clayton Davis

DAVIS, THE SETTLERS OF SALEM, WEST VIRGINIA, by Susie Davis Nicholson, Salem, West Virginia, 1992. p. 43, 94

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He was the son of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON Davis. He married Mary STEARNS 1 Aug 1830.

They had twelve children: Davis, Lewis A., Martha S., Sarah, Anna M., Olive S., Harvey, Luther S., Malinda, Louisa, Thomas Clayton, and Ro__ C. (a daughter).

His wife, Mary, died in 1857. He married Elizabeth Ann GEORGE 22 Mar 1859 in Sullivan, Sullivan Co., Indiana. They had five children: Mary V., Charles B., William, Belle George and one more unknown name. William was a farmer.

Obituary:

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 47, No 47, p 752, Nov. 19, 1891.

In Nortonville, Kan., Nov. 5, 1891, of lung trouble, Wm. C. Davis, in the 83d year of his age.

Bro. Davis was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Jan. 18, 1809. He removed to Southern Indiana about 1835, and to Welton, Iowa, in 1861. Since 1874 he has resided in Kansas. He had been twice married and had buried both his wives. Eleven children survive him. He was a man of steady habits, firm Christian principle, and died in the Christian faith. Sermon by his pastor from Psa. 73: 1, 24. G. M. C.

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He was the son of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON Davis. He married Mary STEARNS 1 Aug 1830. They had twelve children: Davis, Lewis A., Martha S., Sarah, Anna M., Olive S., Harvey, Luther S., Malinda, Louisa, Thomas Clayton, and Ro__ C. (a daughter). His wife, Mary, died in 1857. He married Elizabeth Ann GEORGE 22 Mar 1859 in Sullivan, Sullivan Co., Indiana. They had five children: Mary V., Charles B., William, Belle George and one more unknown name. William was a farmer.

Obituary:
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 47, No 47, p 752, Nov. 19, 1891. In Nortonville, Kan., Nov. 5, 1891, of lung trouble, Wm. C. Davis, in the 83d year of his age. Bro. Davis was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Jan. 18, 1809. He removed to Southern Indiana about 1835, and to Welton Ia., in 1861. Since 1874 he has resided in Kansas. He had been twice married and had buried both his wives. Eleven children survive him. He was a man of steady habits, firm Christian principle, and died in the Christian faith. Sermon by his pastor from Psa. 73: 1, 24. G. M. C.

• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via daughter Louisa Jane Babcock (born Davis) by SmartCopy: Jul 27 2015, 20:45:49 UTC