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About William Burton Davis
From The Kansas City Star, Mar 19, 1938
A MISSOURIAN'S DIARY TELLS OF HIS DAYS ON PONY EXPRESS
William B. Davis, Who Died Recently at Pleasant Green, Was One of the Pioneers Who Carried the Mail in Cherokee Strip
BOONVILLE, MO., Mar 19,---
The recent death of William B. Davis of Pleasant Green took one of the last of the "Pony Express" riders.
Davis's experience included riding the mail through the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma, the battle of Wilson Creek, and helping develop the Southwest, according to his autobiography made public by relatives following his death. Davis was born May 20, 1854, in Christian County, Missouri, and moved to Cooper County in 1873.
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William Burton Davis's Timeline
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October 20, 1854
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Ozark, Christian County, Missouri, United States
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| 1938 |
February 17, 1938
Age 83
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Pleasant Green, Cooper County, Missouri, United States
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Mount Nebo Baptist Church and Cemetery (Plot Lot 30), Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri, United States
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