Information about Ralph Arthur Davis

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I have come to a road block for information about my fathers grandfather, Ralph Arthur Davis.  He lived for a time with wife Olive in Syracuse NY.  A son Arthur Davis was born there.  They moved to Ohio and had another child, a daughter Ida.  Ralph left his family and showed up in Kingsville, OH  where he married my great, great aunt.  They had two children, my grandfather and a little daughter who died in infancy.  My gg aunt did not know about his other wife and children.  Ralph then ran off with a sixteen year old girl and no one in the family knows anything more about him.  He was a black sheep in our family and we would like to know where he came from and where he went.  I have tried for twenty years and so far all that I have found is that Olive took her children to Minnesota and raised them up there.  My g grandmother died when my grandfather was about four years old.  The family has always thought that she died from a broken heart.  If anyone knows anything about this family, I would appreciate hearing from you.
WikiTree profile: Ralph Davis
in The Tree House by Carol Eggers G2G Crew (340 points)

Ralph A Davis

 in the Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973

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    Name: Ralph A Davis
    Gender: Male
    Spouse: Lois J Peck
    Child: Jacob Estey Davis
    FHL Film Number: 410277
    Thank you Betty.

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    This looks like him:

    Name: Ralph A . Davis
    Age: 33
    Birth Year: abt 1847
    Birthplace: England
    Home in 1880: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Olive C. Davis
    Father's Birthplace: England
    Mother's Birthplace: England
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    Occupation: Congregational Minister

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    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Ralph A. Davis 33
    Olive C. Davis 30
    Arthur M. Davis 11
    Florence I. Davis 7
    Ida Davis 1

     

    Source Citation

    Year: 1880; Census Place: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: 1045; Family History Film: 1255045; Page: 82A; Enumeration District: 094; Image: 0347

    by Doug Lockwood G2G Astronaut (2.7m points)
    selected by Betty Fox
    Thank you Doug.  I had found this info several years ago. (I forgot about Florence) I am 90 this year and getting forgetful.  I knew that he was a preacher but was ashamed to admit that part after what he did.  I had hoped to find information about before they lived in Syracuse, or after he left Kingsville.  I had heard that he might have gone to Cleveland.but never found anything.  I appreciate your help with this..

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