Edward Thomas Davis Jr. (1878 - 1958)

Born 18 Nov 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Died 30 Oct 1958 at age 79 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Biography

In the 1910 Census he lived next door to his father.

He was always involved in the ice or cold storage business. On his draft card for WW2 it lists his business as Quaker City Cold Storage.

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Census 1880 NAME: Edward Davis/ AGE: 31/ BIRTH YEAR: abt 1849/ BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ HOME IN 1880: Springfield, Montgomery, Pennsylvania/ RACE: White/ GENDER: Male/ RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Self (Head)/ MARITAL STATUS: Married/ SPOUSE'S NAME: Kate Davis/ FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Delaware/ OCCUPATION: Bookkeeper/ HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: // NAME AGE/ Edward Davis 31/ Kate Davis 25/ Howard L. Davis 7/ Thomas S. Davis 5/ Edward F. Davis 1/ Roy J. Davis 3m/

Census 1900 NAME: E T Davis/ AGE: 50/ BIRTH DATE: Nov 1849/ BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ HOME IN 1900: Philadelphia Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/ RACE: White/ GENDER: Male/ RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Head/ MARITAL STATUS: Married/ SPOUSE'S NAME: Kate I Davis/ MARRIAGE YEAR: 1872/ YEARS MARRIED: 28/ FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Maryland/ MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Delaware/ HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: // NAME AGE/ E T Davis 50/ Kate I Davis 45/ J S Davis 26 (Thomas) / E F Davis 20 (Edward Jr.) / Unreadable Davis 18 (Malcolm)/ Edna C Davis 13/ Irvin C Davis 3/ R A Mosley 50 Servant/ Mary Lewis 45 Servant /

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Census 1910 NAME: Edward T J Davis/ AGE IN 1910: 31/ BIRTH YEAR: abt 1879/ BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ HOME IN 1910: Philadelphia Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/ RACE: White/ GENDER: Male/ RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Head/ MARITAL STATUS: Married/ SPOUSE'S NAME: Ethel P Davis/ FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: // NAME AGE/ Edward T J Davis 31/ Ethel P Davis 30/ Edward T Davis 3rd 2/ John A Davis 0 [1/12] / Sophia Davis 35 Servant / Caroline J Debele 49 Servant (Nurse) /

Census 1920 NAME: Edward T Davis Jr./ AGE: 41/ BIRTH YEAR: abt 1879/ BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ HOME IN 1920: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania/ STREET: Bryn Main Avenue/ HOUSE NUMBER: 7/ RACE: White/ GENDER: Male/ RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Head/ MARITAL STATUS: Married/ SPOUSE'S NAME: Ethel P Davis/ FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ OCCUPATION: Manufacturer/ INDUSTRY: Ice/ EMPLOYMENT FIELD: Employer/ HOME OWNED OR RENTED: Rent/ ABLE TO READ: Yes/ ABLE TO WRITE: Yes/ HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: / NAME AGE/ Edward T Davis 41/ Ethel P Davis 40/ Edward T Davis 12/ John A Davis 9/ Constand I Davis 4 [4 10/12] / Jennie E Johnson 37 servant/

Census 1930 NAME: Edward T Davis/ GENDER: Male/ BIRTH YEAR: abt 1878/ BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ RACE: White/ HOME IN 1930: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/ MARITAL STATUS: Married/ RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Head/ SPOUSE'S NAME: Ethel P Davis/ FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: // NAME AGE// Edward T Davis 52/ Ethel P Davis 50/ Edward T Davis 22/ John A Davis 20/ Constant J Davis 15/ Matrona Young 29 (servant) /

Census 1940 NAME: Edward T Dovis/ AGE: 62/ ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1878/ GENDER: Male/ RACE: White/ BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania/ MARITAL STATUS: Married/ RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Head/ HOME IN 1940: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/ STREET: 52nd Street/ HOUSE NUMBER: 2433/ FARM: No/ INFERRED RESIDENCE IN 1935: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/ RESIDENCE IN 1935: Same House/ OCCUPATION: Treasurer/ HOUSE OWNED OR RENTED: Owned/ VALUE OF HOME OR MONTHLY RENTAL IF RENTED: 28,000/ ATTENDED SCHOOL OR COLLEGE: No/ HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED: College, 4th year/ HOURS WORKED WEEK PRIOR TO CENSUS: 44/ WEEKS WORKED IN 1939: 52/ INCOME: 8,000/ INCOME OTHER SOURCES: Yes/ HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: / NAME AGE/ Edward T Dovis 62/ Ethel P Dovis 64/ John A Dovis 30/ Constence D Stewart 25 (daughter)/ James Rowe Stewart 27 (son in law)/ James Rowe Stewart 2/12 (grandchild)/

World War 2 Draft Card See Photos

Marriage Record NAME: Edward T Davis/ GENDER: Male/ SPOUSE: Ethel Pond/ SPOUSE GENDER: Female/ MARRIAGE PLACE: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States/ MARRIAGE YEAR: 1905/ MARRIAGE LICENSE NUMBER: 184891/ DIGITAL GSU NUMBER: 4140419/

Lynn Lyons (on Wikitree id: Davis-14216) is the family historian for the Davis family. A great deal of the information and photos for this family branch comes from her family collection.

Death

Buried at Saint Asaph Church Cemetery, State-Conshohocken Road 100 yds North of City Line, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania USA

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