Walter Davis (1805 - 1871)

Born 7 Jun 1805 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Funk) Davis — married 1837 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1871 at age 66 in Saint Joseph Township, Allen, Indiana, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Davis Name Study.

Walter Davis was born June 07, 1805 in Pennsylvania, USA.

He married Elizabeth Funk (1835-7) in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. They were the parents of:

Sarah Catherine Davis (Cavin) (Calbeck) born June 2, 1839^[1]

Samuel Harvey Davis, born 1842. Pennsylvannia;

Caroline Davis (Sprew ) (1847-1920) Ohio;

Elias Walter Davis, born in Lindsey, Ohio on August 7, 1848; and

Elmira, born in 1851 in Indiana.

In 1850 they were living in Pike Township, Stark County, Ohio. In 1860 and 1870 they were living in St. Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana.

Walter died suddenly October 28, 1871 from a fall while driving his wagon . The Fort Wayne Gazette October 31, 1871 quoted the testimony at the coroner's Inquest and the verdict of the Jury. The story is quoted here at Ancestors of Esther Leona Davis. He was buried at White City Cemetery,

Sources

1. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRX6-MRW : 21 January 2016), Walter Davis in entry for John Calbeck and Sarah Catharine Cavin, 02 Oct 1907; citing Noble, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,704,903.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLP-162 : accessed 10 November 2017), Walter Davis, Greene, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 125, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 101; FHL microfilm 181,406.
• 1840 Federal Census, Southhampton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, p. 279.
• 1850 Federal Census, Pike Township, Stark County, Ohio, District 138, p. 192B, August 20, 1850, Dwelling # 9 Family # 9.
• 1860 Federal Census, St. Joseph Township, Allen County, Indiana
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXD-SXP : 17 October 2014), Walter Davis, Indiana, United States; citing p. 21, family 165, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,797.
• Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.