Squire Davis (abt. 1815 - 1907)

Born about Jan 1815 in Indiana, USA

Died 1 Sep 1907 at about age 92 in Dade County, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Squire Davis (aka John Adolphus, without source) was born about Jan. 1815 in Indiana per his 1900 census^[1]. He was the son of John Davis and an unknown mother. His father was in Orange County, Indiana, in the 1830 Census so he may have been born there, but it's not certain. An older brother, Bluford, was born in Kentucky around 1810, so the family apparently relocated from Kentucky to Indiana between 1810 and 1815.

Marriages

First, Squire married Hannah Ann Bush on 19 December 1844 in Orange County, Indiana; officiant was E.L. Kemp, M.G.^[2]. Rev. Kemp also married Squire's brother, John, in 1845 in Orange County, Indiana. Also see the discussion on the Research Notes for John Davis.

Second, Squire married Catherine Jane Fry on 9 February 1854 in Orange County, Indiana [source needed], the daughter of Benjamin Fry. Catherine and her family were on the same 1850 census page as Squire's brother, John, Jr. in Illinois^[3].

Censuses

1850: In Greenville, Floyd, Indiana and 35 years old. With wife Hannah (42) and children Rebecca Ann (4), Gillian (3), and Racheal (1).^[4]

1860: In French Lick Township, Orange, Indiana; 45 years old. With wife Catharine J. (25, b.Ohio) and children Rebecca (15), Gillian (13), Rachel (11), James (9), John (7), John (7), Levi (5), Franklin (3), and Eleanor (0).^[5]

1880: Has moved to Cedar, Dade, Missouri about 12 years earlier. Squire is 65 years old and a farmer. Both parents were reported to have been born in Pennsylvania. Present are wife Catharine and children: Levi V., Benjamin F., William L., Eliza J. and Edward (12 yo, born in Missouri). ^[6]

1900: Still living in Cedar Township, Dade, Missouri. Squire is living with his daughter Eliza and her husband James Skillen. Squire is 85 and widowed, birth Jan. 1815. His father's birthplace is now reported as Indiana and his mother's in Pennsylvania.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3C8-XS5 : accessed 22 June 2020), Squire Davis in household of James J Skillen, Cedar Township, Dade, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 12A, family 233, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,851.
2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZC4-BCB : 10 December 2017), Squire Davis and Hannah Ann Bush, 19 Dec 1844; citing Orange, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005014436.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85T-G1G : 4 April 2020), Catherine Fry, Iroquois county, Iroquois, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJD-9TX : 4 April 2020), Squire Davis, Greenville, Floyd, Indiana, United States; citing family 1269, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NM-TPC : 19 March 2020), Squire Davis, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66Y-STL : 14 August 2017), Squire Davis, Cedar, Dade, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 13, sheet 130D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,683.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3C8-XS5 : accessed 22 June 2020), Squire Davis in household of James J Skillen, Cedar Township, Dade, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 12A, family 233, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,851.