Joseph
Oscar
(Joe)
Davis
Born in Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of James Thomas Davis
and Ida Harriet (Tomlinson) Davis
Brother of
Frederick Alfred Davis, Blanche Cleva Davis, William W. Davis, Wesley Alvin Davis, [private sister (1880s - unknown)], [private sister (1880s - unknown)], Bertha (Davis) Hobin, Lew Davis and Maude (Davis) Gill
Husband of
Ethel Alma (Richardson) Davis
— married
6 Apr 1908 (to 1935) in Grangeville, Idaho, Washington
Descendants 
Died
at age 62
in Idaho, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Oct 2012
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Biography
Joseph Oscar Davis 25 December 1883 – 23 November 1946
Joseph Oscar Davis BIRTH 1888 Nova Scotia, Canada DEATH 1946 (aged 57–58) BURIAL Greenwood Memorial Park Renton, King County, Washington, USA
- When Joseph Oscar Davis was born on 25 December 1883, in Walton, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, James Thomas Davis, was 32 and his mother, Ida Harriet Tomlinson, was 26. He married Ethel Alma Richardson on 6 April 1908. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1911. He died on 23 November 1946, in Headquarters, Clearwater, Idaho, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, King, Washington, United States.
Joe died in a logging accident in Idaho in 1946. He is buried next to his wife.
Naturalization • 26 Nov 1907 Idaho, Idaho, United States
Marriage: 6 April 1908 Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, United States Joseph Oscar Davis 1883–1946 / Ethel Alma Richardson 1889–1969
Sources
Joseph Oscar Davis https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L8JS-CP8
"Idaho, County Naturalizations, 1861-1974", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZV3T-Q2N2 : 14 July 2020), Joseph Oscar Davis, 1907.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49088430/joseph-oscar-davis : accessed 22 December 2021), memorial page for Joseph Oscar Davis (1888–1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 49088430, citing Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, King County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Grave Tag'r (contributor 46491198) .
"Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z2-4NKN : 22 July 2021), Joseph O Davis and Alma Ethel Richardson, 06 Apr 1908; citing Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, United States, various county courthouses, Idaho; FHL microfilm.
"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27XB-TLR : 16 March 2018), Joseph Davis, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 19-50, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,662.
"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ3-RLS : 4 February 2021), Joseph Davis, 1920.
Acknowledgements
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joe by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joe:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joe by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joe:
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~25.00%
Patricia Davis
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #534681
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Susan (Johnson) Theriault :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A291253 [compare], Ancestry member susan_theriault
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Lillian Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A168428 [compare], Ancestry member BRAMBLE568
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Jillian Theriault :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A831151 [compare], Ancestry member Jillian_Theriault
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Richard Skelhorn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LX6191725 [compare], Ancestry member ri6004
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~0.78%
Val Falconer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SY1283877 [compare], yourDNAportal VALef1c2c56, Ancestry member vfalconer
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Categories: Migrants from Nova Scotia to Washington | Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, Washington
Grandpa Joe was killed in a logging accident in Idaho. He and Grandma Ethel are buried next to each other in Greenwood Cemetery, Renton, WA.