James Porter Davis (1842 - 1936)

Born 31 Oct 1842 in South Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Died 19 Jan 1936 at age 93 in Granada, Prowers County, Colorado, USA

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Biography

James was born on 31 Oct 1842 in Shenango, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was the son of Andrew Davis and Hannah Porter. James died on 19 Jan 1936 in Granada, Prowers, County, Colorado. James' grandfather was one of the original settlers of South Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Click Here for Map). He received 200 acres in 1807. James is buried at Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse, Hamilton County, Kansas.

"History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania : its past and present"; Findlay Township - page 950; https://archive.org/details/historyofmercerc00unse

• Rev. J. P. Porter Davis, Post Office Pardoe, past of the old Springfield Church, was born oct 31, 1842 near Hartstown, Crawford County, Penna. His father Andrew Davis, came from his native country, Ireland to Philadelphia when he was twenty one years of age. He was a weaver by trade, and while this engaged married Hannah Porter, who immigrated to Philadelphia two years after her parents. The marriage ceremony which occurred December 11, 1825, was performed by the Rev. Dr. Potts, he being twenty seven and she 18 years of age. In 1829 he came to Pittsburgh to look up a home, and later his wife and three children followed by means of a six-horse team. They were eighteen days making the journey, which was multiplied in the hardships of the driver, who was a colored man, being drunk the greater part of the way. In a few weeks they removed to Warren County, Penna, and there operated a farm for three years. They then moved to Mercer County, and subsequently bought a farm in South Shenango Township, Crawford County, Penna, where he died September 21, 1884, leaving a widow and seven children: John S., Ann, Walter L., Margaret I., James P., Thomas D., and Mary E. The following are dead: William, William (2), Andrew, Andrew (2), Hugh C. and Emma J. He was for a time a Seceder in church relations, but died a member of United Presbyterian Church. His wife was one time a member of the New Light Covenanter Church but united with her husband in his religious beliefs.

• Our subject attended the common schools and was graduated at Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois, in 1871. He taught district schools before entering college. He entered the theological seminary at Allegheny City in 1870, and graduated from that institution in 1872. He was licensed May 3, 1871, by the Lake Presbytery, was ordained and installed by the Frankfort Prebytery September 3, 1872, as pastor at Hookstown and Tumlinson's Run, and served there until 1874. He was installed pastor of Mt. Propect, in Chartier's Prebytery, June 29, 1875. He was released from this in 1880 and on December 1, 1886, he was given charge of the old Springfield congregation. He is well worth to follow the much-loved Rev. Edward Small, who has gone to his reward. He was married June 26,1872 to Maggie McMichael, by the Rev. Dr. H.H. Hervey. She is a sister of Judge McMichael, of Lawrence County. By this union he has five children: Walter H., Eva M., Sarah E., J. Paul, and Howard M. His wife is a consistent member of his church. Rev. Davis has, by a vast amount of labor, prepared a very interesting history of the Davis and Porter families, which is, of course, too long for a work of this kind.

• Publication date 1888
• Publisher Chicago, Ill. : Brown, Runk
• Collection allen_county; americana
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• Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
• Language English
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U.S. Census Records

• "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (Click Here for Link) : accessed 12 December 2015, James Davis in household of Andrew Davis, South Shenango Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 120, household ID 863, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,100.

Burial Record

• "Find A Grave Index," Memorial# 28587633, James Porter Davis is buried at Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse, Hamilton County, Kansas, USA, (Click Here for Link).