Born in Union, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Allen Morse
and Reliance (Grinnell) Morse
Sister of
Elijah Morse, Lucinda Morse, Lucinda B. (Morse) Lovett, Clarinda Morse, Louisa (Morse) Cables, Reliance Spooner (Morse) Cook, Dellora (Morse) Post, Susannah S. Morse, Harriet G. Morse, Anthony Adelbert Morse and Chester Leroy Morse
Wife of
John W. Davis
— married
16 Dec 1884 (to 19 May 1893) in Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska, United States
Died
at age 54
in Genoa Township, Nance, Nebraska, United States
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
This profile is part of the Morse Name Study.
Olive (Morse) Davis was born in Maine.
Birth and Parents
Olive, the eleventh of thirteen children of Joshua Morse and Reliance Grinnell was born on 1 Jun 1838 at Union, Maine.[1]
Marriage
Olive married as his second wife John W. Davis (1830-1908), the son of Isaac and Frances (Stoner) Davis on 16 December 1884 at Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska.[2] There were no children from this union.
Death and Burial
Olive Celestia Davis died on 19 May 1893 in her 54th year at Genoa, and is buried in Valley View Cemetery at Genoa, Nance, Nebraska.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43S-R5X : 14 January 2020), Olive Caleste Morse, 1839.
- ↑ "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZL-RY4F : 8 June 2021), Olive Moss in entry for John Davis, 1884.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13968371/olive_c-davis: accessed April 19, 2024), memorial page for Olive C. Morse Davis (unknown–19 May 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13968371, citing Valley View Cemetery, Genoa, Nance County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Don (contributor 46558676).
Census Records
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6J1-QF1 : Thu Mar 07 18:25:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Joshua Morse and Reliance Morse, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHY-S1W : Fri Mar 08 05:53:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Reliance G Morse and Clara Morse, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YC-L5G : Sun Mar 10 21:01:16 UTC 2024), Entry for C.l. Morse and V.t. Morse, 1880.
Acknowledgements
- Biography written in full with inline sourcing and connected to parents following detailed research by Carol Baldwin on 19 April 2024.
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