William
Lewis
Davenport
Born in Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Barbara D (Majors) Davenport
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Fulton Davenport and Edith O Davenport
Died
at age 66
in Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Nov 2013
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Biography
William Lewis Davenport was born on 28 May 1873 in Nebraska City, Nebraska.[1]
William Davenport was a Nebraskan.
He graduated from Peru Normal (now Peru State College) in Peru, Nebraska in 1894.[2]
On 11 Oct 1905 he married Barbara D Majors in Peru, Nebraska.[3]
They had a son and a daughter.
They moved into her widowed father's house and took care of him, the house and the farm.[4]
William died 20 Apr 1940 in Peru, Nebraska.[5]
He is buried with his wife Barbara in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Peru.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908 for William L. Davenport
- ↑ Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 25 Apr 1940 p3 - obituary mentions this
- ↑ Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908 for William L. Davenport Nemaha 1904-1908
- ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census for William L Davenport Nebraska Nemaha Peru District 0116
- ↑ Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1904-1968 for William L Davenport
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119780976/william_lewis-davenport: accessed May 6, 2024), memorial page for William Lewis Davenport (28 May 1873–1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119780976, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Peru, Nemaha County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Connie Sims (contributor 47263947).
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