Mercer Davis (1878 - 1957)

Born 6 May 1878 in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 5 Dec 1957 at age 79 in Normal, McLean County, Illinois, USA

Biography

Mercer Davis, 79, 103 N. Mercer Ave, McLean County farmer and real estate developer died at 7:30 p.m Thursday at the Baltz Nursing Home, Normal. He had been in failing health five years and bed fast two years. He was taken to the Beck Memorial Home.

His funeral will be at 2 p.m Saturday at the family residence. Entombment will be in the Park Hill Mausoleum. The family has requested that no tangible expressions of sympathy be made. Visitation will be Friday afternoon and evening at the residence.

Mr Davis operated a large farm and raised livestock near Gridley. He retired about 1925 and managed farm lands and developed several subdivisions including Country Club Place in Bloomington. He maintained an office in Bloomington the last 20 years and was deeply interested in development of family lands inherited from his grandfather, David Davis, in local charities and soil conservation.

He was born May 6, 1878 in Bloomington, a son of George Perrin and Ella Hanna Davis. He attended Bloomington schools, Lawrenceville prep school in New Jersey and the Hotchkiss school in Connecticut.

He married Dorothy Phelps April 12, 1903 in Fairbury.

Surviving are his wife; a son, Robert H., 202 N Belmont Rd; a daughter, Mrs George E Holder R R 1; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A brother, a sister and a daughter preceded him in death.

Burial: Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA (Plot: Mausoleum)

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVV-NGW : 13 August 2016), Mercer Davis in household of George P Davis, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 167, sheet 342A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0230; FHL microfilm 1,254,230.

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-HMTZ : 3 March 2016), Mercer Davis and Dorothy Phelps, 22 Apr 1903; citing Livingston, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,612.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKFL-VZY : accessed 20 August 2017), Mercer Davis, Bloomington Ward 1, McLean, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 81, sheet 16B, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 306; FHL microfilm 1,374,319.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6DP-6N6 : 12 December 2014), Mercer Davis, 1917-1918; citing McClean County no 2, Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,614,321.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJHW-MBQ : accessed 20 August 2017), Mercer Davis, Bloomington Precinct 10, McLean, Illinois, United States; citing ED 100, sheet 4B, line 74, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 386; FHL microfilm 1,820,386.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSBL-KSN : accessed 20 August 2017), Mercer Davis, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 4A, line 34, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 535; FHL microfilm 2,340,270.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWR8-DSK : accessed 20 August 2017), Mercer Davis, Ward 1, Bloomington, Bloomington City Township, McLean, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 57-10, sheet 12A, line 34, family 268, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 841.

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1VT-JRF : 7 April 2016), Mercer Davis, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Find A Grave: Memorial #43674827 created by Tony Cannon on Oct 29, 2009