William Polk Davis (1841 - 1927)

Born 13 Apr 1841 in Madison, MO

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Isabelle (Ingersall) Davis — married 2 Mar 1865 in Warren County, Illinois

Died 14 Jan 1927 at age 85 in Kit Carson, Colorado, United States

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Biography

William was the son of John Davis and Nancy Van Osdol. William served in Company C of the 59th Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.

• Fact: Residence (1880) Coldbrook, Warren, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Precinct 4-6 Flager, Seibert, Claremont, Kit Carson, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Precinct 7, Kit Carson, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Burial (1927) Kit Carson, Cheyenne, Colorado, United States

Sources

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXK5-KYM : 7 September 2017), William P Davis, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 285, sheet 118C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0256; FHL microfilm 1,254,256.

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQM8-HV5 : accessed 25 April 2019), William P Davis, Precinct 4-6 Flager, Seibert, Claremont, Kit Carson, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 180, sheet 4B, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,125.

• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4H-9Z7 : accessed 31 October 2017), William P Davis, Precinct 7, Kit Carson, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 3A, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 120; FHL microfilm 1,374,133.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-LC5T : 13 December 2015), William P Davis, 1927; Burial, Kit Carson, Cheyenne, Colorado, United States of America, Kit Carson Cemetery; citing record ID 12774543, Find A Grave: Memorial #12774543.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 January 2019, 00:36), entry for William Polk Davis(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LDS4-KCV); contributed by various users.

• Marriage: "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-BJ3S : 17 October 2017), William P Davis and Nancy I Ingersoll, 02 Mar 1865; citing Warren, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,377,920.

• Military Pension: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDYD-K93 : 3 April 2015), William P Davis, 1890.