Benjamin
"Eli"
Davis
Born about in Somerset, Pennsylvania
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eleanor Jane (Marlatt) Davis
— married
30 Mar 1818 in Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Abraham Davis
Died
at about age 82
in Monroe Township, Miami, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
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Benjamin was born about 1774 in Pennsylvania. He passed away in 1856 in Monroe Township, Ohio. His parents are unknown.
On March 30, 1818, he married Eleanor Marlatt in Berkley County, (West) Virginia.[1][2] The couple had 10 children, most of whom were born in Lemon, Butler, Ohio where Benjamin farmed. On Oct. 16, 1854 he was appointed Postmaster at Allen Township, Miami County, Ohio. Benjamin died in 1856 in Troy, Miami, Ohio and is buried there in Rose Hill Cemetery.[3]
After Benjamin's death Eleanor continued to live in Monroe, Miami, Ohio for a number of years.[4][5] By 1880 Eleanor, was living with their son, Burgoyne Davis in Concord, Miami, Ohio[6]. Burgoyne and his wife Sarah, moved to Warren County, Indiana in the early to mid 1880s and Eleanor probably was still living with them. She died in Greenville, Warren County, Indiana in 1886 and is buried in the Davis Cemetery.[7].
Children
- John D Davis 1818–1901
- Lydia Davis 1821–1892
- Abraham Davis 1822–1899
- Catherine Davis 1824–1913
- Sarah Ann "Sally" Davis 1825–1917
- Benjamin Davis 1828–1886
- Burgoyne Davis 1830–1926
- James Davis 1835–
- Nancy Davis 1835–1929
- Mary Alice Davis 1837–1837
Sources
- ↑ Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
- ↑ Marriage Records of Berkeley County, Virginia 1781-1854
- ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
- ↑ 1860 U.S. Census
- ↑ 1870 U.S. Census
- ↑ 1880 U.S. Census
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145387905/helen-davis
- 1820 United States Federal Census
- 1830 United States Federal Census
- 1840 United States Federal Census
- 1850 United States Federal Census
- Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
- U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
- U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
- U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
- Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
- West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
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