Maria
Louisa
Dennis
Born [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Wilson Davis
— married
3 Nov 1842 in Henry County, Indiana
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Melvina Davis, Lydia (Davis) All, Eleanor Jane (Davis) Williams, Enos Stafford Davis, Miriam Samantha (Davis) Williams, Sarah Carolyn (Davis) Mates, Miranda (Davis) Gregory, Eliza Elsie Davis and Elzena Alice Davis
Died
at about age 70
in Greenville, Clay, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2016
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Biography
Maria Louisa Dennis was born in 1824.
Maria (17) married Wilson Davis (21) (born about 1820; son of Ezra Davis and Elinor (Hadley) Davis) on November 3, 1842 in Henry County, Indiana.[1] [2] Their children were:
- Mary Melvina Davis (1843–1907)
- Lydia Davis (1845–1916)
- Eleanor Jane Davis (1847–1927)
- Miriam Samantha Davis (1854–1885)
In 1850, Maria (25) was living in Green, Howard with her husband, Wilson Davies (28); their children, Mariah Davies (25), Mary M Davies (7), Lydia Davies (6), and Elinor Davies (4); and Enos Davies (1). [3]
In 1870, Maria (45) was living in Ironton, Sauk with her husband, Wilson Davis (48); their children, Maria L Davis (45), Ellen Davis (23), Miriam Davis (16), and Miranda Davis (11); and Wilhelmina Davis (25), Sarah C Davis (13), Eliza Davis (7), and Elza A Davis (7). [4]
In 1880, Maria (55) was living in household of Wilson Davis (58) in Coon, Buena Vista with her husband, Wilson Davis (58); their children, Maria Louisa Davis (55), and Miranda Davis (21); and Sarah Davis (23), Elsie Davis (17), and Elzena Davis (17). [5]
Sources
- ↑ Marriage: "Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001"
Original data: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 001887436
Ancestry Record 60282 #553434 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Maria L Dennis marriage to Wilson Davis on 3 Nov 1842 in Indiana, United States. - ↑ Marriage: "Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941"
Family History Library; Salt Lake City, Utah; Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892; Page: 0874489 item 2
Ancestry Record 5059 #749336 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Maria L Dennis marriage to Wilson Davis on 3 Nov 1842 in Henry, Indiana, USA. - ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Green, Howard, Indiana; Roll: 151; Page: 471a; Line Number: 39
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #1926028 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Mariah Davies (25) in Green, Howard, Indiana, USA. Born in North Carolina.Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Wilson Davies M 28 North Carolina Mariah Davies F 25 North Carolina Mary M Davies F 7 Farmer Indiana Lydia Davies F 6 Indiana Elinor Davies F 4 Indiana Enos Davies M 1 Indiana - ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Ironton, Sauk, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1739; Page: 131A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #11638524 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Maria L Davis (45), Keeping House, in Ironton, Sauk, Wisconsin. Born in North Carolina.Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Wilson Davis M 48 Farmer North Carolina Maria L Davis F 45 Keeping House North Carolina Wilhelmina Davis F 25 Indiana Ellen Davis F 23 Indiana Miriam Davis F 16 Indiana Sarah C Davis F 13 Indiana Miranda Davis F 11 Indiana Eliza Davis F 7 Wisconsin Elza A Davis M 7 Wisconsin - ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Coon, Buena Vista, Iowa; Roll: 329; Page: 51D; Enumeration District: 019
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #31920495 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Maria Louisa Davis (55), wife, Keeping House, in household of Wilson Davis (58) in Coon, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA. Born in North Carolina.Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Wilson Davis M 58 Married Head Farming North Carolina Maria Louisa Davis F 55 Married Wife Keeping House North Carolina Sarah Davis F 23 Single Daughter Helps In House Indiana Miranda Davis F 21 Single Daughter Helps In House Indiana Elsie Davis F 17 Single Daughter At School Wisconsin Elzena Davis M 17 Single Son At Home Wisconsin
See also:
- Burial of daughter Lydia A All: "Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990"
Original data: Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
Ancestry Record 60283 #703809 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Louise Dennis's daughter Lydia A All burial on 9 Oct 1916. - Marriage of daughter Miranda Davis: "Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908"
State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61335 #1500222025 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Louisa Davis's daughter Miranda Davis marriage to Thomas Gregory on 3 Oct 1893 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. - Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #94328258
Ancestry Record 60525 #53737527 (accessed 26 December 2023)
Louisa Davis burial (died in 1894) in Liberty Cemetery, Greenville, Clay County, Iowa, United States of America. Born in 1824.
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