From: gmjensen@bayland.net Date: 06/16/05 11:05:19 To: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?D. M. Davis m. Lucretia Lynch -- Re: [IALUCAS] SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. D.M. D= AVIS.?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Does anyone know who were the parents of D. M., W. H. & Mary Davis [based upon the obituary as posted below] ? Looking for a link to John Davis, b. 1809 [son of Wm & Leah Smith Davis]& Sarah Threlkeld, b. 1822, b. NC, d. Russell area, Lucas Co., IA. Descendants of _____ Davis 23 _____ Davis .. 24 D. M. Davis ........ +Lucretia Lynch 1846 - 1909 ...... 25 Jefferson L. Davis ...... 25 W. D. Davis ........... 26 dau. Davis ................. +_____ Sildore ............... 27 Flora Sildore ...... 25 D. L. Davis ...... 25 Dau. Davis ............ +John Langford ...... 25 Ruby Davis ............ +_____ Mullanix ...... 25 Kate Olive Davis ............ +_____ Briles .. 24 W. H. Davis .. 24 Mary Davis ........ +_____ Hardin thanks so much, Mary Beth On 15.06.2005 at 20:02:07, "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <iggy29@rnetinc.net> wrote: > The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa > Thursday, March 18, 1909 > > The death of MRS. D.M. DAVIS, of Benton Township, came as a > thundercloud on > a clear day, Wednesday afternoon, and awes the community with the > awful > presence. She had been well as usual and was in the yard that > afternoon > when about 2 o'clock she was seized with a faintness and before > assistance > could reach her she had fallen and expired. It was known that she > had been > more or less troubled with a heart irregularity at times, but it was > not > considered serious. > > The family are stunned with grief at the unexpected visitation. > > The arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made and may not > be > before Saturday, owing to some of the children residing at a > distance, one > son being in Oklahoma. > > What condolence human sympathies can offer the family has. MRS. > DAVIS was a > true woman and her qualities have endeared her to all who had the > pleasure > of her acquaintance and they scarce can realize that the fatal hand > has been > laid. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa > Thursday, March 25, 1909 > > OBITUARY - LUCRETIA LYNCH > - - - - - - - - > > LUCRETIA LYNCH was born in Vermillion County, Ind., July 4th, 1846, > and died > Wednesday, March 17, 1909, aged 62 years, 8 months and 13 days. She > came > with her parents to Appanoose County, Iowa, in 1852. She was > married to D.M > DAVIS, Aug. 20th, 1863. To this union were born six children, > three sons > and three daughters; one son, JEFFERSON L. died in infancy. The > remaining > children who survive her are as follows: W.D. DAVIS of Eldon, Iowa; > D.L. > DAVIS of Oklahoma City, Okla.; MRS. JOHN LANGFORD and MRS. RUBY > MULLANIX, > both of Lucas County, Iowa; and MRS. KATE OLIVE BRILES of Eldon, > Iowa. > These together with the husband survive to mourn their loss. There > are also > a sister, MRS. MARY HARDIN, and a niece, MISS FLORA SILDORE of > Eldon, also > MR. W.H. DAVIS, brother of the husband were present at the funeral > service. > > MRS. DAVIS has been a consistent member of the Christian Church for > many > years. She was a faithful wife, a good mother and kind neighbor. > > The funeral services were held at the family residence and at Sharon > Church > on Saturday, March 20, conducted by Rev. C.E. Wells, Pastor of the > Christian > Church in Chariton. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert > June 15, 2005 > iggy29@rnetinc.net > > > ==== IALUCAS Mailing List ==== > David, railrider503@aol.com: Lucas County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Lucas County IA Genweb - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialucas/Main.htm >