This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davis-Murphy-Meyer/Kentucky-Virginia-Illinois-Missouri Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oh0.2ACEB/1759 Message Board Post: I may have found a sister to my John Sylvestor Davis, born March 1st 1857 Hancock Co. Ill. A kind lady found an obit on him which did not give much info for his parents, but did help in possibly finding him in the 1880 census. Here is the obit written as it was in the paper: The funeeral of John Sylvoester Davis, a former resideent of this city was held Monday afternoon from Golden's Point church with interment in Oak Grove (Curry) cemetery. He was a native of this state having been born in March 1, 1857 and lived here until 1880 when he went to Missouri and was there marrieed to Miss Ellen Murphy in 1882, in Granite City. This is who I found in the 1880 census in Saint Louis Missouri. It shows both Belle and John's parents born in Kentucky and Virginia, which could be wrong-but could explain why I am having trouble finding my Davis line. Belle is also 10 years older than John, which tells me they may have a lot of siblings or possibly different mother, same father. Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Moritz MEYER Self M Male W 45 MO Transfer Agent GERMANY GERMANY <1835> Belle MEYER Wife M Female W 33 KY Keeping House KY VA <1847> Florence MEYER Dau S Female W 18 MO MO KY <1862> Lillian MEYER Dau S Female W 14 MO At School MO KY <1866> Daisey MEYER Dau S Female W 12 MO At School MO KY <1868> Edward MEYER Son S Male W 8 MO At School MO KY <1872> John DAVIS BroL S Male W 23 IL Transfer Clerk KY VA <1857> Briget KELLY Other S Female W 24 IRELAND Servant IRELAND IRELAND Merit JOHNSON Other M Male B 45 VA Servant VA VA Hoping someone may connect with this Davis line.