>Hi Sandy, >Finally had a chance today to do some look ups. Sorry it took so long. > >1870 Census - Grant Twp. >DAVIS - >Jacob 51 farmer PA >M.A. 46 f OH >Silas 18 m OH >B.A. 23 f idiot OH >James 15 m OH >P. 13 m OH >S.J. 3 f IN > > >DAVIS - 1880 - Grant Twp. >Jacob 61 farmer Pa/Nj/Md >Mary A. 57 Oh/Md/Va >Barbry 30 Oh/Pa/Oh >Nelson 28 farmer Oh/PA/Oh >Perry 22 laborer Oh/Pa/Oh >Sarah J. 18 In/Pa/Oh > >I couldn't find Silas anywhere in 1880. Nor could I find his name, or his >children's name, in the Estate Records. But hopefully this will help you. >Looks like they moved from Indiana to MO about 1867. I like the way Sarah >jumps from 3 yrs to 18 yrs in just 10 yrs tho. Sounds like my great >grandmother. > >The name of the newspaper in Unionville is The Unionville Republican, 111 >South 16th Street, Unionville, MO 63565. >Sandy in CA > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jerry Beeler <bybeeler@primenet.com> >To: sandyw@thegrid.net <sandyw@thegrid.net> >Date: Sunday, July 30, 2000 1:05 AM >Subject: Silas Davis > > >>Hi, I am Sandy Davis Beeler from Arizona. My dad is Dwaine Davis b 1920 >>Worthington, MO, his dad was Pleasant Jacob (Jake) Davis b 1883, Putnam, >>MO., m Lena Maude Moulder. Jake had a twin sister Clara Edna Davis West, >>wife of Monroe West. Their dad was Silas (Sie) Davis b 1852 OH, m Lydia >>Ann Wright (later Centers, later Russell) 1882 in Grt Twp, Putnam, MO. >>Family story is that he died of pnuemonia when the twins were just one year >>old. I can not find where Silas reigns from or if there was family before >>him in the Schuyler/Putnam area. Any help you could give me in looking for >>him on the census would be really appreciated. Also, I'm thinking he was a >>young (probably) man when he died and wonder if there might be something in >>a newspaper about his death. Can you reccommend someone that would be very >>through that does research for pay? (or a way I might check newspapers via >>correspondence) ? The name 'Davis' is hard to research & I was off on the >>wrong (maybe not) line there for awhile only to find out those Davis' were >>at least indirectly related through my father's sister's spouse Walter >>Evans! What a small world. I won't be surprised if they aren't more >>directly linked later but can not assume at this time and the only way I >>can be sure is to find Silas! Thanks for any help you might give, Sandy >> >> >