We have a Davis family in our line. My grandfather's cousin was Ferris Davis. Catherine Gibson Havemeier >From: Teresa T <toireasa@earthlink.net> >Reply-To: nydelawa@rootsweb.com >To: "Rene'" <rtreff@stny.rr.com>, nydelawa@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NYDELAWA] Davis >Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:28:36 -0400 > >Hello, > >My name is Teresa Tierney and my Mom, Betty Tierney and I are trying to >find out information on the Davis Family. My Grandpa was James William >Davis, he was born on May 5, 1905. His first wife was Margaret >Davidson, b: 1903 and died 1937. James re-married in 1939 to Margaret >Elinor Chambers and continued to have more children. > >James' father, we discovered via a social security administration >application was Edwin Davis, and mother was unknown (on the application). > >We are fairly certain that his mother was Bertha/Brenda Davis whose >mother was Adeline Lord. > >In 1910, Grandpa (James William Davis) lived with his cousin, Leo Litts >(father: Alfred Litts); his uncle, Oscar VanValkenburg; and Charles >Davis (on the census as a hired man). > >If anyone has information on Edwin Davis and his parents; siblings; >anything at all, please contact my Mom (Betty Tierney) at >mswiggles@verizon.net or me at this e-mail address. > >We were just there in Delaware county doing research and going around to >the cemeteries. My Mom placed an ad in the Walton Reporter in the >classified section to run in September. Some of you may have seen it. > >Thank you. > >Rene' wrote: > > >Hi Everyone, > > > >I thought that it would be a great idea to do a roll call. Maybe we can > >break through some of those brick walls? > > > >Remember to change the subject line to the surname that you are >researching. > > A date and location is also helpful in the body of the message. > > > >Remember that posting queries on the website is also a great idea. > > > > > > > >Thanks, > >Rene' > >NYDelaware List Administrator > >NYOtsego CC > >NYOtsego Message Board Administrator > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message