This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MrsKirsten Surnames: Davis from Wisconsin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.dane/1661.1662/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello William Davis, How r u today? My name is Christina Davis Kirsten and after finding this message of your's I thought I would drop a line and say Hello. Your message also said something about a Davis from Dane County Wisconsin. Hurray, we have found eachother, I too am searching for anything about Davis' out of Wisconsin. It has been about 20 years that I have been searching for Grandpa Harry William Davis and his Family. I now have sources that back up my findings, unlike 20 years ago. I would like to add that William is a name that runs repeatedly in this brach of the Davis'. And that I had an Uncle Bill, my favorite Uncle, I miss him. Grandpa; Harry William Davis born Baldwin, St. Croix county, Wisconsin, June 20, 1890. Source; Montana Death Certificate, state file #67-2665, Address, 508 Williams Street, Miles City, MT. Also Standard Certificate of Birth(M.C.2332) for Harry Junior Davis born June 14, 1928 Miles City states that Harry William Davis(father) was born in Baldwin, Wisc. Florence L. Dickens(mother) was born in LeValle, Wisc. Certificate of Baptism For Harry William Davis starts; "This Certifies, That Harry William Davis of MADISON..., and ends with usages of the METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. W.Wisconsin Conference. Feb. 18, 1917. Signed by a Rulufe A. Chase." Did Grandpa get Baptised before he went into the war? So this paper tells me grandpa was from Madison, at some point in his life. I have found the Dickens connection, they are all from Dane and Sauk counties. Grandma Florence's sister's daughter lives in Stoughton. Vera was grandma's sister, Kiever I believe is the daughter's name, Doris, that's her first name. Ray and Doris Bless their hearts for sending Christmas cards every year, that is how I found out about Doris. And then I found her in the Dickens papers I have, that was a great moment too. My Dickens papers state that; Harry William Davis married Florence L. Dickens April 9, 1916. Papers do not say where, but my guess would be Dane or Sauk county. Paper says this couple had 8 children. The ones I know of are as follows; Elanor May Davis born and died Wisconsin, 1917. Leonard William Davis, born April 20, 1919 in Miles City, Custer County, Montana. Died about 1972 in Dayton, Ohio. Married a lady by the name of Opal who was from Texas and she and the kids settled in Priest Rapids, Idaho. A son by the name of Buster Davis I would like to connect with. Daniel E. Davis born April 13, 1921. Died in the Portland, Oregon area about 2002. Hazel H. Davis(Harriet Henrietta Davis Reule born May 13, 1926. Died January 1991 in Bismarck, N. Dakota. Harry Junior Davis born June 14, 1928, lives in Spokane, Washington. This is my father. Harry Junior Davis mother died in Spokane, Washington Nov. 1961. William John Davis born January 26, 1930. Died in Idaho. August Isreal Davis born August 8, 1932. William John Davis was a twin, not sure what happened to him? Twin may have moved to Califonia, there was a death in the family that Uncle Bill and my dad went to, without any of us kids, so us cousins talking about it YEARS later find out. Harry Junior says that the twin was buried next to the house, but that the body was never found.?. Anyway there are the names of the children I know of and by my count there are 8. The first whom died in Wisconsin, Leonard, Daniel, Hazel, Harry, William and TWIN, and August. I too am a TWIN with the same story that the TWIN died at birth. Another thing is Harry William Davis was "farmed out" as a child. He may have had two brothers, Fred Wilford Davis and a James Davis, possibly a sister too. Helen may be her name. There was a Helen Davis living with a KIRCHER Family in Miles City about 1900. Al and Bertha KIRCHER. Helen was living with this family because her mother had died. There is a KIRCHER School around the corner from the farm my dad grew up on just outside of Miles City. I wonder if this Helen is the sister, and if this KIRCHER school has a connection to the KIRCHER family Helen was with? I have other info, if you want more info let me know. Thank You, Christina (mrskirsten) Where did Lyman move FROM? New York? Mass? Have a Great Day Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.