Samuel D. DAVIS^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1810 - 1883  (73 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Samuel D. DAVIS
  Born	1810	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F32E1D1FE466CD4AB3C92260F64BFDDCD60B
  Died	10 Mar 1883
  Buried	St. John's Methodist Cemetery, Brady TWP Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Notes	In1837, Samuel Davis and his brother, David Davis, purchased 200 acres as tenents in common of property on the south side of Muddy Creek (Butler Co. Recorder of Deeds, Vol K, p. 640). Each brother took half of the property---Samuel the east half and David the west half. The foundations of the houses still exist on North County Club Road in the northeast corner of Moraine State Park. Samuel served as a Justice of the Peace in 1872. Occupation: Farmer; Clay Twp., North County Club Road, just inside Moraine State Park. Samuel and Lavinia had 11 children. They were: Margaret J. Davis, b. 1832, m. (1) Matthew Stoughton, and (2) Robert Davis; Clarissa A. Davis, b. 1834, m. _______Preston; William H. Davis, b. 1836; Matthew J. Davis, b. 1839; Sarah E. Davis, b. 1844, m. _______Griffin; Robert Nelson Davis (1846-1880); Frances Adaline Davis, b. 1847, m. Harlan Book; Mary L. Davis, b. 1849, m. ______Porter; Isabel Davis, b. 1850; John Miles Davis, b. 1854; Rachel Elizabeth Davis, b. June 1856, m. Lewis Thompson on 6 June 1877. Family history contact: Dr. Ronald Davis: tel: (616)387-4649 (Ron is descended from Matthew J.Davis, above) Department of History FAX (616)387-3999 Western Michigan University ronald.davis@wmich.edu Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5020 (Ron is descended through Matthew J. Davis, above.)
  Person ID	I625	Robert Mueller Family
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2002

  
  

  Father	William Wilkins DAVIS,   b. 1785, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Abt 1865, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Rachel MCCLELLAND,   b. 1790, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Abt 1865, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lavinia KESTER,   b. 1813, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 20 Feb 1894  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1831
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1810 - Pennsylvania, USA Buried - - St. John's Methodist Cemetery, Brady TWP Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S92] Journal of Ray Hoffman. [S42] 1850 Census of Butler County, Center Twp., PA. Sept. 13, 1850, Pg. 6, Samuel Davis, age 39; Lavina, age 38; Margaret, age 18; Clarissa A. age 16; Wm. H., age 14; Matthew A. age 11; Sarah D. age 6; Robert N. age 4; Salina age 3; Mary L. age 1. All born in PA. [S158] 1860 Census of Butler County, Franklin Twp., PA. June 28, 1860, P.O. Prospect; Pg. 47, Sheet 454, (Image 17), Dwelling 365; Sam'l Davis, age 49, Occ: Farmer, Value of RE 2000., Value of PE 1146.; Lavina, age 47; Sarah E., age 16; Nelson, age 14; Adaline, age 13; Mary, age 11; John M., age 6; Rachel E., age 4. All born in PA. [S157] 1870 Census of Butler County, Franklin Twp., PA. July 27, 1870, P.O. Prospect; Dwelling 131, Page 18, (Image 18); Samuel Davis, age 60, Occ: Farmer, Value of RE 4000., Value of PE 1400.; Lavina, age 52, Occ: Keeping House; Adeline, age 23; Mary, age 21; Miles, age 16; Lizzie, age 14. All born in PA. [S137] 1880 Census of Butler County, Franklin Twp., PA. P.O. Prospect, Page 18, SD10, ED42, Samuel Davis, age 69, Occ: Farmer; Wife: Lavina age 58, Keeping House; Dau: Frances A., age 28, At Home. All born in PA. [S31] GEDCOM file imported on 17 May 2004.