Joseph W. DAVIS^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1823 - 1891  (68 years)

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• Name	Joseph W. DAVIS
  Born	15 Apr 1823	Franklin TWP, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	AF056F4C0CFE0A4381EBCA005A426FA7AE46
  Died	25 Sep 1891	Franklin TWP, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Buried	Muddy Creek U. P. Church Cemetery, Butler County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	Joseph and Eliza first appear as a separate household in the 1850 census next to his parents. They first acquire their land (125 acres) in 1867 from Wm. Shaffer (Butler Coutny Record of Deeds, Vol. 89, p.221), although they probably had farmed the land on shares since 1850. The farm appears on the 1858 and 1874 Butler County maps. Occupation: Farmer; farm along Muddy Creek in Franklin Twp. Joseph and Eliza were parents of 7 children: James Madison Davis, (1851-1922), m. Ellen Shanor (1853-1932); Joseph Edmondson Davis, (1853-1921), m. Harriett Moser (1851-1932); Sarah Jane Davis, (1855-1907), m. Alexander W. McGowan; William Bigler Davis (1857-1922), m. (1) Elizabeth Bach, and (2) Margaret Edna Vensel (1860-1929); Josiah Porter Davis (1862-1891); John Henry Davis (1864-1911), m. Mary Minnie Book (1866-1928); Perry Davis (1866-1883).
  Person ID	I633	Robert Mueller Family
  Last Modified	11 Dec 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	Eliza Virginia CLARK,   b. 22 Aug 1828, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 May 1903  (Age 74 years)
  Married	Abt 1849
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Apr 1823 - Franklin TWP, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA Died - 25 Sep 1891 - Franklin TWP, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S92] Journal of Ray Hoffman. [S42] 1850 Census of Butler County, Center Twp., PA. Sept. 13, 1850, Pg. 6; Joseph W. Davis, age 26, Farmer; Eliza, age 21. Both born in Pennsylvania. [S158] 1860 Census of Butler County, Franklin Twp., PA. P.O. Prospect; June 27, 1860; Pg. 46, Sheet 454, (Image 16); Joseph W. Davis,age 36, Occ: Farmer, Value of RE 1500., Value of PE 694; Eliza, age 31, James, age 9; Joseph, age 7; Sarah J., age 5; William B, age 2; Lydia, age 10/12. All born in Pennsylvania. [S157] 1870 Census of Butler County, Franklin Twp., PA. P.O. Prospect; Page 18, (Image 18); Joseph Davis, age 47, Occ: Farmer, Value of RE 2500., Value of PE 1029.; Eliza, age 42, Occ: Keeping House; James, age 19, Occ: Farm Laborer; Joseph, age 17, Occ: Farm Laborer; Sarah, age 15; William, age 12; Lydda, age 10; Porter, age 7; John, age 5; Perry, age 3. All born in Pennsylvania. [S137] 1880 Census of Butler County, Franklin Twp., PA. P.O. Prospect, PA, June 10, 1880, Page 18, SD10, ED42, (Image 18); Joseph W. Davis, age 57, Farmer; Wife: Eliza, age 52, Keeping House; Son: Edmonson, age 27; Dau: Sarah J. age 25, At Home; Son: Wm. B., age 23; Dau: Lyda L., age 21, At Home; Son: Josiah P., age 18, Farmer; Son: John N. age 16, Farmer; Perry, age 14, At Home. All born in Pennsylvania. [S31] GEDCOM file imported on 17 May 2004.