GRAVE MARKERS - 3

 

John T. & Catheryne M. Davis

Joseph Davis

Mary E. Davis

Owen D. Davis

Owen & Kathryn Davis

Thomas H. Davis

Stanley D. & Emma E. Dempsey

Robert J. Duff

John Duke

William H. Duke

GRAVE MARKERS - 2

 

T. J. Cox

Sam K. Cox

L. T. Cox

John T. B. Cox

Lorenzo D. Cooper

W. H. Cundiff

Lochie L. Daugherty and wife, Ada Belle Daugherty

Claron and Faye Davis

James C. Davis

John F. Davis

Ohio County Guardianships - Part X

 86. Mar 29, 1918, pg 1: MCKENNEY

87. Jun 28, 1918, pg 1: HOOPS

88. Apr 21, 1916, pg 1: RANDOLPH

89. Aug 4, 1916, pg 5: HILL

90. Aug 11, 1916, pg 4: WESTERFIELD

91. Feb 16, 1917, pg 8: DAVIS

92. Feb 28, 1902, pg 3: BLACKLOCK

93. Jul 7, 1899, pg 3: SUTHARD

94. Feb 21, 1902, pg 3: KELLEY

95. Mar 7, 1902, pg 3: BAIZE

Lillian Lulu (Lula) Davis

           Lillian Lulu (Lula) Davis was born in Cromwell in March 1887, the daughter of John Wesley (Wes) Davis and Mary J. Schrader.  Lulu married Amos Ransom about 1903 and they lived in Cromwell on Old Hartford Road.  Amos was from Indiana and was born 14 June 1877.  Their son, Earnest Woodrow Ransom, was born 31 May 1908.  The 1910 census also says they had lost one child and I think that child was named Otto R. Ransom, who was born 28 Feb 1904.  The 1910 census also says Amos was a “tie hack” which means he made cross-ties for the railroad. 

          Their neighbors were John & Mary Combs; John M. & Elizabeth Leach; Richard & Mollie Davis; and Oscar & Annie Davis.  Most of their neighbors were farmers.

          In the spring of 1915 Lulu was pregnant again, and again she lost the baby.  Apparently the loss of the second child was more than she could bear and, at age 26, on 27 June 1915, she committed suicide.  Lulu is buried in Shields cemetery in Cromwell.

          The following is a short article from the Hartford Republican dated 2 July 1915 and a copy of her death certificate. You will see in the article that Lulu took laudanum, which was an alcohol solution containing morphine, prepared from opium and was used as a pain killer.  An article on the internet says that doctors would give laudanum to babies for teething.  It was sold without a prescription and was used in many patent medicines. 

Claron Calvin Davis

       Claron Calvin Davis was born in Ohio County 7 March 1903, the son of Oscar and Anna Davis. He died 6 April 1998 in Ohio County and is buried in Sunnyside Cemetery.  He married Fay Davis (1907-1994) and they had one daughter, Wilma Louise (17 March 1932 - 17 Nov 2017).

DAVIS FAMILY & THE LEACH FAMILY CEMETERY

      DAVIS: About fifteen years ago I was searching cemeteries in Ohio County for distant relatives, including people named Davis because of a Leach-Davis connection I had found.  In March 2006 I took photos of five Davis grave markers that turned out to be unrelated to the Leach family and today I decided to post these photos as they might help someone.  I don’t know much about these people so I can add little to the photos and, sadly, I don’t recall where I took these 5 photos, except that it was in Ohio County.

1.  John T. Davis  14 March 1838 – 27 Dec 1908; wife Catheryne M. Shultz  5 May 1850 – 1915:

2. Mary E. Davis  17 Feb 1887 – 18 Apr 1907:

3. James Clinton Davis  29 Mar 1834 – 16 Sep 1902 (see bio posted 22 Aug 2015):

4. Thomas H. Davis  7 June 1864 – 17 Dec 1884 – son of James Clinton Davis:

5. Joseph Davis, son of G & M. A. Davis, 26 Apr 1868 – 27 Apr 1868:

     LEACH FAMILY CEMETERY: My Leach-Davis connection is with John Wesley Davis, born 2 May 1841, Butler County, and died 7 Jun 1904, Ohio County.  John Wesley served in the Civil War and his grave marker signifies his service.  John Wesley is buried in a small family cemetery located on property belonging to my great-grandfather, Samuel William Leach. John Wesley is probably buried in this cemetery because one of John Wesley’s daughters, Amanda, married Jacob Herman Leach, a nephew of my great-grandfather.  This small cemetery is located slightly east of the William H. Natcher Parkway; south of the Western Kentucky Parkway; north of Bald Knob Road; and west of Sandefur Crossing Road.  I found it by entering the property from Bald Knob Road but it was a difficult walk; it’s closer from Sandefur Crossing but there is a small creek (Threelick Fork) that you have to cross.  Here is a map with an approximate location of the cemetery marked in red:

          John Wesley Davis married Mary Jane Shroader (1847-1918) and they had ten children – one of which, Amanda, married Jacob Herman Leach, who was one of my many first cousins (after Amanda died Jacob married her sister, Olivia).

          Before taking this photo I first sprayed shaving cream on the stone and then used a soft squeegee to highlight the letters.  I was told that the shaving cream would not damage the stone as it washes off easily and does not contain any harsh chemicals.  I know that scraping or wire-brushing any grave marker will damage the stone and lead to ruin.

     In addition to John Wesley Davis, other markers found in this small cemetery are as follows:

- Samuel William Leach, 9 July 1857 – 13 Dec 1918 (my great-grandfather):

- Sarah Altha Leach, 15 Jan 1858 – 30 July 1883 (first wife of Henry Scott Leach, brother of Samuel William Leach):

- Jobe Leach, 11 Feb 1889 – 7 Oct 1889 (infant son of Sarah Altha & Henry Scott Leach):

-  Henry Scott Leach, 18 Oct 1852 - 24 Sept 1900 and Elmedia/Almeda J. Sandefur Leach, 21 Oct 1862 – 6 Dec 1889 (second wife of Henry Scott Leach):

- Plus several other sunken graves without markers.

Hiram Downard "Bud" Davis

     Hiram Downard "Bud" Davis, born 14 April 1880, and married Susan Elizabeth Douglas about 1907 in Ohio County. They had three children: Alma Lee, William W., and Ernest Douglas Davis.

      Susan Elizabeth, called Lizzie, died in 1948.  In December of 1950 Bud Davis went to visit his daughter and her family in Edwardsville, Illinois.  I found this newspaper clipping in the Edwardsville newspaper:

        And a few days later I found this article:

William Edgar Davis

William Edgar Davis was born 12 Jul 1875, the son of John Wesley Davis and Mary Jane Schroader. He died 6 Aug 1950 in Ohio County.  He married Emma Dean Kessinger and they had four children: Fay, Mary Lee, Dorothy Dee, and Owen.

Dr. William M. Davis

I found a letter from a doctor living in in Hartford, William M. Davis, dated 16 Jul 1839, addressed to General Stephen Van Rensselaer III, a New York landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. Van Renesselaer graduated from Harvard and was active in New York politics, serving three terms in the US House of Representatives as a congressman from New York.  He was a Mason and served as GrandMaster of the Grand Lodge of New York from 1825 to 1829; since this letter is dated July 1829 we can speculate that the subject of the letter might have to do with ending his term as a congressman which ended March 3, 1829; there is also reference to "his son in Bogota" but the rest of the letter seems to be about General Van Rensselaer.

Dr. Davis is a bit of a mystery as I do not find him in the 1840 census for Ohio County.  Possibly these men became friends as classmates at Hartford or in military service. Perhaps one of you can shed some light on Dr. William M. Davis.