Edward Wilcox Davenport was born September 20, 1822 at New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts to Jeremiah Davenport and Alice Hathaway. He married Clarissa Danforth Crapo in Bristol Co., Massachusetts on August 10, 1848 and died June 27, 1904 in Hood River, Oregon. Buried June 29, 1904 at Idlewild Cemetery; Hood River.
Edward and Clarissa were the parents of Joseph Smith Crapo; Jeremiah Franklin; John Edward; James Albert; William Edwin; Mary Alice; Marcus Morton; Agnes Eudora; Charles; and Warren Ellis Davenport.

The Hood River Glacier, June 30, 1904, page 2
Death of Edward W. Davenport
Edward W. Davenport, father of Frank Davenport of the Davenport Bros. Lumber Co., died at his home on the Barrett farm, Monday night, June 27, 1904. Had he lived till August he would have been 82 years old. Mr. Davenport was injured in a fall about two years ago. This, with a steady decline from old age, brought on his death.
Edward W. Davenport was a Utah pioneer of 1850, having crossed the plains with the Mormon immigration of that year. His wife, who survives him, came one year later. He was born in the state of Massachusetts. in Utah he was a member of the Mormon battalion, and one of the band of minute men organized for defense against the Indians. Seventeen years ago, Mr. Davenport moved to Fremont county, Idaho, and in 1891 came to Hood River.
Besides a wife he leaves seven children. They are Frank Davenport, John E. Davenport, William E. Davenport, Marcus M. Davenport, Warren E. Davenport, all of Hood River; Mrs. Dora Short of Woodburn, Or.; Mrs. Mary A. Pierce of Paradise, Utah.

The Hood River Glacier, July 7, 1904, page 7
The funeral of Edward W. Davenport, the father of Frank Davenport, president of the Davenport Bros. Lumber company, was held last Wednesday in the Frankton school house, where it was attended by a large concourse of people. Elders Varley and Thomas, traveling missionaries for the Mormon church, were up from Portland and had charge of the funeral service. Interment was made in Idlewilde cemetery.

(Thanks to Jeffrey Bryant for finding and transcribing this obituary.)