Son of William J. Davis (b. 28 Nov 1806 Hagerstown, Maryland; d. May 1852 Zanesville, OH) and Mary Catherine Dutro (b. 31 Oct 1811 Charles Town, Virginia {now West Virginia}; d. 18 Feb 1849 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio). His parents married 20 Mar 1828, Muskingum, Ohio
Siblings:
I. William Henry Davis (memorial 72073420), b. 26 Jan 1829, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 26 Nov 1913, Pymouth, Wisconsin; m. 1860 Luvenia C.
ii. Michael Dutro Davis (memorial 157162175), b. 30 Jan 1831, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 20 Nov 1898, Chicago, Cook, IL; m. 1871 Mary G. Pierce
iii. Mary Frances (Davis) Bogardus (memorial 205394509), b. Jan 1841, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 10 Oct 1923; m. 4 Jun 1863, Chicago, Cook, IL, Harrison Dubois Bogardus
iv. Emma J. (Davis) Ware (memorial 148720598), b. 16 Jan 1835, Zanesville, Ohio; d. 30 Apr 1922, Chicago, Cook, IL; m. William Ware
v. Anna V. Lynn Davis, b. 19 Apr 1848, Zanesville, Ohio; d. 10 Feb 1925, Chicago, Cook, IL
Spouse of Julia Anna Miller (b. 18 Aug 1840 Alton, Madison, Illinois; d. 16 Dec 1918 Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Washington Temple Miller (89732747) and Julia W. Smith), married 29 Dec 1858, Madison, Illinois
Children:
1. William Temple Davis, b. 10 Oct 1859, Illinois; d. 15 Oct 1940, Manhattan, NY, NY (US Crematory), age 81, widowed; m. 31 Mar 1836, Fanny Hanchett
2. Julia B. Miller (Davis) Myers Talbot, b. 3 Oct 1861, Alton Ill; d. 10 Mar 1893; m. 28 Mar 1883, Chicago, Cook, Ill, James Myers; m. 12 Mar 1889 Henry Francis Talbot, Chicago, Ill.
3. Samuel Edward Davis (memorial 117843325), b. 28 Aug 1864, Alton, Madison, Ill; d. 4 Sep 1928, Highland Park, Lake, Ill; m. 27 Oct 1887, Chicago, Cook, Ill, Grace Esther Ryerson (memorial 185675593); m. 1924, Mabel Carleton Platt (memorial 117842874)
4. Mary Edith (Davis) Rose, b. 1 Nov 1871, Illinois; d. 13 May 1943, Orlando, Florida; m. 1891, Marcus Elmer Rose
5. Ruth Lorena Davis, b. May 1875, Illinois; d. 1967
Samuel Boyd crossed the country first in 1849 and supposedly crossed it 49 more times (St. Louis/Alton to Oregon/Calif). When he was very young, he ran a remount station in the West, buying worn out horses from pioneers, feeding them, and reselling as fresh horses. He traveled in 1852 with his Uncle Nat Dutro and Aunt Mary Brown Dutro (who died on the trail). Sam worked as a prospector in California and then turned to wholesale grocery.
Sam lived in Alton, Illinois from 1858 to 1865 where he was a merchant for a variety of items, operating with his brothers as Davis Bros. and then as S.B. Davis & Co. He then traveled to NY to learn the process of cheese manufacturing, and took his knowledge to Wisconsin where he was a pioneer in the industry.
Sam moved to Chicago in 1867 and lived there until the early 1900s on Vincennes Ave., Aldine Square, and Hyde Park. He worked with his brothers Michael and William Henry as Davis Brothers, Ham Curers & Pork Packers and as the Davis Bros. Cheese Co. on South Water Street, working extensively in Wisconsin cheese. He joined with Louis Swift to originate the poulty packing division of the Swift Packaging Co. His own business was wholesale butter, eggs and cheese (Samuel B. Davis & Co. in Chicago, IL and Sheboygan, WI), but also worked with Davis & Jackson and Davis & Shuyler.
After traveling widely in the U.S. and abroad, he managed the Boston agency of the Forest City Creamery Co. (Borden Milk) renovated butter manufacturers in Rockford, Illinois and later in New York. A few years later, he took up the agency for the B.S. Pearsall Butter Co., and later developed a large brockerage business in cheese. He was regarded as an expert in the butter and cheese business.
Sam moved to Manhattan, NY where he lived until his death in 1917. He died at 580 St. Nicholas Ave (after living on W. 94th Street), Manhattan, NY, NY, aged 83 years (Interred at Woodlawn 02 May 1917). Documents claim he was a man of remarkable vitality (working/traveling even in his advanced years, earning him the reputation as the oldest man active in the industry, but with young appearance and action), and had possessed a well-earned reputation for high standards of business honesty.
(Pete Hanson)
Death cert #14540
GS Film Number 1322408
Source: FamilySearch and Pete Hanson
Photo courtesy of Bronx Aquarian #4814135
Siblings:
I. William Henry Davis (memorial 72073420), b. 26 Jan 1829, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 26 Nov 1913, Pymouth, Wisconsin; m. 1860 Luvenia C.
ii. Michael Dutro Davis (memorial 157162175), b. 30 Jan 1831, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 20 Nov 1898, Chicago, Cook, IL; m. 1871 Mary G. Pierce
iii. Mary Frances (Davis) Bogardus (memorial 205394509), b. Jan 1841, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 10 Oct 1923; m. 4 Jun 1863, Chicago, Cook, IL, Harrison Dubois Bogardus
iv. Emma J. (Davis) Ware (memorial 148720598), b. 16 Jan 1835, Zanesville, Ohio; d. 30 Apr 1922, Chicago, Cook, IL; m. William Ware
v. Anna V. Lynn Davis, b. 19 Apr 1848, Zanesville, Ohio; d. 10 Feb 1925, Chicago, Cook, IL
Spouse of Julia Anna Miller (b. 18 Aug 1840 Alton, Madison, Illinois; d. 16 Dec 1918 Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Washington Temple Miller (89732747) and Julia W. Smith), married 29 Dec 1858, Madison, Illinois
Children:
1. William Temple Davis, b. 10 Oct 1859, Illinois; d. 15 Oct 1940, Manhattan, NY, NY (US Crematory), age 81, widowed; m. 31 Mar 1836, Fanny Hanchett
2. Julia B. Miller (Davis) Myers Talbot, b. 3 Oct 1861, Alton Ill; d. 10 Mar 1893; m. 28 Mar 1883, Chicago, Cook, Ill, James Myers; m. 12 Mar 1889 Henry Francis Talbot, Chicago, Ill.
3. Samuel Edward Davis (memorial 117843325), b. 28 Aug 1864, Alton, Madison, Ill; d. 4 Sep 1928, Highland Park, Lake, Ill; m. 27 Oct 1887, Chicago, Cook, Ill, Grace Esther Ryerson (memorial 185675593); m. 1924, Mabel Carleton Platt (memorial 117842874)
4. Mary Edith (Davis) Rose, b. 1 Nov 1871, Illinois; d. 13 May 1943, Orlando, Florida; m. 1891, Marcus Elmer Rose
5. Ruth Lorena Davis, b. May 1875, Illinois; d. 1967
Samuel Boyd crossed the country first in 1849 and supposedly crossed it 49 more times (St. Louis/Alton to Oregon/Calif). When he was very young, he ran a remount station in the West, buying worn out horses from pioneers, feeding them, and reselling as fresh horses. He traveled in 1852 with his Uncle Nat Dutro and Aunt Mary Brown Dutro (who died on the trail). Sam worked as a prospector in California and then turned to wholesale grocery.
Sam lived in Alton, Illinois from 1858 to 1865 where he was a merchant for a variety of items, operating with his brothers as Davis Bros. and then as S.B. Davis & Co. He then traveled to NY to learn the process of cheese manufacturing, and took his knowledge to Wisconsin where he was a pioneer in the industry.
Sam moved to Chicago in 1867 and lived there until the early 1900s on Vincennes Ave., Aldine Square, and Hyde Park. He worked with his brothers Michael and William Henry as Davis Brothers, Ham Curers & Pork Packers and as the Davis Bros. Cheese Co. on South Water Street, working extensively in Wisconsin cheese. He joined with Louis Swift to originate the poulty packing division of the Swift Packaging Co. His own business was wholesale butter, eggs and cheese (Samuel B. Davis & Co. in Chicago, IL and Sheboygan, WI), but also worked with Davis & Jackson and Davis & Shuyler.
After traveling widely in the U.S. and abroad, he managed the Boston agency of the Forest City Creamery Co. (Borden Milk) renovated butter manufacturers in Rockford, Illinois and later in New York. A few years later, he took up the agency for the B.S. Pearsall Butter Co., and later developed a large brockerage business in cheese. He was regarded as an expert in the butter and cheese business.
Sam moved to Manhattan, NY where he lived until his death in 1917. He died at 580 St. Nicholas Ave (after living on W. 94th Street), Manhattan, NY, NY, aged 83 years (Interred at Woodlawn 02 May 1917). Documents claim he was a man of remarkable vitality (working/traveling even in his advanced years, earning him the reputation as the oldest man active in the industry, but with young appearance and action), and had possessed a well-earned reputation for high standards of business honesty.
(Pete Hanson)
Death cert #14540
GS Film Number 1322408
Source: FamilySearch and Pete Hanson
Photo courtesy of Bronx Aquarian #4814135
Son of William J. Davis (b. 28 Nov 1806 Hagerstown, Maryland; d. May 1852 Zanesville, OH) and Mary Catherine Dutro (b. 31 Oct 1811 Charles Town, Virginia {now West Virginia}; d. 18 Feb 1849 Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio). His parents married 20 Mar 1828, Muskingum, Ohio
Siblings:
I. William Henry Davis (memorial 72073420), b. 26 Jan 1829, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 26 Nov 1913, Pymouth, Wisconsin; m. 1860 Luvenia C.
ii. Michael Dutro Davis (memorial 157162175), b. 30 Jan 1831, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 20 Nov 1898, Chicago, Cook, IL; m. 1871 Mary G. Pierce
iii. Mary Frances (Davis) Bogardus (memorial 205394509), b. Jan 1841, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 10 Oct 1923; m. 4 Jun 1863, Chicago, Cook, IL, Harrison Dubois Bogardus
iv. Emma J. (Davis) Ware (memorial 148720598), b. 16 Jan 1835, Zanesville, Ohio; d. 30 Apr 1922, Chicago, Cook, IL; m. William Ware
v. Anna V. Lynn Davis, b. 19 Apr 1848, Zanesville, Ohio; d. 10 Feb 1925, Chicago, Cook, IL
Spouse of Julia Anna Miller (b. 18 Aug 1840 Alton, Madison, Illinois; d. 16 Dec 1918 Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Washington Temple Miller (89732747) and Julia W. Smith), married 29 Dec 1858, Madison, Illinois
Children:
1. William Temple Davis, b. 10 Oct 1859, Illinois; d. 15 Oct 1940, Manhattan, NY, NY (US Crematory), age 81, widowed; m. 31 Mar 1836, Fanny Hanchett
2. Julia B. Miller (Davis) Myers Talbot, b. 3 Oct 1861, Alton Ill; d. 10 Mar 1893; m. 28 Mar 1883, Chicago, Cook, Ill, James Myers; m. 12 Mar 1889 Henry Francis Talbot, Chicago, Ill.
3. Samuel Edward Davis (memorial 117843325), b. 28 Aug 1864, Alton, Madison, Ill; d. 4 Sep 1928, Highland Park, Lake, Ill; m. 27 Oct 1887, Chicago, Cook, Ill, Grace Esther Ryerson (memorial 185675593); m. 1924, Mabel Carleton Platt (memorial 117842874)
4. Mary Edith (Davis) Rose, b. 1 Nov 1871, Illinois; d. 13 May 1943, Orlando, Florida; m. 1891, Marcus Elmer Rose
5. Ruth Lorena Davis, b. May 1875, Illinois; d. 1967
Samuel Boyd crossed the country first in 1849 and supposedly crossed it 49 more times (St. Louis/Alton to Oregon/Calif). When he was very young, he ran a remount station in the West, buying worn out horses from pioneers, feeding them, and reselling as fresh horses. He traveled in 1852 with his Uncle Nat Dutro and Aunt Mary Brown Dutro (who died on the trail). Sam worked as a prospector in California and then turned to wholesale grocery.
Sam lived in Alton, Illinois from 1858 to 1865 where he was a merchant for a variety of items, operating with his brothers as Davis Bros. and then as S.B. Davis & Co. He then traveled to NY to learn the process of cheese manufacturing, and took his knowledge to Wisconsin where he was a pioneer in the industry.
Sam moved to Chicago in 1867 and lived there until the early 1900s on Vincennes Ave., Aldine Square, and Hyde Park. He worked with his brothers Michael and William Henry as Davis Brothers, Ham Curers & Pork Packers and as the Davis Bros. Cheese Co. on South Water Street, working extensively in Wisconsin cheese. He joined with Louis Swift to originate the poulty packing division of the Swift Packaging Co. His own business was wholesale butter, eggs and cheese (Samuel B. Davis & Co. in Chicago, IL and Sheboygan, WI), but also worked with Davis & Jackson and Davis & Shuyler.
After traveling widely in the U.S. and abroad, he managed the Boston agency of the Forest City Creamery Co. (Borden Milk) renovated butter manufacturers in Rockford, Illinois and later in New York. A few years later, he took up the agency for the B.S. Pearsall Butter Co., and later developed a large brockerage business in cheese. He was regarded as an expert in the butter and cheese business.
Sam moved to Manhattan, NY where he lived until his death in 1917. He died at 580 St. Nicholas Ave (after living on W. 94th Street), Manhattan, NY, NY, aged 83 years (Interred at Woodlawn 02 May 1917). Documents claim he was a man of remarkable vitality (working/traveling even in his advanced years, earning him the reputation as the oldest man active in the industry, but with young appearance and action), and had possessed a well-earned reputation for high standards of business honesty.
(Pete Hanson)
Death cert #14540
GS Film Number 1322408
Source: FamilySearch and Pete Hanson
Photo courtesy of Bronx Aquarian #4814135
Siblings:
I. William Henry Davis (memorial 72073420), b. 26 Jan 1829, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 26 Nov 1913, Pymouth, Wisconsin; m. 1860 Luvenia C.
ii. Michael Dutro Davis (memorial 157162175), b. 30 Jan 1831, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 20 Nov 1898, Chicago, Cook, IL; m. 1871 Mary G. Pierce
iii. Mary Frances (Davis) Bogardus (memorial 205394509), b. Jan 1841, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio; d. 10 Oct 1923; m. 4 Jun 1863, Chicago, Cook, IL, Harrison Dubois Bogardus
iv. Emma J. (Davis) Ware (memorial 148720598), b. 16 Jan 1835, Zanesville, Ohio; d. 30 Apr 1922, Chicago, Cook, IL; m. William Ware
v. Anna V. Lynn Davis, b. 19 Apr 1848, Zanesville, Ohio; d. 10 Feb 1925, Chicago, Cook, IL
Spouse of Julia Anna Miller (b. 18 Aug 1840 Alton, Madison, Illinois; d. 16 Dec 1918 Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Washington Temple Miller (89732747) and Julia W. Smith), married 29 Dec 1858, Madison, Illinois
Children:
1. William Temple Davis, b. 10 Oct 1859, Illinois; d. 15 Oct 1940, Manhattan, NY, NY (US Crematory), age 81, widowed; m. 31 Mar 1836, Fanny Hanchett
2. Julia B. Miller (Davis) Myers Talbot, b. 3 Oct 1861, Alton Ill; d. 10 Mar 1893; m. 28 Mar 1883, Chicago, Cook, Ill, James Myers; m. 12 Mar 1889 Henry Francis Talbot, Chicago, Ill.
3. Samuel Edward Davis (memorial 117843325), b. 28 Aug 1864, Alton, Madison, Ill; d. 4 Sep 1928, Highland Park, Lake, Ill; m. 27 Oct 1887, Chicago, Cook, Ill, Grace Esther Ryerson (memorial 185675593); m. 1924, Mabel Carleton Platt (memorial 117842874)
4. Mary Edith (Davis) Rose, b. 1 Nov 1871, Illinois; d. 13 May 1943, Orlando, Florida; m. 1891, Marcus Elmer Rose
5. Ruth Lorena Davis, b. May 1875, Illinois; d. 1967
Samuel Boyd crossed the country first in 1849 and supposedly crossed it 49 more times (St. Louis/Alton to Oregon/Calif). When he was very young, he ran a remount station in the West, buying worn out horses from pioneers, feeding them, and reselling as fresh horses. He traveled in 1852 with his Uncle Nat Dutro and Aunt Mary Brown Dutro (who died on the trail). Sam worked as a prospector in California and then turned to wholesale grocery.
Sam lived in Alton, Illinois from 1858 to 1865 where he was a merchant for a variety of items, operating with his brothers as Davis Bros. and then as S.B. Davis & Co. He then traveled to NY to learn the process of cheese manufacturing, and took his knowledge to Wisconsin where he was a pioneer in the industry.
Sam moved to Chicago in 1867 and lived there until the early 1900s on Vincennes Ave., Aldine Square, and Hyde Park. He worked with his brothers Michael and William Henry as Davis Brothers, Ham Curers & Pork Packers and as the Davis Bros. Cheese Co. on South Water Street, working extensively in Wisconsin cheese. He joined with Louis Swift to originate the poulty packing division of the Swift Packaging Co. His own business was wholesale butter, eggs and cheese (Samuel B. Davis & Co. in Chicago, IL and Sheboygan, WI), but also worked with Davis & Jackson and Davis & Shuyler.
After traveling widely in the U.S. and abroad, he managed the Boston agency of the Forest City Creamery Co. (Borden Milk) renovated butter manufacturers in Rockford, Illinois and later in New York. A few years later, he took up the agency for the B.S. Pearsall Butter Co., and later developed a large brockerage business in cheese. He was regarded as an expert in the butter and cheese business.
Sam moved to Manhattan, NY where he lived until his death in 1917. He died at 580 St. Nicholas Ave (after living on W. 94th Street), Manhattan, NY, NY, aged 83 years (Interred at Woodlawn 02 May 1917). Documents claim he was a man of remarkable vitality (working/traveling even in his advanced years, earning him the reputation as the oldest man active in the industry, but with young appearance and action), and had possessed a well-earned reputation for high standards of business honesty.
(Pete Hanson)
Death cert #14540
GS Film Number 1322408
Source: FamilySearch and Pete Hanson
Photo courtesy of Bronx Aquarian #4814135
Inscription
DAVIS
SAMUEL BOYD DAVIS
1833-1917
JULIA ANN DAVIS
1840-1918
RUTH LORENA DAVIS
1875-1967
