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William C “W. C.” Davis

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William C “W. C.” Davis

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
5 Dec 1938 (aged 69)
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Green Township, Madison County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
sec2,385,A
Memorial ID
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age 69
NOTE: Death and cemetery records should be accessed to confirm the identity of this person.

IF this is William C. Davis, then he is likely the former hotel business partner of William B. Reading with whom he shares the stone. Both men had a long history together in the hotel industry and both were divorced.

This William C. Davis was born 22 September 1869 in Madison County, Indiana. The birth date is from his marriage record to Hester Jenner. William was born to Columbus Davis and Clarinda Scott. His race was consistently reported to be caucasian.

The information entered on this memorial may be for a black man found in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, in the 1930 census: William Davis. According to the census record, this William was born in Kentucky about 1870 to Kentucky parents, married to married to Mary (born in Indiana) and they had a daughter, Gertrude (born in Indiana).

Researcher/contributor: sharmor # 47885261
Contributor: sharmor (47885261)
age 69
NOTE: Death and cemetery records should be accessed to confirm the identity of this person.

IF this is William C. Davis, then he is likely the former hotel business partner of William B. Reading with whom he shares the stone. Both men had a long history together in the hotel industry and both were divorced.

This William C. Davis was born 22 September 1869 in Madison County, Indiana. The birth date is from his marriage record to Hester Jenner. William was born to Columbus Davis and Clarinda Scott. His race was consistently reported to be caucasian.

The information entered on this memorial may be for a black man found in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, in the 1930 census: William Davis. According to the census record, this William was born in Kentucky about 1870 to Kentucky parents, married to married to Mary (born in Indiana) and they had a daughter, Gertrude (born in Indiana).

Researcher/contributor: sharmor # 47885261
Contributor: sharmor (47885261)

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  • Created by: SKL
  • Added: Aug 11, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56956446/william_c-davis: accessed ), memorial page for William C “W. C.” Davis (9 May 1869–5 Dec 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56956446, citing Gravel Lawn Cemetery, Green Township, Madison County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by SKL (contributor 46834873).