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Pvt Owen L. Davis

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Pvt Owen L. Davis Veteran

Birth
Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, USA
Death
25 Mar 1922 (aged 92)
Allen, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 17 - Lot 19 - Spaces 5 & 6
Memorial ID
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Son of Joseph Sutton Davis and Catherine Lippincott.

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The Emporia Gazette, 27 Mar 1922, Monday

OWEN L. DAVIS DEAD

Owen L. Davis died Saturday night at 6:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. E. Davis of Allen. Funeral services were held this morning at 11 o'clock in the Dumm Chapel. Rev. Cecil Franklin, pastor of the First Christian Church, conducted the services. He was assisted by members of the G.A.R. The pallbearers were also members of the G.A.R.

Owen L. Davis was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, October 27, 1829. He a married to Miss Olive Maxon in Indiana April 27, 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Davis were the parents of six children. Mrs. Davis died in Emporia several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Davis came to Emporia from Indiana in 1857. He enlisted in Company C, Eleventh Kansas Infantry, and remained in the service in the Civil War until he was discharged for disability.

Mr. Davis is survived by a son, Walter M. Davis, of Emporia; a daughter, Mrs. W. E. Davis, of Allen; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He also is survived by a sister, Mrs. William Moore, of Badger Creek, and a step-brother, E. D. Childers, of Emporia.
Son of Joseph Sutton Davis and Catherine Lippincott.

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The Emporia Gazette, 27 Mar 1922, Monday

OWEN L. DAVIS DEAD

Owen L. Davis died Saturday night at 6:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. E. Davis of Allen. Funeral services were held this morning at 11 o'clock in the Dumm Chapel. Rev. Cecil Franklin, pastor of the First Christian Church, conducted the services. He was assisted by members of the G.A.R. The pallbearers were also members of the G.A.R.

Owen L. Davis was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, October 27, 1829. He a married to Miss Olive Maxon in Indiana April 27, 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Davis were the parents of six children. Mrs. Davis died in Emporia several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Davis came to Emporia from Indiana in 1857. He enlisted in Company C, Eleventh Kansas Infantry, and remained in the service in the Civil War until he was discharged for disability.

Mr. Davis is survived by a son, Walter M. Davis, of Emporia; a daughter, Mrs. W. E. Davis, of Allen; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He also is survived by a sister, Mrs. William Moore, of Badger Creek, and a step-brother, E. D. Childers, of Emporia.

Inscription

CO. C. 11TH. KAN. VOL. INF.



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  • Created by: Becky Doan
  • Added: Sep 18, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97313875/owen_l-davis: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Owen L. Davis (27 Oct 1829–25 Mar 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97313875, citing Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Becky Doan (contributor 46821009).