Robert Davis (1810 - 1890)

Born 1810 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Sep 1890 at about age 80 in Spencerville, Spencer Township, DeKalb, Indiana, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Davis Name Study.

Robert Davis, born July 10, 1810 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Lydia Funk; born February 20, 1810 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died January 26, 1870 in Indiana; married (2) Rachel Grill Aft. 1870; born about. April 15, 1818; died September 30, 1875.

According to the 1860 census he was living in Indiana:

Robert Davis, 50 M Farmer $4000 $500 Pa.

Lydia Davis 50 F Pa.

Samuel Davis 22 M Attended School Pa.

John Davis 19 M Attended School Pa.

Benjamin Davis 12 M Attended School Oh.

Nancy Heddinger 15 F Attended School Oh.

Mary Fisher 12 F Attended School Oh.

Robert Davis died September 07, 1890 in Indiana and was buried at White City Cemetery, Springfield Township, Dekalb County, Indiana. His findagrave.com memorial notes his age 80y, 1m, 27d, on the same stone Lydia and Rachel E.(wives).

Sources

* "United States Census, 1810," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH27-NS1 : accessed 21 May 2014), William Davis, Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania; citing "1810 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com; p. 925 1/2, line 557, NARA microfilm publication M252, roll 54, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 0193680.

• 1860 Federal Census, Indiana, Allen County, Springfield Township, Cuba Post Office, p. 38, June 14, 1860, Dwelling # 243 Family # 243
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/a/n/Richard-W-Raney/GENE48-0005.html