Thomas R Davis (1849 - 1922)

Born 29 Oct 1849 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Husband of Rachel Cecilia (Rorabaugh) Davis — married 19 Apr 1869 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 27 Jun 1922 at age 72 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

• 19 September 1850, at the age of one, lived in Armaugh, Indiana County, Pennsylvania with his parents Benjamin C. (age 40, a millwright, born in Maryland) and Eleanor (age 34) Davis, along with his siblings Rebecca (age 13), Amos (age 11), Mary (age 7), and William (age 3).

• 29 August 1870 resided in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania with his wife Celia (age 18) and son James C. (age 4 Months). He was a Fireman on the Railroad.

• Resided at 1814 Sixth Ave. in 1878 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

• He was an Engineer, Pennsylvania Railroad on 9 June, 1880 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

• He was a Collier after 9 June, 1880 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

• He resided between 1881 and 1905 in Roanoke, VA.

• He resided about 1904/5 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HJ-PZX : 9 November 2014), Thomas Davis in household of Benjamin C Davis, Armagh, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 1794, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZLL-HDY : 17 October 2014), Thomas R Davis, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 20, family 151, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,808.

• Thomas R. Davis Renner's Directory 1878-79. Renner's Directory, 1878-79, Altoona.

• Census of 1880 City of Altoona, County of Blair, page 40 Supervisors Dist. No. 118, Enumeration Dist. No. 117 Ward not specified. Census of 1880, Blair Co., PA, page 40.

• Dr. C.W. Burket. Certificate of Death Thomas R. Davis, 27 June 1922 file # 57716; copy no. 0061319. PA Division of Vital Records. Death Certificate, Thomas R. Davis.

• Blair Co. Genealogical Society. Blair County Pennsylvania Cemeteries - Fairview From Cemetery Records & Tombstone Inscriptions page 92, Thomas R. Davis. 1986. Fairview Cemetery, Thomas R. Davis.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKF-HR8W : 13 December 2015), Thomas R Davis, 1922; Burial, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Fairview Cemetery; citing record ID 44825600, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.