William suffered with an ulcerated bowel and took his own life at the age of 22, he must have been in extreme pain, with modern medicine things might have been very different.
Name: William Davis Age in 1870: 9 Birth Year: abt 1861 Birthplace: Illinois Dwelling Number: 53 Home in 1870: Council Hill, Jo Daviess, Illinois Gender: Male Post Office: Council Hill Father of Foreign Birth: Y Mother of Foreign Birth: Y Attended School: Y Household Members: Name Age Jane Davis 72; Jacob Davis 42; James Davis 15; Newton Davis 13; Clara Davis 11; William Davis 9; Therese Davis 6; Nelson Davis 3; Jacob Davis 0. Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Council Hill, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: M593_234; Page: 25B; Family History Library Film: 545733
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