Franklin Reid Davis (1851 - 1916)

Born 1 Jun 1851 in Shelby, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nellie Louise Davis — married about 1879 (to 22 Jul 1891) in United States

Died 23 Sep 1916 at age 65 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Franklin was born in 1851 in Shelby County, Ohio, the son of William P. Davis and Matilda Ann Davis. His mother died when Franklin was about 8 or 9 years old and Franklin was likely placed in the care of another family until his father remarried in 1862. Franklin grew up in the Montra area in Dinsmore Township, Shelby County and started working as a teacher. In 1879, he married Nellie Louise Davis in Shelby County. They lived initially in North Lewisburg in Champaign County, Ohio where Franklin was teaching, and soon moved to Cleveland, Ohio and by 1887 to Findlay in Hancock County, Ohio. He had five children together Nellie, one of whom died young. In about 1891, the family moved to Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa where his wife Nellie was born. Nellie died there the same year in 1891. At some point, Franklin became a traveling salesman, dealing in insurance and later representing an oil company. By 1895, Franklin had become a member of the Christian Science Church and it may there that he met Sara R. Beem, a music teacher, who he married in 1896 in Waterloo. They did not have children. Franklin was ill for at least a year before he died in Waterloo in 1916. He is buried together with his second wife and two of his children in Elmwood Cemetery in Waterloo, Iowa.

Children with Nellie:

1. Wilbourne LeRoy 'Roy', 1880-1960; m. Freda Martha Fricke, 1910
2. Helen Dora, 1882-1883
3. Marian C., 1884-1956; never married
4. Florence Donbey, 1887-1969; m1. James George Clark, 1913; m2. Otto Denver Shamhart, 1938
5. Naneen, 1889-1960; never married

Second Wedding

The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa), 15 Jan 1896, p. 9; accessed at Newspapers.com, 27 Mar 2021.

Society and Amusements

The wedding of Miss Sara R. Beem and Mr. F. R. Davis took place today at noon at Marengo, Iowa. The many friends of the contracting parties wish Mr. and Mrs. Davis much joy. They will return to Waterloo in a day or two. Miss Beem has been a teacher in the public schools here for a number of years. The past two years she has had charge of the musical department in both eat and west Waterloo schools. She gave entire satisfaction and was deservedly popular. Mr. Davis is traveling agent of the Standard Oil Company and is highly respected by all. He is worthy of the woman he has won. Their friends are glad that Waterloo will be the home of Mr. and Mrs. Davis.

Sources

Marriage

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZ53-C7N2 : 8 March 2021), F. R. Davis and Nellie Davis, 1879.

Name: F. R. Davis

Event Type: Marriage

Marriage license issue date: 18 Aug 1879

Event Date: 20 Aug 1879

Event Place: Shelby, Ohio, United States

Event Place (Original): Shelby, Ohio, United States

Performed by: W. N. Scoles, U. H. M.

Sex: Male

Spouse's Name: Nellie Davis

Spouse's Sex: Female

"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJH4-RZN : 3 November 2017), Franklin Reed Davis and Sarah R. Burn Or Beem, 03 Jan 1896, Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, United States; citing reference p186 cn531, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 988,207.

Name: Franklin Reed Davis

Event Type: Marriage

Marriage license issued: 3 Jan 1896

Event Date: 03 Jan 1896

Event Place: Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, United States

Performed by: F. E. Judd, Minister

Witnesses: J. T. Beem, Mrs. F. Beem

Residence: Waterloo, Iowa

Occupation: Traveling salesman

Sex: Male

Age: 44

Marital Status: M

Number of marriage: 2

Birth Year (Estimated): 1852

Birthplace: Shelby Co., Ohio

Father's Name: William P. Davis

Mother's Name: Matilda A. Davis

Spouse's Name: Sarah R. Beem

Spouse's Sex: Female

Spouse residence: Waterloo, Iowa

Spouse's Age: 33

Spouse number of marriage: 1

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1863

Spouse birthplace: Marengo, Iowa

Spouse's Father's Name: John Craig Beem

Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret A. Tanner

"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Z-GMVF : 8 November 2017), F R Davis in entry for Sara Beem Davis, 02 Jan 1928, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #72590, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101768568.

Name: Sara Beem Davis

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 02 Jan 1928

Event Place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Event Place (Original): Waterloo

Address: 432 Western Ave

Length of residence in town: 28 yrs

Sex: Female

Marital status: widowed

Age: 64y 11m 2d

Birth Year (Estimated): 1864

Birth date: 27 Jan 1863

Birthplace: Marengo, Iowa

Father's Name: John C Beem

Father birthplace: Kentucky

Mother's Name: Margaret Tanner

Mother birthplace: Kentucky

Spouse's Name: F R Davis, deceased

Occupation: Christian Science Practitioner, Teacher and Practitioner of Christian Science

Informant: James G Flack, Waterloo, Iowa

Cause of death: Apoplexy

Burial: Elm Wood, 4 Jan 1928

Certificate Number: 72590

Residence in Ohio

Franklin's mother died in the late 1850's and Franklin's father was living without the children on a farm in Shelby County, so Franklin and his brother Horace would have been under the care of another family (or families) at the time of the census in 1860. The most promising candidate has Franklin about 125 miles away from Shelby County in Muskingum County, but in a Simpson household, and ten years later in the 1870 census, a Simpson was living with the William P Davis household:

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGL-WLQ : 18 February 2021), Franklin Davis in entry for Philip Simpson, 1860.

Name: Franklin Davis

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 18 Jul 1860

Event Place: Falls Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Event Place (Original): Falls Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Post office: West Zanesville

Sex: Male

Age: 8

Race: White

Race (Original): [Blank]

Birth Year (Estimated): 1852

Birthplace: Ohio

Household (Role Sex Age Birthplace):

Philip Simpson, M, 62, Occupation: [blank]; real estate value: [blank]; Personal estate: 50; Virginia;

Elizabeth Simpson, F, 59, Virginia;

Franklin Davis, M, 8, Ohio; attended school

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LR-216 : 3 January 2021), Franklin Davis in entry for William Davis, 1870.

Name: Franklin Davis

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 8 Jul 1870

Event Place: Dinsmore Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States

Event Place (Original): Dinsmore, Shelby, Ohio, United States

Post Office: Yoramus

Sex: Male

Age: 18

Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1852

Birthplace: Ohio

Page Number: 41

Note: living near George and Catherine Allenback

Household (Role Sex Age Birthplace):

William Davis, M, 50, Farmer, real estate value: 5500; personal estate: 1033; Ohio; adult male citizen

Magdalena Davis, F, 23, Keeping house, France;

Franklin Davis, M, 18, Teaching school; Ohio;

Horace Davis, M, 16, Works on farm; Ohio;

William Davis, M, 5, at home; Ohio; mother foreign born

Mary Davis, F, 4, at home, Ohio; mother foreign born

John Davis, M, 2, at home, Ohio; mother foreign born

Edwin Davis, M, 0 [7/12], at home, Ohio; mother foreign born; birth month: Oct

James Simpson, M, 52, Farm overseer; real estate value: 4000; personal estate: 208; England; parents foreign born; adult male citizen

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ1N-LSV : 19 February 2021), Franklin R Davis, North Lewisburg, Champaign, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 26, sheet 333B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,998.

Name: Franklin R Davis

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 21 Jun 1880

Event Place: North Lewisburg, Champaign, Ohio, United States

Event Place (Original): North Lewisburg, Champaign, Ohio, United States

Sex: Male

Age: 29

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (Original): W

Occupation: School Teacher

Birth Year (Estimated): 1851

Birthplace: Ohio, United States

Father's Birthplace: Ohio, United States

Mother's Birthplace: Indiana, United States

Relationship to Head of Household: Self

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self

Sheet Letter: B

Sheet Number: 333

Person Number: 0

Volume: 1

Household (Role Sex Age Birthplace):

Franklin R Davis, Self, M, 29, married, School Teacher, attended school, Ohio, United States; Parents' birthplace: f:Ohio; m:Ind

Nellie L Davis, Wife, F, 23, married, Keeping house, Ohio, United States; Parents' birthplace: Ohio

Residence in Iowa

"Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3K-28S : 20 February 2021), Frank R Davis in household of John H Mason, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing p. 589, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,712.

Name: Frank R Davis

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1895

Event Place: Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Sex: Male

Age: 43

Birth Year (Estimated): 1852

Record Number: 28830

Household (Role Sex Age Birthplace):

John H Mason, M, 30, married, Black Hawk, Mer., Methodist, subject to military duty, entitled to vote

Mattie Mason, F, 26, married, Black Hawk, Keeping house, Methodist

Orbie Mason, F, 3, Black Hawk,

Hattie Mason, F, 2, Black Hawk,

Lewis F Vogt, M, 28, single, Ill., Father foreign born; mother ?; Manager, no religion, subject to military duty, entitled to vote

Mattie Darling, F, 24, single, Ill., ?k [clerk?], Meth.

Mary Carney, F, 22, married, Delaware Co., father foreign born, [clerk?], Cath.

Kate Gaffrey, F, 25, single, Delaware Co., father foreign born, [clerk?], Cath.

John A Coughlan, M, 26, single, Webster Co., father foreign born, ?rnalist [Journalist], Cath., subject to military duty, entitled to vote

M C Malony, M, 27, single, Penn, father foreign born; ?rnalist [Journalist], Cath., subject to military duty, entitled to vote

Frank R Davis, M, 43, widowed, Ohio, ? Salesman; Christian Scientist, subject to military duty, entitled to vote

M Leny Davis, M, 14, single, Ohio

Jerome W Hoot, M, 35, single, Ohio, ? Owning?; Christian, subject to military duty, entitled to vote

Thadeus B Carpenter, M, 21, single, BlackHawk, ?ing Mer., no religion, subject to military duty, entitled to vote

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9K3-83C : accessed 27 March 2021), Frank R Davis, Waterloo Township Waterloo city Ward 1, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 12B, family 336, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,418.

Name: Frank R Davis

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 11 Jun 1900

Event Year: 1900

Event Place: Waterloo Township Waterloo city Ward 1, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Event Place (Original): ED 21 Waterloo Township Waterloo city Ward 1, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Sex: Male

Age: 49

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (Original): W

Years Married: 4

Birth Date: Jun 1851

Birthplace: Ohio

Marriage Year (Estimated): 1896

Father's Birthplace: Ohio

Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head

Sheet Letter: B

Sheet Number: 12

Address: 208 Washington; Rented house; all can read, write, speak English

Household (Role Sex Age Birthplace):

Frank R Davis, Head, M, Jun 1851, 49, married, yrs married: 4; Ohio; Parents' birthplace: f:Ohio; m:Indiana; Commercial Trav., months out of work:0;

Sarah B Davis, Wife, F, Jan 1863, 37, married, yrs married: 4; children born:0; living:0; Iowa; Parents' birthplace: Ohio; Occupation: [blank]

Roy W Davis, Son, M, June 1880, 20, single, Ohio; Parents' birthplace: Ohio; At school, attended school: 9 months

Marion C Davis, Daughter, F, Sept 1884, 16, single, Ohio; Parents' birthplace: Ohio; At school, attended school: 9 months

Florence D Davis, Daughter, F, Dec 1887, 13, Ohio; Parents' birthplace: Ohio; At school, attended school: 9 months

Naneen Davis, Daughter, F, Oct 1889, 11, Ohio; Parents' birthplace: Ohio; At school, attended school: 9 months

Marie Hanson, Servant, F, Mar 1875, 25, single, Denmark; Parents' birthplace: Denmark; Yr immigrated: 1896; yrs in US: 4; Servant, months out of work:0;

"Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2SZ2-135 : 20 February 2021), Frank R Davis, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing card #B328, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,276.

Name: Frank R Davis

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1905

Event Place: Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Event Place (Original): Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Address: 432 Western Ave

Sex: Male

Can read and write

Age: 53

Marital Status: Married

Birth Year (Estimated): about 1852

Birthplace: Ohio

Father's Birthplace: Ohio

Mother's Birthplace: Ohio

Own home or farm? no

Yrs in Iowa: 10 [or 15?]

Occupation: Insurance Agent

Month unemployed in 1904: none

Military service: [blank]

Card Number: B328

Household members living at 432 Western Ave.

Frank R Davis

Sarah B Davis

Marian Davis

Florence Davis

Nanine Davis

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML13-CSC : accessed 27 March 2021), Franklin R Davis, Waterloo Ward 1, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 4B, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 392; FHL microfilm 1,374,405.

Name: Franklin R Davis

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 18 Apr 1910

Event Place: Waterloo Ward 1, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Event Place (Original): Waterloo Ward 1, , Iowa

Sex: Male

Age: 59

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (Original): White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1851

Birthplace: Ohio

Father's Birthplace: Ohio

Mother's Birthplace: Ohio

Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head

Sheet Letter: B

Sheet Number: 4

Address: 432 Vermont Street; Rented house; all can read, write, speak English

Household (Role Sex Age Birthplace):

Franklin R Davis, Head, M, 59, married, 2nd marriage, yrs married: 14; children born:4; living:4; Ohio; Parents' birthplace: Ohio; Salesman, oil company, wages; not out of work previous day; Weeks out of work: 24;

Sara B Davis, Wife, F, 49, married, 1st marriage, yrs married: 14; children born:0; living:0; Iowa; Parents' birthplace: Indiana; Occupation: none

Marian C Davis, Daughter, F, 26, single, Ohio; Parents' birthplace: Ohio; Occupation: none

Florence D Davis, Daughter, F, 22, single, Ohio; Parents' birthplace: Ohio; Occupation: none

Naneen Davis, Daughter, F, 21, single, Ohio; Parents' birthplace: Ohio; Occupation: none

Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.

Name: F R Davis

Age: 63

Birth Year: abt 1852

Birth Place: Ohio

Residence Date: 1915

Residence Place: 432 Western, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA

Race: White

Gender: Male

Marital status: Married

Father Birth Place: Ohio

Mother Birth Place: Ohio

Occupation: none

Note: Unable to work an acct of sickness

Education: 8 Grammar; college 1 year

Can read, write

Religion: Christian Science

Yrs in US: 63; in Iowa: 24

Household Members (Name Age):

F R Davis, 63

Children

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q236-H2HG : 8 March 2021), Franklin Reed Davis in entry for Wilbourne Leroy Davis, 1880. Name: Wilbourne Leroy Davis Event Type: Birth Event Date: 27 Jun 1880 Event Place: North Lewisburg, Champaign, Ohio, United States Event Place (Original): North Lewisburg, Champaign, Ohio, United States Sex: Male Father's Name: Franklin Reed Davis Mother's Name: Nellie Louise Davis Certificate Number: 421

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6XP-P77 : 8 March 2021), Franklin R. Davis in entry for Hellen Davis, 1882. Name: Hellen Davis Event Type: Birth Event Date: 17 Jan 1882 Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Event Place (Original): Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Sex: Female Race: White Father's Name: Franklin R. Davis Mother's Name: Nellie

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDTL-K73 : 8 March 2021), Frank Davis in entry for Davis, 1884. Name: Davis Event Type: Birth Event Date: 24 Sep 1884 Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Event Place (Original): Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Birthplace: 27 Eagle Street

Sex: Female Race: White Father's Name: Frank Davis Father's Birthplace: Ohio Father's Age: 31 Father's Birth Year (Estimated): 1853 Mother's Name: Nellie Davis Mother's Birthplace: Iowa Mother's Age: 26 Mother's Birth Year (Estimated): 1858

Midwife: Mrs. C. F. Auspacher, 39 Orange St

Frame Number: 1620

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X64W-RWR : 8 March 2021), Franklin R. Davis in entry for Nancen Davis, 1889. Name: Nancen Davis Event Type: Birth Event Date: 5 Oct 1889 Event Place: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States Event Place (Original): Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States Sex: Female Race: white Father's Name: Franklin R. Davis Mother's Name: Nellie E. Davis

Death

Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.

Name: Franklin Reid Davis

Gender: Male

Marital status: Married

Occupation: Retired

Age: 57

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1859

Birth Place: Ill.

Death Date: 23 Sep 1916

Death Place: Waterloo

Burial Date: 25 Sep 1916

Father: Willaim P. Davis

Mother: Matilda A. Davis

FHL Film Number: 1561086

Reference ID: 7805

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 March 2021), memorial page for Franklin Reid Davis (1 Jun 1851–23 Sep 1916), Find a Grave Memorial no. 68133691, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Donna Heuer (contributor 47091598) .

Name: Franklin Reid Davis

Birth: 1 Jun 1851 Shelby County, Ohio, USA

Death: 23 Sep 1916 (aged 65) Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA

Memorial #: 68133691

Family Members

Parents: William P. Davis 1819-1908, Magdalena Heintz Davis 1841-1910

Spouse: Sara R Beem Davis 1863-1928

Siblings: William Jacob Davis 1864-1906, Mary Catherine Davis Allenbaugh 1866-1940, John Philip Davis 1868-1953, Edwin Lewis Davis 1869-1931, Ann Elizabeth Davis Linker 1872-1947, Rudolph Henry Davis 1873-1951, Christina Magdalena Davis 1875-1898, George Michael Davis 1876-1903, Albert August Davis 1878-1900, Martha Mathilda Davis 1880-1884, Charles Otto Davis 1882-1952

Children: Marian C. Davis 1884-1956, Naneen Davis 1889-1960

Created by: Donna Heuer (47091598)

Added: 9 Apr 2011

Photo?: yes; located next to Sara Beem Davis, 1863-1928

Inscription: "Frank R. Davis; 1851-1916"

Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

Name: Franklin Davis

Birth Date: 1851

Death Date: 25 Sep 1916

Age: 65

Burial Location: Waterloo, Black Hawk

Cemetery: Elmwood

General Burial Info: blk. I, lot 60

Source: Cemeteries Black Hawk County, Iowa; Vol. 1 - 4

Page Number: 114