William Clarence Davis, child of William Davis and Martha Messervey, was born on 9 June 1848 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States.[1]
In the 1860 census Wm C Davis (age 12) was in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Wm F Davis
M
45
Express Man
New Hampshire
Martha A Davis
F
45
Massachusetts
Wm C Davis
M
12
Massachusetts
Ephraim M Davis
M
7
Massachusetts
James P Davis
M
4
Massachusetts
James Davis
M
79
Gentleman
New Hampshire
Rachel Davis
F
74
New Hampshire
William C Davis (age 23), child of Wm F Davis & Martha A Messevey, married Elisabeth W Ober on 30 October 1871 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States.[3]
In the 1880 census William C Davis (age 32), Musician, was the married head of household in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.[4]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
William C. Davis
M
White
32
Married
Head
Musician
Massachusetts
Elizabeth W. Davis
F
White
31
Married
Wife
Housekeeper
Massachusetts
Martha W. Davis
F
White
7
Single
Daughter
Massachusetts
The widower William Clarence Davis (age 43), child of William F & Martha A Mezeray, married Ozella Walker on 2 June 1892 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States.[5]
In the 1900 census William C Davis (age 51) was the married head of household in Beverly Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts.[6]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
William C Davis
M
White
51
Married
Head
Massachusetts, USA
Ozella W Davis
F
White
46
Married
Wife
Maine, USA
Francis E Walker
F
White
68
Widowed
Mother-in-law
Maine, USA
William C Davis died in 1929 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States.[7] William Clarence Davis was mentioned on a memorial at Central Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 23 June 1929.[8]
Sources
↑Birth:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook) Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #5990985 (accessed 16 August 2024)
William Clarence Davis born on 9 Jun 1848, child of William F Davis & Martha Davis, in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA.
↑1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_498; Page: 605; Family History Library Film: 803498 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #399116 (accessed 16 August 2024)
Wm C Davis (12) in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts.
↑Marriage:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915"
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2511 #5295868 (accessed 16 August 2024)
William C Davis (23), child of Wm F Davis & Martha A Messevey, marriage to Elisabeth W Ober on 30 Oct 1871 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA.
↑1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 527; Page: 442a; Enumeration District: 155 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #15015427 (accessed 16 August 2024)
William C Davis (32), married, Musician, head of household in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Massachusetts.
↑Marriage:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook) Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #6181764 (accessed 16 August 2024)
William Clarence Davis (43), child of William F & Martha A Mezeray, marriage to Ozella Walker on 2 Jun 1892 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA.
↑1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Beverly Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 640; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0263 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #22912918 (accessed 16 August 2024)
William C Davis (51), married head of household in Beverly Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts, USA.
↑Death:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980"
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916-1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Volume Number: 6; Page number: 125; Reference Number: F63.M363 v.82 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3659 #618917 (accessed 16 August 2024)
William C Davis death 1929 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #130964552 (accessed 16 August 2024)
Memorial page for William Clarence Davis (9 Jun 1848-23 Jun 1929), citing Central Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Cheri Coe (contributor 48078662).
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 162
verly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 155, sheet 442A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,527.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2J3-GCR : accessed 14 March 2023), William C Davis, Beverly Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 274, sheet 23B, family 543, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 581; FHL microfilm 1,374,594.
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