William Clarence Davis (1848 - 1929)

Born 9 Jun 1848 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Jun 1929 at age 81 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

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]

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]

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]

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

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ 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.
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ 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.
5. ↑ 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.
6. ↑ 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.
7. ↑ 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.
8. ↑ 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).

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 October 2021, 01:57), entry for William Clarence Davis (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4GS-46P ); contributed by various users.
• "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.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXYW-17M : 1 February 2021), William C Davis, 1920.