San Bernardino County CA Archives Obituaries.....Davies, Dr. W. H. April 11, 1901
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San Bernardino Sun, Apr. 11, 1901
Maquoketa Excelsior, April 19, 1901

Dr. W. H. Davies, a well known physician of Rialto, California, died of 
paralysis of the heart in the barber shop in Court alley yesterday morning. A 
relentless fate marked the day that had been counted for rejoicing, and turned 
it into mourning, for his son was to have been married yesterday afternoon at 
Rialto, and Dr. Davies was at the barber shop looking after his personal 
appearance, preparatory to attending the ceremony. He came into the city 
accompanied by Mrs. Davies about 10 o’clock and hitched his horse in front of 
the Hall of Records, opposite the Sun office on Court street. Directly he went 
to the shop, and all of the men being at work, he took a chair to await his 
turn. It was perhaps 10:25 when he sat down and a few minutes later his 
breathing attracted the attention of the foreman, Sherman Batchlor, who saw 
instantly that something serious had happened. Dr. Davies’ eyes were closed 
and his head fallen to one side and the men in the shop hurriedly laid him on 
the floor, with the temporary pillow under his head and physicians were sent 
for. But he expired immediately and before Dr. Mackechnie and Dr.Colliver 
could reach the place from their offices in the city hall building he was 
dead. His body by direction of Coroner Thompson, was removed to Aldridge’s 
undertaking parlors and an inquest will be held this morning.

Dr. Davies suffered a stroke of paralysis several years ago, while a 
practicing physician in Iowa, and he never recovered his health entirely. It 
was to build it up that he came to California several years ago, but he was 
not vigorous again and took life as easily as possible, although practicing 
his profession, first here and then at Rialto. He came to San Bernardino in 
1897 and lived here and then purchased an orange ranch at Rialto and made his 
home there with his family.

William Hogsett Davies was a native of Virginia and was born in the Old 
Dominion 61 years ago. He studied medicine at Jefferson Medical College, 
Philadelphia, in ante-bellum days perhaps the most celebrated school of its 
kind in the country. When the War of the Rebellion broke out he enlisted as an 
army surgeon, and served with the forces of the south through the long 
conflict. When peace was declared he returned to his native Virginia and 
practiced medicine there for twenty years and in 1885 he moved with his family 
to Iowa settling at Maquoketa and in the Hawkeye State he built up a large and 
lucrative practice. Not only professionally he stood very high there, as may 
be gathered by the fact that although he had worn the gray with the 
Confederate Army, he was chosen as one of the pension examiners for that 
district of the state. The break in his health finally brought him to 
California, for from the time the stroke fell upon him in 1894 he was unable 
to care for his professional duties.

In Maquoketa he was a member of Helion Lodge No 36, A. F. & A. M. and Bath Kol 
Chapter No 94, R. A. M., being a Past Master of the former, and a Past High 
Priest of the latter. He was also a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge in 
Maquoketa, having transferred none of his memberships to California. Dr. 
Davies leaves a widow and five children, all of them grown. One son and a 
daughter live in Iowa; Mrs. J. F. Dickson of Rialto, is a daughter and Walter, 
and Will Davies, who reside at the family home in Rialto. The funeral is to be 
held Friday at 2:30 p.m. from the Presbyterian church in Rialto, of which he 
was a member. The services will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. D. McG. 
Sandier, and at the grave the Masons will be in charge.
San Bernardino Sun, April 11, 1901


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