Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Davis, Frank Thomas 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Davis, Frank Thomas – There was a time, and not so far distant when few 
thought of sanitation, or required of their dealers and producers of 
commodities the same cleanliness to be found in the household circle.  That 
period has passed and today the baker, confectioner, grocer, meatman, or 
anyone who successfully handles food-stuffs must take as much care as to the 
purity of his goods as he does in their other qualities.  Frank Thomas Davis, 
of Mazon, is one of the most progressive men in his line in Grundy County, and 
his bake shop and ice cream and confectionery parlors are models of 
cleanliness.  He was born in Mazon Township, in 1883, a son of Oscar E. and 
Addie (Clapp) Davis.

Frank T. Davis grew up on the farm where he came into the world, and attended 
school at Mazon, supplementing the knowledge gained there with a year at 
Wheaton college.  For a year following, he worked in the Mazon bank and then 
invested his capital in his shop, coming into possession in 1912.  Mr. Davis 
has the advantage of being the pioneer in his line at Mazon, but as he takes 
care that the public are well supplied they need no other, and he understands 
his business thoroughly as well as the requirements of his patrons.  On August 
15, 1910, Mr. Davis married Pearl Jackson, born at Mineral Point, Wis.  
Although a Republican, Mr. Davis is very liberal, believing that everyone must 
decide for himself the best political road to travel.  Fraternally he is a 
Mason.  Earnest, steadfast, a hard worker and honorable business man, Mr. 
Davis has firmly established himself in the confidence of his community.

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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