Labette County KS Archives Obituaries.....Davis, Louisa (Smith) November 28, 1906
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The Chetopa Advance, December 7, 1906
"Louisa Smith Davis was born January 6th, 1821, in Merced county Pennsylvania.  
When 16 years of age she joined the Methodist church and remained a member 
until her death, which occurred November 28, 1906.  She was 85 years, 10 
months, and 22 days old.  

At the age of 20 years she married Samuel Davis, who preceded her in death 18 
years. She died his widow.  As a result of this union 7 children were born, 
viz: Elizabeth, Hulda, Yeager, Samuel, Louie, Nealie, Grant, only 3 of whom 
survive her - viz: Elizabeth, Yeager and Nealie.  At the time of her death she 
had 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Her early life was spent on the frontier and she underwent her share of 
hardships.  After the death of her husband, which occurred at Rosita, Colo, she 
could be satisfied to remain at no one place, but visited her children at their 
different places of abode until her physical condition forced her to select her 
last home on earth, which she did with her son, Charles Yeager Davis, of this 
town.  On the 4th day of January, 1905, while crossing the street, she fell and 
broke her left hip, and from that date until her death he was a helpless 
invalid.  She bore her suffering with a patient and christian sprit and passed 
to the world beyond as one going to sleep.

Funeral services were conducted at the home at 3 p.m. Thursday [November 29], 
the attendance being large, for the deceased had many warm friends.  The burial 
was in Oak Hill Cemetery."



Additional Comments:
"The Chetopa Advance", Chetopa, Labette County, Kansas.  Friday, December 7, 
1906. Obituary at 1:1.[Photocopy from microfilm in files of Steve Harrison.  
From research at Kansas State Historical Society, 13 Jul 1988.]  Also see 
obituary in the "Chetopa Clipper", Chetopa, Labette County, Kansas.  Wednesday, 
December 5, 1906.  Obituary at 1:5.  This obituary is the same, but not quite 
as long, as the one in "The Chetopa Advance."





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