Sedgwick County KS Archives Biographies.....Davis, David 1848 - 
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Author: O. H. Bentley (1910)

   David Davis, one of the early settlers of Sedgwick county, Kansas, is a
native of Indiana, where he was born in Jackson county on July 14, 1848. His
parents were James and Nancy C. (Cummings), both natives of Indiana. The elder
Davis was a farmer and spent his life in Jackson county. He and his wife were
the parents of five children, viz.: Mrs. Margaret Ball, of Oklahoma; Drury, who
died while in the army during the Civil War; David, of Ninnescah township,
Kansas; James H., of Jackson county, Indiana, and Mrs. Sarah C. Nolte, of
Oklahoma. The father of David Davis died when the latter was about ten years
old, and the latter at that tender age commenced work for his living. He
remained in Indiana until January, 1876, when he came to Sedgwick county, and
preempted 160 acres of land in Section 32, Ninnescah township. He has since
added to this until he now owns 240 acres. In December, 1871, Mr. Davis, was
married to Miss Hannah Finley, who was born in Indiana. They have seven
children, viz.: Effie, Mrs. Eva Chapter, of Missouri; William, of Ninnescah
township; Lawrence, of Montana; James Andrew, of Sumner county, Kansas; Otto, of
Kansas City, and Jesse, of Milan, Kan. Mrs. Davis is deceased. Mr. Davis has
conducted general farming and stock raising on his place. Fraternally he is a
member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Politically, he votes for the
best man in local affairs, but is a Democrat in national affairs. He is a member
of the Baptist church.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from 

History of Wichita and Sedgwick County: past and present, including an account
of the cities, towns and villages of the county

Editor in chief: O. H. Bentley
Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co. (1910)


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