William V. Davis, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller
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William V. Davis, a prosperous merchant of Cofield, Ascension parish, La., was born in the
state of Louisiana November 16, 1859, and is a son of Robert M. and Josephine M. (Pailhes)
Davis.  In 1881 he embarked in the mercantile trade, opening a stock of goods at Hampton's
store on the Cofield plantation.  There he conducted a successful business until 1887, when he
discontinued in order to devote his time to cotton planting.  For this purpose he went to St.
Landry parish, but at the end of two months he was compelled to abandon this project on account
of ill health.  In 1889 he re-entered the commercial world.  He has a complete stock of dry
goods and groceries at Dixie Landing, Cofield P. 0., and is carrying on a thriving trade.  He
is the postmaster, the office being in his store.  He also looks after the telephone business
at this point, the public station also being in his building.  He is a man of good business
ability and is highly respected by the entire community.  Mr. Davis was married in 1885 to Miss
Marie Jacquet, a daughter of Antoine Jacquet, of New Orleans, La.  Three sons have been born of
this union; the parents are members of the Roman Catholic church.

Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, (vol. 1), pp. 372-373.  Published by the
Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, 1892.