Barton County, Missouri Biographies-Henry R. DAVIS

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 880

Henry R. Davis, stock-dealer and a prominent farmer of Lamar Township, 
was born in Estill County, Ky., March 14, 1826, and is the fourth of 
twelve children, seven sons and five daughters, all of whom lived to be 
grown, born to the union of Martin W. and Nancy (Ricketts) Davis. Henry R.
Davis was reared to farm life, and received limited educational advantages,
never attending school over ten days after he was thirteen years of age. 
He remained at home until twenty-six years old, and December 2 1852, he 
married Miss Martha A. McKissick, a native of Clay County, Mo., who bore 
him four children: John M. C., Ella J., Maggie B. and Lillie M.  In 
December, 1861, he enlisted in Daniel Stout's Company, State Troops, and 
served until the close of the war, being on detailed service nearly all 
the time. When the war closed, he was on Gen. McCullough's staff, and he 
then returned to Clav County, where he followed farming and dealt in stock
until 1882, when he removed to Lamar, where he has made his home since.
His wife died July 14, 1887, and August 9, 1888, he married Mrs. Mary J. 
Jones nee Edwards, a native of Indiana.  Mr. and Mrs. Davis are members 
of the Presbyterian Church, and he has been an elder in the same since 
1872, and is also now treasurer and trustee. He is the owner of 200 acres 
of land, and three houses and lots in town. Politically he was formerly a 
Whig, but is now a Democrat. He started in life with limited means, and he 
now handles a great deal of stock, and is one of the substantial farmers 
of the county.  His father and mother were born in Kentucky, in 1795, and 
1799, respectively.  The father served in the War of 1812, was a farmer, 
and followed this occupation in his native State until 1839. He then moved
to Clay County, Mo., where he died at the age of ninety-two.  The mother
lived to be seventy-five years of age, and then died from the effects of 
a fall. Both were members of the Christian Church. The father was a Whig
until the downfall of that party, since which time he has been a Democrat. 

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