Biographical Sketch of Joseph Davis, Dallas County, Missouri >From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed Publishing Company. Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com) ********************************************************************** Joseph Davis is a farmer and miller of Urbana, Dallas County, MO., where he was born in 1842. His parents were Shepherd and Nancy (Cox) Davis, the former born in New Jersey in 1819, and the latter in North Carolina in 1822. They first moved from New Jersey to Illinois, whence they went to Dallas County, MO., in 1839, return- ing to Illinois in 1843. In their family of three children our subject is the only survivor. Shepherd Davis, who was a farmer by occupation, died in 1849. The paternal grandparents of our subject were Ezekiel and Rachel Davis, natives of New Jersey, who subsequent- ly moved to Illinois; the former was a farmer and cooper. Mrs. Nancy Davis was a daughter of John and Sarah (Owens) Cox, who went to Illinois from North Carolina, and in 1839 removed to Dallas County, MO. John Cox was also a farmer. Joseph Davis was reared to farming, in his native county, and in 1863 he enlisted in Company I, Eighth Missouri Cavalry, Union Army; he participated in the battles of Little Rock, Brown's Station, Pumpkin Bend and Augusta, and received an honor- able discharge in August, 1865, when he returned to his home in Dallas County. Mr. Davis owns 540 acres of land, and a three-fourths interest in a flouring and saw mill at Urbana, as well as three lots in the town of Urbana. In 1872 he married Miss Rosetta White, who was born in Grant County, Wis., in 1849, the daughter of Nathan White, a native of the State of Tennessee, and a farmer by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have four children, viz.: Olive Lula, Cora Nancy, Oscar Lee and Ruiah Rowena. Mr. Davis is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and his political sympathies are with the Republican party. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================