Biographical Sketch of John B. Davis, Johnson County, Missouri Columbus Township >From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," Kansas City Historical Co. 1881 JOHN B. DAVIS, was born in Lafayette county, Missouri, in the year 1826. He moved with his father's family to Johnson county and first settled close to Columbus. He was married in Adrian county to Miss Campbell, in the year 1846; her parents were among some of the earliest settlers of Johnson county, and the children born unto them are named as follows: William C., Susan Jane, R.C. Alfaretta and Charles Davis. He has a fine farm of 110 acres situated on section 35 and 36. Besides the occupation of general farming, Mr. Davis has been engaged in running mills and building, and repairing machinery. He also takes contracts for building houses, and other buildings in his neighborhood. ==================================================================== 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: Bill Pennington ====================================================================