Frank Dale Davis Biography from History of Rockingham County, NH
From: Bill Prokasy - wprokasy@arches.uga.edu

Surname: DAVIS
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

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   FRANK DALE DAVIS, a well-known citizen of Salem Depot, Rock-
ingham County, N. H., has been resident upon his present farm for more
than thirty years. He has been identified with the shoe industry for years
and at present is with Geo. W. Thorn, contractor. Mr. Davis was born in
Boston, Mass., May 21, 1859, and is a son of Thomas P. and Sarah F. (At-
wood) Davis, a grandson of Isaac Davis, and great-grandson of Isaac Davis.
It is a very early family of New England.
   Isaac Davis, the great-grandfather, who saw three years' service during
the Revolutionary War, was born December 24, 1760. He settled in Han-
cock, N. H., where he lived until his death on August 17, 1820. His wife in
maiden life was Rachel Adams, daughter of Asa Adams.
   Isaac Davis, son of Isaac and Rachel (Adams) Davis, was born Feb
ruary 18, 1776, and was a farmer by occupation. He first married Hannah
Sargent, by whom he had one daughter, Harriet. After the death of his
first wife, he married Marx Piper, and their children were: Isaac; Nahum
P,; Harriet; Hiram; Hannah S.; Thomas P.; John G.; Horace; Mary E.;
Rachel M.; Betsy A. and Hymeneus A.
   Thomas P. Davis, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in west-
ern Vermont, and when young went to Boston, where for a time he worked
for Dale Brothers. Later he engaged in trucking. He died April 9, 1882,
and was survived many years by his wife, who died on January 2, 1907. Mrs.
Davis was Sarah F. Atwood prior to marriage and their children were as
follows; Charles T., born in March, 1857; Frank D.; Henry; Hattie E. A.,
who was born July 9, 1861, and is the wife of Dr. F. A. Spafford of F1an-
dreau, So. Dak.; and George A.
   Frank Dale Davis attended the old Brimmer School of Boston, and then
entered the Boston office of the Nashua Iron and Steel Company, where he
was employed for four and a half years. Owing to ill health he left that
company and in August, 1882, came to Salem, N. H., and purchased the
farm which has been his home ever since. He was in the employ of P. C.
Hall & Son, shoe manufacturers, until 1884 and then continued with Crain,
Hall & Company, successors to the forn1er firm. He was subsequently em-
ployed by J. E. Farrer & Co. and still later by E. Roswell & Co. in the same
industry. For three years he was with A. E. Goodwin, a general contractor,
and then for four and a half years clerked in the grocery of J. C. Carey.
During nine years he was in the sole leather department of the shoe factory
of F. P. Woodbury & Co.; at present and for the past seven years he has
worked for Geo. W. Thorn, contractor. Mr. Davis has been actively inter-
ested in the affairs of Salem and has filled a number of local offices. He is
a republican in politics and when the Australian ballot was first introduced
was elected moderator. He served as such for eight years and after a lapse
of time was again elected in 1906, and is now discharging the duties of that

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office. He has served as selectman, member of the school board and clerk
of the school district.
In September, 1881, Frank Dale Davis was married to Miss Luella E.
Welch. of Lowell, and they have two daughters, Sarah Josephine and Marian
Pauline. The former was graduated from Methuen High School in 1902,
and in 1906 was married to Prof. John W. Crowell, civil engineer, of the
class of 1901 of Dartmouth College. Marian Pauline Davis was graduated
from Methuen High School in the class of 1907. In 1892 Mr. Davis united
with the First Baptist church at Salem Depot and has since been one of its
most active members. He has filled the offices of choirmaster, church clerk
and superintendent of the Sunday School. Fraternally he is a member of
Granite Colony, U. 0. P. F., and of Canobia Lodge, N. E. 0. P.

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