Ormsby-Carson County NV Archives Obituaries.....Davis, Henry C. August 23, 1889
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Daily Nevada State Journal August 23, 1889
Hank Davis Dead

Lieutenant Governor H. C. Davis died suddenly at Carson yesterday morning.  He
was out in his yard running a lawn mower when he suddenly fell over against the
fence and expired in a second.  Thus Nevada lost one of its most genial of men
and a good officer.  His family are East, but will be here next Wednesday.


Weekly Stockman and Gazette
August 29, 1889
Dust to Dust

The Remains of the Late Lieutenant-Governor Laid to Rest.

The funeral of the late Lieutenant-Governor H. C. Davis took place at 2 o’clock
Tuesday in Carson under the auspices of Carson, Lodge, No. 1., F. & A. M., with
the Carson and Reno Guards doing escort duty, headed by the Carson band.  The
remains were taken from the residence to the Episcopal Church, where the Rev. J.
M. Rankin of Reno conducted the funeral services, after which the Masons took
charge.  At the grave W. M. George Richards of Carson Lodge, No. 1, read the
impressive services of the Order and all that was mortal of the
Lieutenant-Governor was committed to mother earth.  The following gentle-men
acted as pall bearers: Hon. C. H. Belknap, Hon. M. A. Murphy and Hon. T. P.
Hawley, all of the Supreme Bench; Hon. Evan Williams, Hon. J. F. Hallock, Hon.
F. J. McCullough, Superintendent J. H. Whited of the C.P., and A.M. Ardery of
the V. & T.  The funeral was one of the largest ever seen in Carson, as all the
business men closed up at 1 o’clock and remained closed until 4 o’clock. The
following executive order was issued:

Whereas, The hand of Divine Providence has removed from our midst Henry C.
Davis, Lieutenant-Governor of Nevada, therefore, it is
Resolved, That the offices of the several departments of State be closed on the
day of the funeral (Tuesday, August 27th, at 2 o’clock, from the Episcopal
Church), and that the citizens, laying aside all business, attend service as a
mark of respect to his memory, and in further sympathy with the sorrowing wife
and children, and other relatives who mourn his loss.
Done at Carson City this 26th day of August, 1889
C.C. Stevenson, Governor
By the Governor:
John M. Dormer, Secretary of State
By A. C. Pratt, Deputy

In obedience to it the State officers attended the funeral in a body.  The
church was profusely decorated with flowers and the casket was buried in blossoms.

Mr. Davis was a member of Winnemucca Lodge and Chapter, and of Eureka Commandery
of Knights Templar of Mason, all of which bodies had representatives present
to-day.

Mr. Davis was born on a Vermillion county (Ill.) farm, on June 18, 1848, and was
brought up a farmer.  In 1864 he went to railroading, and become an expert in
handling trains in a short time. He came to Nevada in 1869, and resumed his
former occupation by running a passenger train on the Humboldt division of the
Central Pacific, which position he resigned to enter the campaign of 1886,
having been given the nomination of Lieutenant-Governor on the Republican
ticket.  He was elected by a large majority, and on the 1st of January, 1887,
entered upon the duties of his office.  He was elected a Presidential Elector in
the previous campaign and received the largest majority.

He was a man of sterling worth, and his genial disposition gained him many
friends.  To know “Hank,” as he was familiarly called, intimately, was to know a
friend, and if there is anything in a future life, Hank Davis is sure of getting
his full measure in the world to come.

On September 27, 1881, Mr. Davis was married to Miss Hopkins, a sister of J. K.
and W. D. Hopkins; both well-known conductors.  They had two children- Hop, now
a fine boy of 6, and Jeanne, an active girl of 4- who arrived in Carson with
their mother yesterday in company with their uncle, J. K. Hopkins.
Mrs. Davis has been visiting her parents in Illinois, and would have been home
sooner, but her father is an invalid from paralysis, and it was hard to leave
him.  Every day she received a letter from her husband, saying he was in better
health than ever, and urging her to stay and make a good visit.  Mrs. Davis
lived a good many years in Winnemucca, and has many warm friends there, as well
as in Carson and elsewhere, who have a warm sympathy for her in her hour of
sorrow.


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