OBIT: Margaret DAVIS, 1882, Blair County, PA

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MARTINSBURG MATTERS.

Mrs. Davis, wife of Lewis Davis, fell asleep in death Tuesday night
about the hour of 12 o'clock.  Mrs. Davis has been an invalid for
several years, at times suffering extreme pain.  On several occasions
her lamp of life flickered and seemed to go entirely out yet she would
rally again and be spared to her husband and little ones.  Last fall
she visited her old home near Harrisburg, thinking that early
associates and scenes of other days might have a beneficial effect.
Whilst at home the old family physician was called in, but no comfort
was given her, on the contrary he informed her that earthly skill was
of no avail for her.  She returned to her family and home resigned to
her fate.  On Sunday last she went to a neighbor's, walked through the
garden, admiring the flowers and drinking in nature's beauty and
loveliness.  On Tuesday morning she took to her bed, suffering
intensely until death relieved her and took her unto her Father in
heaven at the early age of 40 years.  Mrs. Davis was a good, kind and
amiable woman, an affectionate wife and loving mother.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, June 15, 1882, page 4

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Margaret Davis
Age: 39
Birth Date: Abt 1841
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1880: North Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling Number: 127
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Louis Davis
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Keeping House
Louis Davis 40
Margaret Davis 39
Harry Davis 12
Jacob E. Davis 7
Lilly M. Davis 5
George W. Davis 3
Mary Alice Davis 2