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Absalom Davis 1833–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1833

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1915

Death Location: Ontario, Canada

Father: Peter Davis

Mother: Sabra Paterson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Simpson

Children(s): Peter Davis, Elizabeth Davis, William Davis, Franklin Davis, James Davis, Absalom Jr, Sarah Davis, Lydia Davis, Levi Davis

Absalom Davis was born in 1833 in Pennsylvania, the child of Peter Davis And Sabra Paterson. In 1850, Absalom Davis resided in Atwater, Portage, Ohio, USA. Absalom Davis married Elizabeth Victoria Simpson, and had children including Absalom Davis Jr, Elizabeth Davis, Franklin Davis, Irma Davis, James Davis, Levi Walter Davis, Lydia Alberta Davis, Peter Davis, Sarah Jane Davis, William Davis. Absalom Davis passed away in 1915 in Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Absalom Davis was born in 1833 in Pennsylvania, the child of Peter Davis And Sabra Paterson.
  • In 1850, Absalom Davis resided in Atwater, Portage, Ohio, USA.
  • Absalom Davis married Elizabeth Victoria Simpson, and had children including Absalom Davis Jr, Elizabeth Davis, Franklin Davis, Irma Davis, James Davis, Levi Walter Davis, Lydia Alberta Davis, Peter Davis, Sarah Jane Davis, William Davis.
  • Absalom Davis passed away in 1915 in Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Absalom Davis's Ancestors

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Absalom Davis
1833–1915
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Peter Davis
1799–
, , Virginia, USA
Sabra Paterson
1806–
United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Absalom Davis's Descendants

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Absalom Davis (abt 1833–1915) m. Elizabeth (Victoria) Simpson (1839–April 1897)
  1. 1. Peter Davis 1870–1958 m. Jennetta (Ann) Jones 1880–1951
    1. 1. Sylvia Davis 1900–1984
    2. 2. Jennie Davis 1903–1993
    3. 3. Gladys (Corene) Davis 1911–2000 m. Garnet (Loyd) Scott 1910–1994
    4. 4. Dorothy (Jean) Davis 1921–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Davis 1862–
  3. 3. William Davis 1865–1938
  4. 4. Franklin Davis 1866–1949
  5. 5. James Davis 1870–1934
  6. 6. Absalom (Davis) Jr 1876–
  7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Davis 1876–
  8. 8. Lydia (Alberta) Davis 1879–1914
  9. 9. Levi (Walter) Davis 1880–1935

Absalom Davis's Timeline

9 Records

1833
abt 1833
Birth of Absalom Davis in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1850
1850
Age 17
Absalom Davis resided here in Atwater, Portage, Ohio, USA
Atwater, Portage, Ohio, USA
1861
1861
Age 28
Absalom Davis resided here in Gore, Kent, Canada West, Canada
Gore, Kent, Canada West, Canada
1871
1871
Age 38
Absalom Davis resided here in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada
Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 48
Absalom Davis resided here in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada
Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 58
Absalom Davis resided here in Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 68
Absalom Davis resided here in Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 78
Absalom Davis resided here in Kent East, Ontario, Canada
Kent East, Ontario, Canada
1915
1915
Age 82
Death of Absalom Davis in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1833
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario; Roll: T-6324; Family No: 197
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1038-1039
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Chatham, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C_13280; Page: 36; Family No: 183
    [4] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Chatham, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C-9892; Page: 54; Family No: 210
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Atwater, Portage, Ohio; Roll: M432_722; Page: 181A; Image: 519
    [6] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 31
    [7] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 221
    [8] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 7 - Chatham, Kent East, Ontario; Page: 6; Family No: 60
    [9] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Atwater, Portage, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Atwater, Portage, Ohio; Roll: M432_722; Page: 181A; Image: 519

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1852
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 7 - Chatham, Kent East, Ontario; Page: 6; Family No: 60

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Gore, Kent, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1038-1039

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Chatham, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C-9892; Page: 54; Family No: 210

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Chatham, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C_13280; Page: 36; Family No: 183

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario; Roll: T-6324; Family No: 197

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Chatham, Bothwell, Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 31

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Kent East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 7 - Chatham, Kent East, Ontario; Page: 6; Family No: 60

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 221

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