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Matilda Ann Davis 1842–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUL 1842

Birth Location: Newburg, Pike, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 24 JUN 1924

Death Location: Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA

Father:

Mother: Catherine Pettis

Spouse(s): Martin Hosford

Children(s): Ethleen Hosford, Martin Hosford, Daniel Hosford, Park Hosford, Helen Hosford, Ernest Hosford, Ralph Hosford, Alma Hosford, John Hosford

In 1842, Matilda Ann Davis entered the world in Newburg, Pike, Illinois, USA, born to Benjamin B Davis And Catherine Sally Philanda Pettis. Matilda Ann Davis married Martin Strong Hosford, and had children including Alma Porter Hosford, Daniel Webster Hosford, Ernest Wayne Hosford, Ethleen Estella Hosford, Helen Henretta Hosford, John Luman Waite Hosford, Martin Scott Hosford, Park Glen Hosford, Ralph Reid Hosford. Matilda Ann Davis passed away in 1924 in Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Matilda Ann Davis entered the world in Newburg, Pike, Illinois, USA, born to Benjamin B Davis And Catherine Sally Philanda Pettis.
  • Matilda Ann Davis married Martin Strong Hosford, and had children including Alma Porter Hosford, Daniel Webster Hosford, Ernest Wayne Hosford, Ethleen Estella Hosford, Helen Henretta Hosford, John Luman Waite Hosford, Martin Scott Hosford, Park Glen Hosford, Ralph Reid Hosford.
  • Matilda Ann Davis passed away in 1924 in Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Catherine Pettis
1819–1852
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Martin Hosford
1839–1924
Birth Location: Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Ethleen Hosford
1867–1935
Birth Location: Pike, Illinois, USA
EH
Martin Hosford
1877–1956
Birth Location: Washington, Le Sueur, Minnesota
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Daniel Hosford
1869–1870
Birth Location: Pike, Illinois, USA
DH
Park Hosford
1880–1954
Birth Location: –
PH
Helen Hosford
1861–1946
Birth Location: Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA
HH
Ernest Hosford
1858–1858
Birth Location: Pike, Illinois, USA
EH
Ralph Hosford
1883–1924
Birth Location: Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA
RH
Alma Hosford
1871–1930
Birth Location: St. Peter, Nicollet, MN
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John Hosford
1874–1942
Birth Location: St Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota, USA
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Matilda Davis's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Davis
1842–1924
Birth Place: Newburg, Pike, Illinois, USA
Parents
Catherine (Sally Philanda) Pettis
1819–1852
Grandparents
Stephen Pettis
1777–1855
Coventry, Kent, RI
Catherine Hosford
1801–1888
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Hosford
1773–1822
Sarah Rowland
1771–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Hosford
1736–1820
Lucy Burnham
1734–1811

Matilda Davis's Descendants

1.
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Matilda (Ann) Davis (17 JUL 1842–24 JUN 1924) m. Martin (Strong) Hosford (26 JUN 1839–24 JUN 1924)
  1. 1. Ethleen (Estella) Hosford 1867–1935
  2. 2. Martin (Scott) Hosford 1877–1956 m. Laura Wilson 1889–1966
  3. 3. Daniel (Webster) Hosford 1869–1870
  4. 4. Park (Glen) Hosford 1880–1954
  5. 5. Helen (Henretta) Hosford 1861–1946 m. Johnathan (Jenkins) Wilson 1854–1916
    1. 1. Mercy (Elizabeth) Wilson 1882–1963 m. Martin (Ellis) Field 1875–1936
      1. 1. Juanita (Eldore) Field 1910–1967
      2. 2. Dorothy (Bernadine) Field 1919–2011
      3. 3. Ellis (Glen) Field 1907–1955
      4. 4. Zella (Dean) Field 1911–1975
      5. 5. Lila (Edith) Field 1913–2006
      6. 6. Victor (Elmo) Field 1917–1951
      7. 7. Earl (Alfred) Field 1904–1961
    2. 2. Lefa (Lettitia) Wilson 1898–1922
    3. 3. Oral (R.) Wilson 1901–1930 m. Elsie (Ida) Krcmar 1906–1993
      1. 1. Oral (Lynn) Wilson 1927–1989
      2. 2. Norma Wilson 1926–
    4. 4. Alma (Eclhelene) Wilson 1887–1935 m. Melvin (Huey) Getter 1883–1965
      1. 1. Mildred (Elizabeth) Getter 1909–1959 m. Roy (Delbert) Brown 1906–1949
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Brown 1927–2005 m. Laura (Etta) Harrison 1925–2011
    5. 5. Alta (Delavergn) Wilson 1889–1965
      1. 1. Gerald (Ray) Devoss 1911–1992 m. Bertha Woods 1913–2006
    6. 6. Ora (Dean) Wilson 1891–1900
    7. 7. Margaret (Ann) Wilson 1885–1918 m. Irvin (Freilingheisen) Kyle 1885–1967
      1. 1. Charles (Wilson) Kyle 1907–1986 m. Edith (May) Fields 1911–1978
        1. 1. Eugene (Myron) Kyle 1934–1992
      2. 2. Morris (Wayne) Kyle 1913–1956 m. Mary (Virginia) Harland 1912–1986
      3. 3. Douther Kyle 1915–
  6. 6. Ernest (Wayne) Hosford 1858–1858
  7. 7. Ralph (Reid) Hosford 1883–1924 m. Grace (Ellen) Lanier 1890–1977
  8. 8. Alma (Porter) Hosford 1871–1930 m. Bismark Logsdon 1876–1959
    1. 1. Ford (Everdon) Logsdon 1901–1973 m. Eula (Geraldine) Thompson 1907–1990
    2. 2. Verne (Hosford) Logsdon 1913–1913
    3. 3. King (McKinley) Logsdon 1900–1992 m. Inez (V.) Tarrant 1899–1979
    4. 4. Helen (Etheken Alma) Logsdon 1909–1909
  9. 9. John (Luman Waite) Hosford 1874–1942 m. Rose Wilson 1874–

Matilda Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1842
17 JUL 1842
Birth of Matilda Ann Davis in Newburg, Pike, Illinois, USA
Newburg, Pike, Illinois, USA
1924
24 JUN 1924
Age 82
Death of Matilda Ann Davis in Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA
Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JUL 1842
    Event Place: Newburg, Pike, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1924
    Event Place: Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA
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