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Catherine Packer Davis

Birth	:	25 Jan 1843
Death	:	5 Mar 1928
Burial	:	Jeffers Cemetery, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.2378006, -82.2225037
Plot	:	Section 6, Row 1
Description	:	Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Tuesday, March 6, 1928 Mrs. Catherine P. DAVIS, 85, one of the best and most widely known pioneers of Fulton County, died at eleven o'clock Monday night at her home, 317 West Eleventh Street, after an illness of more than a month during which she had been bedfast. Some time ago she slipped on the ice at her home, fell and broke her hip. Death came as the result of this injury and complications which set in following the accident. She is survived by six sons and a brother, all of whom were at the bedside when... Read More	Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Tuesday, March 6, 1928 Mrs. Catherine P. DAVIS, 85, one of the best and most widely known pioneers of Fulton County, died at eleven o'clock Monday night at her home, 317 West Eleventh Street, after an illness of more than a month during which she had been bedfast. Some time ago she slipped on the ice at her home, fell and broke her hip. Death came as the result of this injury and complications which set in following the accident. She is survived by six sons and a brother, all of whom were at the bedside when the end came. Mrs. Davis lived in this county for 76 years and during that time was loved by all who knew her. Her wide acquaintance and her alertness at all times endeared her to many. She was always neighborly and until her death was a constant friend of the children who flocked about her door. Catherine P. PACKER was born January 25th, 1843 in Perry County, Ohio, the daughter of Frederick B. and Elizabeth PACKER. In the year 1852 she moved with her parents and brothers and sisters to Fulton County, Indiana, where they made their home on a farm near Tiosa. In 1862 she was united in marriage with John M. DAVIS and the couple continued to live in the Tiosa neighborhood until 1882 when she moved with her husband and children to Rochester. Mr. Davis preceded her in death about ten years ago. They were the parents of eight children, seven sons and one daughter. The youngest son, Marion L. [DAVIS], died when about two years old and the daughter, Mrs. Rosa McKEE, passed away sixteen years ago. The surviving sons are Ostinell [DAVIS] of Indianapolis, Henry A. [DAVIS] of Louisville, Ky., Dr. Frederick W. [DAVIS] of Jeffersonville, Ind., Vernon J. [DAVIS] of Buffalo, N.Y., Cyrus M. [DAVIS] and Charles A. [DAVIS] of Rochester. She has one brother, the last member of her parents' family living, George PACKER, of Mishawaka, Indiana. Mrs. Davis was baptized in her childhood days in the Lutheran Church, the church of her parents and in which she remained with her broadened views until the last. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star No. 70 and the Women's Relief Corps for many years. Her ancestors were of Scotch and German origin coming from England and Germany to America where they served in the Revolutionary War, finally settling in Pennsylvania, thence to Ohio and Indiana. The funeral will be held at the home Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock with Rev. Paul MADER officiating. The six sons will act as pallbearers. Burial in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. ----- Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Thursday, March 8, 1928 Among the out of town people here yesterday to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. Catherine DAVIS were George and Lillie PACKER, Mrs. Ethel ROBBINS, Mrs. Ruth McMILLEN and Mr. and Mrs. Fred McKEE of Mishawaka; Mr. and Mrs. Clayton SWINEHART, of South Bend; Mrs. Ida O'BLENIS, Thompsonville, Mich.; Mrs. Dora HAY, Hanna, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. H. L. LAUDEMAN, Bremen, Ind.; Mrs. Mollie SHILLING and Mrs. J. C. NELLINS, of Cincinnati, O.; Miss Flo REAM, Dayton, O.; Mr. and Mrs. BUSH and Mr. & Mrs. STEVENS, of Culver; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon I. DAVIS, of Buffalo, N.Y.; Henry A. DAVIS, of Louisville, Ky.; O. A. DAVIS, of Indianapolis and Dr. Fred DAVIS of Jeffersonville. SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1928 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh

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Latitude: 38.2378006
Longitude: -82.2225037

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

John Meredith Davis

(1840 - 1916)

Siblings

Aaron Packer

(1847 - 1911)

Children

(unknow - unknow)

(1862 - 1944)

(1868 - 1947)

(1871 - 1911)

(1876 - 1950)

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