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John Meredith Davis

Birth	:	17 Apr 1840
Death	:	28 May 1916
Burial	:	Jeffers Cemetery, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.2378006, -82.2225037
Plot	:	Section 6, Row 1
Description	:	Published in The Rochester Sentinel Monday, May 29, 1916 John M. DAVIS, 76, a veteran of the Civil war and a resident of Fulton county since 1846, died Sunday evening at 10:15 at his home on west 11th street after several months illness caused by a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Davis was well known in Rochester, where he had lived since 1881, moving here from Newcastle township. He was born April 17, 1840, in Richland county, Ohio, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos DAVIS. With his parnts, he moved to this county when he was seven years old, settling in Newcastle township... Read More	Published in The Rochester Sentinel Monday, May 29, 1916 John M. DAVIS, 76, a veteran of the Civil war and a resident of Fulton county since 1846, died Sunday evening at 10:15 at his home on west 11th street after several months illness caused by a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Davis was well known in Rochester, where he had lived since 1881, moving here from Newcastle township. He was born April 17, 1840, in Richland county, Ohio, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos DAVIS. With his parnts, he moved to this county when he was seven years old, settling in Newcastle township upon a farm. When about 22 years old, Mr. Davis married Miss Katherine PACKER, who survives. They were the parents of eight children, seven boys and one girl. One boy is dead and Mrs. Frank McKEE, the daughter, died several years ago. The living are Cyrus [DAVIS], Ostinell [DAVIS] and Charles [DAVIS] of Rochester, Henry [DAVIS] of Michigan, Fred [DAVIS] of Jeffersonville and Vernie [DAVIS] of Buffalo, N.Y. A sister is living, Mrs. Eliza DYER of California, now visiting in Rochester. At the beginning of the Civil war, Mr. Davis went to Indianapolis where he joined the regular army, serving in the 17th Ohio. After three years he returned home with an honorable discharge. Mr. Davis joined the Masonic lodge at Talma in 1869, and was the first man to finish his work in the present Masonic building in Rochester. For 12 years he was secretary of the local order. He was also a member of the McClung Post G.A.R., and for years acted as its secretary. After moving to Rochester from the farm he took up fire insurance and until 10 years ago, when he retired, was very active. Mr. Davis was a life long democrat and was elected several times on the ticket as justice of the peace. The funeral will probably be held Wednesday afternoon at the home if the children arrive. ----- Published in The Rochester Sentinel Tuesday, May 30, 1916 The funeral of the late John M. DAVIS will be held at the home on west 11th st., Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Masons will be in charge of the services and burial will be made in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. ----- Published in The Rochester Sentinel Wednesday, May 31, 1916 The following relatives and friends were here Wednesday to attend the funeral of the late John M. DAVIS, which was held at three o'clock at the home, with the Masonic lodge in charge: William PACKER of Mishawaka, Mr. and Mrs. George PACKER of Culver, Vernon J. DAVIS of Buffalo, Mrs. Charles BUSH of Culver, Mrs. Amos DAVIS, Mrs. Cora DAVIS and Mr. and Mrs. Harley DAVIS of Pierceton, Henry DAVIS of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Dr. Frederick DAVIS of Jeffersonville, Ind. ----- Published in The Rochester Sentinel Monday, June 5, 1916 John M. DAVIS, one of the best known citizens of Rochester and a resident of Fulton county for 70 years, died at 10:15 Sunday evening at his residence at 317 west 11th street. He had been in poor health for several years and finally on February 18, had a stroke of paralysis on his left side, rendering him helpless. He continued to grow weaker from day to day but kept up his courage and often said if he could walk he could regain his strength and tried in fain until last Friday, when he weakened and refused to take nourishment. Altho the members of the family scarcely hoped that he could live long they did not realize that the end was so near, as he continued conscious and conversed with the family up to within five minutes of his death. Mr. Davis was well known in Rochester where he had lived from 1881, moving here from Richland township. He was born April 17, 1840, in Richland county, Ohio, the son of Amos and Rachel DAVIS and died at Rochester, Indiana, May 28, 1916. Together with his father and mother and family of seven children he moved to this county when he was six years old, settling in Newcastle township upon a farm where he lived for many years. When about 21 years old, Mr. Davis married Miss Catherine PACKER, who survives. 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, Rosa McKEE, died a number of years ago, leaving six sons who are Cyrus M. [DAVIS], Ostinal A. [DAVIS] and Charles A. [DAVIS] of Rochester, Henry A. [DAVIS] of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Dr. Frederick W. [DAVIS] of Jeffersonville, Ind., and Vernon J. [DAVIS] of Buffalo, N.Y. Mr. Davis has one sister, the last one of the family, living yet, who is Mrs. Eliza DYER of Glendora, Calif., who was with the deceased in his last hours. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Davis and wife settled on a farm in Richland township near Tiosa, Ind., afterwards going into the mercantile business and conducted a small store and was postmaster and justice of the peace for many years in the small town of Sturgeon, located on the Tippecanoe river north of Rochester. Some years later the post office was discontinued at that point and he moved to Rochester where he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and conducted a law, loan and insurance business in connection with his son, O. A. DAVIS, until a few years ago when his health began to fail him and he retired from the business. Mr. Davis' ancestors were of Welch origin, coming to America from Wales about the time William Penn laid out the city of Philadelphia. They settled about seven miles west of Philadelphia and built a large stone house there which has the date of 1702 carved on the stone in the gable and which stately building still stands to the memory of the Davis family and where their ancestors gathered for worship in their Quaker form of religion. At the beginning of the Civil war Mr. Davis enlisted in the regular army enlisting in Company A, Second Battalion, United States Infantry, at Logansport and served until the end of the war, returning home with an honorable discharge. Afterwards he was a member of McClung Post, G.A.R. and served as their secretary for many years. Mr. Davis joined the Masonic lodge and was the first to finish his work in the present Masonic Temple in Rochester and for 21 years served as secretary of the local order and for many years was one of the principal instructors in the Masonic work. Mr. Davis never united with any religious denomination, but was a strong student of the Bible and especially that portion which applies to the Masonic doctrines and always followed the teachings of Masonry as his guide and was a seeker after the truth and the right way of living to the end. Funeral of Mr. Davis was cvonducted by the Masonic lodge at the home at 317 west 11th street at three o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Interment in I.O.O.F. cemetery. SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1916 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh

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Latitude: 38.2378006
Longitude: -82.2225037

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