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Robert Wiley Davis

Birth	:	16 Nov 1854 Washington County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	30 Dec 1927 Snyder, Morgan County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Sunset Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Boone County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5611000, -98.1605988
Plot	:	Block 52, Lot 3N1/2
Inscription	:	Father
Description	:	Another Old Settler Called To His Reward Robert Wiley Davis, an old resident of this community, died Friday, December 30, 1927, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. B. Thompson at Snyder, Colorado, of a cancer on his jaw, after being seriously ill for about a month. He had been suffering from the malady for about a year. The body was brought by Mr. and Mrs. Thompson back to Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, where funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Baptist church, where Mr. Davis held his membership until his death. Read More	Another Old Settler Called To His Reward Robert Wiley Davis, an old resident of this community, died Friday, December 30, 1927, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. B. Thompson at Snyder, Colorado, of a cancer on his jaw, after being seriously ill for about a month. He had been suffering from the malady for about a year. The body was brought by Mr. and Mrs. Thompson back to Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, where funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Baptist church, where Mr. Davis held his membership until his death. All of his seven children were present at the funeral, and in accordance to his wish, six of his grandsons were the pall-bearers, and his granddaughters were flower girls. Several cars of Wolbach people attended the funeral, including many Odd-fellows, of which lodge Mr. Davis was a faithful member. Mr. Davis was always an ardent admirer of William Jennings Bryan, and even until a short time before his death talked occasionally of the Great Commoner. With his family, Mr. Davis moved to Nebraska in 1889, and they were among those who helped to transform the raw prairie into a district of cultivated farms and pleasant homes. He was postmaster in Wolbach for three years during Wilson's first administration, but resigned to go back to the farm, which life he liked best. The deceased was born in Washington county, Illinois, November 16, 1854 and was 73 years, 1 month and 14 days old at the time of his death. He was united in marriage to Mary Jane Martin on May 25, 1879. To this union nine children were born, two of whom died in infancy. He leaves to mourn his death, seven children, namely, Mrs. Tima Best of Oconto, Nebraska; John Manly, of Wolbach, Nebraska; Mrs. Dessye Thompson of Snyder, Colorado; Jesse R. of Casper, Wyoming, Mrs. Eva Miller of Irvington, Illinois; Guy B. of Sterling, Colorado; and Mrs. Velma Belle Wolfe of Midland, Texas; also 14 grandchildren and two brothers. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen and I.O.O.F. lodges. He had been a member of the latter fraternity for 49 years, being a charter member at both Cedar Rapids and Wolbach when the I.O.O.F. lodges were organized. Mr. Davis' wife preceded him to the Great Beyond June 29, 1926. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the friends for their sympathy and the lodges for their assistance and beautiful floral offerings at the time of the burial of our father and grandfather. Mr. and Mrs. J. Manly Davis and children. Wolbach Messenger, Wolbach, Nebraska, Thursday, January 5, 1928

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Robert Wiley Davis's memorial is located at: Sunset Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Boone County, USA.
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Robert Wiley Davis death on 30 Dec 1927 in Snyder, Morgan County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 41.5611000
Longitude: -98.1605988

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Mary Jane Martin Davis

(1860 - 1926)

Children

Tyma Iva Davis Best

(1882 - 1968)

John Manly Davis

(1885 - 1978)

Nellie Rebecca Davis

(1892 - 1893)

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