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Facts and Events
About Edmund Dillon Davis
Edmund Dillon Davis was born 4 September 1892, the son of Edmund Davis, Jr. (1850-1929) and his wife Eva Fay "Eve" Eidson (1871-1952). Edmund spent most of his childhood in Butler County, Kansas, growing up in the towns of Milton and Whitewater. [Source: 1900, 1920 & 1930 U.S. Census]. According to the World War I Draft Registration Card that Edmund completed on 5 June 1917 in Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas, Edmund was single, age 24, was of medium height, medium build, had grey eyes and dark brown hair. He was working at the time as a printer for a newspaper, no doubt the newspaper purchased by his father some years earlier. Edmund was a World War I veteran and served his country well.
On 10 December 1922, Edmund married Mary Elizabeth Hamilton (1902-2001), the daughter of Peter Theodore Hamilton (1864-1952) and his wife Ella Louise Garthwaite (1867-1946), in Kansas.
In the 1930 U.S. Census, Edmund was listed as age 38, had income listed in the previous year of $1,500 and was working as an "Editor" (Occupation) of a "City Paper" (Industry). He was listed as "Head of Household" with wife Mary E. Davis (age 28), daughters Elmina O. Davis (age 5), Gloris W. Davis (age 4 years 2 months) and son Lyle E. Davis (age 3 months). According to an account in Butler County’s Eighty Years ~ 1855-1935 by Jessie Perry Stratford, Edmund D. Davis was the Managing Editor of the Whitewater Independent, a local paper in Towanda, Butler County, Kansas, founded by his father.
Edmund Davis also served in the Kansas State House of Representatives from 1937-1938 and represented the citizens of Whitewater in Butler County as a Democrat in Congressional District 2. He passed away on 31 August 1950 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas at the age of 57. His wife Mary Elizabeth would go on to live another 51 years after Edmund, living to the grand age of 99, just eight months short of what would have been her 100th birthday.
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References
- ↑ United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988).
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Edmund Dillon Davis
County: Butler
State: Kansas
Birthplace: Kansas,United States of America
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1892
Race: Caucasian (White)
- United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Edmund D Davis
Age: 7
Birth Date: Sep 1892
Birthplace: Kansas
Home in 1900: Milton, Butler, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Edmund Davis
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's name: Eva F Davis
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Household Members: Name Age
Edmund Davis 50
Eva F Davis 29
Fay E Davis 11
Alice E Davis 9
Edmund D Davis 7
Edmund Davis 77
- Kansas, United States. State Census Collection, 1855-1925.
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
Name: E D Davis
Census Date: 1925
Residence County: Butler
Residence State: Kansas
Locality: Whitewater
Birth Location: Kansas
Family Number: 55
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1893
Race: White
Relation: Head
LINE: 23
Roll: KS1925_14
Spouse's Name: Mary E Davis
Household Member(s): Name Age
E D Davis 32
Mary E Davis 22
Elemna O Davis 1
- United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Edmund D Davis
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Kansas
Home in 1920: Milton, Butler, Kansas
Street: East Side Of E St
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Edmund Davis
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's name: Eva F Davis
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Occupation: Printer
Industry: Newspaper Office
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Household Members: Name Age
Edmund Davis 78
Eva F Davis 49
Edmund D Davis 27
Ester B Davis 19
Eldy Davis 17
Elma F Davis 14
Elridge C Davis 12
Earlden Davis 9
W Odeal Hamilton 7
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626).
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Edmund D Davis
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: White
Home in 1930: Whitewater, Butler, Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary E Davis
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Household Members: Name Age
Edmund D Davis 38
Mary E Davis 28
Elmina O Davis 5
Gloris W Davis 4 [4 2/12]
Lyle E Davis 0 [3/12]
- Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
1 September 1950.
Name: Edmund D. Davis
Born:
Died: August 31, 1950 in Wichita, Kansas.
Occupation: Editor, Publisher
County: Butler
Town: Whitewater
Party: Democrat
District: 52
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938
Notes: World War I veteran.
Source material:
1)---Topeka State Journal 9/1/1950
- Stratford, Jessie Perry. Butler County's eighty years, 1855-1935. (unknown: unknown, c1934).
Edmund (Ted) Davis was a pioneer newspaper man in Towanda, buying the Towanda Herald from M. Potts. Mr. Davis published the paper until the tornado of March 31, 1892, which wrecked the town’s business and residence districts and killed eight persons. Mr. Davis then moved the remnant of his plant to Whitewater, and changed the name of the publication to the Whitewater Independent. Since the death of Mr. Davis, the plant is owned by the Davis estate and managed and edited by Edmund D. Davis. Since the removal of the Davis plant, Towanda has had several papers. For years, George W. Moore issued the Towanda Times. J. C. Stoddard now owns the plant and issues The Western Butler County Times.
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