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Facts and Events
About Edmund Davis
Edmund Davis, Jr. was born in May 1850 in London, England, son of Edmund Charles Davis (1822-1904) and his wife Jane Hargreaves (1818-1863). Edmund was listed in the 1861 England Census in London, Middlesex, England at age 10 with his parents Edmund and Jane and siblings Alice J. (age 2), Charles (age 3) and Ralph (age 11 months).
Edmund emmigrated to America on the ship "S.S. City of Brooklyn" which arrived in New York, New York on 10 March 1869. [Source: New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957].
In 1880, Edmund Davis is listed as age 30, occupation Farmer in the 1880 U.S. Census in Towanda, Butler, Kansas with his father Edmund (age 57). In 1900, Edmund is listed as head of household in the 1900 U.S. Census with his wife Eva F. [Eidson] age 29, children Fay E. Davis (age 11), Alice E. Davis (age 9), Edmund D. Davis (age 7) and his father Edmund Davis (age 77). Edmund stated that he had immigrated in 1869 [which agrees with the record listed above] and that he was married in 1888. An Ancestry Member Tree cites the actual marriage date as 30 July 1887 in Howard County, Kansas.
Later, Edmund Davis purchased a local newspaper, the Towanda Herald from a Mr. M. Potts. 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 nearby Whitewater, and changed the name of the publication to the Whitewater Independent. After he died, the newspaper plant was owned by the Davis estate and managed and edited by his son, Edmund D. Davis. [Source: Butler County’s Eighty Years ~ 1855-1935, by Jessie Perry Stratford]
Edmund Davis Jr. died in 1929 in Harvey County, Kansas. He was buried there in Whitewater Cemetery. [Source: Find-A-Grave].
References
- England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.).
1861 England Census
Name: Edmund Davies
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: 1851
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Edmund Davies
Mother's name: Jane Davies
Gender: Male
Where born: London, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: Barton upon Irwell
Ecclesiastical parish: Eccles
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Barton Upon Irwell
Sub-registration district: Barton
ED, institution, or vessel: 8g
Household schedule number: 12
Piece: 2864
Folio: 5
Page Number: 4
Household Members: Name Age
Edmund Davies 38
Jane Davies 25
Edmund Davies 10
Alice J Davies 2
Charles Davies 3
Ralph Davies 11/12
Ralph Hargreaves 75
Jane Hargreaves 64
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Edmund Davis
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1850
Birthplace: England
Home in 1880: Towanda, 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 Birthplace: England
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age
Edmund Davis 57
Edmund Davis 30
- United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Edmund Davis
Age: 50
Birth Date: May 1850
Birthplace: England
Home in 1900: Milton, Butler, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1869
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eva F Davis
Marriage Year: 1888
Years Married: 12
Father's Name: Edmund Davis
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
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
- United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624).
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Edmund Davis
Age in 1910: 59
Birth Year: abt 1851
Birthplace: England
Home in 1910: Milton, Butler, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1869
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eva F Davis
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members: Name Age
Edmund Davis 59
Eva F Davis 39
Edmund D Davis 17
Esther B Davis 9
Eldy Davis 7
Elma F Davis 4
Eldrige C Davis 2
- United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Edmund Davis
Age: 78
Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: England
Home in 1920: Milton, Butler, Kansas
Street: East Side Of E Street
House Number: X
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1870
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eva F Davis
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Home Owned: Own
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Occupation: Editor
Industry: Wsekly Newspaper
Employment Field: Own Account
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
- Find A Grave.
- National Archives and Records Administration. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration).
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Edmund Davis
Arrival Date: 10 Mar 1869
Birth Date: abt 1847
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: British (English)
Place of Origin: Great Britain
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: City of Brooklyn
- Stratford, Jessie Perry. Butler County's eighty years, 1855-1935. (unknown: unknown, c1934)
pg. 88.
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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