James Payton Davis (b. November 18, 1843, d. November 1, 1903)
James Payton Davis (son of Robert Davis and Esther Larrimore) was born November 18, 1843 in Franklin County, Missouri - Boeuf, MO, and died November 1, 1903 in Belleville, Illinois.He married (1) Sarah P. Comely.He married (2) Salira Gardener on 1868.
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Lincoln Lodge
Good Samaritan Benevolence Society
Lived in Belleville since 1865 for 38 years.
His Father was born in Tennessee and his mother was born in Missouri and it appears that he rented a house and had a 15 year old living with him at the time - 1900 (June 1) census.
Buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery at 1101 Mascoutah Ave, Belleville, IL (618-257-3330).
Obituary in the Bellveille Weekly Advocate.
Residence in1892 may have been 113 S. Gold in Belleville, IL
More About James Payton Davis:
Burial: Unknown, Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois - Lot T, 5th Addition, Gr. 6.
Census: 1870, Roll 279, page 220 shows him to be 26 yrs. of age living in Shiloh, St. Clair County, IL.
Occupation: 1900, Coal Mining Engineer.
Residence: November 9, 1903, 510 W. First St., Belleville, IL.
More About James Payton Davis and Salira Gardener:
Marriage: 1868
Children of James Payton Davis and Sarah P. Comely are:
B Davis, b. 1869, d. date unknown.
Children of James Payton Davis and Salira Gardener are:
+Charles Allen Davis, b. December 8, 1871, Shiloh, Illinois, d. April 4, 1943, Belleville, Illinois at 4:45 PM - Death Certificate # 0000105.
+James Alphus Davis, b. September 30, 1873, Turkey Hill, Illinois, d. September 7, 1955, St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Illinois at 2:05 pm.
+Loretta Davis, b. June 6, 1870, d. May 19, 1911, Belleville, Illinois.
Albert D. Davis, b. 1885, d. date unknown.
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