Joshua Davis, founder of the present family, was born in Wales, died at Ebensburg, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, in August, 1842. His family had probably been farmers in Wales for generations. He settled at Ebensburg on a farm and was quite young at the time of his death, having lived in America but a short time. He married Ann James. born in Wales in 1809, and died in Ebensburg, March 11, 1884.
