Davis Edmund b. 6 May 1850 Fairfax, England d. 20 Jan 1928 Whitewater, Kansas

1850 - 1928

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Birth 6 May 1850 Fairfax, England

Gender Male

Died 20 Jan 1928 Whitewater, Kansas

Person ID I67907 Family

Last Modified 10 Aug 2006

Father Davis E.

Mother Hargraves Jane

Family ID F1827 Group Sheet

Family Eidson Eva Fay, b. 1871, Wisconsin

Married 30 July 1887

Children

	1. Davis Edna
	2. Davis Eidson
	3. Davis Edmund Dillon, b. 4 Sept 1892, Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas
	4. Davis Emily J. Fay, b. 24 July 1888, Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas
	5. Davis Eva A. May, b. 29 June 1890, Whitewater, Butler County, Kansas
	6. Davis Esther B., b. 8 Sept 1900
	7. Davis Eidy, b. 26 Jan 1903
	8. Davis Ela Francis, b. 18 Oct 1905
	9. Davis Eldridge Charles, b. 23 Mar 1908
	10. Davis Earldon Enola, b. 25 Nov 1910

Last Modified 10 Aug 2006

Family ID F1828 Group Sheet

Notes	History of Butler county, Kansas by Vol. P. Mooney 1916 Pages 656-657 E. Davis, editor of the The Whitewater "Independent," Whitewater, Kansas is one of the veteran newspaper men of Butler county. He is a native of England, born in London, May 6, 1850, a son of E. and Jane (Hargraves) Davis, natives of London, where the father was a shopkeeper. In 1869 the Davis family immigrated to America. E. Davis, the subject of this sketch, came to Kansas in 1869 and, after spending a short time at Lawrence, came to Butler county in the spring of 1870. When he came here Emporia was the terminus of the railroad, and he walked from there to Butler county. He located on a claim of 160 acres of Government land, two miles east of Towanda, where he remained a few years. He then bought The Towanda "Herald", and conducted that paper for eight years, and at the same time was engaged in other pursuits, as the income from the paper was not sufficient to justify him in devoting all his time to that enterprise. He then sold the "Herald" and came to Whitewater and began publishing the "Independent", which he has conducted all these years. It is one of the substantial and progressive newspapers of the county. Mr. Davis was married July 30, 1887 to Eva Fay Eidson, a native of Wisconsin. To this union have been born the following children; Emily J. Fay, born July 24, 1888; Eva A. May, born June 29, 1890, Edmond Dillion, born September 4, 1892; Esther B., born September 8, 1900; Eidy, born January 26, 1903; Ela Francis, born October 18, 1905; Elridge Charles, born March 23, 1908, Earldon Enola, born November 25, 1910. Mr. Davis is well known throughout Butler county and is one of our most substantial men of affairs Some information provided by: George Edison P.O. Box 85 Shepherd, MT. 59079 Tel: 406-373-6184 gedison@imt.net