Edwin James Davis

• Name source ^{1 2 3}
• Sex: M
• Also Known As: Edwin J. Davis
• Born: 18 JAN 1862 in Galva, Ida, Iowa ^{4 5 6 7}
• Died: 25 NOV 1956 in Mondovi, Buffalo, Wisconsin ⁸
• Buried: 28 NOV 1956: East Pepin Cemetery, Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin ^{14 8}
• Census 1880: 11 JUN 1880: Peru Twp., Dunn, Wisconsin; age 18 ⁶
• Census 1900: 13 JUN 1900: Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin; age 38 ⁹
• Census 1910: 21 APR 1910: Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin; age 48 ¹¹
• Census 1920: 17 JAN 1920: Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin; age 56 ¹³
• Census 1930: BET. 18 - 22 APR 1930: Hallie Twp., Chippewa, Wisconsin; age 68 ¹²
• Census 1940: 13 APR 1940: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; age 78 ¹⁸
• Occupation 1: 1880: Farm laborer ⁶
• Occupation 2: BET. 1887 - 1930: Farmer ^{9 10 11 12 13}
• Religion: ABT. 1920: Church of the Brethren ¹⁰
• Residence 1: BET. 1887 - 1911: West part of Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin ¹⁰
• Residence 2: AFT. 1911: Section 25, Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin ¹⁰
• Residence 3: 1914: East Pepin, Wisconsin ¹⁵
• Residence 4: 1918: R.R. 1, Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin ¹⁷
• Residence 5: 1928: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin ¹⁶
• Residence 6: 1940: 1109 Barland St., Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin ¹⁸ BEF. 1940 ¹⁹
• Notes:

  Birth: 18 Jan 1862 Galva, Ida County, Iowa (AFN: 3BG3-7T)
  
  Marriage: 2 Jul 1886 Durand, Pepin County, Wisconsin, Spouse Huldah Ann Belden (AFN: 3BG3-81) (AFN: 3BG3-7T)
  
  Death: 24 Nov 1956 Mondovi, Buffalo County, Wisconsin (AFN: 3BG3-7T)
  
  Burial: 29 Nov 1956 Mondovi, Buffalo County, Wisconsin (AFN: 3BG3-7T)
  
  In 1900, a James L. Ayers (b. Jan 1868, Wisconsin; father born Illinois, mother born New York) was an immediate neighbor. [Possibly a nephew of Florence Ayers Davis.]
  Source: U.S. Census, Albany, Pepin, Wisconsin; ED#113; Sheet 7; p. 190 A; entry 116 119
  
  Founded the Church of the Brethren church in Albany Twp., Pepin Co., Wisconsin. Source: Ray Lawrence & Larry Lawrence
  
  Last Name First Name Source Page
  Davis Edwin History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties Wisconsin, 1919 832
  Source: All-in-One History Search <http://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/history/search.php>

• Married: 2 JUL 1886: Durand, Pepin, Wisconsin ^{14 1 20 21 22}
• Married: 3 JUL 1887 ²³
• Notes:

  Name: Edwin Davis
  Marriage Date: 01 Jul 1886
  County: Pepin
  Volume: 01
  Page: 0310
  
  Name: Hulda A Belden
  Marriage Date: 01 Jul 1886
  County: Pepin
  Volume: 01
  Page: 0310
  Source: Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907.

1. Earl Edwin Davis, b. 30 JAN 1887 in Lima Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin
2. Eva Celest Davis, b. AUG 1888 in Wisconsin
3. Verna Mae Davis, b. DEC 1895 in Wisconsin
4. Alcie Belle Davis, b. 5 SEP 1897 in Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin
5. Nona Ethel Davis, b. 14 APR 1899 in Durand, Pepin, Wisconsin
6. Wilfred Ray Davis, b. 17 MAY 1900 in Durand, Pepin, Wisconsin
7. Mattie Pearl Davis, b. 5 SEP 1902 in Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin
8. Walter Forest Davis, b. 20 SEP 1904 in Lima Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin
9. Roy Wesley Davis, b. 7 SEP 1907 in Durand, Pepin, Wisconsin
10. John Elmer Davis, b. 21 NOV 1908 in Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin

1. Title: Judith Hicks Weizel
   Media: Interview
2. Title: Census - 1900 US Federal; WI; Pepin Albany
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: ED#113; Sheet 7; p. 190 A; entry 116 119
3. Title: Census - 1940 US Federal; WI; Eau Claire Eau Claire
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: Ward 2; ED 18-8B, Sheet 8A; entry 1109 169
   Text: "Davis, James E."
4. Title: Cemetery Tombstones, East Pepin Cemetery
   Author: Joel & Kate Hahn and Bill & Judy Weizel
   Publication: August 2, 2002
   Comment/Location: Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin (On Cty. Rd. H, north of Cty. Rd. A)
   Media: Tombstone
   Text: "Jan. 18, 1862"
5. Title: Biography of Edwin J. Davis
   Publication: Bet. 1918-1920
   Comment/Location: Title not listed in Rohrscheib file; supplied by Kate Weizel Hahn for identification purposes.
   Comment/Location: Joanne Rohrscheib FTM file
   Media: Unknown
   Text: Prepared by Verden and Winnie Hicks
6. Title: Census - 1880 US Federal; WI; Dunn Peru
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: ED #152, Sheet #298A, p. 13; entry 83 83
7. Title: Census - 1940 US Federal; WI; Eau Claire Eau Claire
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: Ward 2; ED 18-8B, Sheet 8A; entry 1109 169
   Text: "Age 78, Iowa"
8. Title: Cemetery Tombstones, East Pepin Cemetery
   Author: Joel & Kate Hahn and Bill & Judy Weizel
   Publication: August 2, 2002
   Comment/Location: Albany Twp., Pepin, Wisconsin (On Cty. Rd. H, north of Cty. Rd. A)
   Media: Tombstone
9. Title: Census - 1900 US Federal; WI; Pepin Albany
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: ED 113; Sheet 7A; entry 116 119
10. Title: Biography of Edwin J. Davis
    Publication: Bet. 1918-1920
    Comment/Location: Title not listed in Rohrscheib file; supplied by Kate Weizel Hahn for identification purposes.
    Comment/Location: Joanne Rohrscheib FTM file
    Media: Unknown
11. Title: Census - 1910 US Federal; WI; Pepin Albany
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: ED 149; Sheet 3B; entry 46 -
12. Title: Census - 1930 US Federal; WI; Chippewa Hallie
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: ED #30, Sheet #7A; entry 144 146
13. Title: Census - 1920 US Federal; WI; Pepin Albany
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: ED #145, Sheet #5B; entry Fm 94 95
14. Title: Family Group Record
    Comment/Location: Generally untrustworthy
    Comment/Location: Ancestral File, http://www.familysearch.org/
    Media: Electronic
15. Title: Obituary for Rhoda Belden
    Publication: Pepin County Paper, Aug 14, 1914
    Comment/Location: Joanne Rohrscheib FTM file
    Media: Newspaper
16. Title: Obituary for George Washington Belden
    Publication: Courier Wedge, Feb 9, 1928; Durand, Wisconsin
    Comment/Location: Joanne Rohrscheib FTM file
    Media: Newspaper
17. Title: World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    Publication: Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2004
    Comment/Location: http://www.ancestry.com/
    Media: Electronic
    Text: [Draft card for son Wilfred]
18. Title: Census - 1940 US Federal; WI; Eau Claire Eau Claire
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: Ward 2; ED 18-8B, Sheet 8A; entry 1109 169
19. Title: Census - 1940 US Federal; WI; Eau Claire Eau Claire
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: Ward 2; ED 18-8B, Sheet 8A; entry 1109 169
    Text: "Occupation: Pension"
20. Title: Rohrscheib, Joanne
    Media: Other
21. Title: Marriage Certificate for Huldah Belden & Edwin Davis
    Publication: 01 July, 1886 (married July 2nd)
    Comment/Location: Marriage Certificate, Pepin County, Wisconsin, Vol. 2, p. 88
    Media: Civil Registry
22. Title: Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907
    Author: Ancestry.com
    Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
    Comment/Location: Original data: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division.
    Comment/Location: Good, but contains a lot of transcription errors
    Comment/Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4997
    Media: Electronic
    Text: "01 [sic] Jul 1886, Pepin Co."
23. Title: Biography of Edwin J. Davis
    Publication: Bet. 1918-1920
    Comment/Location: Title not listed in Rohrscheib file; supplied by Kate Weizel Hahn for identification purposes.
    Comment/Location: Joanne Rohrscheib FTM file
    Media: Unknown
    Text: "July 3, 1887"