Descendants of Charles Woolverton

Benjamin Davis and Charity Bellis

Husband Benjamin Davis
           Born: 19 Apr 1832 - Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD
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           Died: 27 Feb 1918 - Page County, IA
         Buried:  - Essex Cemetery, Essex, Page County, IA
       Marriage: 1853
Wife Charity Bellis
           Born: 25 Mar 1833 - NJ
       Baptized: 
           Died: 18 Jul 1887 - IA
         Buried:  - Essex Cemetery, Essex, Page County, IA
         Father: Johannes Adam Bellis Jr. ¹
         Mother: Rachel Woolverton ¹
Children
1 F Almaretta Davis
           Born: 1856 - IA
       Baptized: 
           Died: 1937 - Greenwood, Cass County, NE
         Buried:  - Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, Greenwood, Cass County, NE
         Spouse: Adolphus Dale Buckingham
2 M James B. Davis
           Born: 25 Aug 1858 - IA
       Baptized: 
           Died: 21 Sep 1931 - Lamar, Barton County, MO
         Buried:  - Moorehead Cemetery, Bushnell, Barton County, MO
         Spouse: Mary Catherine Barnhart
           Marr: 14 Mar 1893 - Fremont, Page County, IA
3 F Mary Davis
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         Spouse: Frank Rockwell
4 F Elizabeth Davis
            AKA: Bettie Davis
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         Spouse: John Philip Barnhart
5 F Olive M. Davis
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         Spouse: Charles H. Wiedeman
6 M Frank M. Davis
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         Spouse: Alfreda Helstrom
7 F Ada R. Davis
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8 F Annie Davis
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9 U Davis
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10 F Almetta Davis
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11 U Davis
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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Davis

FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF23735

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Birth: Apr. 19, 1832
Baltimore County
Maryland, USA
Death: Feb. 27, 1918
Page County
Iowa, USA

Benjamin Davis, the son of James and Elizabeth (Zimmerman) Davis, was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, April 19, 1832. He received but a limited education, as he was but three years of age when his father removed to the State of Ohio: five years later he went to Jay County, Indiana, where the school-houses were of the primitive, log-cabin style, to which the methods of instruction fully corresponded. He remained with his father, helping to clear the land and till the soil; he thus early became accustomed to all the vicissitudes of frontier life in a heavily timbered section
At the age of twenty-two years Mr. Davis was united in the holy bonds of wedlock with Miss Charity Bellis, daughter of Adam and Rachel (Wolverton) Bellis, and this union was blessed with the birth of six children: Ann, Wilson, John, Mary, Amy and Charity.
The tide of emigration in those days was bearing many to the frontier, where it was believed honest effort would be honestly rewarded. In 1855, two years after his marriage, we find Mr. Davis and his young wife equipped for the journey; when he had reached Page County he found it a land of great promise, and purchased 160 acres of land, a portion of his present farm. This was partly timber and partly prairie and had no improvement; he built a log house, which stood near the site of his present dwelling. The first year he broke twelve acres of land with four yoke of oxen; his corn and other supplies had to be brought from Missouri, and he went to mill at Rockport, a point forty miles distant. After the first year, however he had no difficulty in providing abundantly for his family. It is impossible for one who has been brought up in a well-settled country to realize in any degree the privations of pioneer life, and the hearts must indeed be stout and brave to meet the various hardships with that unshrinking firmness characteristic of the early settlers. Mr. Davis prospered in his newly chosen home, and from time to time he added to his farm until he owned 1,160 acres; three years ago he divided 720 acres among his children; he and his son Frank own 640 acres of Kansas land. After the first quarter section bought from the Government, he paid, on an average, nineteen dollars per acre.
Through all his good fortune Mr. Davis has attributed his success to the constant encouragement and aid of his inestimable wife. She was a woman of education and keen perceptions, fondly devoting her whole life to the care of her famly. She was called from earth in 1886, at the age of fifty-five years, beloved and mourned as only a true mother can be.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis had born to them eight children: James, who married Mary Barnhart; Mary, wife of Frank Rockwell; Almaretta, wife of A.D. Buckingham; Elizabeth, wife of J.P. Barnhart; Olive, wife of Charles Weidman; Frank M., who married Alfreda Helstrom; Ada R. and Annie. Elizabeth, Frank and Ada have attended college at Shenandoah, and Elizabeth and Ada have been teachers.
Mr. Davis enjoys the fullest confidence of his fellow citizens, as has been attested during the past twenty years by their calling him to various positions of trust and honor. He is one of the original members of the Masonic order at Red Oak, Iowa, assisting in the organization of Montgomery Lodge, No. 57. He has taken eleven degrees in Masonry and is a member of the Council.
In the community where he has lived so many years, he has been prominently identified with all public enterprises. In his private life he is above reproach, and regarded by all who know him as a man of the highest integrity.

Family links:
Spouse:
Charity Bellis Davis (1833 - 1887)

Children:
Almeretta Davis Buckingham (1856 - 1937)*
James B. Davis (1858 - 1931)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Essex Cemetery
Essex
Page County
Iowa, USA

Created by: Marty & Harley
Record added: Nov 02, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 100054243
General Notes: Wife - Charity Bellis

FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF23446

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Birth: Mar. 25, 1833
New Jersey, USA
Death: Jul. 18, 1887
Iowa, USA

w/o Benjamin Davis

Family links:
Parents:
Johannes Adam Bellis (1788 - 1850)
Rachel Wolverton Bellis (1791 - 1876)

Spouse:
Benjamin Davis (1832 - 1918)*

Children:
Almeretta Davis Buckingham (1856 - 1937)*
James B. Davis (1858 - 1931)*

Siblings:
Wilson Bellis (1816 - 1882)*
Mary Bellis Sigler (1823 - 1895)*
Charity Bellis Davis (1833 - 1887)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Essex Cemetery
Essex
Page County
Iowa, USA

Created by: Bonecollector
Record added: Jul 27, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9189750
Notes: Marriage

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MARR: RIN MH:FF6908

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Sources

1. WikiTree Wolverton Family.

Sources

1 WikiTree Wolverton Family.

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