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Daniel Spence Davie

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Daniel Spence Davie

Birth
Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois, USA
Death
8 Nov 1919 (aged 92)
Anna, Union County, Illinois, USA
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Daniel S. Davie died 8 Nov 1919, at home in Jonesboro, and was buried in Jonesboro Cemetery. He was born 5 Oct 1827, in Jonesboro, the oldest son of 10 children of Winstead and Anna (Willard) Davie.
He was a grandson of Nancy Willard and a nephew of Willis Willard. He attended Shurtleff College at Alton, but left at age 17, fearing he had tuberculosis.
He was in the mill and store business at Anna and Cobden and at New Haven, Mo. He bought a farm west of Jonesboro 35 years ago.
He married in 1851 (1 May 1850) in New York City, Cornelia E. Flagler, who died in 1866. Their surviving children were Samuel F. Davie, of Jonesboro, Mrs. James Norris (Emily), of Anna, Mrs. Cornelia E. Hallam, of Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. T. W. Hughen (Juliette), of Port Arthur, Texas.
He married in 1868 (16 Jun 1867) in Jonesboro, Julia A. Pickel. Their surviving children were James W. Davie, construction engineer in Philadelphia, Dr. Joseph Davie, physician in St. Louis, Elnora K. Davie, of Jonesboro, Mrs. Bruce M. Parmelee (Winstead), of Springfield, Idaho, and Mrs. E. E. Sims (Serena), of Mona, Wyo.; two sisters, Mrs. Emily Wiley and Mrs. Nancy Brown, both of Anna; 21 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. His six nephews were his pallbearers.
Originally published in the Jonesboro Gazette November 14, 1919. Items in () were not in publication.
Daniel S. Davie died 8 Nov 1919, at home in Jonesboro, and was buried in Jonesboro Cemetery. He was born 5 Oct 1827, in Jonesboro, the oldest son of 10 children of Winstead and Anna (Willard) Davie.
He was a grandson of Nancy Willard and a nephew of Willis Willard. He attended Shurtleff College at Alton, but left at age 17, fearing he had tuberculosis.
He was in the mill and store business at Anna and Cobden and at New Haven, Mo. He bought a farm west of Jonesboro 35 years ago.
He married in 1851 (1 May 1850) in New York City, Cornelia E. Flagler, who died in 1866. Their surviving children were Samuel F. Davie, of Jonesboro, Mrs. James Norris (Emily), of Anna, Mrs. Cornelia E. Hallam, of Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. T. W. Hughen (Juliette), of Port Arthur, Texas.
He married in 1868 (16 Jun 1867) in Jonesboro, Julia A. Pickel. Their surviving children were James W. Davie, construction engineer in Philadelphia, Dr. Joseph Davie, physician in St. Louis, Elnora K. Davie, of Jonesboro, Mrs. Bruce M. Parmelee (Winstead), of Springfield, Idaho, and Mrs. E. E. Sims (Serena), of Mona, Wyo.; two sisters, Mrs. Emily Wiley and Mrs. Nancy Brown, both of Anna; 21 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. His six nephews were his pallbearers.
Originally published in the Jonesboro Gazette November 14, 1919. Items in () were not in publication.

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