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Martha Hepziah <I>Brush</I> Davis

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Martha Hepziah Brush Davis

Birth
Joplin, Newton County, Missouri, USA
Death
16 Feb 1943 (aged 70)
Lohn, McCulloch County, Texas, USA
Burial
Lohn, McCulloch County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Martha was the daughter of James O Brush and Margaret Wymore of Kentucky. They left Kentucky after 1865 probably because of the Civil War. They settled in Joplin Missouri for about 6 years. It is said that Margaret Wymore had relatives there. This is where Martha was born. They came to Texas in 1876 settling near Aquilla, Hill County, Texas They are on the 1880 census there. Martha's sister Rebeccawas married in Saline County, Missouri. It's possible that she was born in Saline County, MO.
Martha married David C Davis on Oct 8, 1891 in Hill County, Texas. They had 10 children of this union at least 8 surviving to adulthood. bio by Virginia Lee Young

Viola Irene Davis (1892-1892)
David Lilliard Davis (1894-1970)
William Edward Davis (1896-1962)
Bertha May Davis (1898-1960)
Milton Homer Davis (1900-1983)
Jessie Columbus Davis (1904-1965)
Moses F Davis (1906-)
Alvin Miller Davis Sr (1907-1993)
George Dewey Davis (1911-)
Dona Lee Davis (1913-1984)

Note: Hepziah is a varation of that name Hephzibah is a name taken from the bible . Other varients Eppie, Hepsie (English)

Meaning: my delight is in her
1. The wife of Hezekiah and mother of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1).
2. A symbolical name of Zion, as representing the Lord's favor toward her (Isa. 62:4).
Martha was the daughter of James O Brush and Margaret Wymore of Kentucky. They left Kentucky after 1865 probably because of the Civil War. They settled in Joplin Missouri for about 6 years. It is said that Margaret Wymore had relatives there. This is where Martha was born. They came to Texas in 1876 settling near Aquilla, Hill County, Texas They are on the 1880 census there. Martha's sister Rebeccawas married in Saline County, Missouri. It's possible that she was born in Saline County, MO.
Martha married David C Davis on Oct 8, 1891 in Hill County, Texas. They had 10 children of this union at least 8 surviving to adulthood. bio by Virginia Lee Young

Viola Irene Davis (1892-1892)
David Lilliard Davis (1894-1970)
William Edward Davis (1896-1962)
Bertha May Davis (1898-1960)
Milton Homer Davis (1900-1983)
Jessie Columbus Davis (1904-1965)
Moses F Davis (1906-)
Alvin Miller Davis Sr (1907-1993)
George Dewey Davis (1911-)
Dona Lee Davis (1913-1984)

Note: Hepziah is a varation of that name Hephzibah is a name taken from the bible . Other varients Eppie, Hepsie (English)

Meaning: my delight is in her
1. The wife of Hezekiah and mother of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1).
2. A symbolical name of Zion, as representing the Lord's favor toward her (Isa. 62:4).

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Martha died Feb 16 and was buried Feb 17 1943 according to death certificate

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