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Clara Lazenbury <I>Davis</I> Farmer

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Clara Lazenbury Davis Farmer

Birth
Yarlington, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Death
28 Dec 1890 (aged 71)
Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
Plot
E-12-2-2W
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CLARA LAZENBURY DAVIS WAS NOT MARRIED TO WILLIAM REX, BUT WILLIAM REX WAS THE FATHER OF THE FIVE GIRLS.
WHEN SHE LEFT WILLIAM REX IN ENGLAND, SHE TOOK HER MAIDEN NAME OF DAVIS, AND SO DID HER TWO GIRL'S.

CLARA DAVIS ACCORDING TO THE 1851 CENSUS WAS BORN IN THE PARISH OF SHEPTON MONTAUGE. SHE WAS CHRISTENED IN THE PARISH OF YARLINGTON 7 MAY 1820, THE DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM DAVIS A LABORER AND RHODA DAVIS. IN 1841 SHE WAS LIVING IN THE PARISH OF BRUTON WHERE SHE WORKED AS A SEAMSTRESS. SHE HAD FIVE DAUGHTERS BY WILLIAM REX. THE FIRST THREE DIED OF CONSUMPTION IN ENGLAND AND THEN MORMON MISSIONARIES CAME AND CLARA DAVIS JOINED THE MORMON CHURCH. WILLIAM REX DID NOT WANT HER TO JOIN OR ATTEND.
SHE LEFT HIM AND IN 1851 SHE WAS A LODGER IN THE HOME OF JAMES AND ELIZABETH RIDOUT IN THE PARISH OF BRUTON WITH TWO DAUGHTERS ELIZABETH, AGE 8 AND ANN AGE 7. NOTE: IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ON THE SAME STREET A WILLIAM REX WAS LIVING IN THE HOUSE OF CHARLES REX. WITH THESE TWO DAUGHTERS THEY LEFT ENGLAND FOR ZION. THEY ARRIVED IN NEW YORK WHERE THEY STAYED WITH RELATIVES FOR 2 YEARS. THEY WENT WITH CAPTAIN HORN'S COMPANY FOR SALT LAKE CITY. SHE WAS THE COOK FOR HORN. HER DAUGHTER ELIZABETH DIED WHEN SHE WAS ONLY 16. WITH HER REMAINING DAUGHTER, ANN, THEY LEFT BY WAGON TRAIN AND CROSSED THE PLAINS. AFTER ARRIVING IN SALT LAKE CITY, CLARA MARRIED JAMES Morris FARMER. (THIS BRIEF HISTORY OF CLARA DAVIS AS RECORDED IN FAMILY RECORDS AND SUPPORTED BY ACTUAL RECORDS. ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON CLARA BEGINS IN THE PARISH OF BRUTON, WHERE WE FIND CLARA LIVING ALONE IN 1841 ON TULBURY.

- BRUTON:1841 CENSUS FHL #474594, PG. 35) ANCESTRAL FILE (TM) DATA AS OF 2 JAN. 1996, FHL, BRUTON 1851 CENSUS FILM 221089 PG. 599 LINE 187. FHL FHL 221089 DATE OF ENTRY:30 MAR 1851. CLARA DAVIS LODGER UNMARRIED AGE 30, SILK THROWITRAG, BORN IN SOMERSET COUNTY, PARISH OF SHEPTON MOUTAGUE, LODGER LIVING IN THE HOME OF JAMES RIDOUT. ELIZABETH DAVIS, LODGER, AGE 8K BORN IN BRUTON, SOMERSET. ANN DAVI S, LODGER, AGE 7, BORN IN BRUTON, SOMERSET. BRUTON 1841 CENSUS FHL 474594, PG. 355, FHL 474594. CLARA DAVIS AGE 20, SEMPSTRESS, BORN IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. CHR: CHURCH OF ENGLAND, YARLINGTON PARISH REGISTER, MICROFILM 1526805 PG. 8, NO. 59. FHL BAPT. 7 MAY 1820 CLARA DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM AND RHODA DAVIS, ABODE YARLINGTON, LABORER. NOTES: CLARA DAVIS ACCORDING TO THE 1851 CENSUS WAS BORN IN THE PARISH OF SHEPTON MOUTAUGE. SHE WAS CHRISTENED IN THE PARISH OF YARLINGTON 7 MAY 1820, THE DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM DAVIS A LABORER AND RHODA DAVIS.

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Notes on being married to James Morris Farmer
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PARKER/2001-02/0982251419

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Parents
father: William Boun Lazenbury DAVIS
mother: Rhoda White Pitman DAVIS

Marriages
Father of Children: William REX
spouse: James Morris FARMER


CHILDREN:
child 1: Annie Lazenbury DAVIS (REX) (REX)
gender: Female
birth: 28 May 1843 Bruton, Somersetshire, England
death: 22 Feb 1914
Salt Lake City, S.L., UT
burial: (City Cemetery), Salt Lake City, S.L., UT

child 2: Mary Jane REX
gender: Female
birth: 28 Apr 1842 Bruton, Somerset, England
death: 28 Apr 1842

child 3: Elizabeth Davis REX
gender: Female
birth: 15 Jun 1841 Bruton, Somerset, England
death: 23 Apr 1857

child 4: Rhoda REX
gender: Female
birth: 15 Oct 1839 Yarlington, Somerset, England
death: 3 Feb 1840

child 5: Mary REX
gender: Female
birth: 15 Aug 1845 Bruton, Somerset, England
death: Nov 1845
CLARA LAZENBURY DAVIS WAS NOT MARRIED TO WILLIAM REX, BUT WILLIAM REX WAS THE FATHER OF THE FIVE GIRLS.
WHEN SHE LEFT WILLIAM REX IN ENGLAND, SHE TOOK HER MAIDEN NAME OF DAVIS, AND SO DID HER TWO GIRL'S.

CLARA DAVIS ACCORDING TO THE 1851 CENSUS WAS BORN IN THE PARISH OF SHEPTON MONTAUGE. SHE WAS CHRISTENED IN THE PARISH OF YARLINGTON 7 MAY 1820, THE DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM DAVIS A LABORER AND RHODA DAVIS. IN 1841 SHE WAS LIVING IN THE PARISH OF BRUTON WHERE SHE WORKED AS A SEAMSTRESS. SHE HAD FIVE DAUGHTERS BY WILLIAM REX. THE FIRST THREE DIED OF CONSUMPTION IN ENGLAND AND THEN MORMON MISSIONARIES CAME AND CLARA DAVIS JOINED THE MORMON CHURCH. WILLIAM REX DID NOT WANT HER TO JOIN OR ATTEND.
SHE LEFT HIM AND IN 1851 SHE WAS A LODGER IN THE HOME OF JAMES AND ELIZABETH RIDOUT IN THE PARISH OF BRUTON WITH TWO DAUGHTERS ELIZABETH, AGE 8 AND ANN AGE 7. NOTE: IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ON THE SAME STREET A WILLIAM REX WAS LIVING IN THE HOUSE OF CHARLES REX. WITH THESE TWO DAUGHTERS THEY LEFT ENGLAND FOR ZION. THEY ARRIVED IN NEW YORK WHERE THEY STAYED WITH RELATIVES FOR 2 YEARS. THEY WENT WITH CAPTAIN HORN'S COMPANY FOR SALT LAKE CITY. SHE WAS THE COOK FOR HORN. HER DAUGHTER ELIZABETH DIED WHEN SHE WAS ONLY 16. WITH HER REMAINING DAUGHTER, ANN, THEY LEFT BY WAGON TRAIN AND CROSSED THE PLAINS. AFTER ARRIVING IN SALT LAKE CITY, CLARA MARRIED JAMES Morris FARMER. (THIS BRIEF HISTORY OF CLARA DAVIS AS RECORDED IN FAMILY RECORDS AND SUPPORTED BY ACTUAL RECORDS. ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON CLARA BEGINS IN THE PARISH OF BRUTON, WHERE WE FIND CLARA LIVING ALONE IN 1841 ON TULBURY.

- BRUTON:1841 CENSUS FHL #474594, PG. 35) ANCESTRAL FILE (TM) DATA AS OF 2 JAN. 1996, FHL, BRUTON 1851 CENSUS FILM 221089 PG. 599 LINE 187. FHL FHL 221089 DATE OF ENTRY:30 MAR 1851. CLARA DAVIS LODGER UNMARRIED AGE 30, SILK THROWITRAG, BORN IN SOMERSET COUNTY, PARISH OF SHEPTON MOUTAGUE, LODGER LIVING IN THE HOME OF JAMES RIDOUT. ELIZABETH DAVIS, LODGER, AGE 8K BORN IN BRUTON, SOMERSET. ANN DAVI S, LODGER, AGE 7, BORN IN BRUTON, SOMERSET. BRUTON 1841 CENSUS FHL 474594, PG. 355, FHL 474594. CLARA DAVIS AGE 20, SEMPSTRESS, BORN IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. CHR: CHURCH OF ENGLAND, YARLINGTON PARISH REGISTER, MICROFILM 1526805 PG. 8, NO. 59. FHL BAPT. 7 MAY 1820 CLARA DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM AND RHODA DAVIS, ABODE YARLINGTON, LABORER. NOTES: CLARA DAVIS ACCORDING TO THE 1851 CENSUS WAS BORN IN THE PARISH OF SHEPTON MOUTAUGE. SHE WAS CHRISTENED IN THE PARISH OF YARLINGTON 7 MAY 1820, THE DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM DAVIS A LABORER AND RHODA DAVIS.

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Notes on being married to James Morris Farmer
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PARKER/2001-02/0982251419

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Parents
father: William Boun Lazenbury DAVIS
mother: Rhoda White Pitman DAVIS

Marriages
Father of Children: William REX
spouse: James Morris FARMER


CHILDREN:
child 1: Annie Lazenbury DAVIS (REX) (REX)
gender: Female
birth: 28 May 1843 Bruton, Somersetshire, England
death: 22 Feb 1914
Salt Lake City, S.L., UT
burial: (City Cemetery), Salt Lake City, S.L., UT

child 2: Mary Jane REX
gender: Female
birth: 28 Apr 1842 Bruton, Somerset, England
death: 28 Apr 1842

child 3: Elizabeth Davis REX
gender: Female
birth: 15 Jun 1841 Bruton, Somerset, England
death: 23 Apr 1857

child 4: Rhoda REX
gender: Female
birth: 15 Oct 1839 Yarlington, Somerset, England
death: 3 Feb 1840

child 5: Mary REX
gender: Female
birth: 15 Aug 1845 Bruton, Somerset, England
death: Nov 1845


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