The Davis family : a history of the descendants of William Davis and his wife, Mary Means .. . hnston and her mother occupy theold home, in Hayfield township, three miles north ofMeadville. 3. Nancy Araminta Johnston was born February 6,1844, and died April 7, 1861. 4. Margaret Ann Johnston was born September 19,1847, and died July 18, 1866. Mr. James Johnston died August 7, 1848. Nearlythirty years after, on February 8, 1877, Mrs. Johnstonbecame the wife of Mr. Thomas S. Minnis, of Meadville,the Rev. Dr. Reynolds oflBciating at the this time until her death, Mrs. Minniss homewas
The Davis family : a history of the descendants of William Davis and his wife, Mary Means .. . hnston and her mother occupy theold home, in Hayfield township, three miles north ofMeadville. 3. Nancy Araminta Johnston was born February 6,1844, and died April 7, 1861. 4. Margaret Ann Johnston was born September 19,1847, and died July 18, 1866. Mr. James Johnston died August 7, 1848. Nearlythirty years after, on February 8, 1877, Mrs. Johnstonbecame the wife of Mr. Thomas S. Minnis, of Meadville,the Rev. Dr. Reynolds oflBciating at the this time until her death, Mrs. Minniss homewas in Meadville. She was a member of the FirstPresbyterian Church, a consistent Christian, a fine-look-ing woman, greatly respected in the community andloved by all who knew her. 5. Henry Cotton Davis, the fifth child and fourthson of James and Mary C. Davis, was born August 25,1822. He grew up on the farm, receiving a commonschool education, and when twenty-one he went to Mead-ville to learn the trade of shoemaking, and there hespent all the rest of his long life. Until about fifteen years I. HENRY C. DAVIS{Brother of William, Jr.) n. JAMES 61 before his decease, he was engaged in the shoe trade,being one of the principal merchants of the was a member of the First Presbyterian Church froman early age. He was a good musician. He taught sing-ing-school in the good old way, and was leader of thechoir in his church for a quarter of a century. When thepresent building of the First Church was erected he aidedthe work by giving Old Folks Concerts in Meadvilleand other towns. They were very popular and success-ful. Few people have conducted the singing at as manyfunerals as Uncle Henry. He was ordained an elderof the First Church in 1887. On October 21, 1852, Mr. Davis married Susan GrierWilson (whose mother was a Grier). Their only childlived but a few hours. Mrs. Davis was an excellent woman, who for more thanforty years added to the comfort and welfare of herhusband, and, as a
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