The Family of Singleton
Davis
Singleton Davis was born in Pennsylvania about 1811. His father may have been
Abednego Davis who was born in Maryland about 1780, this is unproven at this
time.Singleton was a miner and a farmer. He married Sarah about 1835. They had
six known children, among them was my ancestor Samuel. They lived in the Western
part of Pennsylvania until between 1870 and 1880 when they moved to Clay
Township, Gallia County, Ohio.
The Children of Singleton and Sarah Davis
1) Samuel: See Below
2) Abraham: Born about 1839.
3) Elizabeth: Born about 1840. She married
Thomas Sloane. They had two children Singleton Morrison Sloane (Febraury
1859-November 1934) and Thomas Sloane (1853). What happened to Elizabeth or her
husband is unknown at this time as both their children were living with their
grandfather in 1870.
4) Rachel: January 3, 1841. Rachel married
William Oliver Marks about 1860.They had three known children, Cyrus
(September 2, 1861), Nancy Belle (January 14, 1863), and William Oliver (March
22, 1865) Rachel died on December 18,1866.
5) Louisa: Born about 1846
6) Melissa: Born about 1854.
SAMUEL DAVIS
Samuel was born in
Pennsylvania about 1837, possibly in Westmoreland County. I know very little
about Samuel at this point. I do know he married Sarah Mansfield, probably in
Westmoreland County or Allegheny County about 1858. The last known whereabouts
of Samuel are gleened from the 1870 United States Census, where he is living in
Young Township, Indiana County. He may have served in the Civil War and lived in
McKeesport in 1890. Samuel had four known children, of which James is my
ancestor (follow the link for more information on
James..
The Children of Samuel Davis and Sarah
Mansfield
1) Mary M.: Mary was born in March 1860 and
died before 1870.
2)
James: See Below
3)
Singleton: Sinleton was born in September of 1860 in Western Pennsylvania. About
1888 he married Mary O'Donnell and they had the following children: Sarah
Margaret (September 1889), John S. (February, 1892), Mary E.(December 1895), Roy
Samuel (September 25, 1896), William A. (Febraury 1899) and two unknown.
Singleton lived in Allegheny County and later in Jefferson County,
Ohio.
4)
Nancy J.: Born about 1865
5)
Samuel: Born about 1867
James
Davis
James
Lincoln Davis was born in western Pennsylvania in March of 1862. He married Melissa
Lillian Siverd about 1883. Very little is known
about this point other than he was living with his parents in 1870. Before
1900 he moved to McKeesport, Allegheny County. It is here my grandmother Barbara
was born. James died in McKeesport sometime between 1917 and 1920. He was a
confectioner by trade.
The Children of James Lincoln Davis and Melissa
Lillian Siverd:
1) Charles Franklin: Charles was born in
Beardstown, Pa. on August 31, 1884. He married Eugenia about 1920. Before 1930
he moved to Youngstown Ohio. It is here he spent the remainder of his life. I do
not believe he had any children. Charles died in Youngstown, Ohio on October 21,
1967
2) James: James was born June 23, 1887 in Latrobe,
Westmoreland County. I believe he married Minnie before 1920 and had a son James
born in 1910. James was last living in McKeesport, Allegheny County in the home
of his mother in 1920.
3) Arthur L.: Born July 22, 1889 in Latrobe,
Westmoreland County. It is believed he served in World War I. Arthur died
October 1981 in Pittsburgh.
4) Daisy: Born in December 1892. Last Known
whereabouts: Living with her parents in McKeesport in 1910. It is believed she
married and died in Ohio.
5) Bertha: Born in September 1895.
6) Samuel Davis: Samuel was born in October 9,1897
in Latrobe, Westmoreland County. He married Clara after 1920. Samuel also lived
in Ohio.
7) Unknown
8) Stella M.: Stella was born in Deecmber 28, 1900
in Allegheny Mckeesport Allegheny County. She was married twice and died in
November 12, 1987 in Vermont. I am keeping her information private as
her grandchildren are still living.
9) Grandmom Davis: She was born in Allegheny
County in 1903 and died in Philadlphia in 1971. She married Granpop Rosen
in Fredericksberg Virginina on June 1, 1940. Some of their children are
living so I am keeping their information private.
10) William J: Born in McKeesport about 1908.
William died before 1920.
Last Update: October 10, 2006