Ida Mae Davis was borne 22 March 1855 in Marion County, South Carolina. She was a daughter of Capt. William J. Davis and his wife Susan Brownfield Davis.
Ida Mae Davis married John Calhoun Davis in 1879 or early 1880. They are married and living with her parents in the 1880 Marion County, SC Census.
John Calhoun Davis was born 3 April 1855 in Marion County, South Carolina. He was a son of Henry Davis, Sr. and his wife Mary Elizabeth Bostick.
John Calhoun and Ida Mae had 5 daughters and no sons. The five daughters are named within the obituary below for their mother. Their father, John Calhoun, died shortly after the birth of his last daughter, Christine Davis. Christine was born in 15 April 1897 and John Calhoun Davis died on 23 May 1899.
Obituary:
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD AT FLORENCE
Mrs. Ida Davis Died in Columbia Last Sunday Night
Funeral services of Mrs. Ida M. Davis, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. I. T. Stone, on College street Sunday evening, were held at Florence Tuesday. The body was taken to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J.Stone, west Cheves street, Florence. Here, in the presence of many sorrowing relatives and friends, a brief service preceded the interment in Mount Hope cemetery at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning. Beautiful and impressive was the burial service, conducted by the Rev. George T. Harmon, pastor of Central Methodist church, of which the deceased was a member, assisted by the Rev. F. H. Martin, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist church. Favorite hymns of the deceased,including "Abide With Me" “Lead Kindly Lights” "Shall We Meet Beyond the River” and "Nearer My God to Thee” were sung with unusual sweetness by Mrs. J. P. McNeil, Mrs. Baker Haynesworth, Mrs. Johnson and H. A. Brunson and Mr. Morrison.
The honorary pallbearers were Dr. B. G. Gregg, W. J. Brown, C. L. Boinest, T. S. Burch, D. H. Hamby and J. W. Stroud, and the following were chosen as active pallbearers: F. L. Willcox, J. W. Ivey, T. J. Kuker, A. H. Gasque, George McCown and John A. Chase.
Mrs. Ida M. Davis, widow of the late John Calhoun Davis, who died about 22 years ago, a prominent and popular planter and business man of Florence county, was born in Marion county, March 22, 1855. The daughter of Capt. and Mrs. W. J. Davis, she was prominently connected in the eastern part of the state. She was the mother of five daughters, including the eldest, Mrs. E. M. DuRant, who died at her home in Lake City in September, 1910; those surviving being Mrs. Louis A. Searson and Mrs. I. T. Stone of Columbia, Mrs. E. J. Stone of Florence and Miss Christine Davis, a teacher in the Cheraw high school. In addition to the above named children, Mrs. Davis is survived by nine grandchildren and three brothers, C. Keene Davis of Marion county, and G. R. Davis and G. P. Davis, both of Bascom, Florida.
For many years, Mrs. Davis lived in Florence, at her home on west Pine street, but moved to Columbia in the year 1914 to be with her daughter, Mrs. Louis A Searson. In October 1918, however, Mr. Searson's business took this family away from the city and since that time Mrs. Davis had resided with Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Stone at 1608 College street, Columbia.
Naturally of a bright and cheerful disposition, kind hearted, loving and gentle, Mrs. Davis possessed a keen sense of humor and many lovably amusing little characteristics which drew one to her. She was a strikingly handsome woman, well preserved for her age, loving life ,enjoying the good things, the beautiful things of life to the end, and these things added much to make her popular with all who knew her, both old and young. there were many fine things that might be said about her, but no single virtue could be more highly regarded than her great love for little children.
Mrs. Davis was a devout Christian.She loved her religion, her church, better than life, and her spiritual influence over those with whom she came in contact, so simple and unaffected, will add a great measure of consolation to the bereaved hearts who shall see her no more in life.
Ida Mae Davis is my 4th Cousin 3X Removed
John Calhoun Davis is my 3rd Cousin 4 X Removed
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1. "Mrs. Ida Davis Died in Columbia Last Sunday Night," Obituary, The State, Columbia, South Carolina, 3 February 1922, Page 2, Column 7; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : viewed & transcribed 16 September 2023); Newspapers.com.
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