Sunday’s Obituary~Mrs. J. C. Davis

Mrs. J. C. Davis
Special to the State.¹
Cheraw, Aug. 8.-Mrs. Hulda Davis, 62, wife of J. C. Davis, died at her home in Cheraw at 6:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon after a long illness. The funeral services were held at 5 o’clock Friday afternoon at Zoar Baptist church², about eight miles from Cheraw,and were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Smith, pastor of Zoar Baptist church, assisted by the Rev. G. J. Jacobs, formerly pastor of the Westside Baptist Church in Cheraw. Interment was in the Zoar cemetery.
Mrs. Davis was native and former resident of Chesterfield but for a number of years the family has lived in Cheraw. She is survived by her husband; five sons, Jack and Lon Davis of Chesterfield; Vestal, Harmon and Arthur Davis of Cheraw; one daughter, Mrs. Lela Thomas of Chesterfield; three sisters, Mrs. Ida Teal, Mrs. Jane Rives and Mrs. Rita Pruitt, all of Chesterfield.


Mrs. J. C. Davis is Hulda Davis, daughter of William Alfred Davis and Nancy J. Hurst.³ She married John Carroll Davis son of Isaac Jacob Davis and Isabelle Jane Teal about 1888.  

Hulda & John had 9 children; two daughters and 7 sons. One daughter, Roxanna, died at an early age. Two sons, J. Henry and Edgar T., also died at a young age. 

Hulda Davis is my 1st cousin 3 times removed.







 
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[1] Mrs. J. C. Davis obituary, The State, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 9 August 1931, page 7, Columns 7 & 8.
[2] This is a mistake. There is no Zoar Baptist Church in Chesterfield County; Zoar Church is a United Methodist Church.
[3] Her SC Death Certificate #11280 shows that she died from Endocarditis -an infection of the inner lining of your heart (endocardium).

Sunday’s Obituary~J. Henry Davis

J. Henry Davis

b. Apr. 18, 1897

d. Nov. 4, 1917

J. Henry Davis, a young farmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Davis, of Cheraw, died in a hospital in Florence last Sunday. The body was laid to rest on Monday at Zoar Methodist Church. The funeral service conducted by the Rev. J. L. Tyler. Mr. Davis had been ill for several days, and from the first of his illness little hope was entertained for his recovery. Beside his parents, and a young bride of a few months, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Herbert Thomas; and I . J. Davis, Lucius Davis and three younger brothers.¹

Photo courtesy of Julious Burr

There several conflicts in the birth and death of Henry Davis. Both his obituary and SC Death Certificate #20273 shows that he died on November 4, 1917 while his tombstone shows November 3, 1917. ²

The 1900 Census has his birth as Mar 1896 and the tombstone has his birth as April 18, 1897. ³
J. Henry Davis, leaves his parents, Mr. & Mrs. John C. Davis, a young bride of a few months. I haven’t identified his young bride yet.

J. Henry Davis is my second cousin twice removed.














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[1] James C. Pigg, Obituaries from the Chesterfield Advertiser 1892-1926; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 2001, page 27. Tombstone of J. Henry Davis; 18 April 1897–4 November 1917, Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
[2] Henry Davis, death certificate 020273 (4 November 1917), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
[3] 1900 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 9, Page 12A/174A; Line 49, Dwelling 180, Family 182, Household of J. C. DAVIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 29 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1181.