Ruth Alexania “Zenia” Davis

Brief Life History of Ruth Alexania “Zenia”

When Ruth Alexania “Zenia” Davis was born on 15 July 1867, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States, her father, John Wesley Davis, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth Ruth Good, was 20. She married Ralph C Porter on 26 January 1886, in Ness City, Ness, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in River Bend, Elbert, Colorado, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 5 River Bend, Elbert, Colorado, United States in 1940. She died on 23 November 1956, in Pueblo, Colorado, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ralph C Porter
1860–1940
Ruth Alexania “Zenia” Davis
1867–1956
Marriage: 26 January 1886
Zella Porter
1886–1941
Archie Porter
1887–about 1888
Almer Abner Porter
1889–1945
Charles Basil Porter
1891–1983
Ruth Hester Porter
1893–1983
Vera Porter
1899–1982
Wesley Dee Porter
1905–1986
Elizabeth Hope Porter
1907–1971

Sources (9)

  • Ruth Davis in household of John W Davis, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Zenia Porter, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Zema Davis in entry for Almer Porter and Elsie C. May, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1875

Historical Boundaries: 1875: Elbert, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Elbert, Colorado, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: patronymic meaning ‘Dafydd's (son)’, equivalent to Welsh ap Dafydd, the Welsh form of David . The spelling Davis is more typical in southwestern England northwards as far as Lancashire, where the frequency of the surname largely reflects Welsh migration, but may sometimes represent a native English surname based on Davy (compare Davies ). Davis (including in the sense 2 below) is the eighth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans.

Irish and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Compare Davies .

History: John Davis or Davys (c. 1550–1605) was an English navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage. — By the 18th century there were numerous persons named Davis in America, including the jurist John Davis, born in 1761 in Plymouth, MA, and Henry Davis, a clergyman and college president, who was born in 1771 in East Hampton, NY. — Jefferson Davis, born in 1808 in KY, was president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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