Lily Myrtle Lewton

Brief Life History of Lily Myrtle

When Lily Myrtle Lewton was born on 13 January 1871, in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, her father, Wilson Shannon Lewton, was 34 and her mother, Barbara Ann Marshall, was 33. She married Milton James Davis on 8 October 1889, in Carroll, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States in 1922 and Edgefield, Jasper Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States in 1933. She died on 14 November 1933, in Plain, Stark, Ohio, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Milton James Davis
1863–1923
Lily Myrtle Lewton
1871–1933
Marriage: 8 October 1889
James Lorin Davis
1890–1953
Clarence Earl Davis
1892–1956
Walter Valentine Davis
1895–1978
Leo Orville Davis
1897–1963
Elizabeth Irene Davis
1899–1980
Alvin Davis
1901–1986
Lillian Dorothy Davis
1903–2001
Barbara E Davis
1907–2000

Sources (33)

  • Lilly N Davis in household of James M Davis, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Lily Levton, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Lillie Lewton, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1872 · The Amnesty Act

A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English (Gloucestershire): habitational name from a lost orunidentified place.

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

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