When Alexander Blair Davis was born on 16 September 1829, in Barren, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Davis, was 48 and his mother, Elizabeth Blair, was 34. He married Susanah Louisa “Susan” Perry on 21 February 1849. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pierce Township, Page, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Page, Iowa, United States in 1895. He died on 27 November 1907, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Shearer Cemetery, Braddyville, Page, Iowa, United States.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Historical Boundaries: 1835: Clark, Illinois, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Page, Iowa, United States
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.
Possible Related NamesThis vignette of William Pierce Davis was drawn from his obituary with additional information added from other family history sources. Davis, W.P., died January 20, 1919, at Nodaway Township. He was …
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