El Dorado County Biographies


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LOUIS M. DAVIS
 
            Born March 12, 1827.  Son of Isaac Davis of Montville, Waldo county, 
Me.  Emigrated to California via Isthmus of Panama in 1851.  Was married January 
1, 1858, to Mrs. Jerusha Stevenson, who was a native of New York and daughter of 
Silas Symons.
            When first coming to California he mined at Placerville and Grizzly 
Flat.  In 1859 he settled on his present place at El Dorado (Mud Springs) where 
he has 66 acres of land, well improved and planted on which is about 5,000 fruit 
trees.
            Mr. Davis is a warm supporter of the temperance cause, a Protestant 
in religion, and in politics a Republican.
 
Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California with Illustrations & 
Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men & Pioneers - Oakland, Cal. - Paolo 
Sioli, Publisher, 1883. p - 238
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler