A.
D. DAVIS
The life record of
A. D. Davis, which began in Ohio
on the 24th of August, 1827,
and closed in this county in 1913, covered about eighty-six years, and the record
which he made through that period marked him as a man of commendable purposes
and worthy actions. He was upright and honorable in all of his relations
and was particularly trustworthy in his business dealings. His parents were Ashel and Anna (Harvey) Davis, who were also
natives of Ohio and spent their
entire lives in that state.
A. D. Davis was there
reared and acquired a public-school education.
When twenty-three years of age, however, he left the Buckeye state and
journeyed westward to Iowa, taking up his abode in
Delaware county in 1850. Here he was married to
Miss Sarah M. Roe, a native of Indiana and a daughter of William and Mary
(Martindale) Roe, the former born in Kentucky and the latter in South Carolina. The year 1852
witnessed their arrival in Iowa, at which time Mr. Roe purchased a tract of land which he
immediately began to farm, making his home thereon until his demise. As
previously stated, their daughter Sarah became
the wife of A. D. Davis and to this marriage was born one child, Anna M., whose birth occurred in 1872 and who became the
wife of Lewis Fry, who was born in England, January 12, 1863, a son of
William and Elizabeth (Palmer) Fry, who were
also natives of that country. There they lived and died, but their son Lewis came across the briny deep to the new
world in 1881. He first established
his home in Wisconsin,
where he remained for four years and then came to Iowa,
since which time he has resided in Delaware
county. To him and his wife were born four children: Bessie, now
the wife of L. D. Torrence; Fred L.; Gus D.; and Sarah E., the wife
of Lute Schramm, now of the state of New
York. Mrs. Fry passed away September 2, 1895, and was laid to rest in Grandview cemetery at Greeley. Her death was deeply
and widely regretted. She left behind her aged parents, a husband and four
children. On January 22, 1903, Mr. Fry was again married, his second union
being with Miss Mary Smith, a native of Clayton county, Iowa, and a daughter of
Sherman and Ella (Stone) Smith. The three children of this marriage are Harry
W., Elmer S. and Roy D.
The death of Mr. Davis occurred in 1913
and his grave was also made in Grandview cemetery at Greeley. He left to his
widow a valuable farm property of two hundred and eighty-four acres to be used
during her lifetime, and at her death one
hundred and twenty-four acres is to be divided among her four grandchildren, while one hundred and sixty acres goes
to her son-in-law, Mr. Fry. Mr. Davis had passed the eighty-sixth
milestone on life's journey, and the
record which he left behind him was an untarnished one. In his later years he
received the respect and veneration which should ever be accorded to those who
are well advanced in years and whose lives
have been worthily passed. He was not only an industrious, energetic man
but was thoroughly trustworthy in his business dealings, and thus he left to his family the priceless heritage of a
good name.
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