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Born 1842
From The Daily news' history of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. From the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1898. Preceded by a short history of Missouri. Supplemented by biographical s (1898)
ISHMAEL DAVIS, treasurer of Buchanan county, was born in Rock House Prairie, Buchanan county, February 19, 1842. His parents were Ishmael and Nancy (.McDaniel) Davis. Mr. Davis attended the district schools and also a commercial school in St. Louis. He was raised a farmer and also has been engaged in the mill,
1876, to Miss Bettie G. Coates, a native Shelbyville, Ky., and she has borne him a daughter, Jessie Pearl.
As printed in The Daily news' history of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. From the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1898. Preceded by a short history of Missouri. Supplemented by biographical s (1898). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
The printed record stops around 1898. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.