Individual Details

Charles Blufford Davis

(9 Jan 1848 - 25 Mar 1926)



Charles B. Davis served in the Union Army as a Private, Company B., 51st Regt, Indiana Infantry. He enlisted 3 Nov 1864 and was mustered out 19 Nov 1865.

1880 Census. Shiloh, Neosho Co, Kansas, Hh 179
Charles Davis, 32, coal miner, b. IN
Elizabeth, 24, wife, b. IN
Cora, 4, dau, b. KS
Roy, 2, son, b. KS

1885 Kansas State Census. Shiloh, Neosho.
C. B. Davis, 35
Lis, 29
Cora, 9
Roy, 7
Harley, 3

15 Jul 1890. Made application for Civil War Pension from Kansas. Served in Co B, 51st Indiana Infantry. Lizzie M. Davis filed for her widow's pension 9 Apr 1926.

1900 Census. Cedar, Wilson, KS, Hh 84
Charles B. Davis, b. Jan 1848, 52, married 25 years, Trapper
Martha E., wife, b. Jul 1855, 44, 3 children - all living
Roy, son, b. Oct 1877, 22, RR Laborer
Harley C., son, b. Jun 1881, 18, b. KS, Day Laborer

1910 Census. Cedar, Wilson, KS, Hh 117
C. B. Davis, 62, married once for 37 years, Laborer, Smelters
M. E., wife, 54, 3 children
H. C., son, 29. Laborer, Smelters

1920 Census. Altoona, Wilson, KS, Hh 269
Chas B. Davis, 71. Dealer, Forest Hides
Wife, 64

1925 Kansas State Census. Little Blue, Washington County
Charles B. Davis, 77, Retired
Elizabeth M., 69
Harley C. 42

Events

Birth9 Jan 1848Orange County, Indiana
Marriage2 Nov 1873Wilson County, Kansas - Elizabeth Marie Frost
Death25 Mar 1926Wilson County, Kansas

Families

SpouseElizabeth Marie Frost (1855 - 1937)
ChildCora Fay Davis (1876 - 1911)
FatherJohn H Davis (1818 - 1892)
MotherRebecca Jane "Becky" Bush (1823 - 1876)