William Harrison DAVIS

                   Never Married
Sunday November 25, 1943 (Obit) (Possibly in the Red Oak Sun)
Stephen A. Davis Dies in his Sleep
Well known citizen for nearly 40 years takenby heart attack at his Red
Oak Home Nov. 18
Funeral Held Monday
The deathof Stephen Adam Douglas Davis, 73, occurred sometime during the
night of Thursday, Nov 18, death beign due to heart failure during a
peaceful sleep, his body being found in his bed at his home at 1010
Eighth St., Friday morning.  He had not been well for a number of months
and his death was not a surprise to the friends who knew his condition.
Funeral services were held from Sellergren Funeral home Monday
afternoon., Nove 22, at 2 o'clock.  Rev Chas A speaghof the Presbyterian
Church officiating, and pallbearers as follows:  Elmer Johnson, CW
Miller, Nels Pearson, Ed Casey, Ralph Spencer, and Chas Reese.  Music was
by Mrs Rodger Ferguson and Mrs Ralph Dodds, Vocalists, with Miss Louise
Artz accompanist.  Mrs CW Miller and Mrs Elmer Johnson were in charge of
the flowers.  Interment was in Evergreen Cemetary.
Mr Davis was born in Illinois March 17, 1870, a son of William and Mary
Davis.  He came to Red Oak 38 years ago and during his lifteime was
engaged in farming and gardening.  Lovingand cultivating flowers and his
garden and yard at his home here was alwaysa bower of beauty, tulips and
peonies being his special hobby and from whichhe always was prepared to
provide the public for decoration purposes, givingaway many of his
choicest blossoms to his church and for other good causes.For many
years Mr Davis ws the recognized authority on the weather reports, and
while unofficial, his records were always dependable.  He purchased the
latest recording thermometers and precipitaiton with unfailing
faithfulenss until his heath began to fail during the past summer.
Mr Davis was never married, but is survived by two sisters and three
brothers, as follows:  Mrs Maude Jensen, Sioux City, Ia; Mrs Myrtle
Warren, Colorado; Arthur Davis, Diagonal; Carl Davis, Cedar Rapids, and
Lew Davis, Washington, Ia.  Mrs Jensen and Arthur Davis were here
attending their brother's funeral.
                  

                   on 1930 Census says mother born "at sea am cit"
Name:    DAVIS, GEORGE MURRAY
Year:    1940
Certificate Number:    119888
County of Death:    Owyhee
City:    GRANDVIEW
Date of Death:    06/26/1940
Date of Birth:    07/31/1873
                  

                   Ames Daily Tribun (Ames, Iowa) June 22, 1951
Mrs Maude Jensen, 64, mother of Lester Jensen, of Story City, died
yesterday at the home of her son, Arnold Jensen in Winterset.  She had
been ill for five years.
Surviving are her threesons, and three daughters; a twin sister and two
brothers.  Sons are Lesterand Emory and Arnold of Kimball, South
Dakota.  The daughters are Mrs. RalphLewis of Story City, Mrs MJ Harris
of Sioux City and Mrs Henry Warren who lives in Wyoming, and the brothers
are Lewis Davis of New London, Iowa; and Arthur of Diagonal.  Funeral
Services will be held Tues at 2 pm at the Larson-Peterson funeral home in
Story City with Rev WD Winters in charge.  Burial willbe in the Story
City Cemetary.
Ames Daily Tribun (Ames, Iowa) June 29, 1951(Obit)
Funeral Services were held Tuesday at 2 pm for Mrs Maude H Jensen at the
Larson-Peterson Funeral Home in Story City.  Reverend WS Winters, pastor
of Grace Church was in charge.  Mrs Everett Anderson sang "Rock of Ages"
and"What a friend We have in Jesus"  Mrs. Dorell Doolittle served at the
piano.Burial was in Story City Cemetary.
Mrs Maude H Jensen, daughter of William and Mary Davis was born November
5, 1886, in Rozetta, Illinois, and passed awayJune 21, 1951 at the home
of her son Arnold Jensen of Winterset.
On July4, 1902  she was united in marriage to James Patrick Jensen who
preceded herin death in 1940.  To this union was born seven children;
Lester of Story City; Emory of Kimball, South Dakota; Arnold of
Winterset; Mary (Mrs Jacob Calvin) of Salem, Oregon; Fern ( Mrs ML
Harris) of Sioux City, and Ruth (Mrs RalphLewis) of Sioux City, and one
child that died in infancy.
Surviving are thesix grandchildren, 14 grandchildren, one sister, Myrtle
Warren of Heightville, Wyoming, two brothers Art Davis of Diagonal, Ia,
and Lew Davis of New London, Ia.
Mrs Jensen was bedridden the last five years of her life which she spent
alternately with her children.  She was a devoted wife and mother and
will be greatly missed by her family and friends.