George DAVIS
Mar: Endowment House endowments, GS# 183404 CHRISTENING DATE & PLACE: St. Mary, Stoke Abbot Parrish register by correspondence in 1983. BIRTH DATE: Bridport Branch records. GS #086985. DEATH DATE: Death Certificate. CHILDREN: Information taken from George DAvis and John E. Thompson records. This information was compiled and submitted to the Genealogical Society in Salt Lake City, Utah archives. BIRTH PLACE-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: 1880 CENSUS of Hooper, Weber County, Utah George Davis age 46 a farmer born in England, both his parents born in England. His wife is Elizabeth M. age 38 born in Ohio, her father born in Pennsylvania her mother born in Kentucky. Children living with them are Lucy E. age 16, George A. age 14, Polly V. age 12, Joseph L. age 8, Nancy S. age 6, Samuel H. age 4, and Lydia M. age 3. All of the children were listed as born in Utah. MIGRATION: Came to Utah October 16, 1853 with the John Brown Company. Source is book: Pioneer and Prominent Men of Utah. SEALED TO PARENTS ORDINANCE: Archive record of William Davis and Lucy Davies BAPTISM ORDINANCE: Bridport Branch records, GS# 086985. SPOUSE-MARRIAGE DATE-SEALED TO SPOUSE: Endowment House endowments, GS# 183404. Also family group record compiled by Elva Pope Cousin. ORDAINED BISHOP: George was ordained a Bish on August 21, 1887 by Lorenzo Snow. He was the Bish op the Wilford Ward, Yellowstone Stake, in Fremont County, Idaho from 1887 to 1893. He was ordained a High Priest on July 24, 1877 by Franklin D. Richards. Source is book: LDS Biographical Encyclopedia vol. 4 pg. 672.
MIGRATION: Came to Utah with her parents Levi Hammon and Polly C. Bybee as pioneers in September 1851 with the Alfred Cardon Company. Her family resided in South Hooper, Utah; and in Wilford and Thomas, Idaho. Source book: Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, pg. 839.
Bir: St Anthony 2nd Ward Record GS#7600
He married Elizabeth Magdalene Hammon 5 Feb 1859 . Elizabeth Magdalene Hammon was born at Milwood, Knox, Ohio 31 Jul 1841 daughter of Levi Hammon and Polly Chapman Bybee .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Elizabeth Jane Davis
born 17 Jan 1860.
Rhoda Ann Davis
born 6 Jan 1862.
Lucy Ellen Davis
born 9 Feb 1864.
George Albert Davis
born 4 Feb 1866.
Polly Violate Davis
born 28 May 1868.
Sarah Betsey Davis
born 4 Jun 1870.
Joseph Levi Davis
born 29 Feb 1872.
Nancy Saloma Davis
born 25 Mar 1874.
Samuel Henry Davis
born 2 Jun 1876.
Lydia Martha Davis
born 12 May 1878.
William Hyrum Davis
born 19 Jan 1881.
John Byron Davis
born 25 Jan 1884.
George Davis died 5 May 1912 at Thomas, Bannock, Idaho .
Elizabeth Magdalene Hammon died 2 Jan 1911 at Wilford, Fremont, Idaho .