Moses William Davis1

M, #24281, b. 1 November 1901, d. 10 February 1980
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     Moses William Davis was born on 1 November 1901.1 He was the son of Charles Clinton Davis and Hannah E. Strohecker.1 Moses William Davis was baptized on 23 November 1901, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1 In 1930, Moses was single and living with his parents on Spring Street in Tremont, Schuylkill County, where he was a carpenter at a coal mine.2 He married Alice E. Schaeffer, daughter of Frank Schaeffer and Elizabeth Fegley.3 Moses William Davis died on 10 February 1980, at age 78.3
Newspaper obituary:
Moses W. Davis
Moses W. Davis, Harrisburg, formerly of Tremont, died Sunday.
Mr. Davis lived most of his life in Tremont, and was the son of the late Charles and Hannah Davis.
He was a retired employee of PP&L.
His wife, the former Alice Schaeffer, preceded him in death.
Surviving are one daughter, Marion Morenko, Harrisburg; three sons, Robert, Harrisburg, William, Annville, Richard, Mechanicsburg.
Services will be held Wednesday morning from Neill Funeral Home, Paxton.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 11 Feb 1980, Mon, Page 2.3
He was buried at Churchville Cemetery, Oberlin, Dauphin County, PA.4
Father*Charles Clinton Davis1 b. 10 Aug 1879, d. 11 Mar 1944
Mother*Hannah E. Strohecker1 b. 25 Jul 1883, d. 1 Feb 1958

Children of Moses William Davis and Alice E. Schaeffer

Citations

  1. [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), pt. 2, p. 182. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
  2. [S192] 1920 US Census, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1652; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 144; Image: 924.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Moses W. Davis, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 11 Feb 1980, Mon, Page 2.
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208076839/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alice E. Davis, The Press Herald (Pine Grove, PA), 02 Dec 1976, Thu, Page 12.