Husband William Herman Davis 1
Born: 29 Sep 1867 - Kane, McKean Co, PA 2
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Father: Joshua Davis (1843-1907) 1 3
Mother: Hannah Howells (1847-Aft 1913) 1 3 4
Marriage: 14 Oct 1896 2
Wife Neta Maude Long 1 2
Born: 2 Jan 1872 - Chicago, Cook Co, IL 2
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Father: William Calvin Long (1844-Aft 1913) 1 2
Mother: Abbie Louise Marsh ( -Aft 1913) 2 5
Children
1 F Elizabeth Davis 6
Born: 20 Jun 1898 - Kane, McKean Co, PA 6
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Died: 7 Nov 1899 - Kane, McKean Co, PA 6
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 F Ruth Davis 6
Born: 31 Aug 1899 - Kane, McKean Co, PA 6
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Died: 25 Aug 1900 - Kane, McKean Co, PA 6
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
3 F Dorothea Davis 1 6
Born: 20 Sep 1901 - Kane, McKean Co, PA 6
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4 M Joshua Albert Davis 1 6
Born: 28 Sep 1903 - Kane, McKean Co, PA 6
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General Notes: Husband - William Herman Davis
He attended the grade schools and the high school of Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania; then studied at Eastman's Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York, from which institution he was graduated in 1886. Then he took a position with the Kane Bank & Trust Company till the autumn of that year. Entering Allegheny College, Meadville, he took one and one-half year's work as a member of the class of 1891, but left on February 13, 1888. In college he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. On leaving college he at once entered the office of Holgate Brothers Company, was made treasurer at its incorporation in 1892, and general manager in 1903. He was also a director in the Kane Bank & Trust Company, and in the Citizens' Gas Company; director in and treasurer of the Kane Spring Water Company, the Kane Gas Light & Heating Company and the American Plate Glass Company.
When he was twenty-one years of age he joined Kane Lodge, No. 566, Free and Accepted Masons, of which he became past master by service. In Kane Chapter, No. 279, Royal Arch Masons, he became past high priest, and was treasurer for several years. He was past eminent commander of Warren Commandery, No. 63, Knights Templar, of Warren, Pennsylvania. He is a member of Bradford Council, No. 43, Royal and Select Masters; Williamsport Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Zem Zem Temple, Ancient, Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Erie, Pennsylvania. He was one of the appointed grand officers of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of the state of Pennsylvania; and also a member of the Kane Country Club. In politics Mr. Davis was a Republican, but he was progressive in politics as in all other lines of activity, believing that government and governmental policies should grow and develop to meet the vital needs of the people at all times. He served for twelve years consecutively as school director, making the longest service that any one has had on this board in Kane. In the board of trade he was an active member and one of the directors; he was also treasurer of the Kane Cemetery Association. In the Congregational church he was one of the trustees, and was superintendent of the Sunday school.
General Notes: Wife - Neta Maude Long
She received a public school education in Chicago, and studied in the Genesee Valley Seminary, Belfast, New York. For one year she taught school at Marshall, New York. She took the training course for a professional nurse in the Women's Surgical Hospital, and in the Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She, however, never practiced as a nurse. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, with eight bars above her badge, each representing an ancestor who rendered service during the revolution. She is a member also of the Lincoln Family Association of the Old Colony, of which family Abraham Lincoln was a descendant. Her religion is the Episcopalian.