Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Wilson Davis and Henrietta Karnes




Husband Wilson Davis 1

           Born: 6 Oct 1822 - Bear Creek, Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Apr 1892
         Buried:  - Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango Co, PA


         Father: Lemuel Davis (Abt 1789-1856) 2
         Mother: Margaret Elliott (Cir 1782-1868) 2


       Marriage: 15 Aug 1844 3



Wife Henrietta Karnes

            AKA: Henrietta Karns 1
           Born: 22 Jun 1827 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jun 1896
         Buried:  - Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango Co, PA


         Father: Abraham S. Karnes (cal 1801-1875) 4
         Mother: Mary "Polly" Mays (cal 1810-1864) 5 6




Children
1 F Marietta Davis

            AKA: Mary E. Davis,7 Mary Etta Davis
           Born: 1848
     Christened: 
           Died: 1911
         Buried:  - Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango Co, PA
         Spouse: Austin Egan (1843-1917) 8


2 F Bunavista Davis

            AKA: Buena Davis, Buenavista Davis 7
           Born: Abt 1850
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: A. C. Smith (      -      )


3 M M. Fillmore Davis 1

            AKA: Philip Davis
           Born: Abt 1852
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



4 F Lena B. (May?) Davis

            AKA: Lena M. Davis 7
           Born: Abt 1854
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried:  - Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango Co, PA
         Spouse: Spencer B. Ford (      -      )


5 F (Missouri?) Davis

            AKA: M. E. Davis 7
           Born: Abt 1857
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Samuel (J.?) Grinnell (      -      )



General Notes: Wife - Henrietta Karnes

of Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA


Notes: Marriage

They were married by Rev. John Glenn.

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Sources


1 Cassandra S. W. Beckman, The Descendants of Thomas Washington and Henrietta (Myers) Mays in America 1786 - 1991 (Blue Mounds, WI: Self-published, 1991), Pg 7.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 824.

3 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 58.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1112.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1028, 1112.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 843, 854.

7 Cassandra S. W. Beckman, The Descendants of Thomas Washington and Henrietta (Myers) Mays in America 1786 - 1991 (Blue Mounds, WI: Self-published, 1991), Pg 8.

8 Compiler's Speculation.


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