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Drusilla TIMMONS

Drusilla TIMMONS

Female 1824 - 1909  (84 years)

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  • Name Drusilla TIMMONS  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 14 Jul 1824  Delaware/Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 7 Jul 1860  Pleasant Twp., Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Oliver Davis household 
    1860 U.S. Census - Richison    		 1860 U.S. Census - Richison
    Ohio. Franklin Co. - Oliver Davis
    Census 5 Aug 1870  Camargo Twp., Douglas, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Oliver Davis household 
    • Davis, Drusilla, age 38, F, W, keeping house, b. Ohio.
    1870 U.S. Census - Richison    		 1870 U.S. Census - Richison
    Illinois. Douglas Co. - Oliver Davis
    Census 1 Jun 1880  Bear Creek Twp., Jay, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Drusilla Davis household

     
    • Davis, Drusilla, white, female, age 45, widowed, keeping house, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Delaware.
    1880 US Census - Richison    		 1880 US Census - Richison
    Indiana. Jay Co. - Drusilla (Timmons) Davis
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Jackson Twp., Jay, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Ely T. Davis household 
    • Davis, Drisilla, mother, white, female, born Jul 1832, age 69, widow, had 4 children, all stil living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Delaware, able to read, cannot write, speaks English.
    1900 U.S. Census - Richison    		 1900 U.S. Census - Richison
    Indiana. Jay Co. - Ely T. Davis
    FS FamilyTree MPL7-7KS 
    Death 8 Jun 1909  Jackson Twp., Jay, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    • "SUFFERED LONG OF PARALYSIS



      MRS. DRUSILLA DAVIS DIED TUESDAY AT HOME OF SON, ELI DAVIS, NEAR BRYANT



      Mrs. Drusilla Davis, who for the past fourteen years has lived with her son, Eli Davis, of four miles southwest of Bryant died Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at her home of parlysis (sic). She would have beeen (sic) eighty-five years of age July 14, of this year. She is survived by a daughter,

      Mrs. Nancy Smith of Hartford City, and a son, Eli Davis, with whom she has been living and at whose home she died Mrs Sarah Richardson, of Wabash township, is a daughter. She has been ill for the past three years with a complication of diseases. The Rev. Aaron Worth, of Fountain City, will conduct the funeral services, to be held at the West Liberty church Friday afternoon at two

      o'clock. Interment will be made at the Campbellite cemetery near Bryant."

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      [20 Jun 1994: According to a lady from an abstract office in Portland ,IN, Ben Ashby Cemetery, Limberlost Cemetery, and the Campbellite Cemetery are one and the same. It is located on State Road 67 heading N. out of Bryant, IN. It's on the south side of the road shortly after 67 turns east out of Bryant.]

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    Burial Limberlost Cemetery, Bearcreek Twp., Jay, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    Grave Marker - Davis    		 Grave Marker - Davis
    Oliver J. & Drusilla (Timmons) Davis
    Association William BAKER, Minister (Relationship: Performed marriage of Oliver J. Davis and Drusilla Timmons) 
    Person ID I519  richison
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2024 

    Father Eli TIMMONS,   b. ca 1792, , , Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Nancy ADAMS,   b. 1840   d. 1850-1860, Ross County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F312  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Oliver J. DAVIS,   b. ca 1826, , , Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1879, , Jay, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Marriage License 29 Sep 1853  , Ross, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Oliver J. Davis to Drusilla Timmons 
    Marriage 2 Oct 1853  , Ross, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Marriage license and return - Richison    		 Marriage license and return - Richison
    Davis-Timmons marriage
    Divorce
    Marriage - Richison    		 Marriage - Richison
    Davis-Timmons marriage
    Children 
     1. Melisse DAVIS,   b. c.1855, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1870 (Age ~ 14 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Nancy M. DAVIS,   b. 6 Jun 1858, , , Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1916, Hartford City, Blackford, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Birth]
     3. Eli T. DAVIS,   b. 4 Mar 1859, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1912, Jackson Twp., Jay, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Sarah Jane DAVIS,   b. 21 May 1862, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1931, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Birth]
    +5. Emma Alice DAVIS,   b. 8 Oct 1866, , , Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1908, Hartford City, Blackford, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F45  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage License - Oliver J. Davis to Drusilla Timmons - 29 Sep 1853 - , Ross, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Oct 1853 - , Ross, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents
    Death certificate - Richison    		Death certificate - Richison
    Sarah Jane (Davis) Richison, 1931
    1880 U.S. Census - Richison    		1880 U.S. Census - Richison
    Indiana: Jay County - Drusilla (Timmons) Davis

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] IGI - International Genealogical Index, 29 Feb 2012.
      The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "International Genealogical Index," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: 29 February 2012), entry for Sarah Jane Davis, born 1862; submissions after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.

    2. [S1869] Deaths, 29 Feb 2012.
      Delaware County Department of Health, certified copy of death record, registered no. 31-121, Sarah Jane Richison, died 28 February 1931. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Muncie, Indiana.

    3. [S1869] Deaths, 13 Mar 2013.
      Jay County, Indiana, Death Records, unnumbered record for Eli T. Davis, 1912, from book H-6:498; Jay County Health Department, Portland.

    4. [S1834] 1880 U.S. Census, 12 Feb 2012.
      1880 U.S. Census, Jay County, Indiana, pop. sch., Bear Creek Township, p. 396A (stamped), ED 152, dwell. 317, fam. 324, Drusilla Davis household; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 287.

    5. [S1869] Deaths, 29 Feb 2012 (Reliability: 3).
      Delaware County Department of Health, certified copy of death record, registered no. 31-121, Sarah Jane Richison, died 28 February 1931. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Muncie, Indiana.

    6. [S1869] Deaths, 27 Oct 2012.
      Jay County Board of Health, uncertified copy of death record, Druzilla Davis, 1909, bk H-6:17; Jay County Board of Health, Portland.

    7. [S1834] 1880 U.S. Census, 12 Feb 2012.
      1880 U. S. Census, Jay County, Indiana, population schedule, Bear Creek Township, p. 396A (stamped), ED 152, dwelling 317, family 324, Drusilla Davis; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 287.

    8. [S1836] 1860 U.S. Census, 12 Feb 2012.
      1860 U.S. census, Franklin County, Ohio, population schedule, Pleasant Township, p. 197 (stamped), dwelling 644, family 656, Oliver Davis household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 February 2012), imaged from NARA microfilm publication M653: 963.

    9. [S1835] 1870 U.S. Census, 25 Sep 2011.
      1870 U. S. census, Douglas County, Illinois, population schedule, Camargo Township, p. 271, dwelling 123, family 123, Oliver Davis; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 216. R1562
      R1562

    10. [S1834] 1880 U.S. Census, 23 Apr 2023.
      1880 U.S. census, Jay County, Indiana, population schedule, Bearcreek Township, enumeration district (ED) 152, p. 396A , dwelling 317, family 324, Drusilla Davis; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 287.
      R1563

    11. [S1832] 1900 U.S. Census, 23 Apr 2023.
      1900 U.S. census, Jay County, Indiana, population schedule, Jackson Township, enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 1A , dwelling 2, family 2, Ely T. Davis; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 380.
      R1564

    12. [S1854] Obituary, 3 Mar 2012 (Reliability: 2).
      Suffered Long of Paralysis,? obituary, Drusilla Davis, The Weekly Commercial Review, 10 Jun 1909, p. 1, col. 3. Accessed 20 Jun 1994, Recorder?s Office, Portland, Indiana.

    13. [S1869] Deaths, 3 Mar 2012.
      Jay County Board of Health, uncertified copy of death record, Druzilla Davis, 1909, bk. H-6:17; Jay County Board of Health, Portland.

    14. [S1865] Cemetery, 3 Mar 2012 (Reliability: 3).
      Limberlost Cemetery (Jay County, Indiana; north of Bryant, Indiana after road curves east), Drisilla Davis marker, photograph by Shirley Richison Fields, 29 June 1994

    15. [S1869] Deaths, 3 Mar 2012 (Reliability: 3).
      Jay County Board of Health, certified certificate of death, Druzilla Davis, died 8 June 1909, Jay County, book. H-6, page17; Jay County Board of Health Department, Portland, Indiana.

    16. [S36] IGI - International Genealogical Index, 3 Mar 2012 (Reliability: 3).
      The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "International Genealogical Index," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 3 March 2012),
      entry for Oliver J. Davis and Drusilla Timmons, married 2 October 1853, Ross County, Ohio; citing FHL microfilm 0,281,640.

    17. [S36] IGI - International Genealogical Index, 3 Mar 2012.
      The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "International Genealogical Index," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : 3 March 2012), entry for Oliver J. Davis and Drusilla Timmons, married 2 October 1853, Ross County, Ohio; FHL microfilm 0281640.


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