Biography of John Davis, pages 863 / 864.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

John Davis, deceased, was born in Onondago County, N.Y., April 13, 1813, the 
son of Solomon and Margaret (Baily) Davis, native of Holland. When he was 
eighteen years of age his parents moved to Ohio and settled in Huron County.  
There he learned the trade of a carpenter and married Miss Jane Messner, a 
native of Dauphin County, Ohio, and in 1847 came to De Kalb County, Ind., 
and settled on a farm two miles north of Auburn, which he cultivated and on 
which he put good improvements.  He was a prominent man of his township and 
served as Justice of the Peace two terms; also served his township as 
Trustee.  He was widely known and universally respected. He was a member of 
Auburn Lodge, No. 221, I.O.O.F.  He died June 16, 1882.  His widow lives on 
the homestead.  She was born Dec. 31, 1820.  She is the mother of five 
children; two are living---Margaret, wife of E.D. Raub, and Eda, wife of 
C.D. Reed.  Ida, Jay and Ado are deceased.

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