Biography of John Y. Davis, Vol. II, page 587.  Presidents, Soldiers, 
Statesmen; H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, New York, Toledo, and Chicago, 1894.

John Y. Davis

Is a resident of DeKalb county, where he settled Mar. 8, 1881, having been 
born Nov. 13, 1840, in Franklin county, Pa., he was farming in Allen 
county, Ind., when at he age of 21, he enlisted, at Spencerville, Ind., Aug. 
10, 1862, as a private in Co. A, 100th Ind. V.I.; In Dec. 1863, he was taken 
to the hospital at Nashville, where he remained till April 1, 1864, ill with 
chronic diarrhea; from here he was granted a furlough for thirty days, the 
time being afterward extended thirty days; he reported at he expiration of 
the time at Indianapolis, Jan. 2, 1865, when he was transferred to the 2d 
Bat., of Vet. Res. Corps; at the hospital he was detailed as nurse, and 
acted in this capacity until transferred; he took part in the Siege of 
Vicksburg, and Jackson, Miss.; his honorable discharge was granted him at 
Indianapolis, Ind., June 24, 1865; Mr. Davis is the son of Robert and 
Lydia (Funk) Davis, both now deceased; he was married May 21, 1874, in 
Allen Co., Ind., to Kate Walter, who was born April 26, 1856, in Mahoning 
county, O.  They have had two children, Emma, dec., and Henry. The parents 
of Mrs. Davis are Jefferson and Marguerite (Whan) Walter; the father is 
still living, residing at Spencerville, Ind.  Mr. Davis was a first time 
married, to Caroline Horn, who died in 1873; They had three children, 
infant dec., Effie, and Robert, dec.  Mr. Davis had three cousins Martin, 
Sam and Benjamin Funk, in the army; all survived; his wife had two 
brothers in the service; George W., who enlisted July 1, 1861, in Co. C, 
11th O.V.I., 1st Brig, 2d Div., 14 A.C.; he received a gunshot wound, was 
in the battles of Winchester, Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, 
Mission Ridge, Dalton, Resaca, Buzzard's Roost, Atlanta, and numerous 
other engagements; and David A. Walter, who enlisted Mar. 13, 1865, in Co. 
D., 155th Ind. V.I., was corporal and was discharged Aug, 4, 1865, at 
Wilmington Del.; both are living; our comrade is a member of John C. 
Carnes Post. No. 144; he draws a pension, is a farmer and his address is 
St. Joe, DeKalb county, Ind.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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