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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Benjamin F. Davis ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Benjamin F. Davis
LAST NAME: Davis FIRST NAME: Benjamin MIDDLE NAME: F. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: 7 Jul 1850 DIED: 31 Mar 1895 BURIED: 2 Apr 1895
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Illinois
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

IOOF - Ben Davis, male age 45, born in Illinois, d. South Salem of pneumonia, buried April 2 in N½ of lot 362.
Name of father Garret Davis [buried in Lot #211]
Mother - likely to have been Catharine Caywood, 1st wife of Garret Davis
1870 IL CENSUS - Benjamin Davis, age 19, b. Illinois, is enumerated with Garret E., age 55, b. Kentucky, occupation farmer, and Mildred, age 50, b. Tennessee, along with Ellen, age 28,  C. L., male, age 16, T. J., male, age 14, and Adda, age 3, all born in Illinois.

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
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OBITUARY: 
At the home of Mel. Lane, Sunday, April 1, 1895, from pneumonia, Benj. Davis, of Eastern Oregon, aged 45 years. Mr. Davis leaves a wife and six children. He was a cousin of Mr. Lane, and formerly resided in Salem. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today and interment will be in Rural cemetery. 
Daily Oregon Statesman 2 Apr 1895 4:5
INSCRIPTION: 
Benjamin F. Davis
Born 
July 7, 1850 
Died 
Mar. 31, 1895
SOURCES: 
LR
IOOF Register of Burials  
DAR pg 7 
1870 IL CENSUS (Macoupin Co., Palmyra PO, FA 119, pg 317A)
DOS 2 Apr 1895 4:5
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 362 SPACE: N½ LONGITUDE:  LATITUDE: 
 
 

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