Longmont Ledger - Excerpts From about the George Davis Family. 1882 - 1897
1882
Jan. 27: Obit: Samuel P. Davis, 36, of valvular lesion of the heart, on Jan 19.
April 26: George Davis of Highlandlake received a dispatch Wednesday morning that his daughter, residing in Laramie City (now Laramie, WY as opposed to Ft. Laramie which is a separate place), was dead. He left on the morning train for that city.
1883
June 16: Local farmers and their planted grain acreage: C. (Charles) K. Davis, 125 acres.
1884
March 10: Mr. George Davis has taken up his abode at his new home on the south side of the lake.
Aug. 29: On a list of Neighborhood improvements, Deacon Davis's (George) new house is mentioned.
December 23:
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. George M (Martin) Davis.
1885
No mention that I can find
1886
Jan 28: George Davis advertised his feed mill, Not sure if he was soliciting business or selling it.
June 12: Damaging hailstorm 1 1/3 to 2 miles east of Highlandlake. Worst hit were farms of L.D. Oviatt, George M. Davis, F. P. Woodley, Eli Evans, J. L. Wilson, Oscar Smith, Thomas Howlett, Frank Keep, the Clennon brothers and Mr. O'Donnell.
Sept. 9: Highlandlake, ever since its settlement, has given good attention to threshing its own grain and that of the vicinity. The first outfit owned by Waite & Woodley who operated 4-5 years. Later, J. H. Holmes and George Davis with "Three Rivers" separator, still in business. Last year, J. L. Wilson with a "New Model" threshed 40,000 bushels of wheat within sight of his own house, made $1800 net. This year he has two separators and a new traction engine. Now, a syndicate of 9 farmers to thresh their own grain with a "New Model." F. P. Woodley is manger. Company dubbed "The Bald Headed Company." So far, have threshed for F. P. Waite, Dr. Mead, Scott Mitchell and R. S. True. Kerr boys have also bought a separator.
Nothing more in my notes until 1892.
1892
May13: Died Anna M. Davis, wife of Chas. K. Davis, 28.
Aug. 5: (not sure this is the George Davis family) Advised of death of J. C. Johnson in Memphis. Married the Widow Davis eight or nine years ago.
1893
Sept. 22: Not sure this is George Davis family. Died, Sept. 18, Isaac S. Davis, 72, at the home of son, F. B. Davis in Longmont. Came to Longmont five years after the death of his wife.
1895
Jan. 16. Mr. & Mrs. George Davis of Longmont celebrated 50th wedding anniversary at home of J. B. Thompson.
1896
Nov. 20: George Davis (I suspect that this was actually George Martin Davis) of Longmont, has been engaged in papering, calcimining and painting the parsonage.
Scott Kerr has moved his feed mill from the old stand opposite the post office to the piece of ground north of the lake which he lately leased of L. C. Mead. (This is the feed mill that George Davis built on the outlet ditch, and later sold to Scott Kerr).
1897
Aug. 27: Died, Mary Holden Davis, wife of George Davis, 76. Born in Reading, Mass,: Married George Davis, Jan 16, 1845. Lived in Reading until about 1855 when they moved to Denmark, IA. Came to Colorado in 1863, first to Central City and to Longmont in 1871. Internment at Highlandlake.
Nov. 26: Died of paralysis, George Davis, 80. Born New Ipswich, Mass., October 16, 1817. Survived by three children: Charles of Loveland (CO), George M. of Longmont and Mrs. Maxwell (Mary Ann) of Boulder. Came to Longmont in in 1863 (sic) Actually 1871. They came to Colorado in 1863.
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