Ohio Biographies



Luther S. Davis


Luther S. Davis, son of James and Elizabeth Davis, was born in Virginia in 1810, and raised to farming. May 10, 1835, he married Jane, daughter of Richard and Mary Morris. Their children are Bianca, Augustus, Permetha, Clarissa, Israel, Calvin, Mary, Albert, Rozetta, Richard, and Edgar. His grandfather was in the Revolutionary war three years under Gen. Washington. His father and wife's father in the war of 1812. His sons, Augustus, Israel, and Calvin, were in the Rebellion. Augustus served four years, and Israel and Calvin each two months. He owns one hundred and seventy acres of land.

 

From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883

 


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