Fisher Family Genealogy
DAVIS Margaret Elizabeth

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Name DAVIS Margaret Elizabeth Nickname Lizzie Birth 28 Mar 1842 Thorntown, Boone Co., IN [1]
- "Margaret Elizabeth Davis, daughter of Abinthar and Eliza Young Davis was born at Thornton (Thorntown), Indiana March 28, 1842."
CENSUS 25 Jun 1900 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [2]
- Two children, both living
Can read and write
1900 US Census: E. D. No. 50, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 17 CENSUS 18 Apr 1910 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [3]
- Two children, both living
Occupation: none
Can read and write
1910 US Census: E. D. No. 42, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 3B CENSUS 31 Jan 1920 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [4]
1920 US Census: E. D. No. 44, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 4B Death 12 Dec 1928 Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [1, 5]
- "Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Fisher, relict of Floyd Foster, deceased, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bruce Wilson, at three o'clock on Wednesday morning, Dec. 12, 1928, aged 86 years 8 months and 14 days"
- "Funeral services will be held at the Wilson home at two o'clock on Friday Dee. 14, the Rev. A. P. Hertzier officiating and the interment will.be in South Side Cemetery."
Obituary: Margaret Elizabeth Davis 1928 Obituary: Margaret Elizabeth Foster 1928 Burial 14 Dec 1928 South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [1, 5]
Headstone: R. Floyd and Elizabeth Davis Foster Person ID I725 Main Last Modified 14 Feb 2023
Father DAVIS, Abinthar, b. Ohio Relationship Birth Mother YOUNG, Eliza, b. Indiana Relationship Birth Family ID F489 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family FOSTER Ruthwin Floyd, b. 31 Jul 1835, Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., MI d. 2 Feb 1922, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL
(Age 86 years)
Marriage 9 Jun 1880 Kirksville, Adair Co., MO [6, 7]
- Marriage license states:
R. Floyd Foster, resident of McDonough Co., IL
Miss M. E. Davis, resident of Kirksville, Adair Co., MO
Wed by: J. J. Bentley, Paster M. S. Church
Witnessed by: Mrs. D. Nighwander and Miss Jennie Burton
Marriage Record: R. Floyd Foster and M. E. (Margaret) Davis 1880 Children 1. FOSTER, Ralph C., b. May 1881 [Birth] 2. FOSTER, Nellie, b. Oct 1882 [Birth] Family ID F269 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Feb 2023
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Photos Ruthwin Floyd and Elizabeth Davis Foster
From the photos of Alice Foster Minton, courtesy of Jay Minton Jr.
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Sources - [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 20 Dec 1928, p 1 (Reliability: 2).
- [S580] 1900 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 25 Jun 1900, sht 17 (Reliability: 2).
- [S579] 1910 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 18 Apr 1910, E. D. No 42, sht 3B (Reliability: 2).
- [S532] 1920 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 31 Jan 1920, E. D. No. 44, p 4B (Reliability: 2).
- [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 13 Dec 1928, p 1 (Reliability: 2).
- [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 632, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).
Mr. Foster married Margaret E. Davis; this ceremony was performed in Missouri. - [S365] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Ancestry.com), 9 Jun 1880, 172 (Reliability: 3).
- [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 20 Dec 1928, p 1 (Reliability: 2).