Noah Davis collection
Collection — Folder: S0341
Identifier: S0340
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of letters, articles, and photographs from the Davis family in Indiana ranging from 1851 to 1972 regarding famly life and business and the U.S. Civil War. There are also genealogical charts prepared by Julia Helen Davis Smith on October 31, 1972. Subjects of the photographs are family reunions and a G.A.R. convention. The articles contain information about medicines, women, temperance meetings, and a washing machine.
Dates
- 1851-1972
Creator
- Davis family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Noah Davis was born about 1791 and served in the War of 1812. He married Margaret Miller and they had eight children, including a set of twins. Six of their sons served in the U.S. Civil War. Davis moved to the vicinity of Union City, Indiana, in 1830, and to White County, Indiana, in 1842, where he was living in 1850. He died at age 83, and his wife, Margaret, died at age 73.
Isreal Stephen Davis (1826-1875), the second son of Noah Davis, married Elizabeth Lindsey, daughter of Joshua and Sarah Lindsey, on March 8, 1849.
Source:
Information found within collection.
Isreal Stephen Davis (1826-1875), the second son of Noah Davis, married Elizabeth Lindsey, daughter of Joshua and Sarah Lindsey, on March 8, 1849.
Source:
Information found within collection.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mrs. Hansel Smith on 1972/11/02.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2013 October by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid created 2013 October by Nikki Stoddard Schofield. EAD finding aid revised 2018/04/30 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Davis family (Family)
- Title
- Noah Davis collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
