W. A. DAVIS

DAVIS, EDWARDS

Posted By: Mona Sarratt Knight (email)
Date: 5/24/2009 at 08:30:24

Source: The History of Appanoose County, Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Records of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Appanoose County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc.; illustrated; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878.

W. A. DAVIS, miller, foot of Main street; residence same. Born in Wales in 1842, emigrated to America in 1848, and to Monroe Co., Iowa, in 1859; thence to Macon Co., Mo., where, with his father-in-law, J. A. Edwards, built a mill in 1869, which he controlled until 1872, when he came to Moulton, this county, where he is still in company with Mr. Edwards; he built the mill of which he is now sole proprietor, Mr Edwards having since retired from the firm. Is doing excellent work and has given such entire satisfaction to his customers that he has made it necessary for the other mill which has been running here to permanently close its doors. Married Miss Elizabeth Edwards in 1865; she was born in Ohio in 1844. They have three children - John A., Annie and Moses. Is Independent in politics; member of the Presbyterian Church; also a member of the School board. Enlisted in 128th Iowa V.I.; soon after commencement of war was appointed Commissary Clerk, which office he held until mustered out in the fall of 1862.