DAVIDSON, James H. 1855 - 1891

DAVIDSON, BELL

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 7/18/2021 at 20:32:05

"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, February 4, 1891
Page 5, Column 4

... J. H. DAVIDSON, four and one-half miles northwest, a brother of Samuel DAVIDSON, has been very low with an acute attack of pneumonia for the past two weeks.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, February 11, 1891
Page 5, Column 3

Death of James H. DAVIDSON.

Death is truly no respecter of persons, and the strong and middle-aged must bow to its decree equally with the weak and the feeble, the young and the old. It was a painful thought in the mind of every man in Fairfield last Saturday, and it was spoken of in hushed tones and in words of sorrow, that Jas. H. DAVIDSON was dead. For he was a man in the very prime of life, vigorous and hearty to an unusual degree,-a very picture and personification of health. And he was a man among men, too, large-hearted, generous and whole-souled. Everyone who knew him liked and spoke well of Jim DAVIDSON. His death caused both surprise and sorrow.

J. H. DAVIDSON was born in Hopedale, Ohio. He was thirty-five years old. He was married to Mary BELL, of Blackhawk township, about fifteen years ago, and moved to this county three years ago next April. Here he bought the Smeaton and Hughes farm some five or six miles northwest of Fairfield, in all about 3cres (sic), occupying the Smeaton farm as a residence.

He was taken sick about four weeks ago, and while at first it was pronounced rheumatic fever, his death was thought to be from typhoid malaria. He was seriously sick from the first though several times so much better that it was thought he would surely get well. But the struggle grew more unequal last week, until finally at five o'clock last Friday afternoon he passed away.

He leaves a wife and five children to mourn the loss of a tender husband and father. The eldest of the children is about fourteen years old and the youngest an infant. One child was buried about a year ago. The remains were buried in the cemetery in this city last Sunday.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, March 4, 1891
Page 6, Column 2

PROBATE OF WILL.

To all whom it may concern:

Notice is hereby given that an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of J. H. DAVIDSON, deceased, is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Jefferson county, Iowa, and that Tuesday, April 7th, 1891, at 9 o'clock a.m., it being the second day of the April, 1891, term of said court, has been set for the proof and final hearing of the same.

Witness my hand and seal of said court this 21st day of February, 1891.

[L. S.] FRED. M. TAYLOR,
Clerk District Court.
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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, March 18, 1891
Page 4, Column 4

Marriages, Births and Deaths.

... DEATHS.--

... Feb. 6, in Blackhawk township, of typho-malarial fever, J. H. DAVIDSON, aged 35 years.

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Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA, in Lot Old.P.069. His wife was Mary Ann BELL DAVIDSON, who died in 1950 and is buried with him.