Davey, James

DAVEY

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 7/5/2021 at 12:18:21

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.692

DAVEY, JAMES, farmer, Union Township, Sec. 33; P. O. Sandyville; is a native of Devonshire England; born Nov. 6, 1825; came to this country in 1850, and located in Genesee county, New York, where he made his home for two years, then came to Chicago, and worked at Mason work for some few months, and then moved to Batavia, Illinois, where he followed the same occupation for about five years; and in 1856 he came to this county and improved his present homestead, which now consists of 390 acres, well-improved, and especially adapted to the raising of stock; since he came to this county he has made farming, stock-raising and shipping his entire business; he came without capital, having borrowed money to defray his expenses; by his good judgment, economy and perseverance, he has accumulated a reasonable competence; has a handsome property, and his family surrounded with all they need to make home desirable; he married August 15, 1855, Miss Mary Dennis, of Batavia, Ill., born in England, who died Oct. 10, 1868, leaving a family of five children: Mary A., Elizabeth E., Thomas F. and John L.; he was married again June 17, 1869, to Sarah (Brown) Mayes, a native of Logan county, Ill., who had two children by her former marriage: Willis B. and Anna C.; by this union they have three sons and one daughter: Avis, Dennis, James F. and Roy B.; have two deceased: Eliza A. and James W.