Clifford Henry Davis
Clifford Henry Davis, son of Charles L. and Esther (Louthan) Davis, was born January 7, 1904, in Decatur County Iowa and died January 19, 1979 in Osceola, Iowa. He attended schools in Decatur County, was a farmer and was affiliated with the Tennessee Christian Church. Cliff was from a family of eleven children: Vera, Eva, Pearle, Atha Ernestine, Geretta Rose, Rex Arthur, Olive May, Dale, Florence Marie, Grace, Roy Lavene and Hazel Louise.
On December 9, 1926 he was united in marriage to Merle Loretta Hatfield, daughter of Grant and Elizabeth (Collins) Hatfield, she was born January 28, 1905, and died July 5, 1978 at Osceola, Iowa. Merle was also from a large family of children: (Dewey Hatfield m. Beulah Hall; Jessie Hatfield m. Jack Lee; Marie Hatfield m. Zell Boles; Irene Hatfield m. Lowell Neff; Pearl Hatfield m. Louis Schuldt; Edith Hatfield m. Sherman Boles, Nealy Hatfield m. (1) Ed Norton, (2) John Murphy; Burbank Hatfield m. (1) Fredine Robbins, (2) Becky Goodrich); Alvie (soap) Hatfield m. Myrtle Gobbin; Arthur.
Clifford and Merle became the parents of five children: Alberta who m. Walter Carpetner; Delphine Miler; Deanna m. Dick Garity; Charley; Wanda and Mary.
PICTURED BELOW IS CLIFFORD DAVIS AT AGE 8
(In center of picture, with a crew, around his father's saw mill)
Charles Davis Sawmill out of Grand River, 1/4 miles west of LaSalle, date 1900?
Back row: 2nd person, Charley Davis, next Cager Collins (lives at Weldon, 1976);
on engine, Ben Collins (great uncle of Opal Richardson. Her father's name was
Wm. P. Collins and his father's name was Fred Collins). Charles Davis' son,
Clifford Davis, married a Hatfield girl, who is a cousin of Opal. ... submitted by
Opal Richardson, Colona, Illinois
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James Harvey Louthan, a native of Wythe County, Virginia, born April 22, 1823, son of James and Margaret (Gibbs) Louthan. He was the fifth of a family of seven children. He grew to manhood in his native state, remaining there until 1845 when he moved to Claibourne County, Tennessee, where he married in 1846 to Mary Hatfield, , daughter of Abner and Mary Polly (Yeary) Hatfield.
He lived in Tennessee until 1850 when with his wife and two small children, moved to Iowa and settled in the southwest part of Clarke County near the present site of Hopeville where he was living during what was called by the pioneers of Clarke and Ringgold Counties, the 'Indian War'. The country, at that time, was in a state of nature only 160 acres of land having been entered.
In the fall of 1851 Hopeville was laid out and a postoffice established with David Newton as Postmaster. In 1863 Mr Louthan moved to Hopeville and engaged in the manufacture of boots, shoes and harness, being the pioneer in that industry in the place. After the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, he went with the militia, under Colonel Edwards, to Allenvilie, Missouri, and a few days later was commissioned recruiting officer. He then returned to Iowa and enlisted sixteen recruits and took them to Mount Ayr, where he found Captain Douglas with
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