Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 535
LAWRENCE H. DAVIS

A resident of Harrison county, Iowa since 1907, Lawrence H. DAVIS is a worthy citizen of Little Sioux township, where he located upon coming to this county. Since arriving here, he has been engaged in concrete work of various kinds, leaving his farm to the management of his two sons. He also does all kinds of brick and stone work and finds all he can do throughout this section of the county. He is an energetic and enterprising citizen and is highly regarded by those who know him.

Lawrence H. DAVIS, the son of John W. and Nancy (Armstrong) DAVIS, was born July 8, 1867, near Greenville, Ohio. His parents had four children, of whom Lawrence H. is the youngest and the only one living. John W. DAVIS and family moved from Ohio to Woodbury County, Iowa, in 1870 and there he farmed until his death.

Lawrence H. DAVIS was only six years of age when his parents came from Ohio to Woodbury county, Iowa. He receivd all his education in that county and remained at home until he was 33 years old. His father died at that time, and his mother then made her home with him until her death. In 1904, Mr. DAVIS came to Harrison county, where he bought his present farm three-fourths of a mile east of Little Sioux, and on this farm he has since continued to live. His two sons operate the farm on shares and make a specialty of registered Durham cattle and Duroc-Jersey hogs. Mr. DAVIS devotes all of his time to cement, brick and stone work. He makes cement walks, foundations, culverts, etc., and his work is always of a high class. In addition to this, he lays brick and stone and does considerable plastering.

Mr. DAVIS was married March 18, 1889, to Maggie A. Jordan, who was born near Deloit City, Crawford County, Iowa, a daughter of Hartwell B. and Nancy A. (Cokely) Jordan. Her parents were early settlers in Crawford county, and her father was the founder of Deloit City. Several years ago, Mr. Jordan's home in Crawford county was destroyed by a cyclone, after which he moved to Sac county, where he suffered a similar disaster. In an effort to get out of the cyclone belt, Mr. Jordan then moved to Plymouth county and located on a farm two and one half miles north of where L.H. DAVIS lived in Woodbury county.

To Lawrence H. and Maggie A. (Jordan) DAVIS were born three children: Claude, Nellie and Lloyd. Claude married Ida Heistand, and lives just north of his father's home. He has two sons, Everett and John. Lloyd is living with his parents and Nellie married Frank Seaman and lives at Moville, Iowa. Mr. DAVIS and his wife are also rearing a boy, James Dillinger, and are giving him the same care and attention which they accorded their own children. Mr. DAVIS is a Republican in politics, but has never taken an active part in political affairs.

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