DAVIS FAMILY HISTORY
THIS IS ALSO MY KLINGENSMITH LINE FOR AS MUCH AS I KNOW OF THEM, ALL INFORMATION IS INCLUDED.
Descendants of Jacob Davis
Generation No. 1
1. JACOB1 DAVIS was born September 28, 1856, and died April 18, 1942. He married MARY ELIZABETH KLINGENSMITH. She was born September 16, 1857, and died September 13, 1943.
Notes for JACOB DAVIS:
Lived at 844 Third Avenue New Kensington
Notes for MARY ELIZABETH KLINGENSMITH:
OBITUARY:
"Mrs Mary E Davis
A resident of New Kensington for the past 47 years Mrs Mary E Davis , 86, died at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home of her son, Harry Davis, 1365 Orchard Avenue , where she had been living for the last year.
In addition to her son Harry, she leaves the following daughters--
Mrs Wilda Meanor of Arnold, Mrs Aida Imm of Logan's Ferry, and Mrs Manilla Sanders and Mrs Vinnie Spencer, both of New Kensington; a brother, John M Klingensmith of Greensburg, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren."
Children of JACOB DAVIS and MARY KLINGENSMITH are:
2. i. AIDA VIOLA2 DAVIS, b. September 18, 1886, Leechburg PA, Westmoreland County; d. December 29, 1975, New Kensington PA, Westmoreland County.
3. ii. EVA L DAVIS, b. August 01, 1881; d. December 10, 1981.
4. iii. FERN DAVIS.
iv. MAUDE DAVIS.
Notes for MAUDE DAVIS:
unmarried, died in her 20s of 'dropsy'.
5. v. HARRY DAVIS.
vi. CLIFF DAVIS.
More About CLIFF DAVIS:
Cause of death (Facts Pg): Seizures
6. vii. WILDA DAVIS.
7. viii. MANILA DAVIS.
Generation No. 2
2. AIDA VIOLA2 DAVIS (JACOB1) was born September 18, 1886 in Leechburg PA, Westmoreland County, and died December 29, 1975 in New Kensington PA, Westmoreland County. She married EDWIN OSMAN IMM September 18, 1906 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co, son of GEORGE IMM and ELIZABETH HARRIS. He was born November 26, 1880 in Lydney,Gloucestershire,England, and died September 10, 1943 in New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
More About AIDA VIOLA DAVIS:
Burial: Round Hill Cemetery, Parnassus PA, Westmoreland County
Notes for EDWIN OSMAN IMM:
As per Bob Imm, "Our dad was camera shy and disliked having his picture taken. He was bald and almost always had a 'railroaders cap' on his head..even indoors.
When he and Aida married, they lived for a while at Grandma Davis' home at 844 Third Ave, New Kensington , and attended the Salvation Army for a few years. They bought the Logan's Ferry home from the Vos Camps who were wealthy, lived on the North Side (Allegheny City) of Pittsburgh and had some kind of business there. This house was their summer home, thus the reason for a porch the full length of the front plus half of the side along the road. Edwin lived there 25 years:1918-1943, and Aida lived there 57 years: 1918-1975, and as such, should probably be called the family home. ALL of the children lived there, but not all children were born there."
Worked in the tin mill as a roller. A hard worker. Later worked for the Plum Township School District in the Logan's Ferry school where he did janitorial service.
Edwin was called "Lefty" by most people. He was about 5'4", tall and somewhat round belly. He smoked Cutty Pipe tobacco in home-rolled cigarettes. Occasionally he smoked Prince Albert and other pipe tobaccos in a corncob pipe and other pipes. He sniffed Copenhagen snuff to make himself sneeze because he had a moderate asthma. Occasionally, he slept in a black leather rocker by the bay window in the living room so he could breathe easier. He liked some drinks once in a while; mostly home brew and whiskey. He enjoyed singing, especially barbershop harmony.
Lefty could do almost any home handicraft. He soled his children's shoes with slices of automobile tires and leather belting. The soles never wore out. He could do woodwork; he made several chains from a solid piece of walnut. Lefty had very good gardens and fruit trees. He planted corn, tomatoes, carrots, beans , cabbage for homemade sauerkraut, potatoes, lettuce, turnips, rutabagas, onions,etc.
The fruit trees included sweet and sour cherries, purple and white grapes, pears, Baldwin and winter apples, red currants, mulberries, and peaches. There was asparagus, horseradish, watercress, and rhubarb. He had a cider press and apple chopper that made both cider and vinegar. Homemade wine, peach brandy, dandelion wine were among the brews. He made ice cream by hand and bottled his own Hires root beer and put the bottles in the sun each day to ferment. Of course, many blew up!
Lefty had a left handed scythe to cut grass (hay). He was a disciplinarian with his children. He was a solid Republican, but thought FDR was the greatest person alive..he was ready to fight if you said a bad word about FDR... "A Democrat, and the only good Democrat". He measured a person's wealth by the number of friends he had.. He was the wealthiest man to have lived.
More About EDWIN OSMAN IMM:
Burial: Round Hill Cemetery, Parnassus PA, Westmoreland County
Cause of death (Facts Pg): ruptured appendix
More About EDWIN IMM and AIDA DAVIS:
Marriage: September 18, 1906, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co
Children of AIDA DAVIS and EDWIN IMM are:
8. i. GEORGE WILLIAM3 IMM, b. January 23, 1915, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co; d. February 09, 1977, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
9. ii. HARRY EDWIN IMM, b. December 11, 1906, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co; d. July 28, 1992, Virginia.
iii. EDWIN OSMAN JR IMM, b. July 04, 1908; d. November 02, 1924, at home, Logans Ferry PA.
Notes for EDWIN OSMAN JR IMM:
died of seizures; buried at Round Hill Cemetery, New Kensington PA,Westmoreland Co.
OBITUARY:
"Parnassus HS Gridder Found Dead Yesterday
Edwin Imms, Jr , son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Imms of Logans Ferry, was found dead in bed at his home Sunday morning.
Imms was 16 years old and a junior at the Parnassus High school. He was substitute quarterback on the Parnassus football team this season ,and was a player of ability.
The death of Imms shocked the many friends who knew him. During the game Saturday with the Union team he was on the side lines in uniform and ready to play, and would have been substituted had the occasion arisen.
"Eddie", as he is known to his friends, retired Saturday night apparently in good health, and nothing was known of his death until his younger brother tried to awaken him yesterday morning.
Imms played quarterback for the lower borough team during the entire game with the Arnold outfit a little over a week ago, his work being of a high caliber, and he hung up the last count of the game when he carried the ball across for a touchdown late in the game.
The death of Imms was due to a kidney ailment and was not the result of any football injuries."
In the thumbnail print, Edwin is on the right on his father's knee.
More About EDWIN OSMAN JR IMM:
Burial: Round Hill Cemetery, Parnassus PA, Westmoreland County
Cause of death (Facts Pg): Kidney ailment
10. iv. AIDA VIOLA IMM, b. July 21, 1910, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
11. v. ELIZABETH FRANCES IMM, b. September 16, 1912; d. March 15, 1991, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
12. vi. RUTH OLIVE IMM, b. June 02, 1916, Logans Ferry; d. February 16, 1998, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
13. vii. FREDERICK IMM, b. October 18, 1917; d. July 25, 1965, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
viii. DOROTHY AUDREY IMM, b. July 03, ; m. CAMIEL STOCKER.
14. ix. MARY JANE IMM, b. February 06,
15. x. CALVIN KENNETH IMM, b. May 22,
16. xi. ROBERT CHARLES IMM, b. September 24, , New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co.
3. EVA L2 DAVIS (JACOB1) was born August 01, 1881, and died December 10, 1981. She married FRANK SPENCER.
Notes for EVA L DAVIS:
Services at her death were at Ross G. Walker Funeral Home, New Kensington, PA, on Saturday, Dec 12, 1981 at 11am. Officiating clergy was Rev L Gene Stewart of the Arnold United Methodist Church. Burial was at Parnassus Presbyterian Cemetery, New Kensington PA.
More About EVA L DAVIS:
Burial: Parnassus Presbyterian Cemetery, New Kensington PA, Westmoreland Co
Nickname: Vinnie
Children of EVA DAVIS and FRANK SPENCER are:
i. FRANK3 SPENCER.
17. ii. RALPH C SPENCER, b. November 08, 1912, New Kensington PA Westmoreland Co; d. September 01, 1985, Citizens General Hospital New Kensington PA,Westmoreland County.
iii. ALBERT SPENCER.
4. FERN2 DAVIS (JACOB1) She married BISEL.
Children of FERN DAVIS and BISEL are:
i. MARY3 BISEL.
ii. BEATRICE BISEL.
iii. HERBERT BISEL.
iv. DOROTHY BISEL.
5. HARRY2 DAVIS (JACOB1) He married MINNIE MILLER.
Notes for HARRY DAVIS:
died of cancer
Children of HARRY DAVIS and MINNIE MILLER are:
i. RICHARD3 DAVIS.
ii. ROBERT DAVIS.
iii. MARGARET DAVIS.
iv. MARCH DAVIS.
More About MARCH DAVIS:
Cause of death (Facts Pg): Seizures while taking gym at school, age 14
v. JACK DAVIS.
6. WILDA2 DAVIS (JACOB1) She married WILLIAM MEANOR.
Notes for WILDA DAVIS:
died of a heart attack
Child of WILDA DAVIS and WILLIAM MEANOR is:
i. WILLIAM JR3 MEANOR.
7. MANILA2 DAVIS (JACOB1) She married ROY SANDERS.
Notes for MANILA DAVIS:
Died of cancer.. lived at Camp Ave , Valley Camp
Child of MANILA DAVIS and ROY SANDERS is:
i. WILLIAM3 SANDERS.
AIDA DAVIS IMM WAS MY GRANDMOTHER.
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