Jerry Davis
June 9, 1854 - December 4, 1919
Jeremiah
(aka Jerry) Davis was a son of Edward and Susanna Davis, who emigrated from
Wales to Pennsylvania sometime in the late 1830s or early 1840s and later
relocated to Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
Jerry Davis came to York Township from Fond du Lac County (Rosendale
Township) in the late 1890s with his wife, the former Mary
Jones, and their
children. They lived on a farm that
was previously owned by Adonijah Benedict, an early pioneer of York Township.
One of Adonijah’s grandsons, William
Benedict, married one of the
Davis’ daughters, Susanna. Jerry
Davis was the father of Belle Mortimer, Jay Davis,
Susanna Benedict and Pearl
Hales; all of whom are interred in York Center Cemetery.
