 1861 - 1940 (79 years) Has no ancestors but 13 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Dennis Joshua Davis |
| Birth |
7 Apr 1861 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
20 Apr 1940 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
23 Apr 1940 |
Provo City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
25 Jun 1941 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCJ-NPD |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I158859 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Family |
Ada Draper, b. 11 May 1865, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States d. 9 Jan 1946, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage |
5 Feb 1884 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Rual Dennis Davis, b. 11 Dec 1884, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 2 Apr 1965, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 80 years) |
| | 2. Mirtes Rachel Davis, b. 20 Mar 1886, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 26 Jul 1988 (Age 102 years) |
| + | 3. Ara Moses Davis, b. 14 Feb 1889, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 4 Mar 1975, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 86 years) |
| | 4. Ray F Davis, b. 23 Mar 1893, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 15 Jun 1978, Utah, United States (Age 85 years) |
| | 5. Milton Joshua Davis, b. 26 Aug 1897, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 9 Aug 1947, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 49 years) |
| | 6. Meirl Ada Davis, b. 24 Jul 1899, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 4 Aug 1957, Helper, Carbon, Utah, United States (Age 58 years) |
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| Family ID |
F40526 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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 | Birth - 7 Apr 1861 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
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| Marriage - 5 Feb 1884 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
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| Death - 20 Apr 1940 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 23 Apr 1940 - Provo City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 25 Jun 1941 - SLAKE |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
Dennis Joshua Davis was born April 7, 1861 in a cabin near Provo Utah. H is Father was Joshua Davis and his Mother was Johanna Anderson. Dennis' s father was born in Alton Ill. and his Mother was born in Malmo Sweden.
The cabin that Dennis was born in was on the property that his father own ed in the undeveloped area between Provo and Springville. It was later c alled the Ironton hill. When Dennis was still small, he and his mothe r moved to another property that his Father owned, this property was Wes t of what was then called the bench. Later it housed the Geneva Steel. T hey lived there for several years.
When Dennis was quite small, he remembers an incident that happened at th e home. One of his half brothers, who had moved in with them, became fri ghtened when a bunch of local Indians were on the rampage and threatenin g all who were around. Dennis's Mother decided they were going to walk ba ck to Provo so in the middle of the night she bundled them all up and lef t the home. There was Johanna, who carried baby Norman, older brother Ma rtin, who carried Dennis, Homer, who walked. Martin stumbled over a stum p and thought it was an Indian. They avoided the roads so it took the m a long time to reach Provo. They finally made it to Tom Browns home, w here they spent the rest of the night. The next day they learned that th e Indians had stole a squaw from another tribe and was threatening to kil l her.
Shortly after this incident Johanna and her children moved into her own h ome with her children.
Dennis was a hard working young man. He helped his Father in every way h e could. They cleared brush, fell trees and sage brush from morning to ni ght in order to clear the land to build houses. There were many childre n from two wives to support and feed. Dennis never got to go to school fo r a formal education because he worked so hard to help support the family .
When he was 23, he met and married Ada Draper, from Moroni Ut, Sanpete Co unty. They were married Feb. 5 1884. Their home was in Provo and becam e an extension of the kind of life Dennis was used to. He built an adob e home on a piece of property that he inherited from his father and it be came a beautiful place.
Later on, they built a bigger brick home to raise their growing family . Dennis excelled in horticulture and grew a business growing vegetable s and fruit. He was known as "The Watermelon King."
Dennis Joshua passed away at the age of 79 years. He is buried in the Pr ovo City Cemetery.
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