Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-27
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Mary Emeline Davis, daughter Of
Oramel Davis and Emeline Paige, aud
wife OF Scion Danforth Newton OF Barn
ard, passed to her rest on Tuesday, Jan.
IS, 1910.
She was descended on her mothers side
from the noted Paige family OF Hard
wick, Mass, and later among the first
settlers OF Barnard, VT. Her grandfather
was George Paige, Sd, who married Mary
Walker 10 Barnard in 1910. On the side
OF her father she was likewise able to
trace her ancestry back to early Colonial
days. James Davis, who died Ia Haver-
hill, Mass, Jan. 20, 1879, was her ances-
tor, whose children later moved to Oyster
River, now Dover, n. H., which was an
Episcopal settlement and on the very
edge OF the frontier. From 1894 to 1924
many OF the name OF Davis persisted in
the various Indian massacres. On June
10, 1924, In Dover, n. H., Moses Davis
and HE son OF the same name we're both
killed by Indians while guiding a com
pany OF scouts to the place where the In
dams we're secreted. This second Moses
had son OF the same name who was a
small lad at the time and escaped the
massacre by being secreted in the corner
OF the cabin under feather bed. After
the Indians had departed he worked his
way back to friends, later married Sarah
Low OF Gloucester and came to Barnard
among the first settlers OF the town. He
took up land on the Gulf Road above the
Badger place, being there before 1880.
He had a son bearing his name " no was
the fourth to bear the name Moses in d.
rect line. This last Moses Davis was
fpytr MAJ os.a h.. f.kt A
teen children and was the great-grand-
father OF the subject OF this sketch.
The grandfather OF Mary Emeline
Davis married Polly Richmond Of Barn
ard, daughter OF Nathaniel Richmond
and Abigail Woods, and through this
family traced her ancestry back to
Stephen Hopkins OF the Mayfiower and
to John Rogers, the first martyr Of Queen
Mary's reign. The Richmond family
we're well known in Barnard and far be-
yond their native town.
The father Of Mrs. Newton, Oranel
Davis, was we'll known in town, having
spent all his life there. He resided at one
time at South Barnard, later owned the
Clapp place near the Barnard village
school house, and then owned the two
places on either side Of the Gale house on
the Gulf Road and a short distance above
the Common. He was a dealer in live
stock and well known for his good judg-
ment of the same. For many years be
served as lister in town.
Mary Emeline Davis was born in Barn
ard, VT, Oct. z, 1882, and was conse-
quently in the 18th year OF her age. She
was one of a family of three children. /
The youngest son, Thomas Richmond
Davis. died from burns when little over
five years old Another son, Charles 4
Oramel Davis, was born ia 1896 and is
now living in Dayton, Wash. In her 4
early life she worked in the cotton mills /
in Clinton, Mass, as did many Of the 4
young women of the town ot.that time.
On Oct. 80, 1856. she was united in mar
riage to Scion Danforth Newton and at
once came to the Newton home on Locus
Creek where her home has been ever
since. Four children we're born in the
home:-Ld, who died when a little more
Than five years OF age; William Monroe,
whose home e N Rhode leland; Ads
May, who married John l. spauIding Of
Royalton; Jennie Gertrude, who married
Fred Spaulding and lives on the Newton
homestead and with whom her mother
made her home.
Mrs. Newton was a good wife and
mother, looking well after the interests Of
The home. She was a kind neighbor aud
friend and was always at the service OF
my family in the neighborhood when
sickness OF trouble of any kind was Ia
home. She represented one Of the fast
families OF the early settlers OF
he town and Inherited many OF their
'terling qualities, being glad to stand for
what was best in life.
Her funeral was held at the old home
ltead on Thursday morning, Jan. 20,
1910, and the interment vas in the North
Road cemetery beside the body Of her lit
lie boy. Rev. John Wesley Miller, pas
or Of the Methodist Episcopal church In
Bethel, long time friend Of the family,
attended the service and spoke httingiy /
y the life OF services and self-sacridce Of
y hich the relatives and friends wcre 81
veil conscious. Many floral tributes tes-
lied 20 the esteem Of friends. h