Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-02-21
DAVIS HEIRS FOUND
Have Been Located in the Far West
Children Of One Son Found
in Arizona.

The following interesting story, re-
lating 10 the Henry Gassaway Davis
family, appeared in Sundays New
York American:
PRESCOTT. Arizona, Feb. Is
An exceptional case in summoning
from the shadeway past of the forms
of those once Familiarity known in this
city has come to an end Lee r.
Johnson, of Kingman. has figured as
principal in welding the long link
to establish the identity of his de
ceased sister to an interesting rela-
tionship that time has finally unray.
eled
Mr. Johnson's mission to this city
is attended with the duty of securing
Information from pioneer residents Of
the marriage of his sister to Henry
Gassaway Davis, Jr.. the son of the
former Senator from West Virginia
and candidate of the Democratic
party several years ago for the Vice
Presidency
The noted man is also multimil-
lionaire, and, as his earthly career is
coming TO an end at the ripe age Of
over ninety years, the offspring of his
blood are closing up their identity,
and the last link is being welded with
the securing of affidavits that are in
controvertible of the relationship that
exists.
Mr.. Johnson gave a very interest
ing review of the situation His sis
ter married the eldest son of the
above West Virginia citizen in Pres
colt, on October 20, 1878, and there
are still among the living witnesses
in Prescott to that event six persons
In addition there have been secured
affidavits from dozen or more Has
sayampers that they were intimately
acquainted with Mr.. Davis and recall
his features and habits with all the
vividness of yesterday, although the
man had left the country early in the
sos.
Mr. Davis moved with his wife TO
Oregon, where he passed away few
years later. About ten years ago
Mrs Davis also. succumbed to illness,
man and wife leaving a son and
daughter to mourn their loss, Atha
Gassaway Davis and Miss Hattie Da-
Wis AS the years commenced to
hang heavily on the head of Henry
Gassaway Davis, Sr., in the Eastern
home, and with that parental affec-
ton time does not efface, he com
menced to comb the nation from one
end to the other to locate his eldest
son, but the search was in vain. I'M
til a few years ago, when the burial
place was found at Baker City, Ore,
The body was taken to Elkins, w.
Va, and now rests by the side Of
his mother the first wife of the dis
tinguished father.
THE summoning a few months ago
of Mrs. Hattie Davis Constance Cnee
Hattie Davis, to the side of her
grandfather at the old Elkins, W.
Va home, with the proofs of her
parentage, that We're strikingly ex-
emplified in physical characteristics
and resemblance to her deceased IA
Their, was followed by the emphatic
declaration of Mr., Davis, Sr., that
upon proofs being forthcoming of her
identity, she and her brother would
be awarded accordingly from his es-
tate, valued at over S40,000,000. Mrs
Constance is again in Prescott, and is
also her brother Atha, What the
near future has in store for each re-
mains to be seen
Their father was a musician of
Prescott in the early days, the mas
ter of the violin, and a man of agree
able personality with scores of
friends