The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-03-03
HENRY DAVIS
DIED SATURDAY
Had Lived i'm This County During His
Long Life.


Henry Davis departed from this Iif,
after residence in Fulton County. Ken
tucky for more than eighty years. lie
was born and reared aud lived his life
on the farm near Rush Greek Church
and never knew any other place a.
home. lie died Feb. &c 1921. and was
buried az Rush Greek. He was eighty
years old ON Jan. "a. 1921 lie left
surviving him his sons. senator B T.
Davis OF Hickman. KY. and Dr. Henry
\ Davis Of Cairo. III, and his dangh-
tiers. Mrs. Maggie Ramsey and Mrs
Virginia Wayne of Clinton. Nv. and
Mrs. Mary Lou Sublctt. who now re-
sides on the old home place.
He was married ON Jan 3rd. 1850 10
Miss susanna Luten. who departed this
life on Dee. n, 1917. At the age Of
eighteen years he volunteered aud join-
cd the Confederate Army and was In
the BATTLES Of Perryville. shiloh and
stone River He came through the
dangcrs OF the war without injury and
was blessed with rare good health dur
ing all OF his life. The last year Of
his life was passed with increasing
weakness due % his advanced age. but
without pain He was possessed Of his |
mental faculties and was able. 10 be up !
until the last. lie sat up short time /
saturday morning but said he was too 1
weak 10 sit up and was assisted back 10 /
his bed and was dead.
lie joined the Masonic Lodge az the \
age Of II years and kept his member \
ship throughout his life lie was buried II
al Rush Greek by the Masons according
20 ritunl and rites OF the lodge lie
united with the Methodist Church al
Rush Greek in 1870 and was "a member
al NNH4H 4 u.
years and said that ne had missed but
few sundays In such Attendance during
the first forty years.
Hc was a member of the Fiscal
Court Of Fulton County and Justice
ot the Peace for several terms and
was In favor OF public Improvement
and public conveniences. The first
short levee ON the State Road at Mud
Greek bridge was constructed while ne
was member OF the Fiscal Court about
l>>O. While a member of the Fiscal
Court he advanced the suggestion and
promoted the construction Of the levet
across the little Bayou de Chen al WI
ingham bridge lie was always first
IN matters promoting the public vel
Iarc OF his community He was n large
ontributor 10 the support OF the school
md church.
He was born Jan. "a. 1s4f. after the
election OF William Henry Harrison aS
President Of the United States and was
given the name Of the President. who
was greatly admired by his father
His family l. one of the oldest I'm Full
ON County. His father. Capt. Benz. T.
Davis. ~ the war of 1872 and mother
Who was Susan Jordan. came from Pow
latan County. Virginia. i'm 1SS2 and
'ought and settled on the old home
arm near Rush Greek The mother
vas "A niece OF Joseph Roper who had n
previously come from Virginia and set =
led IN the county near the present y
own of Cayce. Both families had been y
'rominent In the early affairs Of vir-
inla.
susana Luten. his wife. was the
laughter Of Dr. Sam II. Luten. who
Fas a very early settler at Moscow.
nd came from North Carolina but af-
erwards lived on a farm In Fulton
'Ounty which l. yet In the Luten fam
y. This DIR. Sam II. Luten married
larry Ann Ashburn. a daughter Of Hen
y Ashburn. who was one Of the earliest
ettlers Of the county who lived near
'nion Church. and who died in 1s4S.