NOTE -
There is a 20 yr. gap in the census records [1880 - 1900] as the 1890 census was burned in the 1920's. Add 20 yrs to everyone's 1880 age for the 1900 census.

I’m not related to any member of this family.


1940 is the last available census at this time.

Facts you should know about the early census records –

All census records [1790 – 1840] prior to the 1850 census ONLY listed the head of household; whether male or female.

NO specific age was stated for any family member
NO place of birth was stated – city, state, or country
NO city, town, or village is stated – only the county; however some census takers listed the township
NO street address was stated
NO marital status was stated – single, married, widowed, or divorced
NO family relationship was stated – brother, sister, cousin, son, daughter, wife, inlaw, etc…
NO occupation was stated
NO parental birthplaces are stated
NO race was stated [but assume “white”]

1850, 1860 & 1870 census records do not show family relationships, marital status or parental birthplaces.

Step children are not enumerated as “step” children
Adopted children are not enumerated as “adopted”
Grand children are not enumerated as “grand children”
Orphaned children were not enumerated as "orphan"
Immigration date is not recorded

1850 is the 1st census that shows all family members with their birthplaces

1880 is the 1st census that shows parental birthplaces and family relationships +++


1850 -
Moses Davis does not appear in Brown county, ILL.
the time period for this census was Sept./OCT.; so Manerva Jane [Dennis] Davis should be alive.
However she is not listed.

Ill Marriage record -
DAVIS, MOSES
DENNIS, MANERVA J 1852-03-07 Brown county, ILL

ILL. did not issue death certs. until 1916.

1860 - Moses does not appear on this IOWA census.



Moses Davis
Birth 24 Jun 1831 in Sugar Creek, Greene, Ohio
Death 6 Apr 1918 in Milford, Seward, Nebraska
he married -
Philena McGee
Birth Apr 1834 in Ohio, USA
Death 23 Jan 1908 in Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska
her children -
Mary J Davis 1854 – ❏

William Robert Davis 1856 – 1943❏
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Sarah L Davis 1856 – ❏
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Charles Wesley Davis 1859 – 1933❏
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Susan Clementine Hinkle 1861 – 1920



1910 -
Name: Moses Davis
Age in 1910: 79
Birth Year: abt 1831
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1910: Syracuse, Otoe, Nebraska
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Father
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland

Charles W Davis 50, ILL
Mattie E Davis 50, IOWA - married 26 yrs., 8 children & 5 living
Chauncey Davis 18, NEB
Caryl Davis 11, NEB
Charlie Pierce 5, NEB - g/son
Vera Pierce 3, NEB - g/dau
Moses Davis 79, OH - widowed father, married 2 times

1880 -
Name: Moses Davis
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1880: Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Filena Davis
Father's Birthplace: Delaware
Mother's Birthplace: Delaware
Occupation: Working On Farm

Moses Davis 50, OH
Filena Davis 47, OH
Charles Davis 21, ILL


Neb. Vital Records -
Nebraska began to issue birth and death certificates in 1904

Statement source -
Stan Cooper, Vital Records Administrator
DHHS - Public Health
1033 O Street, Suite 130 Gold's Building , 1
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402)471-0915 | Stan.Cooper@nebraska.gov