Detailed information about John Davies and the family are contained in a lawsuit filed after his death due to a contested Will regarding land in Canada. Available through Google Books. Dominion Law Reports, Vol 24, Canada Law Book Co., 1915
1880 Census, Territory of WA, Whitman Co.,
Reed, John W. 42. sheep raiser, single, England/England
Davies, John V., 40, partner, sheep raiser, single, OH/England/England
Linn, John, 25, servant, single, sheep herder b: Sweden/Sweden/Sweden
Dermer, William, 17, servant, single, sheep herder, b: IL/OH/OH
1883 Washington Territorial Census, Whitman County
Foster, O, 40, male, farmer, b: Canada
" , M, 38, female, b, Canada
" , E, 16, female, b: IL
" , Belle, 21, female, b: IL
Davies, J V, 37, male, stock raiser, b: England
1889 Washington Territorial Census, Whitman Co.
J V Davis, 53, male, b: England
Bell " , 25, female, b: IL
Marion, 6, female, b: ID
Verne, 3, female, b: WA
Arthur, 1, make, b: WA
1900 Census, MT, Teton Co., Marias twp., ED 137, dwelling 13
Davies, John V., head, June 1836, 63, m 20 yrs, b: England/England/England, 1st arrived USA 1870, stock raiser
" , Isabel, wife, Feb 1862, 38, m: 20 yrs, 6 children, 5 living, b: IL/Canada/Canada
" , Vernie, dau, Nov 1885, 14, b: WA/England/IL, at school
" , Lottie, dau, June 1891, 8, b: WA/England/IL, at school
" , Ernest, son, Aug 1893, 6, b: MT/England/IL, at school
" , Ethel, dau, Apr 1895, 5, b: MT/England/IL
Walburger, Conrad, servant, Sept 1880, 19 single, b. Germany/Germany/Germany, first arrived USA 1884, farm laborer
Monahan, Jas A, servant, Feb 1855. 45, widowed, b: IN/Ireland/Ireland, stock herder
Smith, George A, servant, Dec 1866, 33, married, 10 yrs. b: MO/TN/TN, stock herder
Isabel and John Vernon were divorced in 1901. John Vernon Davies married Nora Asplin in October 1903 and they were divorced on June 15, 1904
After his death, a court case developed. His grandson, Ernest Vernon Davies contested the Will. In this court case, all of the children are named.
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