Matilda Jane Davis (b. November 05, 1838, d. April 02, 1874)
Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery, New Galilee, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Matilda Jane Davis (daughter of John Davis and Agnes Calderwood) was born November 05, 1838 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and died April 02, 1874 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. She married James Stewart Buck on 1859 in Little Beaver Reformed Presbyterian Church, Darlington Twp., Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Notes for Matilda Jane Davis: According to Scots-Irish naming tradition Matilda J. Davis, the second daughter, was named after her paternal grandmother. We have not yet been able to verify the name of her paternal grandmother, though we assume it was Matilda. The research continues.
The 1850 Census of Big Beaver Township, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania lists Matilda Davis, age 11, living at home with her parents .
The Session Minutes of the Little Beaver Reformed Presbyterian Church revealed that Matilda Davis, then about 18 years of age, joined the congregation upon profession of faith on September 12, 1857.
The 1870 Census of Beaver Co., Beaver Falls Borough, Pennsylvania dated June 14, 1870 contains this data: James Buck, Minister age 34, born OH Matilda Buck, wife, age 31, born PA Robert Buck, at home, age 8, born PA Edwin Buck, at home, age 6, born PA
Matilda's husband, James Buck died Oct. 13, 1870. Matilda [Davis] Buck died not long after her husband, leaving her two sons orphaned. After her death Matilda's sons, Robert & Edwin were given a home with her elder sister, Jemima [Davis] Martin, who lived in Washington Co., Iowa.
More About Matilda Jane Davis: Burial: April 1874, Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Darlington Twp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
More About Matilda Jane Davis and James Stewart Buck: Marriage: 1859, Little Beaver Reformed Presbyterian Church, Darlington Twp., Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Children of Matilda Jane Davis and James Stewart Buck are:
+Robert M. Buck, b. April 1862, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, d. date unknown, Kansas.
+Edwin H. Buck, b. April 1864, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, d. date unknown.
Matilda Jane Davis (b. November 05, 1838, d. April 02, 1874)
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