Family Group Sheet
NameMilton Paxton Davis
Birth26 Dec 1873, Owen Co, Kentucky
Death14 Dec 1963
BurialLee Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky
Marriage18 Jun 1899, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseIda B. Bradley
Birth20 Jan 1881, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Apr 1965, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialLee Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherSolomon Bradley (1847-1884)
MotherLetitia “Tish” Wells (1842-1935)
Children
Birth30 Jun 1900, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death29 May 2003, Winchester, Randolph Co., Indiana
SpouseHarlan Watson Hall , 2C1R
Birthabt 1902, Kentucky
Birthabt 1906, Kentucky
Birthabt 1913, Kentucky
Birth14 Jun 1917, Breathitt or Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death5 May 1989, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Milton Paxton Davis
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Milton Paxton Davis, age 44, residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, born 26 Dec 1873, occupation banker, employer Morehead State Bank, nearest relative Ida Davis (wife), same address.
Date of death is from his gravestone. I cannot find him in either the Kentucky death index or the SSDI. So he may have died out of state, perhaps in Indiana where his oldest daughter Willnah was living (with her husband Harlan Hall, my dad’s second cousin, which is my connection to this family.)
Date of death is from his gravestone. I cannot find him in either the Kentucky death index or the SSDI. So he may have died out of state, perhaps in Indiana where his oldest daughter Willnah was living (with her husband Harlan Hall, my dad’s second cousin, which is my connection to this family.)
Census
I cannot find him in the 1880 census.
Notes for Ida B. Bradley
The SSDI lists Ida Davis, born 20 Jan 1881, died Apr 1965, residence not recorded, SSN issued in Indiana before 1951.
The Kentucky death index lists Ida B. Davis, age 84, died 23 April 1965 in Rowan Co., residence same.
Her gravestone also has her birth date as Jan 20, 1881. The 1900 census gave it as Jan 1882.
The Kentucky death index lists Ida B. Davis, age 84, died 23 April 1965 in Rowan Co., residence same.
Her gravestone also has her birth date as Jan 20, 1881. The 1900 census gave it as Jan 1882.
Notes for Milton Paxton & Ida B. (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 3, p. 286, records the marriage on 18 June 1899 of M. Paxton Davis, age 20, residence Morehead, assistant bank cashier, born in Owen Co., Ky, father born in Garrard Co., Ky, mother born in Lincoln Co., Ky, to Ida J. Bradley, age 18, residence Morehead, born in Rowan Co., both parents born in Floyd Co., Ky, bond surety by Hiram Bradley, to be at Baptist Church, Morehead, no return.
Census
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 4 June, lists on p. 3A as family #43, on Main St:
Head, Joel S., 63, b. July 1836, insurer; Drusilla, wife, 63, b. July 1836, married 38 years, mother of 7 children, 4 living; Joel, son, 23, b. Sep 1876, cashier at bank; Davis, Milton P., nephew, 26, b. Dec 1873, bookkeeper; Ida, niece, 18, b. Jan 1882, married 1 year, mother of 0 children; France, Eva, servant (black), 23, b. Jan 1877, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Druscilla, 1, b. May 1899. All born Ky Ky Ky.
I have not figured out how Milton and Ida come by the relationship of nephew and niece. None of Joel Head’s siblings that I can find married a Davis or a Bradley. (His parents were Jefferson T. Head and Harriett Duvall of Mercer Co., Ky.) Maybe it comes in through Drusilla’s side. (Her maiden name was Talbott, but I do not know her parents.)
1910 census of Breathitt Co., Ky, Jackson township, enumerated 3 May, lists on p. 11A as family #188/194, on Hiland Owens St:
Davis, Milton P., 34, cashier at bank; Ida V., wife, 29, married 10 years, mother of 4 children, 3 living; Willmah, dau, 9; Pollie B., dau, 8; Elizabeth, dau, 4. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 12 Jan, lists on p. 6A as family #117/123:
Davis, M. P., 45, b. Ky Ky Ky, cashier at bank; Ida, wife, 39, b. Ky Va Va; Hallie B., dau, 17; Elizabeth, dau, 14; Margaret, dau, 6; Milton J., son, 2. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 21B as family #220, on Main St:
Davis, Milton P., 57, age at first marriage 26, bookkeeper; Ida B., wife, 48, age at first marriage 18; Elizabeth W., dau, 25, single; Margaret P., dau, 16; Milton P., son, 12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, ED 103-1B, enumerated 3 April, lists on p. 2B as family #32, at 320 Second St:
Davis, Paxton, 65; Ida, wife, 59; Elizabeth, dau, 36, single, bookkeeper at bank; Marguarite, dau, 24, single, telephone switchboard operator; Milton, son, 22, single, helper at restaurant; Johny, grandson, 4. All born in Kentucky, living in same place in 1935.
Head, Joel S., 63, b. July 1836, insurer; Drusilla, wife, 63, b. July 1836, married 38 years, mother of 7 children, 4 living; Joel, son, 23, b. Sep 1876, cashier at bank; Davis, Milton P., nephew, 26, b. Dec 1873, bookkeeper; Ida, niece, 18, b. Jan 1882, married 1 year, mother of 0 children; France, Eva, servant (black), 23, b. Jan 1877, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Druscilla, 1, b. May 1899. All born Ky Ky Ky.
I have not figured out how Milton and Ida come by the relationship of nephew and niece. None of Joel Head’s siblings that I can find married a Davis or a Bradley. (His parents were Jefferson T. Head and Harriett Duvall of Mercer Co., Ky.) Maybe it comes in through Drusilla’s side. (Her maiden name was Talbott, but I do not know her parents.)
1910 census of Breathitt Co., Ky, Jackson township, enumerated 3 May, lists on p. 11A as family #188/194, on Hiland Owens St:
Davis, Milton P., 34, cashier at bank; Ida V., wife, 29, married 10 years, mother of 4 children, 3 living; Willmah, dau, 9; Pollie B., dau, 8; Elizabeth, dau, 4. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 12 Jan, lists on p. 6A as family #117/123:
Davis, M. P., 45, b. Ky Ky Ky, cashier at bank; Ida, wife, 39, b. Ky Va Va; Hallie B., dau, 17; Elizabeth, dau, 14; Margaret, dau, 6; Milton J., son, 2. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 21B as family #220, on Main St:
Davis, Milton P., 57, age at first marriage 26, bookkeeper; Ida B., wife, 48, age at first marriage 18; Elizabeth W., dau, 25, single; Margaret P., dau, 16; Milton P., son, 12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, ED 103-1B, enumerated 3 April, lists on p. 2B as family #32, at 320 Second St:
Davis, Paxton, 65; Ida, wife, 59; Elizabeth, dau, 36, single, bookkeeper at bank; Marguarite, dau, 24, single, telephone switchboard operator; Milton, son, 22, single, helper at restaurant; Johny, grandson, 4. All born in Kentucky, living in same place in 1935.
