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1847–1868

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Image taken in the 1860s

Image taken in the 1860s

Birth Date
10 October 1810
Death Date
5 August 1882
Gender
Female
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Rachel Davis


Alternate Names

    Rachel Hunter

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  • The widow of Henry Davis. Rachel and her children appear in the 1850 census with the family of Benjamin Stewart, whom she had married. The family's travel to Utah is also mentioned in the obituary of George Preston Davis.

Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company (1849)

  • Age at Departure: 38
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • George Preston Davis (Age: 21)
  • James Jordan Davis (Age: 19)
  • Elizabeth Jane Davis (Age: 17)
  • Charles Washington Davis (Age: 16)
  • Levi Washington Davis (Age: 13)
  • Robert Houston Davis (Age: 10)
  • Joseph Webster Davis (Age: 8)
  • Mary Jane Davis (Age: 4)
  • Henry Orson Davis (Age: 2)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.
  • "Died," Deseret News, 23 August 1882, 496.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • "Recent Deaths," Deseret Evening News, 15 December 1909, 8.