Sterling Davis and wives Maria: update
Thanks to the expertise of a local researcher in both Mills and Page counties, Iowa, and Katherine of ROOTS list, and cousin Eileen, I think the mystery of Sterling Davis and his wives may be solved. Here is the conclustion so far - please let me know if any of this appears wrong...
Sterling Davis, son of Asa and Sarah (Richardson) Davis was born August 16, 1822 in Livingston County, NY.
He married Maria Shoemaker on May 30, 1842 in Quincy, Adams county, IL. [marriage record]. They had 8 children according to various census: Warren W.; Amelia M; William; Catherine; Wallace; George; Sarah; Lillie P.
Feb 9, 1876: Maria divorces Sterling in Mills county, IA [divorce record Book C, District Court Record, page 584].
March 30, 1878: Sterling marries Maria (Anderson) Crosby, widow of Nelson D. Crosby, who died in 1874. [Page county, Iowa marriages 1852-1880]. Nelson and Maria had 3 children: Mary Ann, Franklin and Jennie [1870 Washington county, IA census]. Maria was the daughter of Jonathan and Julie (Gardner)Anderson [Ancestry.com]
1879: Otto is born to Sterling and Maria [1880 Mills county, IA census. Mary Ann, Franklin and Jennie Crosby are living with them]
May 16, 1882: Maria (Shoemaker) Davis signs her will [http://iagenweb.org/boards/mills/documents. Will Book II 1884-1894, page 6. Yes, those dates are correct!]
May 19, 1882: Maria (Shoemaker) Davis passes away in Mills county, IA [gravestone photo]
1900 Page County, IA census shows Sterling, Maria and Otto.
August 23, 1902: Sterling passes away in Page county, IA. [obit and grave photo]
Sept. 4, 1904: Maria (Anderson Crosby) Davis passes away in Page county, IA. [grave photo; buried with Sterling].
I have some information on one of Sterling and 1st wife Maria's sons, Warren W. Apparently, according to Ancestry.com, he passed away in Portland, OR in 1919 and some of his children are also in Oregon. I have no information on any of Sterling's other children. I descend from his daughter, Amelia M. and 1st wife Maria.
Will be happy to share info!
Rita in Montana
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