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Kit Carson County Pioneers:

William G. Davis, 7 South 45 West



In 1910 Kit Carson County, William Davis is farming, single, 36, born in Indiana.
His father was born in Kentucky, mother in Indiana.

In 1912, witnesses for the claim of Manzel Baeria for land in 27, 7S 45W were August Adolf, William G. Davis, Fred Stutz, and Martin Weiss, all of Bethune, Colorado.

William claimed a quarter in section 26, 7S 45W in 1912.

ONE POSSIBLE

William G. Davis, 41, married Margaret Davis, 40, in Grand Junction, Colorado on January 17, 1914.

ANOTHER POSSIBLE

William G. Davis, born in Bourbon, Indiana, and Alice Shanks, born in Chesterton, Indiana, had Jane Davis on January 12, 1886 in Omaha, Nebraska. Jane, 60, died in Chicago on OCtober 12, 1946, wife of George A. Burget, to be buried in Mt. Greenwood, Cook County, Illinois.
ANOTHER POSSIBLE

William G. Davis 1876-1949 is buried in Denver # 154299506, on a lot with Mary Davis 1902-1950.

ANOTHER POSSIBLE

July 2, 1914 Wray "Sheriff Chas. Bullard left Monday morning for Seattle, Washington, to bring back William G. Davis on a warrant which charges him with swindling a couple of the banks at Yuma and E. H. Vaughn of Wray by perpretrating a number of acts of 'high finance' in the way of mortgaging property not his own, etc. Complaint was filed against Davis more than a week ago and the Burns Detective Agency put on his trail. Sheriff Bullard received word Sunday that Davis had been apprehended in Seattle."

IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION ON THIS KIT CARSON COUNTY LAND CLAIMANT, PLEASE LET US KNOW.


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