ANDREW J. DAVIS was one of the venerable and highly honored native sons of Carroll County at the time of his death, June 19, 1919, and he passed virtually his entire life on the old homestead farm which was the place of his birth in Monroe Township.  He was a representative of one of the sterling pioneer families of the county, his paternal grandfather, David, having been born and reared in Wales and having first established his residence in Pennsylvania upon coming to the United States.  From the old Keystone State he came in an early day to Ohio, and was one of the substantial farmers and highly esteemed pioneer citizens of Carroll County at the time of his death.  Of his two children the elder was David and the younger was George, father of the subject of this memoir.  George Davis was born and reared in Monroe Township, Carroll County, and here continued his active association with farm industry until the close of his life.  The maiden name of his wife was Mary Ellen Kale, and both were in advanced years at the time of their deaths.  George Davis was one of the successful farmers of Monroe Township, and of his old homestead the farm later owned by his son Andrew J., of this memoir, was a part.
     Andrew Jackson Davis was born Jan. 12, 1841, and thus he was seventy-eight years of age when he passed from the stage of life’s mortal endeavors.  He was the younger of the two sons of his parents, was reared to the sturdy and invigorating discipline of the farm and gained his early education in the common schools of the locality and period.  His studies were pursued in what was known as the Buchanan School, district No. 1, Monroe Township, and here his attendance was principally during the winter terms, when his services were not in requisition in connection with the work of the home farm.  He was a man of distinctive energy and ambition, of well poised mind and of sterling integrity in all of the relations of life.  He achieved worthy success through his effective alliance with farm industry, and since his death his widow continues to reside on the fine old homestead farm of 162 acres on rural mail route No. 3 from the city of Carrollton.
     The year 1863 recorded the marriage of Mr. Davis to Miss Mary C. Long, who was born in Union Township, this county, Mar. 11, 1839, a daughter of Alexander and Nancy (Scott) Long, of whose twelve children she was the sixth in order of birth.  Alexander Long and his wife were born and reared in County Donegal, Ireland, and were young folk when they came to America and established their residence in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, whence they came to Ohio in the year 1832 and established their home on a pioneer farm in Union Township, Carroll County, where they passed the remainder of their lives, both having been more than eighty years of age at the time of death and both having been devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Alexander Long was a democrat in politics, was a man of strong individuality and inviolable integrity, and he left a benignant impress upon the community in which he long maintained his home and to the civic and material development and progress of which he contributed his quota.  Mr. Davis is survived by two children.  George Alexander, who is engaged in clerking at Bowerston, Harrison County, married Miss Leona Vasbinder, of Bowerston, and they became the parents of three children - James Lawrence who is nineteen years of age at the time of this writing, in 1920; Mary, who died in infancy, in 1902; and Mary Cora, thirteen years of age.  Nancy Cora, the younger of the two children, is the wife of Raymond Homer Vasbinder, of Carrollton, and concerning their children the Roy Davis, now twenty-six years of age, married Miss Sarah Tope, and they reside in Carrollton; Harold Samuel married Miss Florence Williams, who died in 1919 and who is survived by one child, Irene; Mary Lois is a popular teacher in the public schools at Amsterdam, Jefferson County; Nancy Ellen is the wife of Everett Saila, of Minerva, Stark County; and Perry Jackson is the youngest of the number.
     Mr. Davis gave his political allegiance to the democratic party, and while never ambitions for public office he took loyal interest in community affairs and was always ready to support progressive measures and enterprises tending to advance the general wellbeing of this native county.  He was an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pleasant Hill, as is also his widow, who, as before stated, still remains on the old home farm, where she delights to extend welcome and generous hospitality to her wide circle of friends in the county that has ever represented her home.
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page 794

DAVID JACKSON DAVIS.  The claim of David Jackson Davis upon the consideration and good will of his fellow-citizens of Union Township is based upon many years of effective work as an agriculturist, upon a meritorious record as a citizen, and upon his activity in promoting education and kindred accompaniments of advanced civilization.  His entire career has been passed in Carroll County, and with the exception of one and one-half years he has devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits, in which he has won success through the application of industry and good judgment.
     Mr. Davis was born on a farm in Union Township Feb. 5, 1863, a son of William and Sarah (Tope) Davis, the former a native of Perry Township, Carroll County, and the latter of Union Township.  His paternal grandfather was Joshua Davis, a native of Maryland, who married an Irish girl who had been brought to the United States at the age of thirteen years, and they spent their later lives in Union Township, where they entered land from the United States Government.  The maternal grandparents of Mr. Davis were Stephen and Jemima (Kail) Tope, who were among the earliest settlers of Carroll County and also entered Government land.
     Following their marriage William and Sarah (Tope) Davis settled on a farm in Perry Township, where they resided for a short time, but soon bought land in Union Township, and there continued to be engaged in agricultural operations during the rest of their lives, Mr. Davis passing away May 28, 1895, and his widow surviving until 1918.  They were industrious, God-fearing people, who discharged their responsibilities faithfully, and were held in the highest regard in the community in which their home was located.  They were the parents of the following children:  Stephen, who is engaged in agricultural operations in Union Township; Mary Ann, of Union Township, who is the widow of John McKnight, a farmer; Jasper N., who died at the age of two years; Joshua B., of Monroe Township; David Jackson; Thomas J., of Carrollton, Ohio; Martha E., of Massillon, Ohio; and John, who resides on the home place.
     The district schools of Union Township furnished David Jackson Davis with his educational training, and his boyhood and youth were passed on the home farm, where he secured experience in agricultural methods while assisting his father and brothers.  When he entered upon his independent career it was as a farm hand, and for four years he was thus employed.  Following his marriage he became the owner and operator of the thresher and manager of a sawmill for about three years.  During the time he conducted these enterprises he made his home at Petersburg, but eventually returned to farming, and for one year lived on his father’s place.  He then purchased 128 acres of the home property, on which he has continued to carry on general operations to the present time, in addition to which he raises all kinds of fruit and has a well-ordered apple orchard of 300 trees.  He has won a well-merited success, and in so doing has held the confidence and respect of those with whom he has had dealings.
     On October 22, 1892, Mr. Davis was united in marriage with Miss Cora A. Sell, who was born in Union Township, Carroll County, a daughter of John and Elnora (Hahn) Sell, the former a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and the latter of Lee Township, Carroll County.  Mr. and Mrs. Davis have no children.  They are consistent members and liberal supporters of St. John’s Lutheran Church, of which Dr. Davis has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 1918, and a deacon for many years.  He has rendered valuable and efficient service to his community in several offices of public trust, having been a justice of the peace for nine years, land appraiser of Union Township in 1910, personal assessor in 1912, and for some years a member of the School Board. 
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page 858

JOSHUA DAVIS.  Although the well-directed labor of Joshua Davis belongs to the past rather than the present of Union Township, innumerable evidences abound of his sojourn within its boundaries, and particularly of his diligence in developing the farm now owned by his sons, Alpha and Newton Davis.  Mr. Davis had a keen and practical business mind and probably understood as well how to get the most out of his land and general opportunities as any resident of the township.  Moreover, he was a man of sterling integrity and high ideals of citizenship, an individual and could not fail to have an influence for good in the community in which his home was made for so many years.
     Mr. Davis was born on a farm in Union Township, in 1857, and was a small child when his parents died and he has placed among strangers.  His educational advantages were confined to intermittent attendance at the district schools, and his status until his marriage was that of an employe on the farms of others.  After his marriage he gathered together his modest resources and engaged in renting, which he followed for some years, but after the death of his wife’s parents he bought the old Fawcett homestead in Union Township, a tract of 163 acres, on which he began at once to make improvements.  The old house was destroyed by fire, and in 1891 Mr. Davis erected the present frame residence, after which he erected other structures and installed modern equipment, making the property an attractive and valuable one.  He was an earnest, hardworking man, who concerned himself chiefly with the interests of his farm, although he was at all times public-spirited and when he died, July 6, 1910, his community lost a man who had done much to further its welfare.  He was a republican in politics, although not a politician, and a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
     On February 17, 1870, Mr. Davis married Miss Sarah J. Fawcett, who was born in Union Township, daughter of Henry Fawcett, an early settler of that township.  She died Apr. 2, 1916, leaving three sons:  Henry, of Perry Township; and Alpha and Newton, of Union Township, the former born Aug. 23, 1878, and the latter born June 20, 1890.  Neither Alpha nor Newton are married.  They are republicans and members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Alpha belongs to the Petersburg Grange.  The sons are operating the home farm jointly and successfully, have developed many of the substantial traits of their honored father, and have won the regard and esteem of their fellow-citizens because of their industry and integrity. 
Source: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties, Ohio - Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1921 - Vol. II - Page 982