name per dau Carrie’s Lackawanna Marr to Morley Barrett
per DC her parents were Father: John Davis & Mother: Margret Price

1870FCI United States Federal Census Pennsylvania Luzerne Olyphant Blakely; image 10 of 59 @ancestry
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Olyphant Blakely, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1364; Page: 197B; Family History Library Film: 552863
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Home in 1870: Olyphant Blakely, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Personal Estate Value: 100
Household Members:
Thomas L Davis 29
Rachal Davis 30
Mary J Davis 8
John R Davis 5
Margaret A Davis 3
Emmily Davis 1

1880FCI United States Federal Census; Pennsylvania Lackawanna Olyphant 032; image 25 of 43 @ancestry
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1137; Page: 174A; Enumeration District: 032
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
for some reason the family is broken up on the index
Home in 1880: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Household Members:
Thomas Davis 40 b abt 1840 Wales miner
Rachel Davis 39 Wales
Mary Jane 19 Wales
John R 15 PA mine driver
Maggie Ann 13 VA
Emily 10 PA
Rachel 7 PA
William 6 PA
Carrie Davis 3 PA
Birley 2/12 apr PA

1900FCI United States Federal Census Pennsylvania Lackawanna Olyphant District 0038; image 32 of 66 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0038
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
Home in 1900: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Street: Susquehanna Street; House Number: 8
Sheet Number: 16
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 261 239
Family Number: 287
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
Household Members:
Thomas Davis 60 May 1840 Wales IMM 1860
Rachel Davis 57 Apr 1840 Wales IMM 1862; had 10 children, 6 still living
Berted Davis 17 Apr 1883 PA


POSS 1910FCI United States Federal Census; Pennsylvania Lackawanna Olyphant Ward 2 District 0047; image 22 of 57 @anccestry.com
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Olyphant Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1357; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1375370
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Name: Thomas L Davis
Age in 1910: 79; Birth Year: abt 1831; Birthplace: Wales
Home in 1910: Olyphant Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Street: Delaware Street
Race: White; Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1863
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Rachel Davis
Father's Birthplace: Wales; Mother's Birthplace: Wales
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Odd Job
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Farm or House: House
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes; Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 59
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 7
Household Members:
Thomas L Davis 79
Rachel Davis 78

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966;1915 066891-070180; image 486 of 3427 @ancestry.com
Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1966; Certificate Number Range: 066891-070180
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Name: Rachal Davis
Gender: Female; Race: White
Age: 72; Birth Date: 1843; Birth Place: Wales
Death Date: 15 Jul 1915
Death Place: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: John Davis
Mother: Margret Price
Certificate Number: 67358
married
informant Thomas Davis
CoD exhaustion following Paralytyc stroke; contributory gastro enteritis
Burial Union @ Blakely PA

OBIT Rachel Davis
The Scranton Republican (Scranton, Pennsylvania)
16 Jul 1915, Fri
Page 6
image 6 of 14 @newspapers.com
OLYPHANT
Olyphant, July 15 — Mrs Thomas L Davis passed away at her home on Susquehanna avenue yesterday morning. She had been ill for several weeks. Death was due to general debility. Deceased was born in Merthyr Tydvil, South Wales, and was 72 years of age. She cam to America 51 years ago and has
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resided here ever since. Mr & Mrs Davis celebrated their golden wedding anniversary 4 years ago. She was a member of the Welsh Baptist church and was a kindly Christian woman. Besides her husband she is survived by 3 daughters and 3 sons.
Mrs JH Feeley of this place
Mrs Margaret Himm of Scranton
Mrs Morley Barrett of Dickson City
John & Albert Davis of Scranton
and William L Davis of Montana
also 16 grandchildren and 8 great grand children
The funeral will be held on SUnday afternoon at 2 oclock. Services will be held in the Susquehanna Baptist church at 230 oclock. Burial will be made in Union cemetery.





***WEIRD her maiden name is also Davis -
DC lists (informant is husband) John Davis & Margaret Price
POSS FreeBMD Marriages Mar 1840 (>99%)
DAVIS John Abergavenny 26 9
PRICE Margaret Abergavenny 26 9


There is 1 Thomas Davis m rachel 1855-1865 in FreeBMD and it is a Rachel Price
POSS FreeBMD Marriages Sep 1859 (>99%)
Davis Rachel Preston 8e 567
Davis Thomas Preston 8e 567
but Preston is in Lancashire -
Soundex on Davis has many results, but there is a Thomas Davies m Rachel Davies in Merthyr
POSS FreeBMD Marriages Jun 1860 (>99%)
Davies Rachel Merthyr T 11a 536
Davies Thomas Merthyr T. 11a 536