Albert Eben Davis and Bessie Kendall, LeSueur Co Minnesota

Albert Eben Davis, son of   Henry C. Davis and Melissa Pettis, was born May 21, 1879 in
Kasota Township, LeSueur Co Minnesota, and died April 01, 1943 in Minnesota.    He married Bessie
Kendall, June 14, 1904, daughter of John and Caroline 'Hugunin' Kendall.    Both are buried in Wood-
lawn Cemetery,   St. Peter,   Kasota Township, LeSueur Co Mississippi, in a shared plot with Bessie's
parents.

Children of Albert Davis and Bessie Kendall are:

1. Leslie Kendall Davis, born 1905, and died 1977

2. Alberta Eloise Davis

Woodlawn Cemetery, East St. Peter, Kasota Township, LeSueur Co Minnesota

Albert Eben Davis born May 21, 1879 died April 01, 1943	Bessie Kendall Davis born April 30, 1876 died August 26, 1917
John Kendall born May 16, 1833 died April 12, 1895	Caroline Kendall born Nov 30, 1847 died Sept 13, 1918

Leslie K. Davis
1905 - 1977

Fern M. Davis, wife of Leslie K. Davis
1902 - 1964

Albert Eben Davis, well-known farmer and stock raiser and a citizen active in the official life of Kasota
township, LeSueur county, Minnesota, was born at Lake Emily, Kasota township, on May 21, 1879, a
son of Henry C. and Melissa 'Pettis' Davis, natives of Pike county, Illinois, the former born on July 6,
1844, a son of Orange P. and Adelaide 'Barlow' Davis; the latter born on February 7, 1842, a daughter
of Charles and Sarah 'Hosford' Pettis.

Albert Eben Davis received his early education in the common schools of Kasota township, LeSueur
county, after which he was a student of the St. Peter, Nicollet county, public schools, for three years.
Following his school days Mr. Davis became a farmer, living on the old home place at Lake Emily for
about three years and then, in 1904, he purchased his present farm of one hundred and twenty acres in
Kasota township, LeSueur county, where he now lives and engages in general farming. In addition to
his general farm activities, Albert Eben Davis makes a specialty of stock raising dealing chiefly in Dur-
ham cattle and Poland China hogs.

On June 14, 1904, Albert Eben Davis was married to Bessie Kendall, who was born in Washington
township, LeSueur county, Minnesota, a daughter of John and Caroline 'Hugunin' Kendall. To the
marriage of Albert and Bessie Davis have been born two children: Leslie Kendall and Alberta Eloise.

Albert Eben Davis has been a member of the township board, for eight years and during the past five
years has been chairman of the board. He has served with his usual efficiency as a member of the school
board and is conceded to be one of the valuable citizens of LeSueur county, in which he is so widely
known and highly respected. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias at Kasota.

Nicollet and LeSueur Counties Volume II William Gresham 1916

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