Davis, Homer B.

Personal Information
Last Name	Davis
First Name	Homer
Middle Name	B.
Maiden Name
Death Date	8/17/1878
Birth Date	6/27/1865
Obituary Source	Martinsville Republican, Aug. 22, 1878
Source Information	Cemetery index
Cemetery	Mooresville Cemetery

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Spouse
Survived By	Parents and 4 siblings.
Other	Age 13. Had been hauling wood from his father's farm, five miles from town; "was returning home in the afternoon when the horses became frightened at a dog the boy had with him...The team ran down the road until they reached the culvert near Main Street, when the front wheel dropped off the boards into the ditch." Homer was thrown forward, in front of the wheel, which struck him on the shoulder, passing across the neck, the back wheel as it passed over him making a deep cut on the left side of the head. Death occurred almost instantly. Parents: Joshua M. and R. M. Davis. Family lived on Plainfield Road. [From the Diary of Elam Harvey for Aug. 17, 1878: "Joshua Davis' team run away with Homer and killed him instantly. His head was mashed badly."]
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