From: The Commonwealth (newspaper), December 17, 1886. (Found in 1997 in Topeka at the Kansas Historical Society)
John W. Daves. Sherman County elected Mr. Daves, of Eustis, for its representative (from unapportioned counties). He was born on Friends' Creek in Macon County, Illinois in January 1854. He was educated at Bloomington, Illinois law college, and his profession is that of the law. Previous to being in the law business, he was a farmer. He came to Sherman County, Kansas in March, 1886.

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In 1880, John Daves lived with his brother Cincinnatus in Seward, NE
1900 Federal Census Record Illinois, Macon County, Roll 323 Book 2, Page 276a Decatur
John W. Daves, born 1854 (month not readable), age 46, married 3 years, born in Il, father born in NC, mother born in Kentucky. Occupation: Unreadable.
Hattie Daves, born Aug 1861, age 38, born in Indiana, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana. Married 3 years. 0 children. (The above John W. Daves appears to be a different John W. Daves than that who is shown in the Sherman County bio. Although the occupation listed for John Daves of the 1900 census record above