Census: 1880 Carlton, Tama Co., Iowa: age 75, w dau Isabelle

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 42, No 24, p 8, June 17, 1886.
May 30, 1886, Mrs. Vianna Davis, in the 83d year of her age. She was the daughter of Captain William and Elizabeth (Johnson) Davis, and widow of the late Uriah Davis. Mother Davis was born Feb. 4, 1804, being at the time of her death 82 years, 3 months and 26 days of age. At the age of 12 years she made a public profession of religion, was baptized by Amos R. Wells, in a creek called Patterson's Fork, Va., now W. Va., and joined the Greenbrier Church. In those days children of that age were not supposed to be old enough to be Christians. After her marriage, she moved to Clark Co., Ohio, and became a constituent member of the church at North Hampton. When that church divided on the temperance question, she joined the temperance church.

From here she moved to Shelby county, Ohio, and became a constituent member of the church organized by Eld. James Bailey, in Jackson. At this time Jackson Centre was a wilderness and meetings were held in log cabins. In 1845 she emigrated to Illinois and united with the church at Farmington. Later she composed part of the first membership of the church at West Hallock, Ill. In 1854 she moved to Clinton county, Iowa, where she helped to form the church at Welton. In 1865, in company with her husband and children, she again set out for the frontier and located at Long Branch, Nebraska, and immediately united with the church at that place. In 1877, being a widow, she came to Tama county, Iowa, to spend the rest of her days with her daughter, Isabelle Babcock, uniting with the church of Carlton, remaining a consistent member until death called her away. She was truly a veteran in the army of the Lord, and spent most of her life on picket duty and will be remembered from the Atlantic to the Pacific by scores whom her hand has assisted and nourished in sickness, and whose dear ones she has cared for in death. She had been sick in early winter, but had nearly regained her usual health. On Feb. 4th, her 82d anniversary, her children and grandchildren and friends, gave her a surprise dinner, and she seemed much gratified and strengthened, but the next day, in attempting to hang up a towel, she fell to the floor, since which she has been helpless. Her sufferings have been great, but her trust in God strong. She had a great desire to live until after the Seventh-day Baptist Association, to be held in Garwin in June, but she passed peacefully away, and is now awaiting the glorious dawn of sweet eternity. Her funeral will be preached at the Garwin Church on Sabbath-day before the Association, providing Eld. H. Hull can be present at that time. J. B.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 26, No 52, p 207, Dec 22, 1870.
At his residence, Long Branch, Nebraska, Nov. 1st, 1870, of dropsy, Uriah Davis, in the 71st year of his age. Father Davis embraced religion at the age of sixteen, and united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church at Salem, West Virginia. From that church he made the following removals: To Northampton. Ohio, to Jackson, Ohio, to Southampton, Ill., to Welton, Iowa, and to Long Branch, Nebraska, uniting with the several Seventh-day Baptist churches, living a consistent Christian, devoted to God, having the well wishes of all his brethren. His last sufferings were intense and protracted, being compelled to sit up day and night for seven weeks, and were borne with Christian fortitude and patience. He died in triumphs of a living faith, and leaves the wife of his youth, eight children, and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss. J. G. B.