Census: 1880 Alfred, Allegany Co., New York: age 54, farmer

Emily (Shaw) Davis 1832-1899
Categories: Alfred, New York, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 55, No 19, p 302, May 8, 1899.
At the home of her son, Leslie H. Davis, in the town of Alfred, N. Y., Mrs. Emily Shaw Davis.
She was one of 11 children born to Phineas K. and Melissa Sweet Shaw, and was born in the town of Alfred, N. Y., March 16, 1832.
January 6, 1855, she was married to Joshua Davis, deceased some years since. They were the parents of one son with whom she lived, and a daughter by adoption, who died at the age of 18.
Mrs. Davis made a public profession of religion when 15 years old, was baptized by Eld. James Cochran, and received into the fellowship of the Second Alfred church, where she has since striven to live a consistent Christian life.
Declining in health for several months, her earthly life was suddenly terminated by a stroke of paralysis, Feb. 20, 1899.
While she has left a son, two brothers and three sisters who mourn their loss, they are comforted with the assurance that the termination of the evanescent, earthly life, was but the beginning of that which is eternal and heavenly. M. B. K.