Born in the Blue Grass State, September 8, 1815, where he resided until 1828, and removed to Indiana. In July 1833, he was united in marriage to Mary Frame. In 1850 Mr. Davis fitted out two wagons, consisting of one horse and one ox team, and started for the west. They crossed the Mississippi, and remained in Monroe County, Iowa, during the winter. The following spring they again took up their westward march, and located in Jasper County, taking land on Section 7, Buena Vista Township. Mr. Davis was a man of small means, and for the next eight years the family endured all the hardships of pioneer life. He represented the County and State Legislature in 1860 and 1861, and at the time of his death, November 4, 1892, was considered one of the most well-to-do and enterprising farmers of the county. In his sixteenth year he united with the Christian Church, and was a consistent member for 61 years.