Ann Davis

Ann, who was born in Pennsylvania to Welsh parents, spent a lifetime of moving from place to place with her family of eight children. I can imagine how difficult it must have been for Ann to be constantly uprooted, having to start all over again at each new location. Also, she must have been heartbroken to lose two of her children soon after their births.

Evidence of Ann's pride and love for her family and community shows through in an article in the Cleveland "Plain Dealer" newspaper saying that the A. S. Phillips family donated money on 16 Nov 1896 to the Youngstown Baptist Church for the church to install stained glass windows. In my mind, I think that this may have been in memory of Ann's former husband, Rev. A. S. Phillips, who may have been a minister at this church in the 1880s.

Ann made one more move, in 1894, to be with her family in Cleveland, Ohio. All of her family were involved with the Burton, Beidler, and Phillips Coal Company in this big city. Her oldest son, John J. Phillips was the Vice President of the company. Her other three sons and two sons-in-law were managers of branch offices or held other important positions in the company  Most of the members of the family lived at 807 Doan St., in the suburb of Glenville, northeast Cleveland.

At age 67, Ann died and was buried at the Massillon City Cemetery, next to her husband, in Massillon, Ohio in January 1904.

Ann Davis
Born: Jun 1836 , , PA
Married: abt. 1857 Danville, Montor, PA
Died: 2 Jan 1904 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Sources: Census of 1860; 1870; 1880; 1900, "Find a Grave"; Stark County death record; Clyde Phillips' Social Security Application; GenealogyBank.com mortuary article; GenealogyBank.com article of 16 Nov 1896, Phillips donation to church.