The Davis Family has a long and proud heritage.  The Davis', Huntsinger, Simpson & Wells Families all came together in one family, the W. (Warren) Elmo Davis Family, when Grace Helen Simpson wedded Elmo Davis.  Patriarch of the Davis Family was John H. Davis, who's original homestead is still preserved north of Salina (South of Bennington), KS as historical building by the Evans Grain Company of Salina, KS.

Thanks Evans!

John's sons and there were many (exact count not known but pictures show 4 daughter and 8 sons {but the younger son's were not shown in the photos} but undocumented counts are 12 to 18 children); expanded the family, with several joining the "89" run on Oklahoma, to gain homesteads.  Jacob H. Davis was one of them and he and family settled in the Cushing, OK area, where W. Elmo was raised.  Jacob married Eva Huntsinger, who came to the school house adjascent to the John Davis homestead, as a school marm.

Grace Simpson was the second child, first daughter of Clarence V. Simpson and Carrie Sipmpson Wells.  Grace lived to the age of 95 and recently passed on to her eternal reward on 8 March 2007.

Elmo & Grace had two children Jenell G. Hughes (married to Charles Hughes) and Nyle E. Davis.  Jenell had 4 children, Bryon, Nathan, Jeanette & Rodney. Nyle had 7 children, Ron, Cereice, Shawn, Summit, Jay, Ryan & Sarah.

We will be adding a full MySQL database to this site with forms etc., later so you can sumbit your Davis Family tree or contributions later.  As we add to this site, we understand the need for clarification of historical facts. An example is:

John H. Davis' father was Samuel Henry or Henry Samuel who elders said was a circuit riding Methodist preacher and settled somewhere in Ohio.  However examination of photographs recently obtained have photographer marks from Elkhart, IN.  Therefore investigation into Davis' located or originating in the Elkhart area is needed to gather further Davis background information.