Eva Gem McClung and Charles Augustus Davis
EVA GEM MCCLUNG, daughter of MARGARET WALLACE HARTMAN and JAMES ANDREW MCCLUNG, was born May 11, 1882 in Fulton County, Indiana,267, 4931 and died July 18, 1916 in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.267, 4931 She is buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.267, 25, 4931
She married CHARLES AUGUSTUS DAVIS on December 1, 1907 in Fulton County, Indiana,1675 son of CATHERINE P. PACKER and JOHN MEREDITH DAVIS. He was born June 30, 1875 in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana,4931 and died September 10, 1950 in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana.4931 He is buried in IOOF Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.25, 456, 4931 He married (2) Lena Rachael Mogle September 1, 1917 in Fulton County, Indiana.8790
Personal Information
Charles A. Davis
- was Superintendent of the Rochester Electric Light and Power Company and Superintendent of the Peru light and power plant267
- was a member of the Masonic Lodge267
Eva G. McClung
- was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Mt. Zion, Fulton, Indiana. 267
- taught music for several years267
- was a member of the Evergreen Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah267
- was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana. 267
Education
Charles A. Davis
- graduated from Rochester High School, Fulton County, Indiana267
- graduated from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana in Electrical Engineering267
Eva G. McClung
- graduated from Mt. Zion School, Fulton County, Indiana267
- attended Rochester College, Fulton County, Indiana267
Marriage Announcements and News
Rochester Republican, December 5, 19073613
HAPPY WEDDING.
"Two Souls With But a Single Thought, Two Hearts That Beat as One."
An occasional surprise is given the public which meets with popular favor and gives general cause for approval. Such was the case Sunday, when at high twelve Mr. Charles A. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Davis, joined the honored army of benedicts, leading to Hymen's alter as his bride, Miss Eva Gem McClung, estimable daughter of Mr. J. A. McClung.
The wedding ceremony was performed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mell Gibbons, the marriage vows being solemnized by Rev. A. M. Smith, only in the presence of the host and hostess. After the ceremony and congratulations Mrs. Gibbons spread a splendid wedding dinner which was partaken of with special relish by all at the bridal feast.
This wedding is acknowledged to be most fitting. Mr. Davis being a young man of sterling personal worth, moral and upright, possessing a mental faculty which presages success in life and backed with a physique calculated to make him leader among men, as well as to be king of a typical American home. His bride is likewise qualified in all that makes the home beautiful, sweet and lovable, being a farm girl, near the soil, from whence springs vendure rich, that giveth man every needful blessing. She will be as a guide unto her husband's heart and a lamp unto his feet to lead him to the end of the stream on which their marital bark now serenely floats.
The REPUBLICAN is rejoiced to add its congratulations and wish for Mr. and Mrs. Davis all the success and happiness Dan Cupid can bestow.
Newspaper Articles
Logansport Journal, January 1, 19081437
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Davis and J. A. McClung, of Rochester, Ind., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McClung over New Year's.
Logansport Pharos, July 6, 19091438
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Davis, of Rochester, Ind., are the guests of C. H. McClung and family on Wheatland avenue.
Obituaries
Rochester Sentinel, July 19, 1916267
Mrs Eva McCLUNG DAVIS, 34, wife of Charles A. DAVIS, Superintendent of the Rochester Electric Light, Heat and Power Co., died Wednesday morning at 8:30 at the home on south Madison street, a victim of tabes dorsalis, a disease of the spine. Mrs. Davis had been ill for more than a year, and despite the aid of numerous physicians, slowly became worse. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McCLUNG both dead, and leaves one brother, Carl H. McCLUNG of Greenville, Ohio.
The funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of O. A. DAVIS on south Main street. Rev. S. A. STEWART in charge. Burial at Mt. Zion cemetery.
Rochester Sentinel, July 20, 1916267
Eva Gem McCLUNG DAVIS, daughter of the late James A. and Margaret W. McCLUNG, was born May 11, 1882, on the home place, north of Mt. Zion, this county; passed to the higher life in this city, July 19, 1916, aged 34 years, two months and eight days.
During her early girlhood the deceased graduated from the Mt. Zion school, after which she took up the study of music at Rochester College, becoming quite proficient in that accomplishment and was successful in teaching music for several years.
After the demise of her mother she moved to Rochester with her father and remained a resident of this city until the hour of dissolution.
On Dec. 1, 1907, Eva Gem McCLUNG and Charles A. DAVIS, both of Rochester, were united in marriage, presaging the establishment of a happy home and long marital journey. Mrs. Davis was not physically robust and her gradual decline during the last year or two of life was a source of deep concern and regret to relatives and friends. Her surviving husband was loyally attentive and all that could be was done to save her life.
Early in life she joined the Presbyterian church at Mt. Zion and after coming to Rochester took up her membership in the First Presbyterian church here, ever living the life leading unto light and faithfully serving in the vineyard of the church to the end of her days. She was also a member of Evergreen Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, but retired therefrom because of failing strength.
One brother, Carl H. McCLUNG, Greenville, Ohio, survives her, sharing in the grief of her companion.
Funeral services will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. DAVIS, south Main street, 10:00 o'clock Friday morning. Interment at Mt. Zion.
Rochester Sentinel, September 14, 1950267
Charles A. Davis
Funeral services for Charles A. DAVIS, 73, former Rochester resident whose body was found in the St. Joseph river near the municipal golf course yesterday by a fisherman, were held this afternoon 4:30 at the Bubb Funeral Home, Mishawaka. Mr. Davis had been missing from his rooming house in Mishawaka since last Sunday.
Coroner Thaddes GORACZEWSKI of St. Joseph county is investigating the drowning.
Mr. Davis suffered a stroke in June and had been in failing health since that time.
For many years Mr. Davis was superintendent of the old Rochester Electric Light and Power Company of Rochester. Following the sale of the power company to the Northern Indiana Power Co., Mr. Davis was employed as superintendent of the Peru light and power plant for several years. Later he moved to Mishawaka where he was engaged in the real estate business until failing health forced his retirement.
He was born in Rochester in 1877, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John DAVIS. He graduated from the Rochester H.S. and also from an electrical engineering course at Purdue University. Mr. Davis was a member of the Masonic Order and for several years took an active interest in the civic affairs of this city.
He is survived by two daughters, Miss June DAVIS, of Chicago; Mrs. E. C. ROHRS, Jr. of Glen Ellen, Ill.; three Grandchildren and three brothers, Henry A. DAVIS, of Sebring, Fla.; Dr. Fred W. DAVIS, of Jeffersonville, Ind., and Vernon J. DAVIS, of Buffalo. N.Y. A brother, Ostinell DAVIS, of this city, preceded him in death.
Burial services will be held in the Rochester lOOF cemetery, Friday morning.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| June 16, 1900845 | Rochester, Fulton, Indiana |
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| April 15, 1910844 | Rochester, Fulton, Indiana |
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