The Shelby News 1906

A Special Photo of the Davis Family
Two Corley sisters

Of Shelby County Kentucky

Priscilla Jane Corley & Amos Davis Isabelle Belle Corley & Squire Davis

The Original Photo that appeared in the Shelbyville Sentinel Paper in 1906 “Remarkable Davis Family of Shelby County. Photo by Ross See page 3.

Wives back row: Mrs. Priscilla Jane Corley Davis, Mrs. Lucretia Jane Barnhill Davis, Mrs. Isabelle Belle Corley Davis, Mrs. Louisa “Lou” Jane Rowden Davis, Mrs. Sallie Elizabeth Cox Davis.

Husbands : Amos Davis, William Thomas Davis, Squire Davis, James S. Davis, John W. Davis

The Shelby News

Shelbyville Sentinel Paper in 1906 “Remarkable Davis Family of Shelby County. Photo by Ross See page 3.

Mr & Mrs. Amos Davis, Mr. & Mrs William Thomas Davis, Mr. & Mrs. Squire Davis, Mr. & Mrs. James S. Davis and Dr. & Mrs. John Wesley Davis. All of Shelby County Kentucky; accept James S. Davis of Owensboro Kentucky. The only brother not present in the picture is Henry Garrett Davis the Son of William Davis and Amanda Melvina Kenyon Overstreet Davis

Insert: The above picture of the five Davis brother and their wives was taken at a recent reunion of the family at the home of Amos Davis, in Shelbyville. All are residents of Shelby County Kentucky except James S. Davis and his wife, who live in Owensboro. A remarkable feature connected with the lives of those well-known brothers who bear much a striking resemblance to each other, is that neither has been married but once.

W.T. Davis age is Seventy-eight years, is the oldest of the brothers. The youngest; with sixty years. The combined ages of the brother is 352 years, and their average ages are 70.4 years.

Note: Amos Davis was married twice; Priscilla was Amos second wife. Martha Jones was Amos Davis second with. Refer to Amos Davis File.