Davis Family
3 blocks W of intersection FM 50/FM 390 on FM 390, Independence., Independence, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Davis Family.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Davis Family
This site in Independence was home to the Davis family, educators headed by the Reverend Abner Davis, founder of Shurtleff College in Illinois in 1827. His daughter Martha and her husband joined the faculty of Baylor Female College in 1851, drawing much of the family to Independence. Several Davis family members later devoted their careers to teaching.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Davis Family
Renowned educators; family of The Rev. Abner Davis, founder (1827) of Shurtleff College, Alton, Ill. A daughter, Martha (d. 1896), joined the Baylor Female College staff with her husband, Horace Clark, in 1851. Baylor in a few years drew rest of family here: Marcia (Mrs. Abner) Davis (1794-1882); George B. Davis (1828-1906) and wife, Fannie Breedlove (1833-1915); Harriett L. Davis (1832-1917) and husband, B.S. Fitzgerald (1827-1904); and Mary Russell Davis, "Little Mary" (d. 1865), who taught Indians briefly after the father died (1852), then like the others devoted her talents to Baylor. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5477008328
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