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     Moses William Davis was born on 1 November 1901.¹ He was the son of Charles Clinton Davis and Hannah E. Strohecker.¹ Moses William Davis was baptized on 23 November 1901, Zion (Klinger's) Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.¹ In 1930, Moses was single and living with his parents on Spring Street in Tremont, Schuylkill County, where he was a carpenter at a coal mine.² He married Alice E. Schaeffer, daughter of Frank Schaeffer and Elizabeth Fegley.³ Moses William Davis died on 10 February 1980, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 78.^3,4
Newspaper obituary:
Moses W. Davis
Moses W. Davis, Harrisburg, formerly of Tremont, died Sunday.
Mr. Davis lived most of his life in Tremont, and was the son of the late Charles and Hannah Davis.
He was a retired employee of PP&L.
His wife, the former Alice Schaeffer, preceded him in death.
Surviving are one daughter, Marion Morenko, Harrisburg; three sons, Robert, Harrisburg, William, Annville, Richard, Mechanicsburg.
Services will be held Wednesday morning from Neill Funeral Home, Paxton.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 11 Feb 1980, Mon, Page 2.
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Moses W. Davis
Moses W. Davis, 78, of 1291 S. 28th St., died Sunday at home.
He was a retired employee of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. and was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Selinsgrove Moose Lodge 1173, and the Golden Age Club.
Surviving are three sons, Robert C. of Harrisburg, William S. of Annville and Richard F. of Mechanicsburg; a daughter, Mrs. Marian Morenko of Harrisburg; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home at 3501 Derry St. with the Rev. Henry R. Early officiating. Burial will be in Oberlin Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday after 7 p.m.
The Evening News, February 11, 1980, Page 22.^5,4
He was buried at Churchville Cemetery, Oberlin, Dauphin County, PA.⁶