Browse Items (137 total)

  • Collection: A. J. Davis Family Collection (Ms2012-067)

ajdst0058.pdf
A. J. Davis' mother, Elizabeth Davis, is buried in Michigan, possibly in the yard of an old Baptist home.

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Certificate and record of death for Elizabeth Ann Davis from the state of Michigan. Cause of death: old age heart failure.

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Color photograph of the headstone of Elizabeth Davis, mother of A. J. Davis.

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Black and white photograph of Elizabeth Natt Davis, taken in Mansfield, OH.

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These are writings on A. J. Davis' thoughts about fear and religion. (part 1)

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Color photograph of a pole and the building from "Fort Lincoln Building."

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Color photograph of a building at Fort Lincoln.

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Color photograph of a building at Fort Lincoln.

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Color photograph of buildings at Fort Lincoln.

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Color photograph of a building at Fort Lincoln.

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Color photograph of a building at Fort Lincoln.

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Color photograph of the land at Fort Lincoln.

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Information on where to get a copy of Doug Stover's book US Weather Bureau Hatteras, NC. Not really useful, to be quite honest.

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Page from a book containing pictures of the Hatteras Weather Bureau and information on how the structure was built.

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Document with information about the history of the Weather Bureau in Hatteras, NC.

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Photos from a book showing the building A. J. Davis lived in when he worked at Hatteras and the village itself.

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Black and white photograph of the Hatteras Weather Station.

ajdst0050.pdf
History of the Cape Hatteras Weather Station (pdf)

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Reflections written by Robert Davis about the events of a family trip in 1901. The reflections were transcribed and put in their current form by Robert Macnider Davis, III in 2010.

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Historical sketch and biography of Jonas Wolff Davis.

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Color photograph of the inside of barracks at Fort Lincoln.

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Color photograph of a display inside of a building at Fort Lincoln.

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Color photograph of a display inside of a building at Fort Lincoln.

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Color photograph of a display inside of a building at Fort Lincoln.

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Black and white photograph of J. A. Davis when he was 40 years of age.

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Black and white photograph labeled "Rev. J. A. Davis." Taken in Franklin, PA when J. A. Davis was 52 years of age.

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Black and white photograph of J. A. Davis when he was 68 years of age. Taken in Mansfield, OH.

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Color photograph of the headstone of J. A. Davis

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Close-up color photograph of the headstone of J. A. Davis.

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Black and white photograph of Joseph Wolff Davis.

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Black and white photograph of Joseph Wolff Davis as an adult.

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Document containing notes on Joseph Wolff Davis, his daughter Leticia, and their family members.

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Record of Jacob Davis' marriage on April 17th, 1822.

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Painting of Jacob Davis, unknown date and artist. Seems to be oil paint, but it's hard to say.

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Photograph of a framed silhouette of Jacob Davis.

ajdst0068.pdf
Document containing an extract from Jacob Davis' will from 1851. Transcribed by unknown.

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Black and white photograph of Jane Abigail Johnson.

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Color photograph of the headstone of Jane Abigail Macnider, wife of John Macnider. Jane died in 187x.

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Photograph of A.J. Davis' wife, Janet Macnider, at age 61. Taken in Norfolk, VA.

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Newspaper clipping containing the obituary for Janet Davis, A. J. Davis' wife. Accompanied by a picture of an unidentified house and a photo of two unidentified people.

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Color photograph of the headstone of Janet Macnider, wife of A. J. Davis.

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Black and white photograph of Jessie Macnider and three unidentified friends, one female and two male. undated.

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Color photograph of Leanora 'Dianne' Davis (great granddaughter of AJD) and her husband John Gallerano at Cape Hatteras.

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Black and white picture of John Macnider taken in 1870. Label on the bottom of picture is illegible.

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Painting of Jonas Abraham Davis, unknown date and artist.

ajdst0083.pdf
Digital copy of the entire autobiographical book written by Jonas Abraham Davis.

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Document containing an email with information about J. W. Davis, as well as a timeline of the Hatteras Weather Bureau Station.

ajdst0084.pdf
Document containing a list of facts about Leticia Davis (Matthews) compiled by Bob Davis.

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Letter written by A. J. Davis (while he was an observer in Hatteras, NC) acknowledging the receipt of a circular relating to changes of the titles of officials of the Hatters bureau. Davis also replies that he will struggle taking an oath, as there…

ajdst0032.pdf
Transcription of a letter written by J. W. Davis, adressed to his brother, A. J. Davis. It talks about their mother, Elizabeth Ann Natt's sickness; she died 3 days after the letter was written. The document also contains notes from the transcriber…
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