Person Record

Metadata

Name

Davis, George Elmer (1895-1974)

Other Names

Known as Elmer

Born

Feb 2, 1895

Birthplace

North Conway, NH

Places of Residence

Lovell, ME

Father

Arthur Davis

Mother

Olive (Walker) Davis

Notes

Full name was George Elmer Davis. He divorced Celia and married Grace B. (Ring) in 1946.
His mother in 1898 when he was three years old and he was raised by Wes and Lydia Palmer.
(1) Married at Lovell Feb 18, 1917
Buried at Riverside Annex Cemetery, So. Paris, ME
(2) Intentions of Marriage issued Sep 4, 1946
(2) Married Sep 15, 1946 at Center Lovell by Rev. Douglas Harwood

Occupation

Employed at Gerrys Lumber Mill, a carpenter, and a stone mason. Built the fireplace at Roy Wilhelm's chalet.
In 1952 they moved to Norway, ME and established The Davis Home, a boarding home for the elderly.

Spouse

(1) Celia Elizabeth (McAllister) Davis, (2) Grace B. (Ring) Smith Davis

Children

Gerald Davis
Lewis A. Davis
Olive Dora Davis 1922-1922
Norman G. Davis

Deceased

1974

Deceased Where

South Paris, ME

Relationships

Alfreda was raised by Elmer and Celia, though no relation. They adopted Norman.

Related Records

C. Alice Heald, 1905 - 2012.78.0002
A Souvenir card for C. Alice Heald when she was teaching in North Lovell 1905. Her pupils were listed as: Bessie May Andrews; Cyrus Lee Andrews; Cinton Ronello Andrews; Frances Goldsmith Andrews; George Elmer Davis; Guy Edwin Harriman; Lulu Agnes Lawler; Ursula Maria McAllister; Celia Elizabeth McAllister; Betrand Leroy Mason; Leland Francis Wilson. Taken from Photo CD #9.

Record Type: Photo
Davis House on Sabattos Road - 2005.37.0057
Three photos of the George Elmer Davis House on Sabattos Road. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
Elmer Davis Family Picnic - 2005.37.0006
Elmer and Celia Davis on a picnic with their two children, Gerald and Freda. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
Elmer Davis Logging - 2022.30.0001
Elmer Davis and his team of logging horses in the winter. Taken from Photo CD #19.

Record Type: Photo
Elmer Davis Logging, 1927 - 2022.30.0005
Elmer Davis logging in the Winter with a team of horses, dated 1927. Taken from Photo CD #19.

Record Type: Photo
Elmer Davis & Rodolph McAllister at Eastman Hill - 2022.30.0006
Elmer Davis sitting on the steps of the Brick House at Eastman Hill Stock Farm. In the middle is Rodolph McAllister, the farm's Superintendant, and the man on the right is unknown. Taken from Photo CD #19.

Record Type: Photo
Elmer Davis & Wes Palmer Selling Vegetables by Boat - 2006.40.0005
George Elmer Davis (as a boy) and Wes Palmer delivering vegetables by row boat on Kezar Lake. Elmer was seven years old when he went to live with the Palmers. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
George Elmer Davis and a Team of Horses - 2005.37.0034
George Elmer Davis with a team of horses. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
George Elmer Davis and Bernard Allen Logging - 2005.37.0038
George Elmer Davis logging with his next door neighbor, Bernard Allen. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
George Elmer Davis and Snow Roller - 2004.40.0002
Snow roller with George Elmer Davis standing next to it. Lewis Davis remembered being put in the roller by his father and tumbling as punishment for throwing snow balls at horses. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
George Elmer Davis with the Pull Ford - 2005.37.0033
George Elmer Davis with the pull Ford. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
George & Lewis Davis - 2020.29.0006
George Elmer Davis with his son Lewis. Taken from Photo CD #17.

Record Type: Photo
Gerald & Evelyn Davis and Children on Motorcycles - 2006.40.0013
Gerald Davis and his family on two motorcycles inj 1958. Left to right front is Eleanor (Davis) Richardson, Evelyn, Elizabeth Joan (Davis) Fox. In back is Gerald E. Davis Jr. Gerald and George. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
Interior of the Chalet at Evergreen Valley - 2004.63.0028
Five interior views of the Chalet at Evergreen Valley. The fireplace was built by George Elmer Davis. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
Ledger for George Elmer Davis, 1915 - 2005.37.0064
George Elmer Davis's ledger of milk sales during the summer of 1915. Located in Business Ledgers, Box 2.

Record Type: Archive
Ledger for George Elmer Davis, 1918-1938 - 2011.84.0001
The business ledger of George Elmer Davis from 1918 through 1938, Located in Business Ledgers Box 6.

Record Type: Archive
Lewis A. and George Elmer Davis Farming - 2005.37.0029
George Elmer Davis on the rake with his son, Lewis A. Davis on the tractor. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
Lewis A. and George Elmer Davis on the Roof - 2005.37.0045
Lewis A. and George Elmer Davis on the roof of their house. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
Lewis Davis, Bernard Allen and George Davis Logging - 2005.37.0039
Lewis A. Davis, Bernard Allen and George Elmer Davis doing some logging. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo
Lewis & Elmer Davis on Logs in Winter - 2006.40.0006
2 photos of Lewis and Elmer Davis on logs on the ice at Kezar. Taken from Photo CD #2.

Record Type: Photo