History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 460.
[Bourbon County]  [Paris City and Precinct]

GEORGE W. DAVIS, furniture and undertaking; P. O. Paris; is the oldest
furniture dealer in the place; he was born in this city, Feb. 6, 1827;
second son of George M. Davis, who was born in Berkeley County, Va., son
of Thomas Davis, who settled at Ruddel's Mills Precinct in this county
at an early time.  The mother of our subject was Mary, daughter of James
McClintock, a native of the Emerald Isle.  In 1843, our subject began
learning the cabinetmaker's trade with J. P. Kern, and continued until
he completed his trade.  In 1848, he began business in this town, in the
furniture and undertaking line, and has since continued.  June 22, 1851,
he formed a matrimonial alliance with Helena, daughter of Jacob and Julia
(Young) Miller, and by her had eight children, five living: James K.,
Nellie, George M., Owen L. and Rudolph.  Mr. Davis is a member of the
Presbyterian Church and Elder of same.  Thomas Davis, the grandfather of
our subject, lived for sometime at Ruddel's Fort, upon his coming to
Kentucky, he married Sarah Ruddel, who died at the age of ninety-seven in
Pike County, Mo., where he removed in 1825; eight children were born to
him, of whom was George M., the father of our subject.  George M. served
in the war of 1812, after which he came to Paris, and engaged as a
gunsmith and remained until his death, which occurred in 1833, of cholera;
of the children born to him were: Sallie, who died, aged nineteen;
Margaret, wife of W. W. Mitchell; James T. and George M., of Paris; Mary,
wife of James Ingels, and andrew, who died, aged twenty-five.

Davis McClintock Kern Young Miller Mitchell Ingels
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