Thomas Davis was born February 28 1827 at Brosley, Shropshire, England, to William Davis and Margaret Hartshorne.

Jane Griffiths was born December 25,1830. at Ellesmire Bagley, Shropshire England to William Griffiths and Sarah Jones

Thomas and Jane were married June 27, 1853, in England. Thomas, a hotheaded Englishman, was medium complected, blue eyed, about 5'9" and weighed about 140 pounds. While working in the coal mine in England. he heard an explosion and laid flat. The fire went over him burning the clothes off his back, but he kept low and crawled out of the mine. Thomas and Jane had 13 children; Bill, Alice, Mary, Tom, Eliza Ann, and Ernest Edward who came to America. The rest died while still in England.

After the family's conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Thomas and his son Bill, and Alice's husband Jack Ward, came to America on the steamship Abyssinia, October 21, 1882. Thomas and Bill settled in Scofield to work in the mine. Jack settled in Payson. They all later moved to Cleveland to farm and work on the canals.

Jane and her children came on the steamship Wisconsin, October 27, 1883. During the journey Jane delivered Maryann Ward's baby girl. They named her Wisconsin. but she died on the way.

Jane's sister, Sarah Austin, was wealthy and didn’t want Jane to leave England. Sarah said that Jane and her children would never want for anything if she would stay. but Jane said she was going to America to her "man".

Jane was known by everyone as "Granny Davis". She was a midwife and delivered hundreds of babies. She wore a black scarf on her head and a shawl around her shoulders. She was very free hearted and loved her family dearly.

Every Christmas, the whole family would meet at Granny's for her birthday and have dinner, then they would go skating on the large pond. Granny always had something to give the little children. When she didn't have candy or cookies, she would fold a piece of paper into a cone and put a spoonful of sugar for each child in it. They loved her dearly. The day before Jane died she walked through the fields and clear to town and back to visit each of her children. She died in her sleep that night. October 24, 1909.

Thomas wore a little black hat and he had a long white beard. One day after helping Ernest kill pigs, he said he would be back in the morning to help him cut them up. However, he had a bowl of bread and milk that night went to bed and died in his sleep on November 3,1900.

Bill was married to Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Blood and had four sons. He was killed in the Scofield Mine (28 May 1898) and died in his brother Ernest’s arms.

Mary married Robert Davis Whitehead. They had two children and took in many nieces and nephews as well as friends' children. Mary, known as Aunt Mary, was very compassionate. She took cookies and gingersnaps and fruit and would walk from the farm to visit the sick. She taught herself to read and could recite poetry beautifully.

Thomas Davis Jr. never married. He was known as Uncle Tom or Fiddler Tom to everyone. He loved to play and sing and tend all the babies. He also loved to walk. When he worked in Scofield and had a three-day weekend. he and Harry Williams would walk to Cleveland one day, work on the canal the next day, and walk back to Scofield to work in the mine the last day. In 1919, Thomas went on a 2 ½ year L.D.S. Mission to Kansas (Topeka).

Eliza Ann married Charlie Clauson. They had a large family She was a very kind loving person.

Ernest Edward married Nancy Shoemaker. They had ten children Their doors were always open to everyone and they helped everyone who was in need.

Thomas and Jane and their six children all lived in Cleveland and are all buried in the Cleveland Cemetery.