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- [S604] Suffolk County News (Sayville), 29 November 1912, p. 1.
Suffolk County News, 29 November 1912: "To Be Married in Russia. Miss Carman, of Brookhaven, to Wed American Consol at Batoum.
It has just become known that Miss Catherine E. Carman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Carman of Brookhaven, will sail for Russia on Saturday and upon her arrival in St. Petersburg she will be married to Leslie A. Davis, formerly a well-known young lawyer of Port Jefferson, who last March was appointed as United States Consul in Batoum. The couple will travel through Russia until January 1st, when Mr. Davis will resume his post. Miss Carman is a graduate of the Patchogue High School and the Potsdam Normal School. For the past four years she has been a teacher in a school at Plainfield, N.J. Mr. Davis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Davis of Port Jefferson. He is a lawyer and has spent much of his time in Europe, following his graduation from Cornell University. The fact that he visited Russia three times led to his appointment as Consul. Batoum is noted principally as a Russian naval station. It has a population of about 30,000 and is located in the South of Russia near the Turkish border. Miss Carman is a sister of Mr. Howard Carman, a resident of this village for the past year in the employ of Mr. J. H. Swezey.
- [S820] Email: Marie Schudde, Proposed Change: Caleb Smith Woodhull; 31 October 2010; John Deitz.
Description: He died in Millers Place on 16 July 1866. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery with his wife, Harriet Fardon Woodhull. She was born on 17 Sep 1798 and died on 25 Apr 1865. They were married on 30 Dec 1830.
They had three children:
Abraham Fardon Woodhull 22 Jan 1836 to 6 Apr 1849 (fell off the roof)buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery
Charles Henry Woodhull 29 Dec 1838 to 5 Feb 1879 (died of consumption) in New York City buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery
Harriet Woodhull born 14 Jun 1841 in New York, died 27 Sep 1923 in Port Jefferson.
Harriet married Adelbert Conklin Davis born 13 Feb 1844 in Mt. Sinai, died on 2 Feb 1915 in Port Jefferson. Married on 28 May 1867 in Millers Place.
Two children:
Caleb Smith Woodhull Davis born 3 Jan 1870 in Millers Place, died 5 Mar 1940 in Groton, CT.
Leslie Ammerton Davis born 29 Apr 1876 and died 30 Sep 1960 (Rhode Island)
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- [S546] Passport Applications, 18 Jul 1900.
- [S42] 1880 Census, Census Place: Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York; Roll T9_934; Family History Film: 1254934; Page: 77.1000; Enumeration District: 313; Image: 0709.
- [S546] Passport Applications, 18 Jul 1900; Passport Issued at U. S. Embassy, London.
- [S104] 1910 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll T624_1081; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 1346; Image: 889.
- [S492] Wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Davis.
- [S542] New York Times, 3 Dec 1989. p. LI 1. Account of Armenian Massacre Provokes Diplomatic Storm.
- [S542] New York Times, 9 Sep 1939. p. 7. Finding Reported in Athenia Sinking.
In 1939, he was Consul General in Glasgow, Scotland.
- [S605] Port Jefferson Echo, 9 Mar 1912. p. 5.
"Leslie A. Davis, a well known lawyer of this village, has received the appointment of consul to Batoum [now Batumi, Georgia], Russia, at a salary of $2,500. Mr. Davis is a graduate of Port Jefferson High School, and afterwards entered the Columbia Law College. For some time he was employed in the office of Justice Townsend Scudder, and has practiced law for five or six years. Mr. Davis has been to Russia three times and is quite acquainted with the country. This is thought to be one reason for his being selected for that port. His name has been on the eligible list of consular candidates for a year and a half. Batoum is a thriving city, the shipping port for the entire Baker oil region, and is an important commercial center."
- [S604] Suffolk County News (Sayville), 6 Dec 1912, p. 5.
"J. Howard Carman went to New York on Saturday to see his sister, Miss Catherine E. Carman sail on board the Russian-American liner, Kursk for St. Petersburg, where she is to be married to Leslie A. Davis, of Port Jefferson, U. S. Consul at Batoum, Russia."
- [S605] Port Jefferson Echo, 4 April 1914. p. 1.
U.S. Consul Davis Entertained.
The yacht Alceda, owned by Geo. W. Childs Drexel, of Philadelphia, arrived at Batum, Russia, the early part of March. Mr. Drexel, with his wife and nephew, are making a month's tour in the Caucasus and Russian Central Asia in a private car, furnished by the Grand Duke Alexandeer of Russia. They remained at Batum three days, during which time Consul Leslie A. Davis, formerly of this place, was entertained by them at dinner. Before leaving they gave a tea on the yacht of which Mr. Davis was asked to invite his friends. Among those entertained by them was the Governor of the Province of Batum. This is the first American yacht that has ever visited Batum and it has attracted a great deal of attention. The yacht will remain there until the owner returns from his trip, after which the plan is to visit the other ports of the Black Sea coast and then return to America.
- [S605] Port Jefferson Echo, 30 May 1914. p. 1.
Compliment to Mr. Davis.
Consul Leslie A. Davis of Batoum, Russia, recently received a cablegram from Secretary Bryan notifying him that he had been promoted to American Consul to Harput, Turkey. The promotion was unsought and entirely unlooked for, as Mr. Davis has been in the service less than two years; evidently a recognition of his work in filling the post at Batoum, to the satisfaction of the Department. The promotion carries an additional $500 to the salary, and also increased responsibilities, leaving extra territorial jurisdiction, which they do not have in most countries and judicial power, in civil and criminal cases, over American citizens, in the country where they are.
Harput is the capital of one of the largest and most important interior provinces of the Turkish empire. It is a city of some 20,000 inhabitants, situated on the top of a small mountain which rises abruptly from a plain a thousand feet below, being about 4,000 feet above the sea. The plain stretches away to the Euphrates river and is one of the most fertile and densely populated sections of Turkey. The climate is mild and healthy and the scenery said to be equal to the Caucasus. One of the most important American Colleges in Turkey is located in Harput, with over 1,000 students. The ruins of ancient Nineveh is not far distant. Mr. Davis was formerly from Port Jefferson.
- [S605] Port Jefferson Echo, 4 Jan 1919. p. 4.
Tells of Life in Archangel, Russia.
Mrs. Leslie A. Davis, wife of the U. S. Consul to Archangel, Russia, who was formerly Miss Catherine Carman of Brookhaven, has recently sent an interesting letter to a friend concerning life in that far off spot. She and her infant boy have lately arrived there, going direct from Port Jefferson, Mr. Davis' home. The child was born in London, while Mr. and Mrs Davis were enroute.
She says in part:
"Archangel would not be such a bad place if it were not for the most part avout a foot deep with mud and in many places covered with water. Walking is made possible by raised board walks either through the middle of street or on the sides. The art of walking here consists in being able to keep on the board walk without being pushed off or falling into the mud.
"In other respects the town is quite civilized. We have comfortable apartments in a modern house with electric lights, telephone and a good bath room. An electric car passes our door. We have a good Polish maid who helps care for the baby, and a good native cook. I have to talk to them in Russian and have consequently been obliged to learn a few words.
"The food question here is not as bad as we anticipated although the prices are very high. We brought with us nearly a ton of food from America and England, but besides are able to get plenty of wild game, fish and some meat and vegetables, although the latter are quite limited. Prices, however, are exorbitant. Lard costs $3 a pound, mile 15¢ a glass, sugar about $2.50 a pound and flour almost a dollar a pound. Of course, what we brought with us helps out very much, even with that living is high enough. Mr. Davis received a promotion in London."
Arkhangelsk, formerly called Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina river near its exit into the White Sea in the far north of European Russia. City districts spread for over 25 miles along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval Russia.
- [S605] Port Jefferson Echo, 18 Jul 1914. p. 8.. Transcription http://brookhavensouthhaven.org/history/Davis/Harput.htm.
- [S492] Wikipedia.org, Leslie Davis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Davis.
- [S741] Gomidas Institute Armenian Genocide Documentation Project: Leslie A. Davis, http://www.gomidas.org/gida/index_and_%20documents/867.4016_index_and_documents/docs/4016.392.pdf.
- [S605] Port Jefferson Echo, 11 Oct 1913. p. 8.
Climbing Mount Ararat.
Editor of the "Echo":
In a letter received from U.S. Consul Leslie A. Davis, of Batoum, Russia, Mr. Davis gave an account of his ascent to the summit of Mt. Ararat, which he mad on Sept. 7th, and may be of interest to the readers of the "Echo."
This lofty mountain, 17,300 feet high, is situated at the junction of the three empires of Russia, Turkey and Persia, and for many years it was believed to be impossible to reach its top. One of the first to make its ascent was the Right Honorable James Bryce, recently British Ambassador to the United States, who climbed it entirely alone in 1876 and subsequently wrote a book about it. Since then some fifteen or twenty people have succeeded in reaching its summit, but the majority who attempt it do not succeed. The climb is a long and exhausting one up steep ridges or rocks and over huge boulders, in many places almost perpendicular. As one gets higher up the rarity of the air makes breathing difficult and many are unable to proceed. Mr. Davis' companion, Bishop Calen B. Royer, of Elgin, Illinois, was obliged to give up when within about two thousand feet of the summit, and return with the guide to the camp below. Mr. Davis continued the ascent with a native Kurd and reached the extreme summit. This was one great field of snow. On the top is a large depression in which tradition says the Ark rested. No remains of that were visible, however, and if that is the place where Noah and the animals left the Ark they must have had some difficulty in all getting safely over the snow (which never melts and extends for thousands of feet), and down the steep and rough sides of the mountain. There were some fragments of an observatory which had been erected by Russian surveyors and a tattered Russian flag nearly buried in the snow.
The view from the top was extensive. One can see for hundreds of miles in all directions, but views from such lofty mountains are not the best. Everything is so far distant that nothing can be seen distinctly. Rivers, towns and even other mountains are almost lost to view. But few things could be more compressive than to stand on that huge dome of snow, amid winter winds and piercing cold while the arid parched plains below were suffering from an almost tropical heat, and to look forth upon three empires and the sites of other empires and civilizations long since passed away. Some idea of the height of Ararat may be had by remembering that it is three times as high as Mt. Washington and higher than any mountain in Europe.
At least two days are required for the ascent of the mountain. There is no habitation or shelter of any kind and it is necessary to sleep among rocks and snow wrapped in blankets and heavy coats. On the first day Mr. Davis was caught in a severe snow storm which came near to making the ascent impossible. It began about three o'clock in the afternoon and made further progress that day impossible and a consequently longer trip necessary for the following day. The snow continued for nearly three hours and was as severe as any winter snow storm.
After returning from Ararat Mr. Davis visited Nakhitchevan, which is said to be the oldest town in the world, having been founded by Noah after the deluge. A monument is erected there over what is said to be Noah's grave.
A. C. DAVIS
- [S107] 1920 Census (Heritage), Ancestry.com., Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll T625_1268; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 93; Image: 803.
- [S107] 1920 Census (Heritage), Ancestry.com., Census Place: New York, Consular Service, Military and Naval Forces; Roll T625_2041; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: Consular Service; Image: 1250.
- [S605] Port Jefferson Echo, 29 Sept 1923. p. 1.
DAUGHTER OF FORMER N. Y. MAYOR DIES
Harriet Woodhull Davis (Mrs. A. C. Davis) was taken ill Saturday with heart trouble and died at her home in Port Jefferson Thursday, Sept. 27th, at the age of 82 years.
Mr. Davis was the daughter of Caleb S. Woodhull, former Mayor of New York City, and had the distinction of being personally acquainted with Jenny Lind, the great singer.
She was born in New York City in 1841 and came to Port Jefferson fifty years ago. She married Adelbert C. Davis of Miller Place, who was engaged in the farming, dairy and meat business with his brother, Gilbert Davis. Her husband died ten years ago.
Mrs. Davis is survived by two sons, C. S. Woodhull Davis, of Groton, Conn., and Leslie A. Davis, U. S. Consul in Finland, also four grandchildren.
Funereal services will be conducted by the Rev, J. J. Macdonald, today (Saturday), at 2 p. m., from her late home. Interment will be in the family plot in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
In the death of Mrs. Davis Port Jefferson loses one of its noted and respected fine old ladies.
- [S822] Email: Robert Pulcipher, Aino Tangier Davis; 2 November 2010; John Deitz.
I'm Robert Davis Pulcipher (b. 8.25.1956), son of Aino Davis (now deceased), youngest daughter of Leslie A. Davis. I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She had another son, James Lee Pulcipher (b. 1.11.1949), who died on August 11, 1991 in Arlington, Virginia.
My mom was married for a short time during WWII to Gunter Trost, as noted in the geneology, but he was killed in a plane crash shortly after their marriage. My mom later married my dad, Ralph Robert Pulcipher, of Acme, Michigan.
I was pleasantly surprised to come across your website. It's fascinating to find more information about my grandfather and his family. The last I remember of my grandfather was during Christmas of 1959 in Winter Park, Florida, their winter home, when I was 3-1/2 years old. Grandpa was blind at the time and I remember trying to sneak around him, but to no avail. Of course, he always knew it was me. To the mind of a small boy, however, it was amazing he could figure that out.
I think grandpa's greatest passion was adventure, which rubbed off, to varying degrees, on his daughter Adele, my brother Jim, and on me.
No one in the family, beyond Grandma, knew about his travails in Harput. We learned about that when Susan Blair's book, Slaughterhouse Province, came out. I think that was in the late 80s. Amazing.
- [S241] Long Island Genealogy: Surname Database, http://www.longislandsurnames.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I31721&tree=Tuttle.
This source referenced Records of Cedar Hill Cemetery, (Port Jefferson Historical Society http://www.longislandgenealogy.com). However, I could not find Leslie A. Davis in the resources available online.
- [S948] Poughkeepsie Journal, 5 October 1960; clipping.
Leslie A. Davis, 84, former consul in the diplomatic service for 30 years prior to his retirement in 1941, who made his home in Lee, Mass., for some time, died there unexpectedly Sept. 26. He was an uncle of Mrs. Martin W. Hayes Sr., Staatsburg. She and Mr. Hayes Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Martin S. Hayes Jr., this city; and Miss Ann L. Hayes, Staatsburg, attended funeral services conducted in Port Jefferson, L.I., last Thursday.
Mr. Davis, a lawyer in Wall street in earlier years, was born in Port Jefferson. While in the diplomatic service he resided in various places in Europe.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Catherine Carmen Davis in Wakefield, R.I., and two daughters, Aino, in Michigan and Adele, in France.
Clipping from Marie Hayes, 31 March, 2012.
- [S949] Email: Marie Hayes.
- [S605] Port Jefferson Echo, 11 Jan 1913, p. 1.
United States Consul Weds
Leslie Ammerton Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert C. Davis of this place, and Miss Catherine Elliot Carman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Carman, of Brookhaven, were united in marriage in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 18. The above is of more than passing interest, and is interwoven with history, romance and diplomatic surroundings. The contracting parties had been intimately acquainted since childhood, as had their parents before them. The ceremony occurred at the home of United States Ambassador Hon. Chas. Guild, the Rev. Wm. Orr, pastor of the British American Congregational church at St. Petersburg, officiating. The bride, who was attired in a travelling costume of brown velvet and carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley, was given away by Ambassador Guild, after which an elaborate wedding breakfast was tendered by Mrs. Guild. The rooms were handsomely decorated with bridal roses and an unique feature was the cutting by the bride of a real Russian wedding cake made by the Embassy chef. Among the guests present were: Ambassador and Mrs. Guild, Rev. and Mrs. Wm Orr, S. Connors, U.S. Consul at St. Petersburg, three secretaries of the American Embassy, Mrs. F. J. Corse and sister, Miss Potter.
Mr. Davis, who several years ago spent considerable time in Russia, was appointed last Spring as United States Consul to Batoum. He is a graduate of Cornell University, and Columbia Law School of Washington, D.C., and spent some time in the law office of the Hon. Townsend Scudder in New York City and is highly fitted for the office which he holds.
The bride is a graduate of Patchogue High School and Potsdam Normal School. She sailed from New York on the Russian line steamer Kursk, on Nov. 30, for Labau, on the western coast of Russia [now Latvia], where Mr. Davis met her on arrival and from which port they at once proceeded to St. Petersburg.
After a short stay in St. Petersburg the couple left for Batoum, a port on the Black Sea, about seven hundred miles east of Constantinople, and the shipping port for the Russian oil fields and has a population of thirty thousand.
Our thanks to Marie Schudde for drawing our attention to this article. (6 Nov. 2010)
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