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Davies, Stephen Josephus, 1857-1937

 Person

Biography

Stephen Josephus Davies (1857-1937) is the son of Stephen Josephus Davies (1812-1864) and Julia Ann Muggah (1826-1903). He enrolled at Centenary College of Louisiana in 1877 and graduated in 1882. In 1883, Davies became a preacher in the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He served as a pastor for churches within the Louisiana Conference for the remainder of his life. From approximately 1893 to 1895, he served as the Alexandria District Superintendent. Davies also worked as an educator. In 1887, he was a professor at Mansfield Female College (Mansfield, La.). From 1887 to 1889 he managed Pierce and Paine College (Pleasant Hill, La.). In 1910, he worked at Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, La.) where he served as Professor of French and a teacher in Centenary’s grammar school. Davies first married Ada Pylant (1858-1886). He later married Margaret Hobbs Thompson (1868-1954); they had three children.

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Stephen Josephus Davies papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 124
Scope and Contents The Stephen Josephus Davies papers primarily consist of material related to Davies attending Centenary College of Louisiana. It includes his Franklin Institute ornamental pin (1882), Franklin Institute certificate (1882), and Centenary College of Louisiana diploma (1882). Two photographs (circa 1882) depict Davies with other Centenary students. A photocopy facsimile of a manuscript written in 1882 by Davies describes the history of Centenary’s two literary societies, the Franklin Institute...
Dates: 1882 - 1910