About Ida May Davis
Born 1857. Ida May Davis was an American writer.
Ida May De Puy Davis (born February 22, 1857) was a litterateur.
Early life Ida May De Puy was born in Lafayette, Indiana, on February 22, 1857. Her father was of French descent, and from him Davis inherited her humor and vivacity.
Personal life Ida May De Puy married Henry Clay Davis, of southern birth, in 1876. They lived in Terre Haute, Indiana, where she was the center of a circle of literary and artistic persons.
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Who was Ida May Davis?
American poet, artist, teacher
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Ida May Davis was born on 22 February 1857.
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Ida May Davis was a writer.
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Ida May Davis was American.
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