Daviess County Public Library

	Daviess County Public Library Daviess may refer to: * Maria T. Daviess (1814–1896), American author * Maria Thompson Daviess (1872–1924), American artist, author * Hannah Daviess Pittman (1840–1919), American journalist; author of the first American comic opera * Daviess County (other), several counties in the US * Jo Daviess (other) See also * Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), American lawyer and military commander * Davies Davies is a patronymic surname of English or Welsh origin. There are two main theories concerning its beginnings, neither of which has been definitively proven. The first theory contends that it may be a corruption of "Dyfed", the name of a medie ... , a surname {{Hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Maria T Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar Maria, Quebec, Canada * Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines María, Spain, in Andalusia Îles Maria, French Polynesia María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Maria Thompson Daviess Maria Thompson Daviess (November 28, 1872 – September 3, 1924) was an American artist and feminist author. She is best known for her popular novels written in the early 20th century, with a "Pollyanna" outlook, as well as several short stories, among them, “Miss Selina Sue and the Soap-Box Babies," "Sue Saunders of Saunders Ridge" and "Some Juniors.". Daviess was affiliated with the Equal Suffrage League in Kentucky, being the co-founder and vice-president of the chapter in Nashville and an organizer of the chapter in Madison. Biography Maria (sometimes "Marie") Thompson Daviess was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, November 28, 1872. Her parents were John Burton Thompson Daviess (a relative of the Harrodsburg-born writer Zoe Anderson Norris) and Leonora Hamilton Daviess. The father, John B. T. Daviess, died when she was eight, and the family subsequently relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. Her paternal grandmother, also named Maria Thompson Daviess, was a columnist and lectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hannah Daviess Pittman Hannah Daviess Pittman (1840–1919) was for sixteen years a member of the staff of the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' and during that time was also associated with the ''St. Louis Spectator'', a weekly paper. She is also the author of the first American comic opera. Early life and family Hannah Daviess was born in 1840, in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, the eldest daughter of Maj. William Daviess and Maria Thompson Daviess. Maj. William Daviess lived on a beautiful estate called "Hayfields," at 122 East Poplar Street, near Harrodsburg. He was, as she described him in one of her books, a rare companion, celebrated throughout the State as a raconteur, a historian, a student of human nature, a great reader of books, as well as men; he had a strong judicial mind, having been educated for the law. In the State Senate William Daviess represented his district for two years and at one time when offered a nomination for Congress, declined, saying that "politics sooner or later engulfs men's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Daviess County (other) Daviess County is the name of several counties in the United States (all named for Joseph Hamilton Daveiss): * Daviess County, Indiana * Daviess County, Kentucky * Daviess County, Missouri See also * Jo Daviess County, Illinois {{geodis, uscounty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jo Daviess (other) Jo Daviess may refer to: Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States Jo Daviess Township, Faribault County, Minnesota, United States Joseph Hamilton Daveiss Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (; March 4, 1774 – November 7, 1811), a Virginia-born lawyer, received a mortal wound while commanding the Dragoons of the Kentucky Militia at the Battle of Tippecanoe. Five years earlier, Daviess had tried to warn ..., American soldier and namesake of both the county and township See also Jo Davis (other) * Joe Davies (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joseph Hamilton Daveiss Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (; March 4, 1774 – November 7, 1811), a Virginia-born lawyer, received a mortal wound while commanding the Dragoons of the Kentucky Militia at the Battle of Tippecanoe. Five years earlier, Daviess had tried to warn President Thomas Jefferson about Aaron Burr's plans to provoke rebellion in Spanish-held territories southwest of his Kentucky district. Several places in the United States are named for Daveiss, but though he spelled his name "Daveiss", these places all have the spelling "Daviess". Early and family life Daveiss was born on March 4, 1774, in Bedford County, Virginia. He moved at a young age with his parents to Kentucky, first to Lincoln County. The family eventually settled near Danville in Boyle County. He studied classics at a private academy in Harrodsburg, then read law. In 1793, he volunteered in a military campaign against Native Americans. He married Chief Justice John Marshall's sister Nancy, and returned to Kentucky. Legal c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]