Alonzo Davis was born in Worcester county, Massachusetts, in 1815, and moved to Oneida county, New York, when quite young. In 1834, he came to Chicago where he worked at his trade, that of wagon maker, for about a year, and then came to Prophetstown. He has made, and purchased, several claims since his residence in the town, and has also worked at his trade. He is still living in Prophetstown. He married Miss Mary Warner in 1839; no children.
Bent & Wilson History of Whiteside County
