THE FLAGLER TRIBUNE 
Bunnell, Florida
Thursday, December 31, 1925

J. B. Davis, 40, who lived in a cabin alone, on his homestead, near Dupont, was found dead in his cabin Tuesday afternoon by a negro named Williams. The fact was reported to the officers here, who immediately empanelled a coroner’s jury and Coroner F. A. Rich and the jury went to the scene and found Davis lying dead behind a stove. It is supposed that his death occurred sometime Monday evening, as a lantern was burning near him when he was found.

The jury did not render a verdict on the scene, but deferred their verdict for further investigation. They again met on Wednesday in the courthouse and questioned two witnesses but evidence was not sufficient to render a verdict, and action was again postponed until Saturday at 2 o’clock.

Davis came to this county three or four years ago and homesteaded on forty acres of land near Dupont, built a small cabin and lived alone. He was said to have had a wife in Callahan, but he and his wife’s sons could not get along and a separation took place. He was at one time convicted and fined for making moonshine liquor.

The body was brought from the cabin Tuesday evening and interment took place in the cemetery here Wednesday.

The following is the jury investigating the affair: G. Pellicer, foreman; F. Booe, A. Walker, W. J. Lee, W. W Byrd, and S. Newberth.

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THE FLAGLER TRIBUNE
Bunnell, Florida
Thursday, January 7, 1926

The coroner’s jury empanelled to investigate the death of J. B. Davis, which occurred Monday night, December 18, and was found dead in his cabin late Tuesday evening, December 29th, rendered its verdict last Saturday afternoon at two o’clock finding that the deceased came to his death by being hit on the head with a blunt instrument in the hands of some unknown parties. Davis came here from Callahan, and homesteaded 40 acres near Dupont, where he lived in a small cabin. It is said that he had a wife at Callahan, but could not get along peaceably with wife’s sons, and a separation took place. Davis was buried at the expense of the county in the cemetery here, Wednesday.

NOTE: Probate records on file at the Flagler County Historical Society in Bunnell, show that he was buried at Hope Cemetery; lot number is unclear but appears to be 152 or 131-2