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OBITUARIES, AMERICAN. (DAVIS DONALDSON.) 



in the business and editorial management, became 

 chief editorial writer, and for some time, during his 

 absence, was in full charge of the paper. In 1895 

 she was one of the founders of the " Free Lance," a 

 literary and society weekly, official organ of the 

 Woman's Federation of Literary Chibs of Alabama, 

 and was its editor in chief till her marriage, in 1897, 

 to John D. S. Davis, M. D. Her "Judith " was fol- 

 lowed by "The Squire," and at the time of her 

 death she had completed her third large work, 

 "Told by a Woman.' Mrs. Davis was also a foun- 

 der of the Woman's Press Club of Alabama. 



Davis, Varina Anne Jefferson, author, born in 

 Richmond, Va., June 27, 1864 ; died at Narragan- 

 sett Pier, R. I., Sept. 18, 1898. She was the second 

 daughter of Jefferson Davis, and her childhood was 

 mainly spent abroad. She had devoted herself to 

 literature for several years, her latest work, "A 

 Romance of Summer Seas," appearing but a short 

 time before her death. Her other works are : " An 

 Irish Kjiight of the Nineteenth Century" ; a " Sketch 

 of the Life of Robert Emmet" (New York, 1888) ; 

 "The Veiled Doctor," a novel (1895) ; and "For- 

 eign Education for American Girls." 



Davis. William (}. Mackey, lawyer, born in 

 Portsmouth, Va., in 1813 ; died in Alexandria, Va., 

 March 11, 1898. In early life he removed to Florida, 

 where he was admitted to the bar and became active 

 in politics. He was a member of the Secession Con- 

 vention and worked and voted against the ordinance 

 of withdrawal, but after the ordinance was adopted 

 he raised a troop of cavalry, was attached to the 

 army under Gen. E. Kirby Smith, and was promoted 

 to brigadier general. After the war he settled in 

 Washington, D. C., and resumed the practice of law. 

 He was one of the counsel of the Federal Govern- 

 ment in the great cotton case, involving several 

 millions of dollars, brought by a British firm. 



Delacy, William, soldier, born in England, Sept. 

 29, 1828; died in S^uth Orange, N. J.. Dec. 12, 1898. 

 He came to New York in 1848. At the outbreak of 

 the civil war he was commissioned a lieutenant in 

 the 37th New York Infantry ; he served two years 

 with that regiment, and was mustered out with 

 the rank of major. In 18C3 he was commissioned 

 colonel of the 164th New York Infantry. He was 

 wounded at the battles of Williamsburg and Spott- 

 sylvania.and was brevetted brigadier general, March 

 13, 1865. After the war he went to Brooklyn, where 

 he served for eight years as a member of the Board 

 of Assessors. He was for a short time chief clerk 

 in the naval station at Kej West. 



Demarest, David D., clergyman, born in Oradell, 

 Bergen County, N. J., July 30, 1819; died in New 

 Brunswick, N.'J., June 21, 1898. He was graduated 

 at Rutgers College-in 1837, and at the New Bruns- 

 wick Theological Seminary in 1840; entered the 

 ministry of the Reformed Dutch Church, and held 

 pastorates at Catskill, Flat bush, New Brunswick, 

 and Hudson. N. Y., till 1865, when he became Pro- 

 fessor of Pastoral Theology and Sacred Rhetoric in 

 the New Brunswick Seminary. The connection was 

 maintained till his death. He was a vice-president 

 of the Huguenot Society of America, trustee of 

 Rutgers College from 1858, secretary of the sem- 

 inary faculty thirty-one years, stated" clerk of the 

 General Synod in 1862-'69, and an active member 

 of the New Jersey Historical Society. lie received 

 the degree of D. D. from Princeto'n in 1857, and 

 that of LL. D. from Rutgers in 1892. Dr. Demarest 

 was author of the article on the " Reformed Prot- 

 estant Dutch Church " in the " American Cyclope- 

 dia"; and of "History and Characteristics of the 

 Reformed Protestant Dutch Church" (New York. 

 ia r >6 ; 4th ed., 1889) ; " Practical ( 'sit edict ics " (1882) ; 

 "The Huguenots on the Hackensack " (1886); and 

 many addresses and contributions to periodical-. 



Demorest, Ellen Louise, benefactor, born in 

 Saratoga, N. Y., in 1824 ; died in New York city, 

 Aug. 10, 1898. She was the widow of William Jen- 

 nings Demorest (see obituary in the " Annual ( y- 

 clopaedia " for 1895), and her life work was closely 

 identified with that of her husband. About fifteen 

 years ago she retired from active connection with 

 her husband's publications, to which she had been 

 a regular contributor for many years, and after- 

 ward gave much of her time to charity and tem- 

 perance work. She was president of the Woman's 

 Christian Temperance Union of New York. 



De Vivo, Diego, impresario, born in Sarno, 

 Italy, in 1822; died in New York city, Aug. 11, 

 1898. He studied alternately for the priesthood 

 and the profession of architecture, but, becoming 

 dissatisfied with his prospects, he ran away and en- 

 listed in the army. After aiding in the suppres- 

 sion of several revolutions, he retired from the 

 army and was engaged in business till 1854, when 

 his republican proclivities led to his arrest and de- 

 portation. He settled in New York, intending to 

 support himself by teaching Italian, but becoming 

 acquainted with Signers Brignoli and Albites, then 

 singing in opera, he was induced by them to under- 

 take the career of an operatic manager. His first, 

 engagement was with Mine. Gazzaniga, the wife of 

 Sigor Albites, a famous prima donna, in 1860. 

 Many of the operatic stars of the twenty-five years 

 that followed were under his management, lie 

 was the first American manager of Parepa Ro>a : 

 brought Salvini to the United States ; managed for 

 Wachtel, Ristori, Carlotta Patti, Aimee, lima del 

 Murska, Emma Abbott, and Castehnary, who died 

 last year while on the stage singing; and he had 

 charge of the principal English, Italian, and Ger- 

 man opera companies in the United States during 

 1868-'83. He published his reminiscences in the 

 New York " Sun." 



Dodson, Caroline M.. physician, born in Keosau- 

 qua, Iowa, Dec. 17, 1845 ; died in Philadelphia, Pa., 

 Jan. 9, 1898. She was graduated at the Woman's 

 Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1874, and was 

 active in the practice of her profession till her 

 death. In 1891 she was president of the Woman's 

 National Health Association. She was a frequent 

 speaker on educational matters and on woman's 

 rights; the first president of the County Woman's 

 Christian Temperance Union ; organizer and presi- 

 dent of the Northwest Philadelphia Woman's Chris- 

 tian Temperance Union ; a former secretary of the 

 White Ribbon Army: and one of the most active 

 members of the Woman Suffrage Association. 



Donaldson, Thomas Corwin, collector, born in 

 Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 27. 1843; died in Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., Nov. 18, 1890. He was educated in the 

 public schools of Columbus. At the outbreak of 

 the civil war he enlisted in the 19th Ohio Infantry, 

 and was honorably discharged in June. 1S60. in 

 consequence of a wound. In 1863 he went to Phila- 

 delphia, and in September. 1H64, under the name 

 of Lingard, enlisted in the 199th Pennsylvania In- 

 fantry, with which he served till the end of tin 

 war. For a time he was employed in the oll'n 

 the Secretary of State of Ohio, and ho subsequently 

 practiced law. In 1869 he was appointed 1,'c^ister 

 of Public Lands for Idaho. He held that post, 

 several years, and also served as clerk of the Su- 

 preme Court of the Territory. In 1875 he lived for 

 a time in San Francisco, engaged in making a col- 

 lection of American minerals for the Smithsonian 

 Institution's exhibit at the Centennial. Later in 

 the year he removed to Philadelphia as Centennial 

 Commissioner, and made his permanent residence 

 there. He served on many mint assay coimui<- 

 sions, was offered the governorship of Idaho in 

 1890, and was a member of the Republican Na- 



