Jack Davis

1891 - Bef 1944  (< 53 years)

• Name	Jack Davis
  Born	1891	, Russia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Business	207 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	N. Davis Gents Furnishings
  Occupation	1913	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	merchant
  Business	1921	227 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Davis Economic Store
  Residence	2 Lancaster St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	Jewish
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-180531
  Died	Bef Jun 1944
  Person ID	I180531	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Netilda "Nettie" Waisberg,   b. 1891, , Russia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Mar 1913	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Sydney "Sam" Davis,   b. 21 Dec 1913, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 4 years)   2. Anna Davis,   b. 1915, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2001, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   3. May Davis,   b. 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2002, , Florida, USA  (Age 86 years)   4. Wilfred Davis,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F52093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ...The roots of this story are in Tsarist Russia when a couple, each aged 29, fled because of violent pogroms. In 1908, they arrived in Toronto with the anglicized names of Jack and Netilda Davis. During the First World War, Jack and Nettie moved to Kitchener to open a small clothing store named "N. Davis Gents Furnishings" at 207 King West (beside 2016's Fritsch Fragrances.) In 1921, after five years of hard work trying to differentiate their shop from numerous other, mostly Jewish-operated, clothing stores along King Street, they built a $50,000 dry goods emporium at number 227. Expanding to ladies' wear, shoes, kitchenware and millinery, Jack renamed the business "Davis Economic Store." It was modern throughout - featuring cash-carrying vacuum tubes \emdash and people who recall Acker Furniture will be able to envision the Davis store's layout and location. In 2016, the site is an empty lot beside Manulife. Life was good for the Davises in the late teens and early 20s and the family was active in the early days of Beth Jacob Synagogue in Kitchener. Business was also good because at the same time as his $50,000 store investment Jack was spending another $25,000 constructing a mansion high above Kitchener.... There's a story behind the Davis mansion. (2016). Therecord.com. Retrieved 18 June 2016, from https://www.therecord.com/living-story/6729266-there-s-a-story-behind-the-davis-mansion/ rych Mills author

  
  

• Sources

  [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 20849 (1913), Davis-Waisberg. Jacob David, 21, res. 464 Queen St., Toronto, merchant, b. Russia, Hebrew, s/o Joseph Davis & Idel Giliprosky? married Nettie Waisberg 21, res. 464 Queen St., Toronto, b. Russia, Hebrew, d/o Joseph Waisberg & Annie Horland married 9 Mar 1913 Toronto

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1891 - , Russia Occupation - merchant - 1913 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Mar 1913 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Business - Davis Economic Store - 1921 - 227 King St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 2 Lancaster St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth