David Price Davis was born on the 11th of October 1825.  He was baptized in Tirabad Church, Braconshire, South Wales.  He was average height.  He weighed 180 pounds and stood 5 feet 8 inches tall.  He had dark brown hair and blue eyes.

His first wife was Mary Williams and they lived in Wales.  They had two children, both boys.  The eldest was named Daniel W. Davis and his brother was Albert David Davis.  David Price’ occupation in Wales was that of a school teacher and station master.  There is very little information about his wife, Mary Williams, who refused to join the church and come to America.  So he left her and came alone.  She died on the 20th of October 1888 in Brecknock, South Wales of chronic rheumatism.  

He sailed from Liverpool, England on the 17th of April, 1855 on the ship Chimborozo which arrived in New York.  In those days it took 5 to 6 weeks for a ship to make the crossing.  From New York he crossed the plains with some of the pioneers arriving in Salt Lake City, Utah.  While he was in Salt Lake City, he worked at odd jobs and at the depot.

His second wife was Alice Stuart of Salt Lake City, Utah.  They had one son named Joseph Davis.  She had a rooming house and was a fortune teller.  They were divorced because of a difference in religion.

His third wife was Hannah Tratherne.  Nothing is known of her.  His fourth wife was Elizabeth Griffith.  She was born on the 11th of April, 1842 in Machnletteth, Montgomeryshire, North Wales.  She immigrated from Wales and crossed the plains with her parents and other pioneers.  She married David Price Davis in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City.  They lived for a short time there, then moved to Malad Valley in Samaria, Idaho. This was a pioneer settlement and their first house was a two room log cabin.  They had seven children.  The first born were twin girls, Lucy Ann and Maggie.  Maggie died at birth.  They were followed by Edward Henry, Owen Thomas, William Price, Elizabeth, and David Griffith.

Their log cabin was near the cold springs by Sam Thorpe’s place.  When David G. was one year old they moved to Gwenford, Idaho near the old grist mill.  The house was a two room lumber cabin bought from John Jensen of Brigham City, Utah for $1,000.  Later they remodeled, adding another room and basement.  They carried water from the spring in buckets.  David Price Davis filed on a homestead of 160 acres in Pleasantview, 5 miles from Gwenford.  He was a pioneer of Malad Valley.  He was the first school teacher in Samaria.  Also, he was a Justice of the Peace in the Malad CourtHouse and married many people.  He had great faith in the Gospel and the gift of healing and was often called to administer to the sick.  He wrote the Blessing for Patriarch John Taylor Morris.  David Price Davis died at the age of 79 years, one month and two days into the year of 1906.  He was buried in the Samaria Cemetery.