Daniel Coon Davis (February 23, 1804 – June 1, 1850)[1] was the captain of Company E in the Mormon Battalion.
Davis was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
[4] Captain Davis led a company in the Mormon Battalion during the Mexican War.
His wife Susan and son Daniel Jr. accompanied Company E at the beginning of their trek west.
In early 1850, on one such trip, Captain Davis became ill and died near Fort Kearney, Nebraska, on his way back to the outfitting stations on the Missouri River.