Who was "Uncle" Fletcher Davis?
Fletcher Short Davis (also known as "Old Dave") was the inventor of the hamburger. He was a resident of Athens, Texas during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
The purpose of this web site is to provide the information and artifacts that exist regarding Fletcher Davis, his life, and his family. All the information provided herein has been collected by nieces and nephews of Fletcher Davis from the Allison family.
If you have arrived at this site through research or just stumbled upon us by accident, we hope that you find our information useful and informative. Take a look at the pages of our site to find out more about Uncle Fletch's personal life, his entreprenuerial spirit at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis (World's Fair), how he has been honored as the Inventor of the Hamburger, his other jobs, his family, as well as anecdotal remembrances of him.
The purpose of this web site is to provide the information and artifacts that exist regarding Fletcher Davis, his life, and his family. All the information provided herein has been collected by nieces and nephews of Fletcher Davis from the Allison family.
If you have arrived at this site through research or just stumbled upon us by accident, we hope that you find our information useful and informative. Take a look at the pages of our site to find out more about Uncle Fletch's personal life, his entreprenuerial spirit at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis (World's Fair), how he has been honored as the Inventor of the Hamburger, his other jobs, his family, as well as anecdotal remembrances of him.