Husband: Alford Newlon Davis Also known as: A. N. Davis 1
Born: ca 1817 2 Died: May- 4-1859 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Cause of death: consumption (tuberculosis) 1 Resided: at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 2 Father: Benjamin L. Davis (1785 - 1850) Mother: Elizabeth Lippencott
Wife: Rebecca Davis 3
Also known as: Beckie 4
Married: Nov-19-1837 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2
Born: Apr- 4-1815 5
Died: Jan-15-1897 at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Resided: at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: William Johnson "Rock Run Billy" Davis (1790 - 1878)
Mother: Experience Tharp (1790 - 1866)
Notes
F Child 1: Tacy Jane Davis Born: Feb-15-1839 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6,7 Died: Apr-12-1928 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 6,8,7 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 6,7 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Jeriel D. Sutton b. Mar- 3-1836 d. May-23-1896 Married: Feb-15-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,7
M Child 2: Franklin Maxwell Davis Also known as: Frank M. Davis 1 Born: Oct-27-1840 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,10 (see note 1) Died: Oct-24-1925 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 11,1,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 (see note 2) Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910 mayor of West Union 12 Occupation: 1900 druggist 10 Wife: Henrietta Smith b. Jan-18-1850 d. Nov- 9-1906 Married: Oct-21-1871 2,10
F Child 3: Eliza E. "Lydia" Davis Also known as: Lydia E. 13 Born: Jan- -1843 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,14,15 Died: 1929 2,14 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16,17 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Preston B. McClain b. Sep-18-1844 d. Mar- 4-1938 Also known as: P. B. McClain 13 Married: Apr-18-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,2
F Child 4: Delia Ann Davis Born: 1845 2,18,14 Died: Oct-30-1882 2,14 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Joseph Thomas Moffatt b. Mar- -1838 d. Jan-19-1927 Census name: Joseph T. Moffett 12 Married: Nov- 9-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
M Child 5: Ezekiel Bee Davis Born: Aug-21-1846 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19,14,18 Died: Nov-25-1925 19,14 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Rachel Jane Welch b. Oct-30-1850 d. Jul- 4-1917 Married: Sep-24-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
M Child 6: Timothy T. Davis Born: Apr-26-1849 at Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2 Died: Oct-13-1853 at Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1 Cause of death: scarlet fever 1
M Child 7: Eli Davis Born: Jun- 6-1851 19 Died: Jan-26-1939 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,19 (see note 3) Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 (see note 4) Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer Wife: Nancy Jane Smith b. Jun-11-1851 d. Oct-11-1923 Married: Oct- 1-1874 19
M Child 8: Charles T. Davis Born: Apr-20-1853 2 Died: Oct-13-1853 2
F Child 9: Malissa Davis 2 Also known as: Melissa Davis 18,21 Born: Mar- -1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15,22 Died: Jan-23-1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Cause of death: measles 1 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James William Powell b. Apr-13-1849 d. Dec-23-1924 Married: Jun-28-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 10: Herman Davis Census name: Harmond Davis Born: Mar-20-1856 2 Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 11: Thomas Davis Born: Apr-12-1858 2
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (2) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 70. (3) Marriage record of daughter. (4) Death record of daughter. (5) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, Birth date reported on p. 70 as Jun 23 1813. But on p. 51, her birth date is reported as Apr 4 1815, while her sister Elizabeth's is given as Jun 23 1813. p. 51. (6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 4, p. 187. (7) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 137. (8) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jeriel Sutton, 22, b. Harrison Co, son of George & Eleanor; and Tacy J. Davis, 20, b. Harrison Co, dau of Alfred N. & Rebecca. Married Feb 15 1859. MR Bk 1-A, p. 126. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (11) Obituary. (12) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (13) Headstone. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (17) Findagrave.com. (18) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (19) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 134. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ezekiel B. Davis, single, farmer, age 24y 1m, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Alfred & Rebecca Davis; and Rachel Welch, single, age 20, b. Jefferson Co Virginia (sic), res. Doddridge Co, dau of James & Margaret Welch. Married Sep 24 1870 in Doddridge Co. (NOTE: Wife's stated birthplace is incorrect. According to Civil War widow's pension records filed by her mother after her father's 1865 death, Rachel was born in Jefferson County, Indiana, on Oct 30 1850. The 1870 Census also shows her birthplace as Indiana, although other census records incorrectly indicate Va/Wva.), MR p. 174, Line 2 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791703&Type=Marriage. (21) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (22) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date reported in "Davis - The Settlers of Salem W.Va.," p. 70, as Oct 27 1840, but in death record as Oct 24 1839, age 86. His obituary states only that he was born in 1839 and died on Oct 24 1925 at age 86. The 1900 Census shows his birth date as Oct 1840. Note (2) Death record states only that burial was in West Union. But his obituary, which also states that burial was in West Union, specifies that burial was made "by the side of his wife," who had died 19 years before. Henrietta (Smith) Davis is known from her headstone to be buried in the former IOOF Cemetery located at the upper portion of Blockhouse Hill Cemetery. No headstone has been found for Franklin Maxwell Davis. Note (3) at the county infirmary Note (4) Obituary states that interment was made "in the old West Union cemetery." This is almost certainly the lower portion of Blockhouse Hill Cemetery that was once the Seventh Day Baptist cemetery, rather than the former IOOF section of the upper Blockhouse Hill Cemetery. His wife's 1923 death record stated her burial location only as West Union. Based on her husband's obituary, it is presumed that she too was buried in the old SDB section.