Jul-28-2018
Husband: Stephen C. Davis
Born: Mar-12-1832 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2 Buried: in Clay Co, WV 2 Resided: (settled) in Clay Co, WV 2 Resided: formerly in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2 Father: David D. Davis (1803 - 1885) Mother: Anna Davis (1809 - 1893)
Wife: Jemima Kelley 3,2 Married: Dec- 3-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4 Marriage license: Dec-25-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5
Born: ca 1831 1 Buried: in Clay Co, WV 2 Resided: (settled) in Clay Co, WV 2 Resided: formerly in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: John M. Kelley (1797 - 1860) Mother: Sophia Bee (1796 - 1845)
M Child 1: Arzander R. Davis Also known as: A. R. Davis 6 Born: ca 1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7 Census: 1920 in Henry District, Clay Co, WV Census: 1880 in Otter District, Clay Co, WV Resided: 1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 7 Occupation: farmer 8 Wife: Sarah Margaret Collins b. ca 1857 Also known as: Margaret Collins 6 Married: Jun-15-1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 9
M Child 2: Leander "Lee" Davis Also known as: Lee Davis 10 Born: 1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5,11 Died: Nov- 1-1919 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 10,11 Buried: in O'Neal (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, near Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 10,12 Resided: 1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Wife: Leverna A. Carter b. ca 1852 d. Feb-16-1895 Also known as: Louvernia A. Kelley 13 Married: Feb- 7-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
M Child 3: Isaiah Bee "Zed" Davis 3 Census name: I. B. Davis 15 Born: Jan-25-1858 3,11 Died: Nov-13-1929 3,11 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1920 in Salem, Salem Co, NJ (see note 1) Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Darinda Alice Sutton b. Nov-28-1860 d. Sep-10-1896 Married: May- -1878 3 Wife: Angelina "Lina" Bee b. Jul- 4-1865 d. Dec-29-1950 Married: Jul-19-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 17
Sources: (1) 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. 112. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 276. (3) 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. 200. (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (6) Death record of son. (7) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (8) 1880 Census, Clay County, WV. (9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Arzander Davis, 24, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of S. C. & Jemima; and Sarah M. Collins, 19, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, dau of (blank) & Phebe. Married Jun 15 1876 in Ritchie County, officiated by Joseph H. Goff. MR p. 33, line 43 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11538074&Type=Marriage. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1555282&Type=Death. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Cemeteries of Coal District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (13) Marriage record of daughter. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Leander Davis, single, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Stephen C. & Jemima Davis; and Leverna A. Hall, widowed, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of John & (blank) Kelley. Married Feb 7 1872 in Doddrige County. NOTE: Wife's widowed marital status is incorrect. Her former husband remarried on Apr 21 1872. Identification of wife's father as John Kelley, rather than John Carter, is an apparent clerical error. MR p. 186, Line 11 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791192&Type=Marriage. (15) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (16) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Isaiah B. Davis, widowed, age 40, of Ritchie Co; and Mrs. Angeline Nutter, widowed, age 33, of Ritchie Co. Married Jul 19 1898. Event Notes Note (1) In household with daughter Cenith Dale Davis and her husband Irving and their children.Name Index