Husband: Er Davis Also known as: Err Davis 1
Born: Sep-21-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3,4 Died: bef Apr 1930 5 Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4 Occupation: farmer 3 Father: David D. Davis (1803 - 1885) Mother: Anna Davis (1809 - 1893) Other spouse 2
Wife: Sarah Polan 1
Married: Nov- 5-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6
Born: Jun-16-1846 2,4
Died: May-21-1881 2,7
Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 2,7
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Samuel Polan (1824 - 1892)
Mother: Keziah Kelley (1818 - 1901)
Notes
F Child 1: Ida Bird Davis Also known as: Bird Davis 4 Born: Apr-14-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,10 (see note 2) Died: Jul-22-1927 in Ocean Mines, Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV 8,11 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12,13 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Frank Childers b. ca 1862 d. bef 1900 Married: Feb-13-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Husband: Steven V. Matheny b. 1854 d. 1932 Also known as: Stephen V. Matheny 4 Married: Nov- 3-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 2: Havens Lewis Davis Also known as: Haven L. Davis 16,17 Born: Mar-13-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,18,11,19 Died: Apr-30-1941 in Harrison Co, WV 13 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 13 Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 laborer at gasoline station Occupation: 1900, 1910 farmer 18,20 Wife: Della Bird Hyde b. Nov- 5-1872 d. Oct-20-1957 Also known as: Bird Hyde 16 Married: Aug- 2-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 19
F Child 3: Keziah Fatima Davis Also known as: Kizziah Davis 21 Born: May- 6-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,9 Died: Dec-10-1928 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 22,21 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Cause of death: tuberculosis 22 Census: 1900, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Joshua Thomas Ross b. Oct-12-1856 d. Mar-14-1930 Married: Dec-17-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 23
M Child 4: David Samuel Davis Born: Mar- -1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1900 in Rawlings, Allegany Co, MD Wife: Lillie O. Davis b. Apr-24-1873 d. Jan-31-1932 Census name: Lilly O. Davis Married: Mar-13-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
M Child 5: Clarence Leo Davis Born: Jul- 9-1874 25 Died: Jan- 5-1954 25 Wife: Arminta Ellen Dennison b. Feb- -1880 d. Dec- 6-1934 Married: Apr- 9-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
F Child 6: Ivy Bertha Davis Also known as: Bertha Davis 2 Born: Oct-20-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 26,2 Died: May-28-1901 2 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 2 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: George Washington Davis Born: May- 1-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 27,25 Died: Mar-23-1944 25 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 25 Census: 1920, 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 pumper at oil well 28 Occupation: 1920 farmer 29 Wife: Huldah Izore Dennison b. Dec-17-1875 d. Nov-28-1953 Also known as: Huldia Izore Dennison 30 Married: Feb-15-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 31
Sources: (1) Birth record of daughter. (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. 113. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Er Davis, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of David D. & Amia (or Anna); and Sarah Poland [sic], 17, of Doddridge Co, dau of Samuel & Kesiah. Married Nov 5 1862. (Susie Davis Nicholson, p. 113, reports marriage date as Nov 29 1863.) (7) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) 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. 177. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Frank Childers, 20, of Doddridge Co; and Ida B. Davis, 18, of Doddridge Co. Married Feb 13 1883. (15) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Stephen V. Matheny, 47, of Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Bird Childers, 39, of Doddridge Co. Married Nov 3 1905. (16) Death record of son. (17) Headstone. (18) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (20) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (21) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (22) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (23) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Joshua T. Ross, 30, b. Bath Co VA, res. Doddridge Co; and Keziah F. Davis, 24, of Doddridge Co. Married Dec 17 1890. (24) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) 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. 178. (26) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (27) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (28) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (29) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (30) Marriage record of son. (31) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as George W. Davis, 23, b. & res. in Doddrige Co; and Hulda I. Dennison, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Feb 15 1903 "at the Bride's home." (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 178, incorrectly states marriage date as Feb 11 1903.), MR p. 34. Event Notes Note (1) Listed as Err Davis, 70, married, an "inmate" at the County Home. But he was also included in the enumeration of his family in the 1910 Census of Grant District, Doddridge County, listed as Er Davis, 70, married 23 yrs, no occupation. Note (2) Birth date on headstone is 1863, but death record states Apr 14 1864. Note (3) Along with daughter Vestie, in household of sister & brother-in-law, Kiziah & Joshua Ross.