Jul-28-2018
Husband: David D. Davis
Born: Jan-11-1803 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Died: May-12-1885 1
Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: tollgate keeper 2
Father: Stephen C. Davis (1781 - 1869)
Mother: Nancy Fitz Randolph (1781 - 1871)
Wife: Anna Davis 3 3,4
Also known as: Amia Davis 3
Married: Jun-14-1826 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Born: Aug-23-1809 1
Died: Mar-21-1893 1
Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Jesse Davis (1788 - 1823)
Mother: Hannah Davis (1784 - 1880)
Notes
F Child 1: Jane Davis
Born: Feb-18-1827 5,6
Died: Feb- -18__ 7
Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Husband: Isaac Cooper Williams b. ca 1826
Married: Mar- 1-1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8,7
M Child 2: Jesse D. Davis
Born: Mar- 4-1828 5
Died: Aug- -1903 5
Wife: Catherine Meek
Married: Feb-24-1853 5
M Child 3: Mark Davis
Born: Jan-27-1830 in Harrison Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) 9,8,7 (see note 1)
Died: Dec- 5-1915 7,9
Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10,7
Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
Occupation: blacksmith 11,12,6
Military: enlisted 10/31/1864 Pvt, Co A, 26th Va Cav Reg, Civil War (Confederacy) 13,14
Wife: Caroline Davisson b. May-24-1831 d. Apr-16-1855
Married: Sep-12-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15
Wife: Hannah Buck b. 1841 d. Jan- 9-1914
Married: May- 5-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16,7
M Child 4: Stephen C. Davis
Born: Mar-12-1832 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7,17
Buried: in Clay Co, WV 17
Resided: (settled) in Clay Co, WV 17
Resided: formerly in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 17
Wife: Jemima Kelley b. ca 1831
Married: Dec- 3-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 18
Marriage license: Dec-25-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
F Child 5: Judith Davis
Born: Jan-25-1834 at Buckeye Run, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Died: Sep-30-1905 7
Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 7
Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Husband: Jonathan Trough b. Mar-15-1833 d. Feb- 9-1906
Also known as: Jonathan Traugh 3
Married: Jun-15-1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7,19
M Child 6: Morris Newman Davis
Born: Apr-19-1836 5,10
Died: Dec-25-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,10
Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Wife: Jane Frances Rowh b. May-17-1845 d. Feb-18-1920
Also known as: Jane Rowe 20
Married: May-20-1869 7
F Child 7: Margaret Davis
Born: Aug-18-1838 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 21,18 (see note 2)
Died: Jan- 8-1933 22
Census: 1870, 1900, 10, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
Husband: George Lewis Roach b. Apr- 7-1827 d. Mar-11-1901
Married: Nov-18-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 23
M Child 8: Er Davis
Also known as: Err Davis 24
Born: Sep-21-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 21,25,18
Died: bef Apr 1930 26
Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3)
Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 18
Occupation: farmer 25
Wife: Sarah Polan b. Jun-16-1846 d. May-21-1881
Married: Nov- 5-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 27
Wife: Sarah E. Starkey b. Jan- 5-1858
Married: Apr-15-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,21
F Child 9: Safrona Davis
Also known as: Sophronia Davis 21
Born: Sep-10-1843 21
Husband: Smith Varner b. Apr-17-1841 d. Mar-30-1905
Married: Nov-26-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 10: Sarah Davis
Born: Aug-21-1845 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 28
Died: Jan-28-1931 in Salem, WV 28
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 28
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: "invalid" 28
Never married: 28
F Child 11: Odell Davis
Born: Mar-17-1847 5,18
Died: Jan- -1903 29
Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Husband: Thomas Ford b. Oct- 2-1846
Married: Nov-15-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
M Child 12: Joshua Davis
Census name: Joshaway Davis
Born: May- 5-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 30
Died: Aug-31-1921 near Salem, WV 30
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Wife: Sarah Ella Ford b. Jun-21-1863 d. Jun-26-1940
Also known as: Ella Ford
Married: Jan-10-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,30
M Child 13: Newman H. Davis
Born: Aug-25-1851 5
Died: Jan- 2-1864 5
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. 58.
(2) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.
(3) Marriage record of son.
(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 >, p. 59.
(6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp)
(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. 112.
(8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.
(9) Headstone (year only)
(10) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989,
revised 1995)
(11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District)
(12) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District)
(13) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service ,
Ancestry.com.
(14) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com.
(15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Marriage date reported at Sep 15 1850 in Wes Cochran's "Doddridge
County WV Marriages," but Sep 12 1850 in "Salem - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 112, and Sep 17 1850 in "The Davissons -
A History and Genealogy," p. 130. The original marriage document shows the date to be Sep 12 1850. MR p.
17.
(16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mark Davis, widowed, 28, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge
Co, son of David D. & Hanah (sic), occupation blacksmith; and Hannah Buck, 25, b. Monongalia Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau
of Moses & Matilda. Married May 5 1858. (Note: Another entry for this marriage is found on p. 21. It is dated Apr 24
1858 and presumably pertains to the marriage license or bond.), MR p. 122.
(17) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 276.
(18) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)
(19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993),
Identified as Jonathan Trough, 20, b. Fayette Co PA, res. Doddridge Co, son of David; and Judith Davis, 19, b. Harrison
Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of David & Ann. Married Sep 15 1853. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 112,
reports marriage date as Jun 15 1853.)
(20) Death record of son.
(21) 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.
(22) Findagrave.com.
(23) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993),
Identified as George L. Roach, widowed, 39, b. Fauquier Co VA, res. Doddridge Co, son of John P. & Elizabeth; and
Margaret Davis, 28, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of David D. & Anna. Married Nov 18
1866.
(24) Birth record of daughter.
(25) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District)
(26) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.
(27) 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.)
(28) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx)
(29) Wade H. Coffindaffer Jr. (1918-1991), Clarksburg, WV, Descendants of Thomas and Elizabeth Dye Ford (Self-published,
July 1991), p. 15.
(30) 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. 114.
Event Notes
Note (1) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 112, reports birth date as Jan 27
1830. But birth date on headstone is 1832, while the 1900 Census shows it as
Jan 1833. The 1832 date would be in conflict with the birth date of his
adjacent sibling.
Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1837.
Note (3) 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.
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