Jul-28-2018
Husband: Peter Davis
Born: Sep-16-1783 near Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ 1 Died: Mar- 4-1873 at Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 1 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Occupation: minister, farmer, cooper 1 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Military: War of 1812 3 Father: William "Greenbrier Billy" Davis (1758 - 1845) Mother: Elizabeth Johnston (1762 - 1845) Other spouse 2 Notes
Wife: Sarah "Sally" Davis Also known as: Sally Davis 4 Married: Nov- 9-1802 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Born: Jul- 8-1786 in New Jersey 1 Died: Jan-10-1842 1 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Father: Joshua G. Davis (1764 - 1839) Mother: Content Davis (1758 - 1840)
M Child 1: Joshua S. Davis Born: Jun- 5-1805 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5 Died: Mar-21-1869 6 Buried: in Old Frame Church (SDB) Cemetery, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 7 Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Wife: Hannah Bee b. Dec-26-1802 d. Apr- 7-1884 Married: Feb- 1-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5
F Child 2: Rhoda Davis Born: Mar-26-1808 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5,8 Died: Sep-10-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,9 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 5 Resided: near Sugar Camp (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1900 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Husband: Amaziah Bee b. May-15-1805 d. Jan-16-1894 Married: May-18-1826 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 10
M Child 3: Absalom Davis Born: Dec- 9-1809 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11 Died: Apr-29-1888 11 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 12 Wife: Polina S. W. Davis b. Dec- 8-1811 d. Feb- 3-1901 Also known as: Paulina 13 Married: Oct- 9-1828 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11
M Child 4: Jesse J. Davis Born: Apr-16-1812 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11 Died: Feb- 1-1904 11 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer Wife: Huldah Davis b. Aug- 3-1816 d. May- 6-1900 Married: May- 2-1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11
M Child 5: Amos Davis Born: Aug- 7-1814 1,6 Died: Jan- 3-1907 6 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Asenath Davis b. Sep-26-1811 Married: Mar-23-1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 14
M Child 6: Zebulon "Ziba" Davis 15 Also known as: Ziba Davis 16,17,18,19,20,21 Born: May-22-1816 at Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 22 Died: Feb- 4-1887 18 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 16,18 (see note 3) Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: aft 1850 in Ritchie Co, WV 23 Resided: until 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 23 Wife: Mary Josephene Davis b. ca 1813 d. Mar- 1-1842 Married: Jan-22-1834 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 24 Wife: Dorinda Lowther b. Jun-15-1814 d. 1896 Also known as: Darinda Lowther 15 Married: Nov- 3-1844 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 19 (see note 4)
F Child 7: Lucinda Davis Census name: Lucrecia Born: Jul-27-1821 at Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 25,26 Died: Jun-18-1907 27 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 27 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 5) Census: 1870 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Aaron Arden Strother b. Jan-18-1828 d. Aug-19-1878 Also known as: Arden Strother 24 Married: Aug-10-1849 in Doddridge Co, WV 28
M Child 8: William Davis Born: Nov-25-1823 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 24 Died: Jan-16-1892 24 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 29 Wife: Nancy Childers d. Nov- 9-1854 Married: Jan- 1-1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 24 Wife: Leah Hughes b. Feb-27-1829 d. Oct-31-1917 Married: Aug- 2-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 28,24
F Child 9: Deborah Davis Born: Apr- -1826 30 Husband: Lewis Alexander Davis b. 1820 d. Feb- 2-1890 Married: Jun- 3-1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 31
F Child 10: Phoebe Davis Born: Jun-29-1828 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: John B. Bonnell b. 1829 d. Dec-30-1896 Married: Sep-29-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 32
F Child 11: Jemima Davis Census name: Gemima Davis Born: Oct-31-1831 1 Died: Jan-27-1910 in Harrison Co, WV 33 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 27 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Jacob Davis b. Aug-15-1827 d. Apr- 4-1885
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. 32. (2) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (3) Henry Haymond, History of Harrison County West Virginia, Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, WV (1910), http://books.google.com/books?id=J4QFK5LO-boC, pp. 307-311. Excerpts: www.wvculture.org/history/military/warof181201.htm. (4) Marriage record of son. (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. 67. (6) Headstone. (7) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (9) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 280. (10) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (11) 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. 68. (12) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (13) Death record of daughter. (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (16) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 277. (17) Marriage record of daughter. (18) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (19) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (20) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 433. (21) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (22) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, Minnie Kendall Lowther in "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 276, incorrectly states birthplace as Greenbrier County, rather than Greenbrier Run in Doddridge County. p. 69. (23) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 276. (24) 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. 69. (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 >, Birth date reported as Jul 27 1821 on p. 32, but as Apr 27 1821 on p. 69. The 1900 Census shows it as July 1821. (26) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (27) Findagrave.com. (28) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (29) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (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 >, Birth date given as Apr 28 1826 on p. 32, but as Apr 25 1826 on p. 45. (31) 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. 45. (32) 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. (33) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) In household of daughter and son-in-law Jemima & Jacob Davis. Note (2) In 1900, listed as mother-in-law in household of daughter & son-in-law Kiziah & Thomas W. Noble. She appears to have enumerated twice in this census. Note (3) Headstone reads: Ziba Davis, died Feb 4 1887, age 70 years. Note (4) This was Ziba Davis' second marriage. (Linder, p. 433) Note (5) In household of son Daniel P. Strother.Name Index