Husband: Edgar Alphonse Davis
Born: Apr-26-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Apr- 5-1938 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,2
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 3,4,2
Cause of death: suicide 3,4
Resided: in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 3,4,5
Father: Charles Grandison Davis (1822 - 1916)
Mother: Elizabeth F. Randolph (1837 - 1918)
Wife: Eva Leah Freeman 6,2 Married: Nov- 2-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: May- 3-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,8 Died: Aug-31-1957 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 2 Resided: 1938 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Jerry L. Freeman (1855 - 1922) Mother: Mary Malissa Hughes (1858 - 1941)
F Child 1: Beulah Belle Davis Born: May- 8-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,2 Died: Jan-25-1977 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10 Buried: in Rockland Cemetery, Belpre, Washington Co, OH 11 Resided: 1933, 1938 at Lamberts Run, Harrison Co, WV 9,12 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Arnett Finley b. Dec-20-1892 Also known as: Arnett Finley 13 Married: Jun-17-1933 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Husband: Raymond Cecil Ball b. Apr- 8-1913 d. Oct- -1986 Married: Mar-14-1940 10
F Child 2: Mary Elizabeth Davis Born: Sep-13-1909 2,15 Died: Feb-10-1995 15 Resided: in Trenton, Mercer Co, NJ 16 Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Clifford Curtis Hutson b. Feb-16-1907 d. Aug-20-1976 Married: Jan-27-1925 17
M Child 3: Jerry Grandison Davis Also known as: Jerry Grant Davis 18 Born: Jan-27-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,10 Died: Jan- 6-1945 in Belgium 10,20 (see note 1) Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 21,10,11 Census: 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Webster Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: (enlisted 3/23/1944) Pvt, US Army, 290th Inf, 75th Inf Div, WW II (died of wounds) 22,20 Wife: Tencie Lillie Ash b. Apr- 6-1915 d. Feb- 7-1990 Married: Sep-24-1932 10
F Child 4: Blanche Davis Born: Mar- 5-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,15,23 Died: Oct-19-1997 15 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11 Resided: in Salem, WV 15 Census: 1940 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Howard Clea Whiteman b. Oct- 9-1900 d. Feb-29-1964 Also known as: Howard Cleve Whiteman 24 Married: Jun-20-1937 in Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 5: Margery Helen Davis Also known as: Helen Margery Davis 2 Born: Dec-14-1913 25,15,2 Died: Feb- 8-1986 25,15 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 26 Resided: in Salem, WV 27 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Willard Lee Cork b. Aug-22-1915 d. Jan-26-2007 Married: Jun- 6-1937 in Doddridge Co, WV 23
M Child 6: Kermit Edward Davis Census name: Edward K. Davis Born: May-25-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,15,9 (see note 3) Died: Apr-27-1991 15 Resided: in Salem, WV 15,12 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Harriet Virginia Harbert b. Nov- 3-1916 d. May-15-1969 Married: Nov- 3-1934 in Salem, WV 9,23 Wife: Glitis Eloise Fultz b. Jul- 8-1915 d. Mar-10-1998 Census name: Gladys E. Fultz 28
F Child 7: Madeline Hazel Davis Census name: Hazel M. Davis Born: Aug-19-1916 2,15 Died: Nov-25-1994 15 Resided: in Baltimore, MD 29 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. 30 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Delbert Maywood Dearth b. Nov-14-1917 d. Dec- -1986 Married: Aug-14-1937 23
F Child 8: Lenore Elma Davis Census name: Lorena Davis Born: Jan-25-1919 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 19,23,15,25 Died: Oct-28-1994 15,25 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 26 Resided: in Benwood, Marshall Co, WV 15 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. 30 Husband: Carl Wayne Hutson b. Oct-18-1916 d. Jun- 1-1986 Also known as: Wayne Hutson 13 Married: Jul-25-1937 in Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV 31
F Child 9: Rosalene Davis Also known as: Rosalee Davis 2,32 Born: Oct-30-1927 2 Died: Apr-12-1941 in Doddridge Co, WV 33 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Obituary, An obituary appeared in the Apr 7 1938 issue of both West Union weekly newspapers. In the version of the obituary printed in "The Herald," the birth date was incorrectly stated as Apr 26 1879. The version in "The Record" gave the birth date as Apr 26 1881, as does the death certificate. It is noted that Edgar A. Davis did not appear with his family in the 1880 Census, his older sister Alice, at 11 months, being the youngest child listed. (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. 95. (3) Obituary, West Union Record, Thursday, Apr 7 1938. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (6) Obituary of husband. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Edgar A. Davis, 24, of Doddridge Co; and Eva L. Freeman, 18, of Doddridge Co. Married Nov 2 1905. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 95, reports marriage date as Nov 3 1905, but "Doddridge County WV Marriages," p. 166, states Nov 2 1905.) (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) 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. 156. (11) Findagrave.com. (12) Obituary of father. (13) Obituary of wife's father. (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as James Arnett Finley, widowed, 40, b. Dec 20 1892 in Doddridge Co, res. at Lamberts Run in Harrison Co, son of William Thomas Finley & Nancy Ellen Pratt; and Beulah Belle Davis, single, 25, b. May 8 1908 in Doddridge Co, res at Lamberts Run, dau of Edgar Davis & Eva Freeman. Married Jun 17 1933 in Clarksburg. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in New Jersey in 1954-55. (17) 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. 118. (18) Marriage record of daughter. (19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (21) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (22) Military Grave Marker. (23) 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. 157. (24) Marriage record of son. (25) Headstone. (26) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (27) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (28) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (29) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Maryland before 1951. (30) West Union Record, 4/18/1935. (31) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (32) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (33) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 95, reports death date as Feb 12 1941. Event Notes Note (1) Died of wounds received in the Battle of the Bulge. Note (2) He was enumerated twice in the 1930 Census, once with his family (with the notation "absent'), and again as a boarder in a hotel in the town of Addison in Webster County, where his occupation was given as miner. Note (3) Although his marriage record states his birth date as May 25 1913, Susie Davis Nicholson reports it as May 25 1915, later confirmed by his SSDI entry.