Husband: Don Manuel Davis
Also known as: Donmanuel Davis 1,2,3
Born: May-19-1838 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,1
Died: Jul-13-1894 at Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Absalom Davis (1809 - 1888)
Mother: Polina S. W. Davis (1811 - 1901)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Virginia A. Smith Married: Aug-17-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: ca 1846 4 Died: bef Aug 1869 (see note 1) Father: Peter Smith Mother: Mary A. ___
M Child 1: Leander "Lee" Davis Census name: Lee Davis Born: Aug- 9-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,1 Died: Dec- 4-1939 in Jackson Co, WV 6 Buried: in Ravenswood Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV 7 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Ravenswood District, Jackson Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 grocery store manager 8 Occupation: farmer 9,10,11 Wife: Jennie Ford b. Mar-17-1871 d. Apr-21-1936 Also known as: Jane Ford 12 Married: Apr- 3-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Xenia Jane Davis Also known as: Zeny Davis 14 Born: Mar-30-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,15 Died: Jan-15-1894 at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 16,15 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 17,7 Cause of death: typhoid fever and consumption 17 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Henry Holtz b. Aug- -1864 d. 1941 Married: Apr- 3-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
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. 127. (2) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (3) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) Findagrave.com. (8) 1930 Census, Jackson County, WV. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (10) 1910 Census, Jackson County, WV. (11) 1920 Census, Jackson County, WV. (12) Obituary of father. (13) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Birth record of son. (15) Headstone (year only) (16) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Xenia Holtz, white female, married; died Jan 15 1894 at Morgansville, cause of death typhoid fever and consumption, duration of disease 6 weeks, burial at Victory. (Note: Exact location of burial is unclear. There is a Victory Cemetery in Tyler County, and a Victory Ridge Cemetery in Ritchie County.), DR p. 75. (17) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Husband's marital status listed as widowed at time of his remarriage to Virginia's Smith's sister Mary on Aug 19 1869.