Husband: Ezekiel Bee Davis
Born: Aug-21-1846 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 Died: Nov-25-1925 1,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Alford Newlon Davis (1817 - 1859) Mother: Rebecca Davis (1815 - 1897)
Wife: Rachel Jane Welch 1 Married: Sep-24-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: Oct-30-1850 in Jefferson Co, IN 6,7,8 Died: Jul- 4-1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,10 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: James Welch (1815 - 1865) Mother: Margaret "Peggy" Talbott (1816 - 1869) Notes
M Child 1: Herbert Tucker Davis
Born: Sep- 5-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 (see note 1)
Died: Jun-30-1958 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12,1,13
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Resided: 1937 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14
Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1880, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: real estate, West Union postmaster 12,1
Occupation: 1930 farmer 15
Occupation: 1916, 1917 owner/publisher of West Union Record newspaper
Occupation: 1910 farmer
Never married: 1
Notes
F Child 2: Diora Genevra Davis 16 Also known as: Orie Davis 17,13 Born: Apr- 5-1873 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 16,2 Died: Mar-16-1956 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 16,18,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1880, 1900, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Hugh Leonidas "Lon" Heflin b. Oct- 8-1863 d. Jan-14-1942 Married: Feb-18-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,16
M Child 3: Harry Arden Davis Born: Feb-10-1875 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 16 Died: Oct- 3-1913 16 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Effie Alice Cottrill b. Jan-26-1879 d. Sep-24-1957 Married: Apr-29-1898 near Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 20
F Child 4: Floy Estella Davis Also known as: Estella Davis 21 Born: Apr-10-1877 1 Died: Feb-16-1891 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 22 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Clifford Arol Davis Born: Aug-11-1879 1,2 Died: Sep-17-1937 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 23,24,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25,4 Resided: at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Grace Helen Putnam b. Apr-18-1887 d. Jan-31-1978 Married: Nov- 1-1905 in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 24
M Child 6: Alford Newlon Davis Also known as: Alfred N. Davis 14 Born: Mar- 6-1882 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26,27,1,7 Resided: 1942 in Northfield, Atlantic Co, NJ 27 Census: 1940 in Northfield, Atlantic Co, NJ Resided: 1914, 1918, 1937 in Atlantic City, Atlantic Co, NJ 14,28,1 Census: 1910 in Atlantic City, Atlantic Co, NJ Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910, 18, 40, 42 lineman for Atlantic City Electric Co. 29,28,27 Occupation: 1900 teamster 7 Notes
F Child 7: Mllee Davis 1 Born: Oct-24-1884 1 Died: Oct- 5-1964 1 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: 1944 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 30 Census: 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1937 at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1900, 1910, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Coleman Ervin Kimball b. Jun- 9-1895 d. Oct-11-1973 Also known as: Coleman Kimball 3 Married: Apr-12-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 31
M Child 8: Oscar Ray Davis Born: Nov-11-1886 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 24,7 Died: May- -1936 in New Jersey 24 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Dorothy Rebecca Klinedinst Married: Oct- -1908 in New Jersey 24
F Child 9: Jennie Blond Davis Also known as: Jenny B. Davis 32 Born: Oct-22-1890 13,7 Died: Mar-20-1970 13 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 4 Resided: 1937 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1916 editor (with brother Herbert) of West Union Record Husband: Harrison Leonard Spencer b. Nov-30-1888 d. Jun-26-1966 Birth name: Leonard Harrison Spencer 33 Married: Jun-22-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
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. 134. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ezekiel B. Davis, single, farmer, age 24y 1m, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Alfred & Rebecca Davis; and Rachel Welch, single, age 20, b. Jefferson Co Virginia (sic), res. Doddridge Co, dau of James & Margaret Welch. Married Sep 24 1870 in Doddridge Co. (NOTE: Wife's stated birthplace is incorrect. According to Civil War widow's pension records filed by her mother after her father's 1865 death, Rachel was born in Jefferson County, Indiana, on Oct 30 1850. The 1870 Census also shows her birthplace as Indiana, although other census records incorrectly indicate Va/Wva.), MR p. 174, Line 2 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791703&Type=Marriage. (6) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Rachel Jane Davis, married, died Jul 4 1917 in West Union, cause of death cancer. Age at death given as 66y 4m 9d, which calculates to a birth date of Feb 25 1851. But this is in conflict with the 1850 birth date on her headstone, with the Oct 1850 birth date in the 1900 Census, and with her mother's Civil War widow's pension claim, in which she reported Rachel's birth date as Oct 30 1850. Adding to the confusion is the death certificate generated at the WV Dept of Vital Statistics, which states her death date as Aug 4 1917, age at death 66. All evidence taken into account, however, it appears certain that she was born on Oct 30 1850 in Jefferson County, Indiana. DR p. 35 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5044473&Type=Death. (10) Findagrave.com. (11) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 47, Line 48 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2602473&Type=Birth. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (13) Headstone. (14) Obituary of brother. (15) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (16) 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. 195. (17) Death record of son. (18) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Hugh L. Hefflin, 30, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Diora G. Davis, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Feb 18 1894. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Harry A. Davis, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Effie A. Cottrill, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 29 1898 near Rock Run. (Note: Wife's obituary and "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 195, incorrectly report marriage date as Apr 29 1896.), MR p. 437 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793258&Type=Marriage. (21) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (22) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, There are two death record entries for this death, entered consecutively in the ledger-style record book. (1) Identifed as Floy Stella Davis, white female, 13, died Feb 16 1891 at Rock Run, cause of death albuminuria complicated by uremia, buried Feb 17 1891 in West Union. Undertaker R. Harbarger, informant McLane & Griffin, M.D., West Union. Date of report Mar 2 1891. (2) Identified as Stella Davis, white female, 13, died Feb 16 1891 at Rock Run, cause of death dropsical affectives caused by epileptic fits, buried Feb 17 1891 in West Union. Informant R. Harshbarger, undertaker, West Union. Date of report Feb 25 1891. (NOTE: There is a headstone at Blockhouse Hill Cemetery in West Union for Floye Estella Davis, daughter of E. B. & R. Davis, b. Apr 12 1877, d. Feb 16 1891.), DR p. 38 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048784&Type=Death. (23) Obituary - At home. (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. 196. (25) Obituary. (26) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (27) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (28) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (29) 1910 Census. (30) Obituary of son. (31) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Coleman Kimble, 21, b. in West Virginia, res. Doddridge Co; and Mlle Davis, 31, of Doddridge Co. Married Apr 12 1916. (32) West Union Record. (33) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date Sep 5 1869 in his death record and on his headstone is incorrect. His parents, who did not marry until Sep 1870, appeared singly and without him in their own parents' households in the 1870 Census. His birth record shows that the was born on Sep 5 1871. Note (2) In 1920, listed as a roomer in household of Mrs. D. P. (Sarah) Stout and her two adult children. In 1930, listed as a roomer in household of Bertha (Baker) Shriver and her sister Ola (Baker) Maston, both widows and owners/proprietors of a restaurant. The only other household member was another roomer, Wanda Reed, 23, single, waitress in restaurant. We have not found him in the 1900 or 1940 Census.