Husband: Franklin Davis Also known as: Frank Davis 1
Born: Feb- 6-1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3 (see note 1) Died: Apr-12-1867 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Cause of death: consumption Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farm worker 5 Military: Jul-28-1863 - Mar- 8-1864 Pvt, Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav, Civil War 6 (see note 2) Father: Peter W. Davis (1809 - 1894) Mother: Ann Davis (1811 - 1876)
Wife: Martha Snider 7
Married: Mar- 3-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
Born: Mar-18-1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3
Died: Aug- 1-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Resided: 1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3
Father: John Snider (1809 - 1878)
Mother: Sydna Childers (1818 - )
Notes
F Child 1: Lavina Davis Census name: Lovina Davis 10 Born: Jul- 9-1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,12,3 Died: Mar- 9-1930 in Salt Lick District, Braxton Co, WV 11 Buried: in Copen Cemetery, Braxton Co, WV 11 Census: 1910, 1920 in Otter District, Braxton Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Salt Lick District, Braxton Co, WV Husband: Isaiah Williams b. May- -1855 d. bef 1920 Married: Sep-15-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Rosetta May Davis 14 Born: ca 1863 15 (see note 3) Died: 1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Peter Davis b. Aug- 1-1858 d. May- 8-1928 Married: Dec-18-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
F Child 3: Nancy Jane Davis Born: Aug-25-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Died: Oct-27-1943 in Copen, Braxton Co, WV 9 Buried: in Copen Cemetery, Braxton Co, WV 11 Census: 1870 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Ervine Prunty b. Oct-12-1865 d. Aug-27-1930
M Child 4: Emery Everett Davis Census name: Everett E. Davis Born: ca 1868 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Sarah Louise Dotson b. ca 1879
Sources: (1) Death record of daughter. (2) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Franklin Davis, died of consumption in New Milton on Apr 12 1867, age 28y 2m 6d (= b. Feb 6 1839), b. in Harrison Co, son of Peter & Ann Davis, husband of Ann Davis. Informant: Ann Davis, consort. (Note: Basis for identification of Franklin's wife as Ann was presumably a clerical error resulting from his mother's name Ann. He is known to have been married to Martha Snider.) (5) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (6) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Franklin Davis, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Peter W. & Ann; and Martha Snider, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of John & Sydney. Married Mar 3 1859. (9) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) 1900 Census, Braxton County, WV. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Josiah (sic) Williams, 21, b. & res. Doddridge Co, son of Abram & Drusilla; and Lavina Davis, 16, b. & res. Doddridge Co, dau of Franklin & Patsy. Married Sep 15 1877. (Note: This is the only time that we have found his name as Josiah, possibly a clerical error.), MR p. 220. (14) 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. 197. (15) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (16) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Peter Davis, 21, of Doddridge Co, son of Amaziah & Mariah; and Rosetta Davis, 16, of Doddridge Co, dau of Franklin & Martha. Married Dec 18 1879. (18) Birth record of daughter. Event Notes Note (1) Age 28y 2m 6d at death calculates to a birth date of Feb 6 1839. But age 17 at time of March 1859 marriage would put birth in about 1841 or 1842, and age 9 in the 1850 Census and 19 in the 1860 Census also puts it in about 1841. Note (2) Military records show that Franklin Davis enlisted in Co H, 4th W.Va. Cavalry, on 28 Jul 1863 in West Union. He mustered in as a Corporal on 29 Aug 1863 in Parkersburg, but was reduced to Private on 1 Sep 1863. He mustered out as a Private on 8 Mar 1864 in Wheeling. NOTE: The state-issued Civil War medal intended for him was never claimed and remains in storage at the West Virginia State Archives in Charleston. Note (3) Birth date given as May 1860 in 1900 Census, but age 16 given at time of 1879 marriage would put birth in about 1863.