Husband: Jeriel "Job" Davis
Born: Mar- 4-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Apr-25-1935 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Occupation: farmer 1
Father: Amaziah S. Davis (1832 - 1889)
Mother: Mariah Sutton (1832 - 1903)
Wife: Almeda L. "Maud" Meek
Married: Dec-25-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: Jul-26-1858 7,2
Died: Sep-20-1927 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Henry F. Meek (1828 - 1902)
Mother: Charlotte A. Davis (1829 - 1891)
Notes
M Child 1: Winfield Scott Davis Also known as: W. Scott Davis 8,9 Born: Oct-30-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,9 Died: Mar-24-1968 5 Resided: 1935 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 8 Census: 1910 in Boulder, Boulder Co, CO Resided: 1906 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9 Occupation: 1910 oil well pumper 10 Wife: Bessie Fay Clark b. Mar- -1888 Married: May- 2-1906 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Ada Serina Davis Born: Apr- 8-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,11,12 Died: Jul- 3-1944 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,11 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8,15 Census: 1930 in Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Green District, Wetzel Co, WV Resided: 1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Husband: Victor Emanuel Groves b. Feb-21-1876 d. Apr- 6-1961 Census name: Emanuel Groves Married: Dec-16-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
M Child 3: Orva A. Davis Also known as: Ovie A. Davis 2,16 Born: Jul- 1-1883 5 Resided: in Pampa, Gray Co, TX 5,8 Census: 1920 in Stephens Co, TX Occupation: oil well driller 16 Wife: Una Vanhorn b. Jan- -1887 Married: Apr-15-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
M Child 4: Okey V. Davis Born: Feb-23-1884 5 (see note 1) Died: Sep-19-1941 5,11 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 18 Resided: 1935 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Wife: Charlotte Adeline "Addie" Davis b. Apr-18-1889 d. Feb- 4-1968 Also known as: Adaline Davis 19 Married: Jun-28-1908 in Salem, WV 9
F Child 5: Luie Virginia Davis Born: May-20-1886 5
F Child 6: Delcie Charles Davis Born: Jan-19-1888 20,5,11 Died: Sep-25-1960 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 21,11 Buried: in Rest Haven Memorial Park, Evendale, Hamilton Co, OH 21 Resided: 1935 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 8 Husband: George Washington Davisson b. 1884 d. 1964 Married: Mar-30-1907 5
M Child 7: Guy Earl Davis Born: May-13-1890 5
M Child 8: Glen O. Davis Born: May-26-1892 5
M Child 9: Walter H. Davis Born: Nov-11-1893 5
M Child 10: Golden Paul Davis Born: Mar-23-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,5 Died: Jul- 2-1958 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 7 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 7 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 7 Census: 1940 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 8 Occupation: foreman for bus company 7,22 Wife: Reta Maude Maxwell b. Oct- 5-1895 d. Apr-24-1982 Married: Nov-26-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 11: Blanche Sadie Davis Born: Feb-19-1898 5 Resided: 1935 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 8 Husband: John Cook
F Child 12: Fonda Pearl Davis Born: Jun-14-1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23,5,24 Died: Jan- 5-1994 in Montgomery, Hamilton Co, OH 25,24 Resided: in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 5,26 Resided: 1935 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1922 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Husband: Claude Dent Crislip b. ca 1898 d. bef 1930 Also known as: Clyde Crislip 27 Married: Apr- 2-1922 in Salem, WV 12
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Obituary - At home. (4) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (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. 197. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Jerial Davis, 23, of Doddridge Co, son of Amaziah & Mariah; and Almeda L. Meek, 21, of Doddridge Co, dau of Henry F. & Charlotte A. Married Dec 25 1879. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 197, incorrectly reports marriage date as Dec 25 1877.) (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) Obituary of father. (9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) 1910 Census. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (13) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (15) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (16) 1920 Census. (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Ovie A. Davis, 22, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co; and Unie Vanhorn, 19, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Apr 15 1906. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 197, reports marriage date as Apr 1905.) (18) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (19) Headstone. (20) Russell Lee Davisson, The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993), p. 164. (21) Findagrave.com. (22) 1940 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (23) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) Social Security Death Index. (25) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (26) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (27) Obituary of wife's father. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1885.