Husband: Eli Davis
Born: Oct-17-1822 1
Died: Apr- 3-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 3
Cause of death: spinal (sic) 2
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 2,4
Military: 2nd Lt, Co A, 14th WVa Inf, Civil War 5,3
Father: George J. Davis (1790 - 1868)
Mother: Catherine Davis (1788 - 1869)
Wife: Margaretta Davis 1 Married: Aug-19-1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3
Born: Aug-22-1823 6 Died: Dec- 4-1906 3 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 3,7 Census: 1870, 1900 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Jesse Davis (1788 - 1823) Mother: Hannah Davis (1784 - 1880) Notes
M Child 1: Marshall Davis Born: Feb- 6-1842 8 Died: Mar- 3-1843 9 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV
F Child 2: Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Davis Census name: Betsy A. Davis Born: Feb- 8-1844 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 10,11 Resided: 1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Austin M. Davis b. ca 1834 Married: Oct-22-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 3: Helen Davis Census name: Hellen Davis Born: ca 1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12,13 Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Resided: 1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: John F. Jordan b. Feb-21-1847 d. Mar- 3-1888 Also known as: John F. Jourdon 13 Married: May-13-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 4: Columbia Davis Born: Oct- 9-1848 8 Died: Feb-21-1857 in Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 16 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 5: Susan V. Davis Born: ca 1851 10
F Child 6: Isadore Davis Born: Mar- 1-1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,10 Died: Aug-19-1872 16 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 16 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William H. H. "Harry" Ringer b. Dec-30-1843 d. Jul-22-1899 Also known as: W. H. H. Ringer 9,13 Married: Oct-24-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 7: Missouri Davis Born: Jun-24-1856 11,17 Died: 1923 11,17 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 7 Census: 1870, 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Luther F. Randolph b. Dec-12-1846 d. 1922 Married: Aug-18-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 8: Florence Davis Born: 1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 17,4,19 Died: 1917 17 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Resided: 1889 in Harrison Co, WV 19 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Albert Carter b. Jun- 3-1861 d. Jun- 1-1932 Married: Apr- 7-1889 in Harrison Co, WV 19
F Child 9: Lavina Davis Also known as: Lovina Davis 4,11 Born: Apr- 9-1859 at Meathouse Fork, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 20,11 Died: Nov-28-1876 11 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 11 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 10: Isabel "Belle" Davis Also known as: Belle Davis 10 Born: Jan-29-1861 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,21,17 (see note 1) Died: Mar-13-1942 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,17 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 2,7 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James G. Bond b. Aug- -1863 d. 1958 Married: Apr-19-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,10
F Child 11: Ellen I. Davis Also known as: Ella I. Davis 10 Born: Sep-13-1862 11,9,10 Died: Jan- 7-1895 in Salem, WV 23,9 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 24 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Francis Manville Davis b. Nov-11-1859 Married: Sep-18-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 25 Husband: Joel F. Randolph b. Aug-16-1861 d. Mar-29-1927 Married: Jun-28-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 26
F Child 12: Evaline Davis Born: ca 1865 4
F Child 13: Alice Davis Born: Dec- 7-1868 Died: Dec- 7-1868 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV
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. 33. (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (3) 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. 72. (4) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999), Eli Davis' wife Margaretta received a Civil War pension in 1890. p. 78. (6) 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. 18. (7) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (8) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (9) Headstone. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (11) 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. 73. (12) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John F. Jourdon, 21, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Sampson N. & Nancy Jourdon, occupation farmer; and Helen Davis, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Eli & Margaretta Davis. Married May 13 1866 in Doddridge Count, officated by G. W. Duff. MR p. 256, Line 6 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792054&Type=Marriage. (15) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Findagrave.com. (17) Headstone (year only) (18) 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. 67. (19) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 216, Line 47 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=256873&Type=Marriage. (20) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Lavina Davis, b. Apr 9 1859 at Meathouse Fork, dau of Eli & Margret Davis. BR p. 16. (21) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (22) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (23) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Ella J. (sic) Randolph, married, age 32 yr 3 mo ? da, born in Doddridge Co, dau of Eli & Margaret Davis; died Jan 7 1895 at Salem, cause of death catarrh of stomach. Informant: Joel F. Randolph, husband. DR p. 179. (24) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (25) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Francis M. Davis, 19, of Doddridge Co, son of Riley & Mary Ann; and Ellen Davis, 17, of Doddridge Co, dau of Eli & Margaretta. Married Sep 18 1879. (Note: Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 129, reports that this Francis M. Davis died on Oct 24 1862. Source of confusion not clear.) (26) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Joel F. Randolph, 23, of Harrison Co; and Mrs. Ella I. Davis, 22, of Doddridge Co. Married Jun 28 1885. Event Notes Note (1) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 73, reports birth date as Nov 29 1861, but death record shows it as Jan 29 1861.