Jul-28-2018
Husband: Er Davis Also known as: Err Davis 1
Born: Sep-21-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3,4 Died: bef Apr 1930 5 Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4 Occupation: farmer 3 Father: David D. Davis (1803 - 1885) Mother: Anna Davis (1809 - 1893) Other spouse 1
Wife: Sarah E. Starkey Married: Apr-15-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,2
Born: Jan- 5-1858 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,4 (see note 2) Census: 1930 in Salem, WV Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: 1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Father: Jesse Washington Starkey (1825 - ) Mother: Margaret Jane Hyde (1829 - 1908)
M Child 1: Henry C. Davis Born: May- 1-1886 2 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Occupation: 1910 railroad worker 6
M Child 2: Varistas Beverly Davis Also known as: Veristus Davis 2 Born: Jan-10-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,7 Died: Jul- -1923 2 Resided: 1916 in Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 7 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Audra Odema "Audy" Ray b. Feb-25-1899 d. Nov-20-1990 Also known as: Audra Omeda Ray 7 Married: Dec-16-1916 in Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 7
M Child 3: William "Willie" Davis Also known as: Willie Davis 8 Born: Aug- 9-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,8 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Grace Matilda Wilson b. Nov-15-1896 Also known as: Gracie Wilson 8 Married: Jul-14-1912 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8
M Child 4: Amos Boyd Davis Census name: Boyd Davis Born: May-30-1892 9 Died: Nov-26-1974 9 Buried: in Viewpoint Cemetery, Rachel, Marion Co, WV 9 Resided: in Volga, Barbour Co, WV 10 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: engineer for Hope Natural Gas Co. 9 Wife: Bertha Aldine Moore b. Apr-14-1894 d. Apr- 1-1948 Married: Jun-12-1912 9
F Child 5: Margie Lorena Davis Census name: Margie L. Davis Born: Sep- 9-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,8 (see note 4) Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Everd Clint Davis b. Dec-31-1885 d. Oct-17-1949 Also known as: Clint Evert Davis 11 Married: May-14-1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Sources: (1) Birth record of daughter. (2) 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. 113. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (6) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (9) 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. 178. (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) Marriage record of son. Event Notes Note (1) Listed as Err Davis, 70, married, an "inmate" at the County Home. But he was also included in the enumeration of his family in the 1910 Census of Grant District, Doddridge County, listed as Er Davis, 70, married 23 yrs, no occupation. Note (2) Age 17 in 1870 Census would put birth in about 1853, but age was only 2 in 1860 Census. In the 1900 Census, her birth date is given as Sep 1848, age 52. Note (3) Indicated as being married for 3 years, but wife not present. Note (4) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 113, reports birth date at Sep 9 1897. But age 19 in 1913 marriage record would put birth in about 1894, while the 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1895, age 4Name Index