Husband: Joshua Addison Davis
Born: Jan-16-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Aug- 6-1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3,2
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5
Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1900 day laborer 6
Father: William Riley Davis (1829 - 1901)
Mother: Permelia Davis (1831 - 1908)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Sarah Jane Johns 1
Married: Jun-15-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: 1870 in Lewis Co, WV 7,2 (see note 1)
Died: Nov-10-1940 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8,4,5
Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Robert Johns
Mother: Mary Jane Snyder
M Child 1: Walter Andrew Davis Born: May- 8-1896 at Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9,4,6 Died: Aug- 4-1917 at Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 8,4 (see note 2) Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Cause of death: organic heart trouble 8 Resided: at Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Medical condition: dropsy 9
F Child 2: Clella Blanch Davis Born: Nov-23-1898 11,7 Died: Mar- 6-1977 in Wintersville, Jefferson Co, OH 11,12 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Orville G. Freeman b. Sep-23-1903 d. Sep-25-1980 Census name: Orval Freeman Married: Oct-31-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
F Child 3: Mary Clarice "Clarcie" Davis Also known as: Clarice Davis 13 Born: Mar-29-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,14,2 Died: Mar- -1975 14,2 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Fay Emerson b. May-29-1906 d. Jan- -1998 Also known as: Fay Emerson 13,11 Married: Mar-16-1927 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 4: Genevieve "Jennie" Davis Also known as: Jennievea ___ Born: Aug- 6-1906 14 Died: Jan- -1978 14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 15 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1940 in Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Joseph Costilow b. Nov-18-1900 d. Feb-26-1985
F Child 5: Leeta Gail Davis Census name: Leta G. Davis Born: Jun-20-1910 in Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11,14 Died: Jul- -1986 14 Resided: in Salem, WV 14 Census: 1940 - Elkhorn Rd in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lee H. Ash b. Apr-10-1902 d. Mar-28-1989 Married: Feb-11-1927 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 11
F Child 6: Alma M. Davis Born: Oct-16-1912 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 16,14 Died: Oct-31-1985 in Brevard Co, FL 17,14 Buried: in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 10 Resided: from 1978 in West Melbourne, Brevard Co, FL 18 Resided: until 1978 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH 18 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Elario Coldebella b. 1918 d. 1991
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. 166. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (4) Headstone. (5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (10) Findagrave.com. (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. 232. (12) Obituary of husband. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (18) Obituary. Event Notes Note (1) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 166, reports birth date as Oct 10 1871. But death record shows it as Dec 11 1870, but then gives age at death as 69y 11m 29d, which calculates to a birth date of Nov 12 1870. Headstone reads simply 1870. Note (2) There are two records for this death: (1) The West Virginia Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, states that he died on Aug 4 1917, age 21. That is the same death date that is on his headstone. (2) The Harrison County death record states that he died on July 4 1917, age 21y 1m 27d, which calculates to a birth date of April 7 1896. The age at death, if applied to the Aug 4 1917 death date, calculates to a birth date of May 8 1896, which is the same birth date that is on his headstone. It appears, then, that the birth and death dates on his headstone are most likely correct.