Husband: Harry Arden Davis
Born: Feb-10-1875 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1
Died: Oct- 3-1913 1
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Ezekiel Bee Davis (1846 - 1925)
Mother: Rachel Jane Welch (1850 - 1917)
Wife: Effie Alice Cottrill 2,3 Married: Apr-29-1898 near Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Jan-26-1879 in Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 5,1,6,7 Died: Sep-24-1957 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8,1 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,9 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 at Blockhouse Hill (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Felix Wirt Cottrill (1855 - 1933) Mother: Susan Virginia Cottrill (1859 - 1920) Other spouse 1
M Child 1: Harry Arden "Tom" Davis, Jr. Born: Dec- 4-1896 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,1,6,12 Died: Jan-24-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,12 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,13,5 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 laborer at odd jobs 15 Wife: Ethel Goldie Cottrill b. Mar-10-1902 d. Feb- -1980 Census name: Golde Cottrell 16 Married: Dec-21-1922 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17
M Child 2: Arlington Vance Davis
Also known as: Vance Davis 18
Born: Nov-23-1898 12
Died: Nov-28-1957 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,11,9
Resided: 1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18
Military: Pvt, Co B, 319th Inf, U.S. Army, World War II 19
Never married: 11
M Child 3: Kenneth Roy Davis Born: Jan-28-1901 in Fonzo, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Died: Nov- 2-1976 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 20 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 18 Occupation: Goodyear Tire & Rubber (37 yrs, retired 1962) 20 Wife: Esther Rymer Married: May-26-1921 21
F Child 4: Pearl Blond Davis Born: Feb-26-1903 1 Died: Aug- 7-1908 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 Buried: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
F Child 5: Wilmah Lee Davis Born: Feb-26-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,22,6 Died: Dec- -1984 22 Resided: at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 21,23 Census: 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 at Blockhouse Hill (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George Freeland Whitehill b. Dec-13-1891 d. Apr-19-1960 Married: Apr- 6-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 24
M Child 6: Alford Ray Davis Born: Dec- 9-1906 1 Died: Jul-11-1908 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 Buried: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
M Child 7: Jennings Bryan Davis Also known as: Bryan Davis 6,18,25 Born: Nov-23-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 26,21 Died: Feb- 7-1974 21 Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV 21 Resided: 1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Lorain E. "Shortie" Williams b. Jun- 7-1913 d. Oct-31-1996 Also known as: Lorraine Williams 6 Married: Feb-18-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 27
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. 195. (2) Death record of son. (3) Death record of wife. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Harry A. Davis, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Effie A. Cottrill, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 29 1898 near Rock Run. (Note: Wife's obituary and "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 195, incorrectly report marriage date as Apr 29 1896.), MR p. 437 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793258&Type=Marriage. (5) Obituary. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (8) Obituary - Hospital. (9) Findagrave.com. (10) Obituary of sister. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Headstone. (13) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (14) 1940 Census, Wood County, WV. (15) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (16) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Harry Davis, 26, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Ethel Cottrill (misidentified as Ethel Davis elsewhere in record), 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 21 1922 in West Union, officiated by Edwin L. Cross, a Minister of the Gospel. (NOTE: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 259, incorrectly reports marriage date as Dec 21 1919.), MR p. 188 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795759&Type=Marriage. (18) Obituary of brother. (19) Cemetery marker. (20) 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. 259. (21) 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. 260. (22) Social Security Death Index. (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as George F. Whitehill, 31, b. Greene Co PA, res. Doddridge Co; and Wilmah Davis, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married April 6 1923 in West Union by Edwin H. Cross, Minister of the Gospel. (Note: "History of Doddridge County," p. 282, incorrectly states marriage date as February 6 1923.), MR p. 209 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795820&Type=Marriage. (25) Marriage record of daughter. (26) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Bryan Davis, 24, b. Doddridge Co, res. West Union; and Lorraine Williams, 21, b. Wetzel Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Feb 18 1933 in Smithburg. (Note: Wife's obituary and "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 260, incorrectly state marriage date as Feb 18 1932. Wife's obituary states her birthplace as Stringtown, Tyler County. Her name is spelled Lorain in 1920 Census and in her obituary.), MR p. 59 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797246&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) In household of her daughter Wilmah Whitehill and her family.