Jul-28-2018
Husband: Hartsel Elsworth Davis Also known as: Hart Davis 1
Born: Jul- 6-1894 2 Died: May-29-1966 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,2 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 6,2,7,8 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: George Washington Davis (1867 - 1959) Mother: Emily C. Snider (1865 - 1948)
Wife: Mettie Edith Quinn 9 Census name: Mintie Married: Aug-15-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
Born: Oct-17-1896 2 (see note 1) Died: Jan- -1974 2,4 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 2 Census: 1900, 10, 30, 40 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William M. Quinn (1856 - 1931) Mother: Alice Eliza Shafer (1876 - )
M Child 1: Denzil Oliver Davis Born: Apr- 4-1918 at Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 4,11 Died: Jul-11-1978 in Dover, Tuscarawas Co, OH 4 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 Resided: 1946 in Sugarcreek, Tuscarawas Co, OH 11 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Vivian Irene James b. Jul- 1-1920 d. Oct- 5-2001 Married: Nov- 5-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,4
F Child 2: Bonnie R. Davis Born: May-14-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,2,11 Died: Mar-12-1992 2 Resided: in Ohio 2 Census: 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Robert Tensel Dillon b. Aug-29-1917 d. Dec- 2-2014 Married: Aug-20-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,4
M Child 3: Woodrow Wilson Davis Born: May-13-1922 at Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 12,4 Died: Sep-20-1959 in Berkeley Co, WV 13,4 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 13,5,4 Cause of death: tuberculosis, emphysema 13 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1930, 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: enlisted 11/30/1942 Pfc, 340 Base Unit, US Army Air Force, WW II (Bronze Star, Purple Heart w/ OLC) 14 Wife: Rosalie Cottrill b. Nov-18-1924 Also known as: Rosalee Cottrill 15 Married: May-15-1943 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
Sources: (1) Newspaper birth announcement of grandson. (2) Social Security Death Index. (3) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (4) 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. 286. (5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (6) Obituary of sister. (7) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (9) Birth record of son. (10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 286, reports Mettie Quinn's birth date as 1895 and their marriage date as Aug 15 1914. But SSDI shows her birth date as Aug 17 1896, and "Doddridge County WV Marriages," p. 198, shows marriage date as Aug 15 1916. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Military Grave Marker. (15) Obituary of son. (16) 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. 270. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone reported as 1895, but SSDI shows it as Oct 17 1896. Birth date in 1900 Census is Nov 1896.Name Index