Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: James Doak    
                Born: ca 1802              in Pennsylvania  1
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Hannah Davis     
             Married: Sep- 8-1819          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  1
                Born: ca 1802               1
              Father: Joseph Davis   (1770 -     ) 
              Mother: Hannah Sutton   (     - 1854) 
           M Child 1: William M. Doak      
         Census name: William Doke 
                Born: ca 1819              in Harrison Co, (W)VA  2,3
                Died: Jun-28-1889          at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV  4,5
              Buried:                      in Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV  6
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  
                Wife: Lettice Ann Smith  b. Apr- 7-1820  d. Feb-16-1876  
       Also known as: Letty Smith 7
             Married: May- 1-1843          in Tyler Co, (W)VA  8
                Wife: Nancy E. Swisher  b. Dec-  -1834  
             Married: Nov-15-1878          in Doddridge Co, WV  9
           F Child 2: Sarah Ann Doak      
                Born: May- 1-1829           5 (see note 1)
                Died: May-14-1915           5
              Buried:                      in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV  6
              Census: 1870, 1880, 1900     in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Hiram Smith  b. Aug- 7-1827  d. Nov-16-1885  
             Married: Aug-23-1849          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  10
           F Child 3: Catherine Doak      
                Born: Jul-29-1842           3
                Died: Jan-27-1878           5
              Buried:                      in Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV  11,6
              Census: 1870                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Husband: Armstrong Dotson  b. Feb-20-1840  d. Nov-19-1920  
           M Child 4: Alexander H. Doak      
                Born: Apr-28-1846           10,12
                Died: Oct-15-1920           10
              Buried:                      in Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV  6
              Census: 1920                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900, 1910           in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      teamster  12
                Wife: Charlotte Shinn  b. Apr- 9-1850  d. May- 3-1930  
             Married: Nov-19-1868          in Doddridge Co, WV  13

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. 54. 
(2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(3) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. 
(4) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(5) Headstone. 
(6) Findagrave.com. 
(7) Marriage record of daughter. 
(8) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) 
(9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as William M. Doak, widowed, 57, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of James & Hannah; and Nancy E. 
Swisher, 43, of Doddridge Co, dau of Jacob & Barshaba E.  Married Nov 15 1878. 
(10) 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. 105. 
(11) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) 
(12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) 
(13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Alexander H. Doak, 22, b. & res. Doddridge Co, son of 
James & Hannah; and Charlotte Shinn, 18, b. & res. Doddridge Co, dau of George W. & Mary.  Married Nov 19 1868.  ("Davis 
- The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 105, incorrectly reports marriage date as Nov 25 
1868.) 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1828.







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