Husband: Clifford Arol Davis
Born: Aug-11-1879 1,2
Died: Sep-17-1937 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,2
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
Resided: at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Ezekiel Bee Davis (1846 - 1925)
Mother: Rachel Jane Welch (1850 - 1917)
Wife: Grace Helen Putnam 7 Married: Nov- 1-1905 in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Born: Apr-18-1887 in Bath Co, VA 4,2 Died: Jan-31-1978 4,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,6 Resided: 1937 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 8 Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Oscar Leon Davis Born: Jul-14-1906 4,9 (see note 1) Died: Jun-13-1997 9 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Resided: 1937 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Occupation: 1940 laborer with W.P.A. 12 Wife: Lorena Elizabeth Fahey b. Mar-10-1913 d. Jan- -1997
M Child 2: Bernard Oral Davis Also known as: Oral B. Davis Born: Feb- 3-1908 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,4,9 Died: Jun-21-1980 in Mahoning Co, OH 14,9 Resided: in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH 14,10,4 Resided: 1937 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Military: (enlisted 3/10/1945) U.S. Army, World War II 15
M Child 3: Alfred Ersle Davis Born: Oct-31-1910 16,2 Died: Dec-30-1912 16,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 4: James Oris Davis Also known as: Oris Davis 17,11 Born: Apr- 9-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,17 Resided: 1937 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Wife: Eva Katherine Grant b. ca 1904 Married: May-30-1936 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,16
F Child 5: Mlle Blonde Davis Also known as: Blonde Davis 18 Born: Jan-16-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,16,9 Died: Sep- -1984 9 Resided: in Davisville, Wood Co, WV 10 Resided: 1951, 1969 in Walker, Wood Co, WV 19,18 Resided: 1937 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Husband: William Rila Heldreth b. May- 7-1908 d. May- 6-1969 Also known as: Riley Heldreth 16 Married: Apr- 9-1951 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 19
F Child 6: Alice Rachel Agnes Davis Born: Mar-18-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,16,10 Died: Oct- -1990 10 Resided: 1946 in Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Resided: 1937 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Husband: Kermit Taft Farr b. May-10-1908 d. Nov- -1990 Married: May- 2-1946 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20
M Child 7: Herbie Tucker Davis Also known as: H. T. Davis 11 Born: Mar- 8-1918 16 Resided: 1937 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 8: Faye Howard Davis Also known as: Howard Davis 11 Born: Mar-21-1920 16,9 Died: Mar- -1986 9 Resided: in Washington, Wood Co, WV 16,10 Resided: 1937 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 9: Diora Genevra Davis Born: Jul-12-1922 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,21 Resided: 1943 in Ritchie Co, WV 21 Resided: 1937 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Husband: Harvey Clyde Metz b. May- 6-1920 d. Oct-11-1995 Married: Apr-25-1943 in Ritchie Co, WV 21
M Child 10: Robert Woodrow "Woody" Davis 22 Also known as: Woodrow Davis 11 Born: Jun-13-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,16 Resided: at Petroleum, Ritchie Co, WV 20,16 Resided: 1937 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Wife: Wilma Edith Boston b. Nov-20-1927 d. Feb-11-2014 Married: Apr-20-1946 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20
F Child 11: Nannie Lou Davis Born: Feb-18-1927 16 Resided: 1937 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Husband: Dale Keney
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. 134. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Obituary - At home. (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. 196. (5) Obituary. (6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) Obituary of husband. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) Obituary of father. (12) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (13) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (15) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (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. 196. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (18) Death record of husband. (19) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (20) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (21) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (22) Obituary of wife. Event Notes Note (1) Age 32 in 1940 Census would put birth in about 1908. Note (2) 105 Water Street