Husband: Moses Hoffman Davis Also known as: M. H. Davis 1,2
Born: Feb-27-1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3,4 Died: Jul-16-1891 in Harrison Co, WV 1,3,5 Buried: in Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 6 Cause of death: asthma 1 Resided: 1857 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4 Occupation: merchant 1 Father: Jesse Maxson Davis (1796 - 1871) Mother: Abigail Hoffman (1801 - 1863) Other spouse 1
Wife: Emma V. Swisher 3
Also known as: Emily Swisher 7
Married: Nov- 3-1863 in Harrison Co, WV 8
Born: 1845 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7,5
Died: Sep-20-1918 at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 9,3,5
Buried: in Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 10
Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Father: Isaac Swisher (1793 - 1854)
Mother: Mariah Jett (1797 - 1863)
Other spouse 2
M Child 1: Peter Davis Died: in infancy 3
M Child 2: Owen T. Davis Born: Feb- 4-1866 in Harrison Co, WV 3,7 Resided: 1918 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Wife: Zeta Gay Sommerville b. Jul- 3-1873 d. Aug- 4-1944 Married: Sep- 4-1890 in Harrison Co, WV 7
F Child 3: Julia Adda Davis Born: Jun-22-1868 3 Died: Jun-22-1868 3
F Child 4: Elva M. Davis Born: May- 9-1870 3,5 Died: 1960 5 Buried: in Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 6 Husband: Arden Bond b. 1865 d. 1948
F Child 5: Cora Esther Davis Born: Apr-17-1874 in Harrison Co, WV 3,12 Died: 1906 13 Resided: 1897 in Lewis Co, WV 12 Husband: Thomas Edward Smith b. Oct-25-1858 d. Sep-12-1948 Married: Feb- 5-1897 in Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 12
Sources: (1) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (2) Headstone. (3) 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. 84. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Moses H. Davis, widowed, age 30y 8m 5d, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Jesse M & Abigail Davis; and Emily Swisher, single, 18, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Isaac & Maria Swisher. Married Nov 3 1863. MR p. 30. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV, Headstone reads: Emma V. Davis, 1845-1918, wife of M. H. Davis. p. 46. (11) Death record of mother. (12) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (13) Death record of husband.