Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Granville Davis Also known as: William Gamble Davis 1,2
Born: Jul- 4-1833 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 3 Died: Aug-15-1922 at Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 3 Resided: at Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 5 Father: William Johnson "Rock Run Billy" Davis (1790 - 1878) Mother: Experience Tharp (1790 - 1866)
Wife: Martha Ann Hall 6 Married: ca 1860 7
Born: Mar- 7-1843 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 8 Died: May-28-1921 at Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 3 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Lemuel Hall (1820 - 1896) Mother: Susana Woofter (1823 - 1899) Notes
F Child 1: Lydia Experience Davis Census name: Lidia E. Davis 9 Born: Jan-30-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7,10 Died: Jan-25-1904 11 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 12 Resided: at Lick Run, New Milton (Blandville), Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles Dudley Lewis b. Jul- 2-1856 d. Jan- 6-1901 Also known as: Dudley Lewis 14 Married: Apr-10-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,11
M Child 2: Newton F. Davis Born: Dec- -1862 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,16,9 Died: Nov-22-1933 in Bolair, Webster Co, WV 17 Buried: in Adkison (aka Adkinson or Reynolds) Cemetery, near Cowen, Webster Co, WV Census: 1900 in Glade District, Webster Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1900 railroad laborer 15 Wife: Christina Phillips b. Apr-18-1872 d. Jan-22-1939 Married: Feb-14-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 3: Lewis Townsend "Townie" Davis 18 Census name: Louis F. Davis 19 Born: Aug-15-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,20,21 Died: May- 5-1963 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 17,20,18 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 17,20,22 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer, painter 17 Wife: Darthea Virginia Bee b. Jan- 8-1885 d. Oct-17-1972 Also known as: Dartha 21,14,23 Married: Mar- 9-1917 in Ritchie Co, WV 24
M Child 4: William L. Davis Born: Oct-11-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,26,7,27 Died: Aug-27-1946 in Woodbury, Bedford Co, PA 26,27 Buried: in Salemville SDB Cemetery, Bedford Co, PA 12 Resided: in Salemville, Bedford Co, PA 26 Census: 1910 in Hebron, Potter Co, PA Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: minister 26,7,28 Wife: Lova Elsie Simpson b. Feb-16-1868 d. Dec-14-1950 Married: ca 1900 28
M Child 5: Cyrus Delbert Davis Also known as: Delbert Davis 3 Born: Apr-25-1872 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 29,3,7,30,27 Died: 1947 3,27 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 31 Resided: 1941 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 29 Census: 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 32 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1894 in Gilmer Co, WV 30 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 laborer (gas man) at Columbia Carbon Co 32 Occupation: 1910 laborer at odd jobs 33 Occupation: 1900 teamster 7 Wife: Sarah Louise Hardesty b. Sep-30-1870 d. 1918 Also known as: Sis Hardesty 34 Married: Jan-21-1894 in Gilmer Co, WV 30 Wife: Norah Olive R. Powell b. Feb- -1876 Also known as: Olive Spinks Married: Feb-24-1941 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 29
M Child 6: Marshall W. Davis Born: Sep-28-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,7 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: Fred Oras Davis Census name: Freddy Davis Born: Nov-21-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 35,27 Died: Sep-15-1958 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co, MI 12,27 Buried: in Porter Cemetery, Convis Twp, Calhoun Co, MI 12 Resided: 1918 in Bellevue, Eaton Co, MI 35 Census: 1910 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co, MI Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 35,28 Wife: Cressie E. Craw b. Nov-29-1888 d. Feb-18-1974 Also known as: Cressa E. Craw 12
M Child 8: Ira Ivan Davis Also known as: Ivan Davis 23 Born: Nov-27-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,36,7 (see note 1) Died: Apr-30-1963 in Kingwood, Preston Co, WV 37,36,27 Buried: in Maplewood (aka Kingwood) Cemetery, Kingwood, Preston Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: coal operator 37 Wife: Isa Lynn Bucklew b. Mar-31-1891 d. Mar- 8-1966
Sources: (1) Marriage record of son. (2) Death record of son. (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. 97. (4) Obituary of grandson. (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (6) 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. 51. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (8) 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. 79. (9) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) 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. 162. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Obituary of husband. (14) Obituary. (15) 1900 Census, Webster County, WV. (16) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Obituary of wife. (19) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (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. 163. (21) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (22) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Townie Davis. (23) Headstone. (24) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Lewis T. Davis Jr, 48, of Doddridge Co; and Dartha Bee, 32, of Ritchie Co. Married Mar 9 1917. (25) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (27) Headstone (year only) (28) 1910 Census. (29) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (30) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (31) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (32) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (33) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (34) Death record of daughter. (35) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (36) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (37) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1881.Name Index