Jul-28-2018
Husband: Benjamin F. Davis
Born: ca 1812 1 Died: Jan- -1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA (see note 1) Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 2,1 Father: Mother:
Wife: Nancy Scott 3 Married: Dec-18-1835 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 4
Born: ca 1815 1 Died: 1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: J. Scott Mother: Rebecca ___ Notes
M Child 1: Benjamin Franklin Davis II Born: Sep-26-1842 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 6,7 Died: Nov-18-1919 in Fleming, Washington Co, OH 8,6 (see note 2) Buried: in Riverview (aka K of P) Cemetery, Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 9 Census: 1910 in Belpre, Washington Co, OH Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Jefferson District, Pleasants Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1900, 1910 farmer 10,11 Occupation: 1880 farm laborer 12 Military: Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War (POW, paroled, deserted) 6,13 (see note 3) Medical condition: 1880 disabled 12 Wife: Mabel Myers b. Jun-26-1847 d. Apr-28-1925 Also known as: Mabel Meyers 14 Married: May-28-1865 in Tyler Co, WV 7
F Child 2: Misry Jane Davis Also known as: Jane Davis 15,14,16 Born: Feb- 7-1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15,17,16 Died: Apr-23-1932 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15,17 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Cause of death: tuberculosis 15 Census: 1930 in Poverty, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4) Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: William Benjamin B. Knight b. Aug-21-1850 d. May-25-1919 Also known as: W. B. B. Knight 16 Married: Dec-28-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 3: Felix Davis Born: Dec- 9-1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15,16,18 Died: Nov-21-1922 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15,18 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 15,19,20,21 Wife: Martha J. Gaskins b. Aug- 1-1848 d. Apr- 4-1904 Census name: Marthy J. Married: May-11-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Wife: Emily C. Kester b. Jan- 8-1862 d. Dec-12-1946 Married: Feb- 1-1906 near Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 16
Sources: (1) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (2) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (3) Marriage record of son. (4) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (5) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 40, Line 7 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045991&Type=Death. (6) Military Grave Marker. (7) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, MR p. 15, Line 19 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12038049&Type=Marriage. (8) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (9) Findagrave.com. (10) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (11) 1910 Census. (12) 1880 Census, Pleasants County, WV. (13) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (14) Death record of daughter. (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) Headstone. (18) Headstone (year only) (19) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (20) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (21) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). Event Notes Note (1) Overseer of the Poor records contain an entry dated Jan 22 1862, for the expenditure of $1.53 for "burial clothes furnished for Benjamin Davis." Note (2) The Ohio Death Index show that Benjamin F. Davis died in Fleming, Washington County, Ohio, on Nov 18 1919. This date corresponds to the death date on his military grave marker, his civilian grave marker, and his Civil War pension index card. There was also an entry made by the County Assessor in the Ritchie County death records to reflect the same place of death, but with the date indicated as Nov 18 1920. Note (3) Benjamin F. Davis' Military unit is given in H. H. Hardesty's "History of Doddridge County" (1883) as Co A, 14th W.Va. Infantry, as does his Civil War pension index card. But his military grave marker shows it as Co F, 6th W.Va. Infantry, which is actually the unit of a different Benjamin Daivs, who died in Rowlesburg in 1920. Note (4) In household of son Delbert.Name Index