Jul-28-2018
Husband: Charles Grandison Davis Also known as: Grandison Davis 1
Born: Jan- -1822 in Salem, WV 2,3 Died: Mar- 8-1916 4,3 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William F. "Flint Billy" Davis (1791 - 1865) Mother: Rachel Hughes (1797 - 1843) Other spouse 1 Notes
Wife: Elizabeth F. Randolph 6,7 Married: Jan-25-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Jan-25-1837 4,8 Died: Feb- 2-1918 4,8 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Jonathan F. Randolph (1805 - 1883) Mother: Jane Maxson (1809 - 1843) Other spouse 1
F Child 1: Amanda C. Davis Born: Feb-11-1868 4,8 Died: Jun- 5-1930 in Salem, WV 4,8 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5
M Child 2: Chesley Gordon Davis Born: Mar-17-1869 9,10 Died: Dec- 8-1948 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 11 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Salem, WV 12,13,14 Census: 1880, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: stock farmer 15 Wife: Edith Davis b. Aug-30-1871 d. Jan- 7-1901 Married: Sep- 5-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Wife: Cora Davis b. Apr- 6-1870 d. Dec-13-1914 Married: Apr- 4-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,9 Wife: Emma Burcham b. Nov-11-1874 d. Feb-10-1946 Married: Jun-19-1929 in Salem, WV 14
F Child 3: Ida Agnes Davis Born: Sep- 8-1870 4 Died: Jun-28-1894 4 Husband: Jesse Alexander Randolph b. Jun- 1-1864 d. Mar-15-1935 Census name: Alexander J. Randolph Married: Nov- 3-1892 9
M Child 4: Lewis Elsworth Davis Census name: Louis Davis 10 Born: Apr- -1872 in Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 9,3 (see note 1) Died: Mar-18-1947 in Salem, WV 12,3 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 12,18 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 12 Wife: Alice Perkins b. Jul- 2-1882 d. Mar-14-1928
M Child 5: Robert L. Davis Born: ca 1874 10,19 Died: Jan-12-1882 8 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 6: Flora Belle Davis Also known as: Belle Davis 13,20 Born: Nov- 5-1875 12,4 Died: Jun-10-1958 near Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12,9 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Resided: near Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1940 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Jesse Alexander Randolph b. Jun- 1-1864 d. Mar-15-1935 Census name: Alexander J. Randolph Married: Oct-13-1900 in East Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9
M Child 7: Darwin Maxwell Davis Born: Jul-10-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,21,12 Died: Dec- 1-1952 in Harrison Co, WV 22 Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13,12 Resided: 1938 in Salem, WV 13 Resided: 1908 in Harrison Co, WV 21 Occupation: real estate broker 12 Wife: Gertrude Elma Gaston b. Nov-16-1876 d. Jul-20-1957 Married: Sep-16-1908 in Harrison Co, WV 23,4
F Child 8: Ina Alice Davis Census name: Alice Davis 10 Born: Jul- 2-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 24,3,10,25 Died: Apr- 3-1908 24,3 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 24 Resided: 1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lorenzo L. Sadler b. Nov-17-1878 d. Jul-18-1952 Married: Aug-20-1904 at Flint Run, Doddridge Co, WV 25
M Child 9: Edgar Alphonse Davis Born: Apr-26-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 26,27 Died: Apr- 5-1938 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 28,12,27 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 28,12,27 Cause of death: suicide 28,12 Resided: in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 28 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 28,12,29 Wife: Eva Leah Freeman b. May- 3-1888 d. Aug-31-1957 Married: Nov- 2-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 30
Sources: (1) Obituary of son. (2) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, Conflicting birth dates of Jan 5 1822 and Jan 15 1822 are given on pages 48 and 19 respectively. (3) Headstone (year only) (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. 48. (5) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (6) Death record of son. (7) Death record of daughter. (8) Headstone. (9) 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. 94. (10) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Chesley G. Davis, widowed, farmer, res. in Salem, son of Charles Grandison Davis & Elizabeth Randolph; died Dec 8 1948 at Weston State Hospital in Lewis County, age 79y 8m 21d, cause of death chronic myocarditis & hypertension, burial in Clarksburg. (Note: "Cemeteries of Tenmile District," p. 169, reports his burial at Salem 7th Day Bapt Church Cemetery, with headstone dates 1869-1949 (sic). "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 94, incorrectly reports death date as Dec 10 1948.) (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (13) Obituary of brother. (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Chessly G. Davis, 22, of Doddridge Co; and Edith Davis, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Sep 5 1891. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 94, reports marriage date as Sep 3 1891.) (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Chesley Davis, 37, of Doddridge Co; and Cora Davis, 36, of Doddridge Co. Married Apr 4 1906. (18) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (19) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (20) Obituary of husband. (21) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) (22) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Cause of death stated as acute coronary heart attack; he died in his car while driving alone on Route 50 three miles east of Salem. (23) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001), Identified as Darwin Maxson Davis, 31, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Charles G. & Elizabeth; and Gertrude Elma Gaston, 31, of Harrison Co, dau of James W. & Sarah A. Married Sep 16 1908. (24) Findagrave.com. (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (26) Obituary, An obituary appeared in the Apr 7 1938 issue of both West Union weekly newspapers. In the version of the obituary printed in "The Herald," the birth date was incorrectly stated as Apr 26 1879. The version in "The Record" gave the birth date as Apr 26 1881, as does the death certificate. It is noted that Edgar A. Davis did not appear with his family in the 1880 Census, his older sister Alice, at 11 months, being the youngest child listed. (27) 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. 95. (28) Obituary, West Union Record, Thursday, Apr 7 1938. (29) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (30) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Edgar A. Davis, 24, of Doddridge Co; and Eva L. Freeman, 18, of Doddridge Co. Married Nov 2 1905. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 95, reports marriage date as Nov 3 1905, but "Doddridge County WV Marriages," p. 166, states Nov 2 1905.) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Apr 7 1873. But date on headstone is 1872, and "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 94, reports it as Apr 15 1872.Name Index