Husband: Sylvanus Davis 1
Also known as: Sylvanis Davis 2
Born: Jun-24-1846 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,4
Died: Aug-13-1929 in Summit Park (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 3,2
Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3
Resided: in Summit Park (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 2
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: mail carrier 3
Military: cook, Co G, 6th WVa Inf Regt, Civil War 2
Father: Absalom Davis (1809 - 1888)
Mother: Polina S. W. Davis (1811 - 1901)
Other spouse 1
Notes 2
Wife: Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Smith
Married: Jul-24-1887 in Davis, Tucker Co, WV 5,2
Born: May- 4-1859 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 3,2
Died: Nov- 1-1945 in Summit Park (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 3,2
Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3
Resided: in Summit Park (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 6
Father: John Smith
Mother: Charlotte Hyde
M Child 1: Deuron Clifford Davis Born: Sep-13-1889 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Wife: Goldie K. Anderson
M Child 2: Festus Dallas Davis Born: Oct-14-1891 2 Died: Mar-29-1914 2 Cause of death: appendicitis 2
M Child 3: Llewellyn Laymand Davis Born: Dec-12-1894 2 Wife: Lettie Maud Flint b. Nov- -1895
M Child 4: Holly Maytland Davis Born: Oct-28-1896 2 Wife: Eleanor McKinney
F Child 5: Mona Davis Born: Mar-14-1899 2 Husband: John H. Thomas Husband: Kenneth Root
Sources: (1) Death record 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 >, p. 128. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) Tucker County Marriage Records, Parsons, WV, Identified as Sylvanus Davis, single, 41, b. Doddridge Co, res. Tucker Co, son of Paulina & Absalom Davis; and Elizabeth A. Smith, single, 28, b. Upshur Co, res. Tucker Co, dau of John & Elizabeth A. Smith. Married Jul 24 1887 in Tucker County. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 128, specifies location as the city of Davis, and identifies wife's mother as Charlotte Hyde. Wife is identified in husband's death record as Anna Fleming, possibly resulting from the fact that their residence in Summit Park was on Fleming Street.), MR p. 24 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11261703&Type=Marriage. (6) Death record of husband.