Husband: Jennings Bryan Davis
Also known as: Bryan Davis 1,2,3
Born: Nov-23-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,5
Died: Feb- 7-1974 5
Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV 5
Resided: 1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Harry Arden Davis (1875 - 1913)
Mother: Effie Alice Cottrill (1879 - 1957)
Wife: Lorain E. "Shortie" Williams
Also known as: Lorraine Williams 1
Married: Feb-18-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: Jun- 7-1913 in Stringtown, Tyler Co, WV 7 (see note 1)
Died: Oct-31-1996 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV 7
Resided: at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 7
Resided: 1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1920 in Tyler Co, WV
Occupation: restaurant cook, seamstress in garment factory 7
Father: John Lemic Williams (1864 - 1926)
Mother: Ivy Elizabeth Hoskinson (1877 - 1954)
F Child 1: Dortha Sue Davis Born: Aug-21-1933 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Jul-31-1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV 9 Cause of death: leukemia 9
M Child 2: Living Wife: Living
F Child 3: Living Husband: Gail Lelan Lambert b. Nov-13-1931 d. Mar-13-2009
F Child 4: Living Husband: David Lee Thomas b. Jan-11-1940 d. Oct-19-1982
M Child 5: Living Wife: Living
F Child 6: Living Husband: Charles Vernon McDonald b. Aug- 6-1937 d. Mar-14-1974 Husband: John Elmer Craig b. Oct- 2-1934 d. Apr-19-2009
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) Obituary of brother. (3) Marriage record of daughter. (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) 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. 260. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Bryan Davis, 24, b. Doddridge Co, res. West Union; and Lorraine Williams, 21, b. Wetzel Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Feb 18 1933 in Smithburg. (Note: Wife's obituary and "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 260, incorrectly state marriage date as Feb 18 1932. Wife's obituary states her birthplace as Stringtown, Tyler County. Her name is spelled Lorain in 1920 Census and in her obituary.), MR p. 59 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797246&Type=Marriage. (7) Obituary. (8) Leola Williams Andrews, Jupiter, FL