Husband: James Davis
Born: May- 9-1859 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Jan- 7-1946 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 3,1
Buried: in Pleasant Hill UM Cemetery, near Kincheloe, Harrison Co, WV 3,4
Resided: in Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 3
Resided: 1880 in Upshur Co, WV 2
Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Father: Joseph Davis (1816 - )
Mother: Elizabeth "Bettie" Umphrey (1821 - )
Wife: Martha Ellen Beasley 5
Also known as: Ellen Beasley 6
Married: Dec-28-1880 in Upshur Co, WV 7
Born: Jan- 4-1861 in Upshur Co, WV 8,2
Died: Oct-20-1938 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 1
Buried: in Pleasant Hill UM Cemetery, near Kincheloe, Harrison Co, WV 3,4
Father: John Beasley
Mother: Elizabeth Horner
M Child 1: Cecil G. Davis Born: Nov- 6-1882 in Berlin, Lewis Co, WV 9,10,1 Died: Jul-25-1971 11,9,10 Buried: in Otterbein Methodist Church Cemetery, near Sand Fork, Gilmer Co, WV 12 Resided: in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 13 Census: 1920 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Census: 1910 in Center District, Gilmer Co, WV Resided: 1906, 1911 in Gilmer Co, WV 14 Occupation: brick mason 1 Occupation: 1920 farmer 15 Wife: Netta Gay Gaston b. Jun- 2-1881 d. Mar- 4-1910 Also known as: Gay Gaston 16 Married: Aug-5-1906 in Gilmer Co, WV 17 Wife: Ila Virena Kelley b. Dec-21-1885 d. Apr-15-1959 Married: May- 7-1911 in Gilmer Co, WV 14
Sources: (1) Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994, Citing Wayne K. Davis, son of Cecil G. Davis. p. 92. (2) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (5) Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994, Citing Wayne K. Davis, son of Cecil G. Davis. (6) Death record of husband. (7) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, Identified as James Davis, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Upshur Co, son of Joseph & Elizabeth; and Martha E. Beezley, 20, b. & res. in Upshur Co, dau of John & Elizabeth. Married Dec 28 1880. MR p. 45. (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). "Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989," p. 92, citing Wayne K. Davis, son of Cecil G. Davis, reports birth date as Jan 2 1861. But death record states Jan 4 1861, with age at death given as 77y 9y 16d. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) Gilmer County West Virginia History 1845-1989, Gilmer County Historical Society, 1994, Citing Wayne K. Davis, son of Cecil G. Davis. p. 92. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (14) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (15) 1920 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (16) Birth record of daughter. (17) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given as Harrison Co in marriage record, but as Upshur Co in death record.