Husband: Lewis Townsend "Townie" Davis 1
Census name: Louis F. Davis 2
Born: Aug-15-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,5
Died: May- 5-1963 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,1
Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 3,4,6
Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer, painter 3
Father: William Granville Davis (1833 - 1922)
Mother: Martha Ann Hall (1843 - 1921)
Wife: Darthea Virginia Bee 7 8,7 Also known as: Dartha 5,9,10 Married: Mar- 9-1917 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Born: Jan- 8-1885 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 9,7 Died: Oct-17-1972 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12,7 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 4,9 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 2,9,13 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Albert D. Bee (1848 - 1944) Mother: Mary Melissa Clark (1851 - 1914)
M Child 1: Lewis Edwin Davis Born: Feb-28-1920 at Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Aug-14-2000 in Louisville, Boulder Co, CO 14 Buried: in Mountain View Memorial Park, Boulder, Boulder Co, CO 15,9 Resided: since 1950 in Boulder, Boulder Co, CO 9 Resided: late 1940s in Riverside, Riverside Co, CA Resided: formerly in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co, MI 9 Occupation: gas fitter, Public Service Company (30 yrs, retired 1983) 9 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1938), Salem College (one semester) 9 Wife: Marilyn Davis b. Apr- 5-1919 d. Mar-19-2003 Married: Mar-27-1949 in Riverside, Riverside Co, CA 16
M Child 2: Wilson Bee Davis Born: Jun- 9-1921 4,17,10 Died: Mar- 2-1998 17,10 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 15 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Resided: 1972 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Never married: 4
M Child 3: Elston Leon Davis Born: Apr-20-1926 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 9,17 Died: May- 9-2000 in Peoria, Peoria Co, IL 9,17 Resided: in Peoria, Peoria Co, IL 19,20 Education: West Virginia University (1959, civil engineering) 9 Military: U.S. Army, Korean War, Corps of Engineers 9 Wife: Ellen Louise Yeater b. Dec- 6-1928 Census name: Louisa Yeater Married: Dec-30-1950 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 16
M Child 4: Albert Gene Davis Born: Nov- 4-1928 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 21,4 Died: Mar- 1-1930 at Market, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 21 Cause of death: brain tumor 21
Sources: (1) Obituary of wife. (2) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (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. 163. (5) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (6) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Townie Davis. (7) 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. 135. (8) Obituary of wife's brother. (9) Obituary. (10) Headstone. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Lewis T. Davis Jr, 48, of Doddridge Co; and Dartha Bee, 32, of Ritchie Co. Married Mar 9 1917. (12) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (13) Death record of husband. (14) Obituary - Hospice. (15) Findagrave.com. (16) Obituary of husband. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Michigan before 1951. (19) Obituary of mother. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (21) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (22) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, There are conflicting records on file for this death. (1) The death record at the Doddridge County Court House identifies the deceased as Albert Gene Davis, born Nov 4 1928 at New Milton, son of L. T. Davis & Dortha Bee, died Mar 2 1930 at Market (New Milton), age 1y 3m 24d, cause of death tumor of brain, burial at Middle Island Creek. (2) The corresponding death certificate on file at the WV Dept of Vital Statistics identifies him as Albert Glen Davis, born Nov 4 1928 in New Milton, son of L. T. Davis & Dartha V. Bee, died Mar 1 1930 in New Milton, age 1y 3m 27d, cause of death tumor of brain, burial at SDB Middle Island. Although the correct middle name has not been determined, examination of the county-level record reveals that the Mar 2nd date was intended to indicate burial date, with the Mar 1st death date being inadvertently entered on a line pertaining to another person's burial date. "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 163, reports his middle name as Gene, but incorrectly states death date as Feb 1930. DR p. 43 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5049938&Type=Death.