Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: William Johnson "Rock Run Billy" DAVIS / Experience THARP (F17639)  [1

m. 16 Apr 1810


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  • William Johnson "Rock Run Billy" DAVISFather | Male
    William Johnson "Rock Run Billy" DAVIS

    Born  1 Mar 1790  Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jul 1878  Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  16 Apr 1810  [2]  Harrison Co, (W)VA  [2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William G. "Jarsey Billy" DAVIS | F17634 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catharine JOHNSTON | F17634 Group Sheet 

    Experience THARPMother | Female
    Experience THARP

    Born  9 Nov 1790  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Jan 1866  Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Benjamin THARP | F19341 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth MAXSON | F19341 Group Sheet 

    Irene DAVISChild 1 | Female
    Irene DAVIS

    Born  4 Jun 1811   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Cyrus CUNNINGHAM | F41950 
    Married  9 Nov 1841  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Elizabeth DAVISChild 2 | Female
    Elizabeth DAVIS

    Born  23 Jun 1813   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Burdict DORMER | F41951 
    Married  12 Oct 1830  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Rebecca DAVISChild 3 | Female
    Rebecca DAVIS

    Born  4 Apr 1815   
    Died  15 Jan 1897  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Alford Newlon DAVIS | F11687 
    Married  19 Nov 1837  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Stephen Tharp DAVISChild 4 | Male
    Stephen Tharp DAVIS

    Born  3 Sep 1817  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Sep 1895  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth "Betsy" JEFFREY | F13023 
    Married  24 Dec 1839  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Tabitha DAVISChild 5 | Female
    Tabitha DAVIS

    Born  27 May 1819   
    Died  YOUNG   
    Buried     

    Hezekiah T. DAVISChild 6 | Male
    Hezekiah T. DAVIS

    Born  4 Mar 1821  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Feb 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Statira DAVIS | F20445 
    Married  14 Jun 1843   

    Eli R. DAVISChild 7 | Male
    Eli R. DAVIS

    Born  17 Dec 1822  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Nov 1899   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Sarah Caroline SUTTON | F27351 
    Married  18 Mar 1852  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret E. SPENCER | F27352 
    Married  18 Aug 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Nathan N. DAVISChild 8 | Male
    Nathan N. DAVIS

    Born  9 Sep 1824  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Alcinda ASHBURN | F19345 
    Married  23 Mar 1851  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy KINNEY | F15831 
    Married  24 Feb 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sarah C. SPENCER | F19352 
    Married  8 Jul 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Sarah S. DAVISChild 9 | Female
    Sarah S. DAVIS

    Born  27 Aug 1826   
    Died     
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    Gamble Shannon DAVISChild 10 | Male
    Gamble Shannon DAVIS

    Born  28 Feb 1828  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jul 1914   
    Buried    Meadowdale Baptist Cemetery, Sandyville-Liverpool Rd, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth DAYTON | F41952 
    Married  2 Mar 1854  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Catherine DAVISChild 11 | Female
    Catherine DAVIS

    Born  14 Dec 1830   
    Died     
    Buried     

    William Granville DAVISChild 12 | Male
    William Granville DAVIS

    Born  4 Jul 1833  Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Aug 1922  Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Martha Ann HALL | F24434 
    Married  CA 1860   

    Samuel Preston DAVISChild 13 | Male
    Samuel Preston DAVIS

    Born  23 Jan 1835  Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Oct 1895   
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Melissa WILLIAMS | F20320 
    Married  3 Dec 1863  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 20.

    2. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 51.