Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Franklin Maxwell DAVISSON / Vietta Christene "Christy" LYON (F24411)

m. 25 Dec 1870


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  • Franklin Maxwell DAVISSONFather | Male
    Franklin Maxwell DAVISSON

    Born  18 Aug 1838  Brown's Creek, Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1902   
    Buried    Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  25 Dec 1870  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Ann E. BEISHAM | F24410 
    Married  31 Mar 1864  Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph D. DAVISSON | F21802 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Anne ROBINSON | F21802 Group Sheet 

    Vietta Christene "Christy" LYONMother | Female
    Vietta Christene "Christy" LYON

    Born  6 Jun 1853  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Feb 1929  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  William Henry SWIGER | F24417 
    Married  31 Oct 1907  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Richard LYON | F24412 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Jane WEBB | F24412 Group Sheet 

    Ida Byrd DAVISSONChild 1 | Female
    Ida Byrd DAVISSON

    Born  18 Jan 1873  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1954   
    Buried    Mt. Williams Church Cemetery, Hilbert, Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emerson Greely ICE | F50869 
    Married  26 Oct 1891  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mary Martha DAVISSONChild 2 | Female
    Mary Martha DAVISSON

    Born  21 Feb 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Feb 1958  Somerset, Somerset Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Gordon Lou Palmer RUSH | F33911 
    Married  20 Apr 1895  Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Henry DAVISSONChild 3 | Male
    Henry DAVISSON

    Born  Jun 1881   
    Died  Bef 1929   
    Buried     

    Lloyd Wesley DAVISSONChild 4 | Male
    Lloyd Wesley DAVISSON

    Born  30 Sep 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Aug 1964  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rosa Victoria PRUNTY | F34265 
    Married  3 Jun 1906  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ada E. DAVISSONChild 5 | Female
    Ada E. DAVISSON

    Born  1 Jan 1886   
    Died  16 Jan 1945  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Lubeck Cemetery, Lubeck, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ulysses Grant ALLEN | F29217 
    Married     
    Spouse  ___ DAVIS | F35680 
    Married     
    Spouse  Ezra Lee WRIGHT | F35679 
    Married  18 Apr 1914  Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Flora Etta DAVISSONChild 6 | Female
    Flora Etta DAVISSON

    Born  1 Sep 1890  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Jan 1932  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Pendleton MARTIN | F50870 
    Married  16 Jun 1906  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Harry Franklin RUTTER | F50871 
    Married     

    Homer J. DAVISSONChild 7 | Male
    Homer J. DAVISSON

    Born  2 Jan 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Dec 1965  Glen Dale, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wood Hill UMC Cemetery, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Gertrude May HUGHES | F41514 
    Married  29 Mar 1913  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Della M. HARTLEY | F50872 
    Married  15 Oct 1954  Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Blanch DAVISSONChild 8 | Female
    Blanch DAVISSON

    Born  Feb 1897   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  ___ STEWART | F50875 
    Married     

  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 22/23 1880:
      F. M. Davison, 41. blacksmith; wife Vietta C. A., 28; son Willie J, 13; son Charles E, 11; dau Ida B, 6; dau Mary M, 3; son John W, 1 month (born in May).

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 16 1900:
      Frank M. Davisson, 61, b. Aug 1838, blacksmith, married 35 yrs; wife Vietta, 46, b. Jun 1854, married 35 yrs, mother of 10 children (8 still living); son Henry, 18, b. Jun 1881, single, day laborer; son Lloyd, 17, b. Sep 1882, day laborer; dau Ada, 13, b. Feb 1887; dau Flora, 11, b. Jan 1889; son Homer, 6, b. Jan 1894; dau Blanch, 3, b. Feb 1897.
      NOTE: Son Henry was also enumerated in this census as a boarder in the household of his married sister, Mary Martha Rush, in Monongah, Marion County.

      Franklin Davisson died in 1902. His wife Christy remarried William H. Swiger in 1907.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 22 1910:
      William H. Swiger, 72, laborer (working out), married 3 yrs (3rd marriage); wife Christian, 55, married 3 yrs (2nd marriage), mother of 10 children (8 still living); dau Flora M, 20, single, laborer in factory; son Homer, 16, laborer (working out); dau Blanche, 12; granddau Ethel Martin, 2.
      NOTE: Except for Ethel, all household members were listed with the surname Swiger. Flora, Homer and Blanche should have been entered as Davisson. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 174, line 17 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791287&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Franklin M. Davisson, widowed, 26, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Joseph & Mary Ann, occupation blacksmith; and Vietta C. Lyon, single, 18, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Richard & Sarah Ann. Married Dec 25 1870 in Doddridge County, ceremony officiated by Jacob Yeater. (Note: Wife of Richard Lyon is identified as Sarah J. in 1860 Census.)

    2. [S1590] Death record of daughter.