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William Lee DAVIS

William Lee DAVIS

Male 1877 - 1943  (66 years)

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  • Name William Lee DAVIS 
    Born 27 Jul 1877  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Otter District, Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation stone mason  [3] 
    Residence Gem, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1910  Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died Dec 1943  Gem, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Death date on headstone is Dec 13 1943, but death record shows it as Dec 14 1943. Death record indicates burial at Davis Cemetery, but there is a headstone for him at Copen Cemetery.
    Buried Copen Cemetery, Copen, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I105800  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2016 

    Father Arzander R. DAVIS,   b. CA 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Margaret COLLINS,   b. CA 1857, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F44180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida M. LEASEBURG,   b. 27 Jun 1887, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1974  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 4 Sep 1910  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Naomi DAVIS,   b. 1914,   d. 1986  (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F44179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Gem, Braxton Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Dec 1943 - Gem, Braxton Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Copen Cemetery, Copen, Braxton Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    105800_DAVIS_WilliamLee_1877-1943_CopenCem_BraxtonCoWV.jpg    		105800_DAVIS_WilliamLee_1877-1943_CopenCem_BraxtonCoWV.jpg

    Documents
    105800_DAVIS_WilliamL_1877-1943_DeathCertificate.jpg    		105800_DAVIS_WilliamL_1877-1943_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1985] Braxton County Marriage Records, Sutton, WV.

    3. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    5. [S1985] Braxton County Marriage Records, Sutton, WV, MR p. 471 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10191134&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Ida M. Leaseburg, 23, b. Lewis Co, res. Braxton Co; and William L. Davis, 33, b. Ritchie Co, res. Clay Co. Married Sep 4 1910 "at residence of Dan Baker on Bull Run," officiated by T. H. Howell, a minister of the M.E. Church. (NOTE: Wife's name appears three times in the marriage record, twice with the spelling Leaseburge, and once with the more common spelling Leaseburg.)