Doddridge County Roots

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Walter Andrew DAVIS

Walter Andrew DAVIS

Male 1896 - 1917  (21 years)

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  • Name Walter Andrew DAVIS 
    Born 8 May 1896  Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Medical Condition dropsy  [1
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 4 Aug 1917  Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Cause: organic heart trouble 
    • There are two records for this death: (1) The West Virginia Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, states that he died on Aug 4 1917, age 21. That is the same death date that is on his headstone. (2) The Harrison County death record states that he died on July 4 1917, age 21y 1m 27d, which calculates to a birth date of April 7 1896. The age at death, if applied to the Aug 4 1917 death date, calculates to a birth date of May 8 1896, which is the same birth date that is on his headstone. It appears, then, that the birth and death dates on his headstone are most likely correct.
    Buried Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I108021  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2016 

    Father Joshua Addison DAVIS,   b. 16 Jan 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1935, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Sarah Jane JOHNS,   b. CA 1874, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1940, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Family ID F18539  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

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

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.