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Lora WATSON

Lora WATSON

Female 1865 - 1954  (88 years)

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  • Name Lora WATSON 
    Census 1870 80, 1900 10 20  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 20 Oct 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 23 Feb 1954  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    • Britton Rest Home
    Buried Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I52870  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2017 

    Father Thomas D. WATSON,   b. Dec 1828, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Rachel DAVIS,   b. 17 Jun 1833,   d. 14 Jan 1871, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Family ID F21817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ananias DAVIS,   b. 1852,   d. 9 Jul 1920, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married CA 1881  [3, 6] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 26 1900:
      Annias Davis, 48, b. Feb 1852, railroad watchman, married 19 yrs; wife Lora, 34, b. Oct 1865, married 19 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Earl W, 17, b. Apr 1883, farm laborer; son George L, 15, b. Feb 1885, farm laborer; dau Zenia L, 21, b. Jul 1878, single; nephew Hurbert Cain, 26, b. Apr 1874, single, farm laborer. [7]
    Children 
     1. Earl Wayne DAVIS,   b. 30 Apr 1883, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1964, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. George Leslie DAVIS,   b. 21 Feb 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1950, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F21819  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    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. 101.

    3. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    4. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S2042] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    7. [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 >).