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Harvey Ellsworth DAVIS

Harvey Ellsworth DAVIS

Male 1920 - 2000  (79 years)

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  • Name Harvey Ellsworth DAVIS 
    Born 20 Oct 1920  Buckeye Community, near Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Between 12 Feb 1942 and 1945  [4, 5, 6, 7] 
    T/SGT, US Army, WW II, Europe (Bronze Star, 5 Battle Stars, Victory Medal, EAME) 
    • He was a 50+ year member of the Roy E. Parrish Post No. 13, American Legion in Clarksburg, the 83rd Infantry Division Association and the Clarksburg Lodge No. 52 Loyal Order of Moose.
    Census 1940, 1950  Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Education Doddridge County High School (1940)  [9] 
    Occupation Fourco Glass Company (Adamston Division, retired)  [7] 
    • He was a friend of Fort New Salem and Colonial Williamsburg. He was a charter member of the Clarksburg Kennel Club, a member of the Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America, American Dog Owners Association, Buckeye All-Breed Herding Club, the American Herding Breeds Association, West Virginia Public Radio-Television, AARP and the Harrison County Senior Citizens.
    Occupation 1950  [10] 
    box boy in glass factory 
    Residence Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11] 
    Residence 1960  Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Died 9 Sep 2000  Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 13] 
    Cause: systemic mastocytosis 
    Buried (ASHES)  West Virginia National Cemetery, Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 14] 
    Person ID I60819  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2024 

    Father Iven Ellsworth "Jack" DAVIS,   b. 22 Jul 1880, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1960, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Daisy Maude ROACH,   b. 22 Nov 1881,   d. 22 Nov 1970, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F25224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Darleen GAINER,   b. 21 Oct 1927, Kasson, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 15 Jun 1957  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F36195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    60819_HarveyElsworthDavis_USArmy_WW2.jpg    		60819_HarveyElsworthDavis_USArmy_WW2.jpg
    60819_DAVIS_HarveyElsworth_1920-2000_WVNatlCem_Pruntytown_TaylorCoWV.jpg    		60819_DAVIS_HarveyElsworth_1920-2000_WVNatlCem_Pruntytown_TaylorCoWV.jpg
    Harvey E. Davis, Doddridge Co H.S., 1940    		Harvey E. Davis, Doddridge Co H.S., 1940

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S1756] Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II, (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), p. 158 (Doddridge County).

    5. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S1978] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, (www.ancestry.com).

    7. [S14] Obituary.

    8. [S2639] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    9. [S2723] Yearbook photo.

    10. [S298] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    11. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    12. [S1659] Death record of father.

    13. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    14. [S934] Findagrave.com.