Husband: Jerry Grandison Davis
Also known as: Jerry Grant Davis 1
Born: Jan-27-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Died: Jan- 6-1945 in Belgium 3,4 (see note 1)
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 5,3,6
Census: 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1930 in Webster Co, WV (see note 2)
Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: (enlisted 3/23/1944) Pvt, US Army, 290th Inf, 75th Inf Div, WW II (died of wounds) 7,4
Father: Edgar Alphonse Davis (1881 - 1938)
Mother: Eva Leah Freeman (1888 - 1957)
Wife: Tencie Lillie Ash 8,9 Married: Sep-24-1932 3
Born: Apr- 6-1915 3,10 Died: Feb- 7-1990 10 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Father: Willie Carl Ash (1893 - 1971) Mother: Della Ann Hutson (1897 - 1983)
M Child 1: Living
F Child 2: Betty Leah Davis Census name: Betty Lee Davis Born: Aug-29-1935 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,3 (see note 3) Died: Jul-21-2009 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Buried: in Coplin Church Cemetery, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: 1958 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Harry Lewis Chipps b. Sep- 8-1937 d. Nov-21-1989 Married: Aug-12-1958 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12,3
M Child 3: Jerry G. Davis, Jr. Also known as: Jerry J. Davis 15 Born: Jul-15-1937 3,15 Died: Feb- 4-2004 15 Resided: in Salem, WV 15 Census: 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Living
M Child 4: Darwin Edison Davis Born: Feb- 1-1939 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 3,16 Died: Jul-18-2000 17 Census: 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Beatrice W. Jenkins b. May-24-1945 d. May-29-2010 Married: Jun-17-1960 3
F Child 5: Dorothy Ann Davis Born: Mar- 3-1941 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Died: Apr-20-1941 3
F Child 6: Deloris Joann Davis Also known as: Joann Davis 18 Born: Jun-14-1943 at Big Run, Cascara, Doddridge Co, WV 12,3,13 Died: Oct- 4-2012 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 19 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: at Sun Valley (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 18 Husband: Living
F Child 7: Frances Kay Davis Also known as: Kay Davis 18,20 Born: Oct-11-1944 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,13 Died: Jan- 1-2010 in Salem, WV 14 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: in Salem, WV 13 Husband: Living
M Child 8: Richard Davis Died: bef Jul 2009 18
F Child 9: Mary Ann Davis Died: bef Jul 2009 18 Husband: ___ Ayers
Sources: (1) Marriage record of daughter. (2) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 156. (4) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Military Grave Marker. (8) Obituary of wife's brother. (9) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 95. (10) Headstone. (11) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (13) Obituary. (14) Obituary - At home. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (17) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (18) Obituary of sister. (19) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (20) Obituary of husband's nephew. Event Notes Note (1) Died of wounds received in the Battle of the Bulge. Note (2) He was enumerated twice in the 1930 Census, once with his family (with the notation "absent'), and again as a boarder in a hotel in the town of Addison in Webster County, where his occupation was given as miner. Note (3) Birthplace given in obituary as Harrison County. But her marriage record states that she was born in "Salem, R#1, Doddridge County, West Virginia."