Jul-28-2018
Husband: Jefferson Lee Davis
Born: Oct-29-1862 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Jan- 3-1929 in Denver, Denver Co, CO 1,3 Buried: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Resided: until retirement in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1904 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: railroad engineer 1,3 Father: Stephen Tharp Davis (1817 - 1895) Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Jeffrey (1819 - 1897)
Wife: Elizabeth Kinney Married: Apr- 6-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Apr- -1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5,2 Census: 1940 in Denver, Denver Co, CO Resided: 1904 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Benjamin Kinney (1829 - 1879) Mother: Almeda Adaline Thorn (1837 - 1867)
F Child 1: Delphia Davis Also known as: Delpha Davis 6 Born: Jan-17-1881 1,5,7 Died: 1963 7 Buried: in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver Co, CO 8 Census: 1940 in Denver, Denver Co, CO (see note 1) Resided: 1935 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co, NM 9 Census: 1930 in Denver, Denver Co, CO (see note 2) Resided: 1916, 1929 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6,10 Census: 1900 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Robert Lee Martin b. ca 1878 Married: Nov-12-1909 in Harrison Co, WV 1
M Child 2: Claud T. Davis Also known as: Claud D. Davis 3 Born: Mar- -1883 5 Died: Aug-20-1916 in Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD 3 Cause of death: struck by train 3 Census: 1900 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: railroad employee (member of Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen) 3 Wife: Frances Dyer
F Child 3: Pearl Virginia Davis Born: 1885 1 Census: 1940 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM Census: 1930 in Denver, Denver Co, CO Resided: 1916 in Denver, Denver Co, CO 6,1 Husband: Frederick Lindsay Boydston b. ca 1883 Census name: Fred L. Boydston Married: Dec-18-1907 in Harrison Co, WV 1
F Child 4: Ella C. Davis Born: 1887 7 Died: 1976 7 Buried: in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver Co, CO 11 Occupation: teacher 10 Resided: 1929 in Denver, Denver Co, CO 10 Resided: 1916 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6
M Child 5: James Bernard Davis Also known as: Bernard Davis 6,10 Born: Aug-16-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,5 (see note 3) Died: Dec-20-1951 12 Resided: 1929 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co, NM 10 Resided: 1916 in Monte Vista, Rio Grande Co, CO 1 Resided: 1916 in Oklahoma 6 Census: 1900 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Wife: Naomi Bradford
Sources: (1) 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. 161. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Obituary. (4) City Directory. (5) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. (6) Obituary of brother. (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Findagrave.com, Name on marker: Delphia Davis. Double marker with sister Ella C. Davis. (9) 1940 Census. (10) Obituary of father. (11) Findagrave.com, Name on marker: Ella C. Davis. Double marker with sister Delphia Davis. (12) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) In household of her mother. No other household members. Note (2) In household of sister & brother-in-law, Pearl & Fred Boydston. Note (3) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 161, reports birth date as 1888, and death date as Jan 23 1941, both of which are incorrect. The 1900 Census shows his birth as Aug 1890, age 9, with Social Security records specifying Aug 16 1890. And Social Secutiy records show his death date as Dec 20 1951.Name Index