Jul-28-2018
Husband: Ananias Davis Also known as: Niar Davis 1
Born: Sep- 4-1837 2,3,4 Died: Mar-14-1906 2,3 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 3,5 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Nathan J. Davis (1797 - 1891) Mother: Keziah Davis (1796 - 1862)
Wife: Nancy McCloy 1 Married: Dec- 7-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4
Born: 1839 6,4,7 Died: 1917 6 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Alexander McCloy (1811 - ) Mother: Cary Ann Garrett (1816 - )
M Child 1: Thomas Jefferson Davis Census name: Jefferson Davis Born: Mar- 5-1862 8 Died: Jun- 8-1926 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 8 Wife: Hattie Holland b. ca 1869
M Child 2: Hickman Francis "Hick" Davis Census name: Francis H. Hickman Born: Jun- 6-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 (see note 1) Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 10 Wife: Aletha Chlora Chedester b. May-27-1887 d. Mar-28-1942 Also known as: Clara Married: Oct- 8-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 3: Cornelius Neal Davis Also known as: Neal Davis 11,12,13 Born: Apr-11-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,9,15 (see note 2) Died: Apr-25-1946 in Rosemont, Taylor Co, WV 8,9 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Flemington (Baileytown), Taylor Co, WV 8 Resided: in Rosemont, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1930 in Belpre, Washington Co, OH Census: 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1900 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: railroad conductor 8 Occupation: 1930 railroad baggage man 16 Occupation: 1900, 1920, 1924 B&O railroad brakeman 13,17,18 Occupation: 1910 engineer in coal mine 12 Wife: Vesta Ash b. Feb- -1882 d. Jun- 5-1918 Also known as: Vista Ash 11,12 Married: Feb-23-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Wife: Hallie Etta Cherry b. Apr-11-1905 d. 1978 Married: Sep-28-1918 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 19
M Child 4: Addison Davis Also known as: Addie Davis 11,1,20 Born: Jun-11-1877 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 21,6 Died: Jul- 9-1960 in Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 22,6 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 23,24 Census: 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: merchant 23 Wife: Addie May Grubb b. May-15-1885 d. May- -1985 Married: May-10-1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 25
Sources: (1) Death record of son. (2) Headstone. (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. 101. (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Headstone (year only) (7) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (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. 103. (10) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (13) 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV. (14) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (15) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) 1930 Census. (17) 1920 Census, Wood County, WV. (18) Birth record of daughter. (19) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Cornelius N. Davis, widowed, 40, b. Doddridge Co, res. Clarksburg, son of Ananias & Nancy Davis; and Hallie E. Cherry, 21, b. Pleasants Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of (blank) & Margaretta Cherry. Married Sep 28 1918 in Parkersburg. (Note: Wife's age was overstated by 8 years. Her birth date is shown in Pleasants County birth records as Apr 11 1905. Although the ceremony took place in Wood County, the license was issued and the marriage recorded in Harrison County, the stated residence of the bride.), MR p. 203 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=27858&Type=Marriage. (20) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (21) 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. 167. (22) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 167, reports place of death as Salem, but death record states Industrial. (23) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (24) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Addie Davis, 26, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Addie Grubb, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married May 10 1903 "at the home of W. S. Grubb.", MR p. 60. Event Notes Note (1) Age 47 in 1920 Census would put birth in about 1873, while age 30 in his 1905 marriage record would put it in about 1875, Note (2) Birth date given in death record as Apr 9 1873, but birth record shows it as Apr 11 1873. Note (3) 1117 15th StreetName Index