Husband: John S. Davis
Born: Feb-10-1804 1,2
Died: Jul- 5-1855 3
Buried: in Peaksville, Clark Co, MO 3,4
Father: Nathan Davis, Jr. (1772 - 1866)
Mother: Jane Sutton (1770 - 1857)
Wife: Esther F. Randolph 2 Married: Apr- 6-1827 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3
Born: Oct-31-1810 5,6 Died: Feb- 7-1894 5,3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Father: Jonathan Fitz Randolph (1775 - 1853) Mother: Mary Davis (1782 - 1862)
F Child 1: Mary Jane Davis Born: Nov-20-1829 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7 (see note 2) Died: Oct-20-1903 7,8,9 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Josiah H. Bee b. Apr- 7-1825 d. May-17-1876 Census name: J. H. Bee 10 Married: May-20-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,7
M Child 2: Lewis Townsend Davis Census name: Townsend L. Davis 12 Born: Jan-10-1833 7,13 Died: Dec- 8-1922 7,13 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (Catholic section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1870, 1880 farmer 14 Occupation: 1860 sheriff 10 Occupation: 1852 teacher (see note 3) Wife: Atha Burnworth b. Feb- -1833 d. Mar- 4-1910 Census name: Athelion Burnworth Married: ca 1861 12
F Child 3: Caroline Davis Born: Sep-26-1835 at Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,15 Died: Mar-27-1853 at Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15,8 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Cause of death: scarlet fever 15
F Child 4: Elizabeth Davis Born: Apr-18-1838 1 Died: Nov- 8-1852 8 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
F Child 5: Emily Davis Born: Mar-12-1841 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8,16,17 (see note 4) Died: Apr- 3-1896 in Moberly, Randolph Co, MO 18,19 (see note 5) Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,4 Resided: in Moberly, Randolph Co, MO Resided: since 1873 in Missouri Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 20 Husband: Hiram Jennings b. Feb-21-1840 d. Mar- 1-1901 Married: Jun- 5-1860 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 21
F Child 6: Artilia Davis Born: Nov-21-1846 22 Died: Dec- 2-1852 22 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
M Child 7: Francis Grafton Davis Born: Dec- 2-1848 1,22 Died: Dec- 3-1852 8,22 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
F Child 8: Sophronia Davis Born: May- 4-1850 1 Died: Nov-20-1852 8 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
F Child 9: Harriet Virginia Davis Also known as: Virginia Davis 3 Born: Aug-10-1851 1 Died: Dec-23-1852 8 (see note 6) Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
F Child 10: Lucy Maria Davis Born: Apr-29-1854 1 Died: Sep-20-1857 8 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Sources: (1) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (2) 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. 21. (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. 56. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, Birth date reported as Nov 10 1810 on p. 32, but as Oct 31 1810 on p. 56. "West Union WV Cemeteries," p. 41, reports birth date as Oct 31 1810. (7) 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. 107. (8) Headstone. (9) Goldenseal Magazine, West Virginia Cultural Center, www.wvlc.wvnet.edu/culture/goldensl.html, Winter 1991, pp. 40-45. (10) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (13) Headstone (year only) (14) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (15) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (16) Obituary. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (18) Headstone, AT REST Mrs. Emily Jennings Passes Away Mrs. Emily Jennings, wife of our townsman, Mr. Hiram Jennings died at her home in this city late yesterday afternoon, after a short illness. She was taken sick Monday evening. Mrs. Jennings was about 55 years of age. She was born in West Union, West Virginia, and came to Missouri in 1873. She leaves a husband, Mr. Hiram Jennings, and two children, Mrs. Clara L. Irwin of Kansas City, and Mr. John B. Jennings of the Mechanics Bank and also city treasurer of the city of Moberly. Deceased was a member of the Davis and Randolph families of Virginia. The funeral sermon will be preached at the Methodist Episcopal Church tonight by Rev. Robert White, and Mrs. Jennings’ remains will at once be taken to the place of her birth, West Union, West Va., for interment, and will be accompanied by her husband and son, Messrs. Hiram and John B. Jennings. In the death of this most estimable lady the husband loses a loving and true wife, the children an affectionate mother and the best friend they ever can have, the community a most estimable and exemplary member, and Christianity a bright, consistent worker, one whose example may well be taken as a pattern. Mrs. Jennings was a good woman, one, who was ever ready to do her part and lend a helping hand to all good deeds, with the additional virtue that she made no parade of her good works, but did it in a quiet, unostentatious, ladylike way. Moberly (Mo.) Daily Monitor, April 4, 1896 . (19) Obituary - At home. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 130 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790842&Type=Marriage. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Hiram Jennings, 20, b. Somerset Co Pa, res. West Union, son of Moses & Rhoda A., occupation merchant; and Emily Davis, 19, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of John S. & Esther. Married Jun 5 1860 in West Union, ceremony by J. S. Hall. MR p. 130 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790842&Type=Marriage. (22) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >. Event Notes Note (1) In household of daughter and son-in-law, Emily & Hiram Jennings. Note (2) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, states birth date as Jan 20 1829. But date on headstone is Nov 20 1829. Note (3) A handwritten list of the Lewis T. Davis' students in the year 1852 was signed by him in 1914 and placed in a frame. Many years later, it was donated to the Doddridge County Historical Society by Marsha Leggett, a distant cousin. Note (4) Birthplace given in obituary as West Union, but marriage record shows it as Harrison County. Both locations could be correct, since Doddridge County was formed in 1845 from parts of Harrison, Tyler, Ritchie and Lewis counties. In 1841, the town of West Union was in Harrison County. Note (5) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia," p. 108, incorrectly reports death place as West Union. But her obituary clearly states that she died at her home in Moberly, Missouri, and that "Mrs. Jennings’ remains will at once be taken to the place of her birth, West Union, West Va., for interment, and will be accompanied by her husband and son, Messrs. Hiram and John B. Jennings." Note (6) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 56, reports birth-death dates as Jul 19 1851 - Dec 2 1852. But "West Union Cemeteries," p. 41, reports death date on headstone as Dec 23 1852, age 1y 4m 13d, which calculates to a birth date of Aug 10 1851.