Jul-28-2018
Husband: Ananias Davis Census name: A. Davis
Born: 1852 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Jul- 9-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1900 railroad watchman 5 Father: Ehud Davis (1815 - 1871) Mother: Catharine Davis (1817 - 1878) Other spouse 1
Wife: Lora Watson 1 Married: ca 1881 5,6
Born: Oct-20-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,5,2 Died: Feb-23-1954 at Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,2 (see note 2) Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Thomas D. Watson (1828 - ) Mother: Rachel Davis (1833 - 1871) Notes
M Child 1: Earl Wayne Davis Born: Apr-30-1883 in Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 9,5 Died: Apr- 4-1964 in Los Angeles Co, CA 10 Buried: in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles Co, CA 4 Resided: 1950 in Cleburne, Johnson Co, TX 11 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: George Leslie Davis Census name: Leslie Davis Born: Feb-21-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,5,6 Died: Aug-31-1950 in Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: State Road Commission 13 Never married: 13
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. 135. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Findagrave.com. (5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (6) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) 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. (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (11) Obituary of brother. (12) Obituary. (13) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1852 and reported by Findagrave as Feb 1 1952. But "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 135, reports it as Mar 31 1952. His headstone has only the year 1852. Note (2) Britton Rest HomeName Index