Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Columbus Asberry Davis    
                Born: Dec-24-1854           1,2
                Died: May- 1-1912           3
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Charles Grandison Davis   (1822 - 1916) 
              Mother: Amanda Melvina Harper   (1829 - 1866) 
                Wife: Mary Alice Benedum   4  
             Married: ca 1877               2
                Born: Sep-28-1857           1,2
                Died: May- 1-1922           1
              Census: 1870, 1900, 1920     in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: William Henry Benedum   (1821 -     ) 
              Mother: Catharine Ann Winters   (1823 - 1876) 
           F Child 1: Lelah Davis      
                Born: Sep-14-1878           1,2
                Died: Mar- 1-1901           1
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
           F Child 2: Lula Davis      
                Born: Jan-24-1880           1
                Died: Nov-18-1882           1
           F Child 3: Odessa Davis      
                Born: Feb- 1-1883           1
                Died: Feb-12-1883           1
           F Child 4: Georgia Davis      
                Born: Sep-25-1887           1
                Died: Apr-27-1899           1
           F Child 5: Vada B. Davis      
       Also known as: Vadie Davis 5
                Born: Jul-  -1892          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,5,6
                Died: Nov- 8-1917           7,6
              Buried:                      in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV  8
      Cause of death:                      burns  3
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  2
             Husband: Clarence G. Barnett  b. Nov- 1-1886  d. Sep-10-1937  
             Married: Jul-20-1910          in Doddridge Co, WV  5
           M Child 6: Orva Davis      
                Born: Sep- 9-1895          at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV  9,1,10,2,11,12,13
                Died: Nov-18-1980           11,10
              Buried:                      in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV  11
             Resided:                      in Salem, WV  14
              Census: 1900, 20, 30, 40     in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 1)
          Occupation:                      farmer  15,16,17,3
            Military: Apr-  -1918 - Jun-  -1919 Pfc, US Army, WW I (Meuse-Argonne offensive, France)  11
                Wife: Cora Margaret Curry  b. Nov- 3-1897  d. Nov-20-1969  
             Married: Nov- 4-1917          in Salem, WV  18,7

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. 94. 
(2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) 
(3) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 128. 
(4) Birth record of son. 
(5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(6) Headstone (year only) 
(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. 152. 
(8) Findagrave.com. 
(9) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 127. 
(10) Social Security Death Index. 
(11) Military Grave Marker. 
(12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online 
database) 
(13) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online 
database) 
(14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(15) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). 
(16) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). 
(17) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) 
(18) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 

Event Notes
Note (1) In 1930 and 1940, location specified as Big Flint.







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