Husband: Claud Sims Davis
Born: May-30-1887 at Harrison Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: May- 9-1969 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 2,4,3
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 2
Father: Samuel Henry Davis (1844 - 1905)
Mother: Jemima Law (1844 - 1913)
Wife: Nancy Roberta "Bertie" Nicholson
Married: Aug-18-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: Sep-24-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,7,3 (see note 1)
Died: Jan-20-1965 in Salem, WV 8,3
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 8,2
Census: 1900 in Barbour Co, WV
Father: David Edward Nicholson (1860 - 1937)
Mother: Mary Melvina Salome Nicholson (1864 - 1944)
Notes
F Child 1: Roxie Lee Davis Born: Jun-28-1908 at Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 (see note 2) Died: Jul- -1987 10 Resided: in Salem, WV 11 Census: 1910, 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Hugh Freeman b. May-31-1904 d. Jun- -1981 Married: Aug-21-1933 in Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV 12
M Child 2: Glen "Benny" Davis Also known as: Glenn Davis 13,14,15 Born: Jul-23-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,16 Died: Jul-11-1973 17,10 Buried: in Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: in Salem, WV 11 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Mar- 8-1945 - Sep-30-1945 Pvt, U.S. Army, World War II 17 Wife: Pauline Ash b. Jun-27-1916 d. Jul-28-1996 Married: Apr-24-1936 in Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV 16
F Child 3: Local P. Davis Born: Dec-25-1913 10 Died: Dec-21-1995 in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 18,10 Resided: in Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV 11 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: grocery clerk 18 Husband: ___ Lambiotte d. bef Dec 1995
F Child 4: Norma G. Davis Born: Sep-22-1916 10 Died: Mar-19-1998 10 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Greynolds
M Child 5: Charles B. Davis
Born: Jul- 2-1919 at Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 19
Died: Jul- 2-1999 in Salem, WV 20
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 19,21
Resided: in Salem, WV 19
Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: lineman, Western Union Telegraph Co of NJ 19
Military: Pvt, U.S. Army, World War II (Salem VFW) 19
F Child 6: Tina P. Davis Born: Oct-26-1924 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 9,18,10 Died: Aug- 4-1996 in Trumbull Co, OH 18,10 Resided: in Cortland, Trumbull Co, OH 11 Census: 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Scott
F Child 7: Claudine Davis Born: ca 1926 15 Resided: 1999 in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 14 Census: 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Naylor
M Child 8: Lewis Edward Davis Birth name: Edward Lewis Davis 9 Born: Jan- 2-1934 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 9,18 Died: Apr-15-1994 in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 18 Resided: in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 10
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 >, Birthplace given as Johnson Fork in Doddridge County, but marriage record shows his birthplace as Harrison County. p. 385. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) 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. 385. (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Claud S. Davis, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Bertie Nicholson, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Aug 18 1907 "at The Home of D. E. Nicholson." Informants for marriage license: Jemima Davis & D. E. Nicholson. MR p. 50. (6) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Nancy Roberta Nicholson, white female, born Sep 24 1889 in Doddridge Co, dau of David E. & Mary S. Nicholson. Informant: Father. (Note: The middle name "Roberta" was entered in pen by hand, obscuring the original typewritten middle name.), BR p. 241. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (8) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (13) Marriage record of daughter. (14) Obituary of brother. (15) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) Grave marker. (18) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (19) Obituary. (20) Obituary - Nursing home. (21) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1889 and in her death record as Oct 26 1889. But her birth record shows it as Sep 24 1889. Her headstone has only the birth year 1889. Name on headstone: Bertie Davis. Note (2) Birth date in marriage record stated as Jun 28 1907, while age in 1910 Cenus puts it in 1909. But birth record and SSDI show it as Jun 28 1908.