Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Franklin Maxwell Davisson    
                Born: Aug-18-1838          at Brown's Creek, Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV  1,2
                Died: 1902                  1
              Buried:                      in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  3
             Resided:                      in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1880                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1870                 in Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      blacksmith, gunsmith  2,4,3
            Military:                      Pvt, Co G & B, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  5
              Father: Joseph D. Davisson   (1800 - 1880) 
              Mother: Mary Anne Robinson   (1803 - 1869) 
Other spouse 1
                Wife: Vietta Christene "Christy" Lyon   6  
         Census name: Christene Lyon 7
             Married: Dec-25-1870          in Doddridge Co, WV  8
                Born: Jun- 6-1853          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  3,9,10
                Died: Feb- 9-1929          in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  3,9
              Buried:                      in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  11,3
              Census: 1910                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1880                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1870                 in Doddridge Co, WV  10
              Census: 1860                 in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
              Father: Richard Lyon   (1825 - 1892) 
              Mother: Sarah Jane Webb   (1826 - 1903) 
Other spouse 2
Notes 
           F Child 1: Ida Byrd Davisson      
                Born: Jan-18-1873          Doddridge Co, WV  3,12 (see note 1)
                Died: 1954                  3
              Buried:                      in Mt. Williams Church Cemetery, Hilbert, Wirt Co, WV  13
             Resided: 1891                 in Doddridge Co, WV  12
             Husband: Emerson Greely Ice  b. Feb-16-1871  d. Feb-14-1933  
             Married: Oct-26-1891          in Doddridge Co, WV  12
           F Child 2: Mary Martha Davisson      
       Also known as: Martha M. Davisson 14
                Born: Feb-21-1877           15
                Died: Feb-11-1958          in Somerset, Somerset Co, PA  15
             Husband: Gordon Lou Palmer Rush  b. Jun-15-1873  d. 1918  
           M Child 3: Henry Davisson      
                Born: Jun-  -1881           16
                Died: bef 1929              17
      Cause of death:                      gunshot  17
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
           M Child 4: Lloyd Wesley Davisson      
       Also known as: Loyd Davisson 
                Born: Sep-30-1883          in Doddridge Co, WV  18,19 (see note 2)
                Died: Aug-12-1964          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  20
              Buried:                      in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  18
              Census: 1940                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1918, 1939           in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  19,21
              Census: 1900, 1920, 1930     in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      railroad trackman  18,22
          Occupation: 1918                 section laborer for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Smithton  19
                Wife: Rosa Victoria Prunty  b. Jun-21-1880  d. Apr- 6-1939  
             Married: Jun- 3-1906          in Doddridge Co, WV  23
           F Child 5: Ada E. Davisson      
       Also known as: Adah Davisson 14
                Born: Jan- 1-1886           24 (see note 3)
                Died: Jan-16-1945          near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  24
              Buried:                      in Lubeck Cemetery, Lubeck, Wood Co, WV  24
             Resided:                      near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  
             Resided: 1914                 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  25
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Ulysses Grant Allen  b. Nov-14-1871  d. Nov-16-1942  
       Also known as: Grant U. Allen 26,27
             Husband: ___ Davis  
             Husband: Ezra Lee Wright  b. ca 1885  
       Also known as: Lee Wright 3
             Married: Apr-18-1914          in Wood Co, WV  25
           F Child 6: Flora Etta Davisson      
         Census name: Flora M. Davisson 
                Born: Sep- 1-1890          in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  28 (see note 4)
                Died: Jan-14-1932          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  28
              Buried:                      in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV  28
   Medical condition:                      invalid, 5 years duration  28
             Resided:                      in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  28
              Census: 1910                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1906                 in Doddridge Co, WV  29
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1910                 laborer in factory  30
             Husband: John Pendleton Martin  b. 1888  d. 1954  
       Also known as: Johny Martin 3
             Married: Jun-16-1906          in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV  29
             Husband: Harry Franklin Rutter  b. Oct-11-1892  d. Apr-19-1963  
           M Child 7: Homer J. Davisson      
                Born: Jan- 2-1893          in Doddridge Co, WV  31,32 (see note 5)
                Died: Dec-16-1965          in Glen Dale, Marshall Co, WV  31
              Buried:                      in Wood Hill UMC Cemetery, Marshall Co, WV  31,13
      Cause of death:                      lung cancer  31
             Resided:                      in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV  31,32
              Census: 1940                 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV   (see note 6)
             Resided: 1935                 in Doddridge Co, WV  33
              Census: 1920, 1930           in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  31
          Occupation: 1930                 laborer at odd jobs  22
          Occupation: 1920                 farmer  34
              Census: 1910                 in laborer (working out)  30
                Wife: Gertrude May Hughes  b. Jun-20-1898  
         Census name: Girtie M. Hughes 
             Married: Mar-29-1913          in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV  2
                Wife: Della M. Hartley  b. Mar-27-1895  d. Apr- 1-1976  
             Married: Oct-15-1954          in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV  32
           F Child 8: Blanch Davisson      
                Born: Feb-  -1897           16
             Resided:                      in Akron, Summit Co, OH  17
              Census: 1910                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: ___ Stewart  

Sources:
(1) Russell Lee Davisson, The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993), p. 130. 
(2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(3) Russell Lee Davisson, The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993), p. 184. 
(4) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). 
(5) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service , 
Ancestry.com. 
(6) Death record of daughter. 
(7) 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. 
(8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Franklin M. Davisson, widowed, 26, b. Harrison Co, res. 
Doddridge Co, son of Joseph & Mary Ann, occupation blacksmith; and Vietta C. Lyon, single, 18, b. Harrison Co, res. 
Doddridge Co, dau of Richard & Sarah Ann.  Married Dec 25 1870 in Doddridge County, ceremony officiated by Jacob Yeater. 
(Note:  Wife of Richard Lyon is identified as Sarah J. in 1860 Census.), MR p. 174, line 17 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791287&Type=Marriage. 
(9) Headstone (year only) 
(10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(11) Headstone, Name on headstone:  Christy Lyons Davisson. 
(12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792844&Type=Marriage. 
(13) Findagrave.com. 
(14) Marriage record of daughter. 
(15) Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(16) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(17) Russell Lee Davisson, The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993), p. 185. 
(18) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(19) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online 
database) 
(20) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR p. 48-F : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4634602&Type=Death. 
(21) Death record of wife. 
(22) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 
(23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Lloyd Davis [sic], 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and 
Rosa Prunty, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co.  Married Jun 3 1906 "at Res'd of Bride in Dodd Co. W.Va."  (Note:  Basis for 
identification of husband as Davis, rather than Davisson, is not known.  All records before and after this marriage 
record identify him as Lloyd (or Loyd) Davisson, including all census records and the death records of him and his 
wife.), MR p. 401 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794211&Type=Marriage. 
(24) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(25) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. 
(26) Obituary of daughter. 
(27) Headstone. 
(28) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1940807&Type=Death. 
(29) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794213&Type=Marriage. 
(30) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). 
(31) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1341763&Type=Death. 
(32) Marshall County Marriage Records, Moundsville, WV, 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10325552&Type=Marriage. 
(33) 1940 Census, Marshall County, WV. 
(34) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1872.
Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1882.  But his death record show and
WW I draft registration show it as Sep 30 1883.
Note (3) Birth date given as Feb 1887 in 1900 Census, and age 24 at time of 1914
marriage record would put it in about 1890, but death record states Jan 1 1886. 
Birthplace of Wood County in 1914 marriage record is considered unlikely.
Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1889, while "The Davissons," p. 184,
reports it as Sep 1889.  But death record shows it as Sep 1 1890.
Note (5) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1894, while age 34 in 1930 Census
would put birth in about 1896.  But marriage record and death record shows it as
Jan 2 1893.
Note (6) Listed as an inmate at the West Virginia Penitentiary & Hospital.







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