Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Corliss S. Davis    
         Census name: Corlis Davis 1
                Born: Jul-10-1883          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,1,3,4
                Died: Aug-24-1946          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,4
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  5
              Census: 1910, 1920, 1930     in Salem, Harrison Co, WV   (see note 1)
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1910                 laborer in livery barn  6
              Father: Samuel F. R. Davis   (1856 - 1920) 
              Mother: Annetta Childers   (1856 -     ) 
                Wife: Maggie O. Ford     
             Married: Mar-15-1905          in Doddridge Co, WV  3
                Born: Sep-  -1884          in Doddridge Co, WV  1,4,3
                Died: 1933                  4
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  5
              Census: 1910, 1920, 1930     in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Jefferson Alexander Ford   (1859 - 1935) 
              Mother: Mary L. "Mollie" Fultz   (1858 - 1936) 
           M Child 1: Cleo J. Davis      
                Born: 1906                 in Harrison Co, WV  4,7
                Died: Aug-18-1972           4,8
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  5
             Resided: 1928                 in Salem, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Salem, WV  
                Wife: Thelma Blanche Brown  b. Jan-14-1909  d. Nov- 2-1997  
       Also known as: Blanche Brown 7
             Married: Aug-18-1928          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  7
           M Child 2: Dale S. Davis      
                Born: 1909                  6
              Census: 1910                 in Salem, WV  
           M Child 3: Walton J. Davis 5     
       Also known as: Walton Davis, Jr. 9
                Born: Nov-24-1918          in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  10 (see note 2)
                Died: Jun- 4-1982           10
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  5
             Resided:                      in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  11
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  
            Military: Sep-10-1942 - Feb-24-1943 Pvt, US Army, World War II  12,13

Sources:
(1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) 
(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. 116. 
(3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(4) Headstone (year only) 
(5) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, 
revised 1995) 
(6) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. 
(7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(8) Obituary of wife. 
(9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(10) Headstone. 
(11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(12) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(13) Military Grave Marker. 

Event Notes
Note (1) In 1910, also enumerated in his parents' household in Grant District,
Doddridge County.
Note (2) Birth date on military grave marker is Nov 24 1919.  But his birth date is
given as Nov 24 1918 in his other military records (BIRLS), birth record, and
SSDI entry.  His age in the 1920 Census, enumerated on January 22nd, was 1 yr 2
mo.







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