Husband: Harry Arden "Tom" Davis, Jr.
Born: Dec- 4-1896 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3,4
Died: Jan-24-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,4
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,5,6
Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1930 laborer at odd jobs 8
Father: Harry Arden Davis (1875 - 1913)
Mother: Effie Alice Cottrill (1879 - 1957)
Wife: Ethel Goldie Cottrill 9
Census name: Golde Cottrell 10
Married: Dec-21-1922 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
Born: Mar-10-1902 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,14,3
Died: Feb- -1980 13,14
Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12
Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15
Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1910, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: James A. Cottrill (1879 - 1975)
Mother: Julia Belle Netzer (1883 - 1970)
Other spouse 2
F Child 1: Nina Belle Davis Born: Jan- 9-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,16 Died: Nov-11-2017 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 6 Buried: in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 6 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 6,17,18 Resided: formerly in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: 1938 in Tyler Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Lawson's Milk Company (25 yrs), Kauffman's Department Store 6 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1936) 6 Husband: Richard G. Wright b. Apr-24-1918 d. Dec-22-1979 Married: Jun-22-1938 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV 19
F Child 2: Effie Mae Davis 16 Also known as: Effie May Davis 20 Born: Jun-28-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21,22,20 (see note 1) Died: Feb- 7-1992 22 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15,17 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George Frederick Becker b. Mar-25-1922 d. Aug- -1982 Married: Nov- 7-1942 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 20 Husband: Perry Calvin Tennant b. Jul-23-1918 d. Jun- -1973
M Child 3: Harry Edward "Bud" Davis 23
Born: Aug-10-1924 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21,16,4,24,1
Died: Aug-18-1967 Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 25,4
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,1
Cause of death: mining accident 1
Resided: in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 25
Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: mining 1
Military: (enlisted 2/23/1944) Pfc, US Army, WW II (England, France, Germany), Korean War (19 yrs) 24,17,1
F Child 4: Wilmah Faye Davis Census name: Wilma Davis Born: Aug-29-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 26,16,13 Died: Aug- 1-2004 13 Resided: in Hurricane, Putnam Co, WV 15 Resided: 1946 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17 Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Dewey Wilburn Duke b. Mar-25-1921 d. Aug-22-2004 Married: Jan- 6-1947 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 26
F Child 5: Goldie Lou Davis Nickname: Babe 12 Born: Sep-10-1927 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21,22,27,28,4,16 Died: Sep-10-2001 4,22 Buried: in Evergreen Cemetery (North) (aka Arlington), Rt 2 N of Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 29 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15,27,17 Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Everett Harp b. May-24-1928 d. Sep-18-2004 Married: Sep-14-1953 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 27 Husband: Robert Billy Clark b. Aug-28-1926 Married: Jun-24-1964 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 28 Husband: ___ Shrader
F Child 6: Margaret Marie Davis Born: Feb-23-1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21,30,16,31 Died: bef Nov 2009 18 Resided: 1946, 1964 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17,31 Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Russell Lee Rockhold b. Oct-10-1921 d. Oct-10-1996 Married: Feb-27-1946 in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV 32 Husband: Earl Ralph Jordan b. May-22-1923 Married: Apr-11-1964 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 31
F Child 7: Martha Lee Davis Born: Mar-20-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Died: Nov-14-2009 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 33 Buried: in Evergreen Cemetery (South), South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 6 Resided: in Mineral Wells, Wood Co, WV 6 Resided: 1946 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17 Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Occupation: Hills Dept Store (23 yrs), Stewarts Travel Mart in Mineral Wells 6 Husband: Jackie Ray Stewart b. Jul-13-1935 d. Nov-27-2008 Married: Aug-14-1954 34
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (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. 195. (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Headstone. (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) Obituary. (7) 1940 Census, Wood County, WV. (8) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (9) Death record of husband. (10) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Harry Davis, 26, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Ethel Cottrill (misidentified as Ethel Davis elsewhere in record), 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 21 1922 in West Union, officiated by Edwin L. Cross, a Minister of the Gospel. (NOTE: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 259, incorrectly reports marriage date as Dec 21 1919.), MR p. 188 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795759&Type=Marriage. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) 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. 259. (17) Obituary of father. (18) Obituary of sister. (19) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (20) Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946) (24) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), p. 1214. (25) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (27) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10271664&Type=Marriage. (28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11799402&Type=Marriage. (29) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Goldie L. Clark. (30) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (31) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10278211&Type=Marriage. (32) Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11452277&Type=Marriage. (33) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. (34) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, Location given as Clover, W. Va. There are two towns called Clover in West Virginia, one in Cabell County and the other in Roane County. MR p. 473. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in marriage record as Jun 28 1922.