Husband: Milton Davis
Born: May-20-1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Aug-27-1922 in Salem, WV 2,3
Buried: in Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 2,4
Resided: 1865 in Harrison Co, WV 5
Occupation: farmer 2
Father: Joshua S. Davis (1805 - 1869)
Mother: Hannah Bee (1802 - 1884)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Elsa R. Westfall Also known as: Elsie R. Westfall 6 Married: Sep-14-1865 in Harrison Co, WV 7,6
Born: Apr-25-1849 in Upshur Co, (W)VA 6 Died: Apr-14-1881 6 Resided: 1865 in Harrison Co, WV 5 Father: Eli F. Westfall Mother: Ruhama ___
M Child 1: Eli Franklin Davis Born: Jan-16-1867 6 Wife: Alma Smith
M Child 2: Aldis Lewis Davis Born: Nov-15-1868 6,3 Died: Oct-12-1927 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 8,3 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 9 Resided: in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Occupation: head of Charleston Manufacturing Co. 10 Education: Salem College (1896) Wife: Sue Virginia Wilson b. May-16-1876 d. Mar-19-1932 Married: 1909 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 11
M Child 3: Alonzo Chesley Davis Born: Apr-25-1873 12 Wife: Lillian ___ Married: in Cheyenne, Laramie Co, WY 6
F Child 4: Iva Almina Davis Born: Jul-28-1874 in Harrison Co, WV 6,5 Census: 1910. 1920 in Westerly, Washington Co, RI Husband: James Aldritch Saunders b. ca 1862 Married: Jun-26-1904 in Salem, WV 5
F Child 5: Lura Ethel Davis Born: May-23-1875 6 Died: 1919 in Salem, WV 6
F Child 6: Ahva Waitman Davis Census name: Ova W. Davis 13 Born: Feb-10-1878 in Harrison Co, WV 6,14,15 Died: Aug- 1-1968 in Wood Co, WV 16,14 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 9 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17 Husband: Effie May Weekley b. Feb- 3-1874 d. 1923 Married: Nov-26-1903 in Harrison Co, WV 15 Husband: Mattie Rollins
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. 67. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (5) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (6) 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. 126. (7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Milton Davis, 18, b. Ritchie Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Joshua S. & Hannah Davis; and Elsa R. Westfall, age 16y 4m 17d, b. Upshur Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of E. F. & Ruhama Westfall. Married Sep 14 1865 in Harrison County. MR p. 38. (8) Obituary - At home. (9) Findagrave.com. (10) Obituary. (11) Obituary of husband. (12) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >. (13) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in death record as Harrison County, but both of his marriage records indicated Ritchie County.