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Husband: William Lee Davis Born: Jul-27-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 Died: Dec- -1943 in Gem, Braxton Co, WV 3 (see note 1) Buried: in Copen Cemetery, Braxton Co, WV 4 Resided: in Gem, Braxton Co, WV 3 Resided: 1910 in Clay Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in Otter District, Clay Co, WV Occupation: stone mason 3 Father: Arzander R. Davis (1852 - ) Mother: Sarah Margaret Collins (1857 - )
Wife: Ida M. Leaseburg Also known as: Ida M. Leaseburge Married: Sep- 4-1910 in Braxton Co, WV 5
Born: Jun-27-1887 in Lewis Co, WV 1,2 Died: Aug-21-1974 1 Buried: in Copen Cemetery, Braxton Co, WV 4 Resided: 1910 in Braxton Co, WV 2 Father: John Henry Leaseburg (1859 - 1938) Mother: Amanda A. Snell (1863 - 1934)
F Child 1: Naomi Davis Born: 1914 6 Died: 1986 6 Buried: in Copen Cemetery, Braxton Co, WV 4 Husband: Archie Glen Kuhl b. Feb-21-1910 d. Mar-27-1975
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Braxton County Marriage Records, Sutton, WV. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Braxton County Marriage Records, Sutton, WV, Identified as Ida M. Leaseburg, 23, b. Lewis Co, res. Braxton Co; and William L. Davis, 33, b. Ritchie Co, res. Clay Co. Married Sep 4 1910 "at residence of Dan Baker on Bull Run," officiated by T. H. Howell, a minister of the M.E. Church. (NOTE: Wife's name appears three times in the marriage record, twice with the spelling Leaseburge, and once with the more common spelling Leaseburg.), MR p. 471 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10191134&Type=Marriage. (6) Headstone (year only) Event Notes Note (1) Death date on headstone is Dec 13 1943, but death record shows it as Dec 14 1943. Death record indicates burial at Davis Cemetery, but there is a headstone for him at Copen Cemetery.




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