Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: William Lee DAVISSON / Flossie Purinton COX (F14909)  [1

m. 1 Sep 1915


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  • William Lee DAVISSONFather | Male
    William Lee DAVISSON

    Born  8 Dec 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Apr 1967  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Benson Cemetery, Kincheloe Creek, Benson, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1 Sep 1915  [2, 3]  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  [2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Edgar DAVISSON | F20046 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Margaret E. MCPHERSON | F20046 Group Sheet 

    Flossie Purinton COXMother | Female
    Flossie Purinton COX

    Born  Mar 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1976   
    Buried     
    Father  George Minter COX | F11776 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Alice NICHOLSON | F11776 Group Sheet 

    Eleanor Faith DAVISSONChild 1 | Female
    + Eleanor Faith DAVISSON

    Born  6 Jun 1919  Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Dec 1988  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Millard Brent VANSCOY | F14908 
    Married     


  • Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District):
      Lee Davisson, 45, farmer; wife Flossie, 30; dau Elnore, 7 months.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Apr 10 1930:
      William L. Davisson, 55, farmer; wife Flossie P, 41; dau Elnore F, 10; father Edgar, 83, widowed; servant Opal Gallien, 18, single.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Apr 25 1940:
      W. Lee Davisson, 65, farmer; wife Flossie P, 51; son-in-law Brent B. VanScoy, 34, school bus driver; dau Eleanore F. VanScoy, 20.

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 375.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 429 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795185&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Lee Davisson, 40, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Flossie Cox, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Sep 1 1915 "at the Columbian Hotel, West Union."

    3. [S1579] Newspaper wedding announcement, Doddridge County Republican, Thursday, September 9, 1915.
      In part: "The Columbian parlors was the scene of a pretty wedding Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 1st, when Mr. Lee Davisson of Beech Lick and Miss Flossie Cox of Coldwater were united in marriage, Rev. John D. Runkle, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating in his usual pleasant and impressive manner."