Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: William B. "Buckeye Billy" DAVIS / Martha HUGHES (F20392)

m. 16 Feb 1826


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  • William B. "Buckeye Billy" DAVISFather | Male
    William B. "Buckeye Billy" DAVIS

    Born  30 Oct 1807  Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Jun 1896  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  16 Feb 1826  [1]  Harrison Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jesse DAVIS | F15010 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Hannah DAVIS | F15010 Group Sheet 

    Martha HUGHESMother | Female
    Martha HUGHES

    Born  6 Apr 1809   
    Died  21 Mar 1893   
    Buried     
    Father  Jonathan HUGHES | F15562 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Abagail JACKSON | F15562 Group Sheet 

    Polina A. DAVISChild 1 | Female
    + Polina A. DAVIS

    Born  1 Feb 1827  Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Jun 1906  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George W. FORD | F20393 
    Married  6 Nov 1845  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Johnathan H. DAVISChild 2 | Male
    Johnathan H. DAVIS

    Born  9 May 1836  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Sep 1915  Knoxville, Knox Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy Jane WOLFE | F49223 
    Married  9 Jun 1857  Knox Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location

    Greenberry L. DAVISChild 3 | Male
    Greenberry L. DAVIS

    Born  11 Jul 1838  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Oct 1891  Knoxville, Knox Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Asenath HARDING | F49224 
    Married  17 Sep 1863  Jackson Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

    Marion Hughes DAVISChild 4 | Male
    + Marion Hughes DAVIS

    Born  Sep 1840  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Aug 1913   
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emily Jane RIDER | F22252 
    Married     

    Alvin Marcellus DAVISChild 5 | Male
    + Alvin Marcellus DAVIS

    Born  3 Dec 1842  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jan 1908  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Victoria Gay DOTSON | F22245 
    Married  24 Dec 1867  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Sarah Ann DAVISChild 6 | Female
    + Sarah Ann DAVIS

    Born  24 Mar 1845  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 May 1897  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Moses LANG | F21635 
    Married  1 Feb 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Leah Ellen DAVISChild 7 | Female
    Leah Ellen DAVIS

    Born  3 Jun 1847  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Jun 1867   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Benjamin F. MOUNT | F23247 
    Married  23 Jun 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Amaretta DAVISChild 8 | Female
    + Amaretta DAVIS

    Born  6 May 1850   
    Died  14 Nov 1872   
    Buried     
    Spouse  James Thomas MAXWELL | F23246 
    Married  15 Feb 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Minerva L. DAVISChild 9 | Female
    + Minerva L. DAVIS

    Born  5 Mar 1855  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Jun 1939  Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Beverly Hills Memorial Park, Westover, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George W. LEWIN | F49222 
    Married  9 Dec 1876  Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 26 1850:
      William B. Davis, 52, farmer, value of real estate $1,200; Martha, 41; Jonathan H, 14, cannot read/write; Granberry, 11; Marion (male), 9; Alvin M, 7; Sarah A, 5; Leah E, 2; Amaretta, 1.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 20 1860:
      Wm. B. Davis, 52, farmer, value of real estate $1,500; value of personal estate $270; M. (female), 50; A. (male), 17; S. A. (female), 15; L. E. (female), 13; A. (female), 10; M. (female), 5. All born in Virginia.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant Twp), enumerated on Jul 15 1870:
      Wm. B. Davis, 62, farmer, value of real estate $700, value of personal estate $500; Martha, 61, cannot read/write; Manerva, 15; Thos. E, 13. All born in Virginia except for Thomas, born in Ohio.
      NOTE: Since Thomas was not with this family in 1860, and in light of his Ohio birthplace, it is unlikely that he is a child of William and Martha.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 11 1880:
      William B. Davis, 72, farmer; wife Marthy, 71, medical condition asthma, cannot write.

  • 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. 45.