Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Claud Sims DAVIS / Nancy Roberta "Bertie" NICHOLSON (F23899)

m. 18 Aug 1907


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  • Claud Sims DAVISFather | Male
    Claud Sims DAVIS

    Born  30 May 1887  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 May 1969  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  18 Aug 1907  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Samuel Henry DAVIS | F21499 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jemima LAW | F21499 Group Sheet 

    Nancy Roberta "Bertie" NICHOLSONMother | Female
    Nancy Roberta "Bertie" NICHOLSON

    Born  24 Sep 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Jan 1965  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  David Edward NICHOLSON | F14915 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Melvina Salome NICHOLSON | F14915 Group Sheet 

    Roxie Lee DAVISChild 1 | Female
    + Roxie Lee DAVIS

    Born  28 Jun 1908  Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Jul 1987   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Hugh FREEMAN | F34419 
    Married  21 Aug 1933  Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Glen "Benny" DAVISChild 2 | Male
    + Glen "Benny" DAVIS

    Born  23 Jul 1910  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Jul 1973   
    Buried    Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Pauline ASH | F30997 
    Married  24 Apr 1936  Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Local P. DAVISChild 3 | Female
    Local P. DAVIS

    Born  25 Dec 1913   
    Died  21 Dec 1995  Warren, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  ___ LAMBIOTTE | F34424 
    Married     

    Norma G. DAVISChild 4 | Female
    Norma G. DAVIS

    Born  22 Sep 1916   
    Died  19 Mar 1998   
    Buried     
    Spouse  ___ GREYNOLDS | F34426 
    Married     

    Charles B. DAVISChild 5 | Male
    Charles B. DAVIS

    Born  2 Jul 1919  Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jul 1999  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Tina P. DAVISChild 6 | Female
    Tina P. DAVIS

    Born  26 Oct 1924  Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Aug 1996  Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  ___ SCOTT | F34425 
    Married     

    Claudine DAVISChild 7 | Female
    Claudine DAVIS

    Born  CA 1926   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  ___ NAYLOR | F34418 
    Married     

    Lewis Edward DAVISChild 8 | Male
    Lewis Edward DAVIS

    Born  2 Jan 1934  Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Apr 1994  Warren, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

  • Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
      Claud S. Davis, 22, farm laborer (working out), married 3 yrs; wife Birtie N, 20, mother of one child (still living); dau Roxy, 1 yr 2 mo.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District):
      Claude S. Davis, 32, oil field roustabout; wife Birtie, 28; dau Roxie, 11; son Glen, 9; dau Local, 6; dau Norma, 4; son Charles, 6 months.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Apr 12 1930:
      Claud S. Davis, 42, laborer for gas company; wife Birtie, 40; son Glenn, 20, gas company laborer; dau Local, 16, servant for private family; dau Norma G, 13; son Charles, 10; dau Tina P, 5; dau Claudine, 3 yr 6 mo.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)), MR p. 50.
      Identified as Claud S. Davis, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Bertie Nicholson, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Aug 18 1907 "at The Home of D. E. Nicholson." Informants for marriage license: Jemima Davis & D. E. Nicholson.