Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Samuel Thomas DAVIS / Lillian Wallace STEEL (F55706)

m. 24 Nov 1898


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  • Samuel Thomas DAVISFather | Male
    Samuel Thomas DAVIS

    Born  1 Jun 1862  Oakland, Garrett Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 May 1917  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  24 Nov 1898  [1]  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Lillian Wallace STEELMother | Female
    Lillian Wallace STEEL

    Born  1 Apr 1878  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Father  William Wallace STEEL | F29669 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Emma Louise MCCONNELL | F29669 Group Sheet 

    Hester H. DAVISChild 1 | Female
    Hester H. DAVIS

    Born  15 Sep 1899  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Dec 1945  Athens, Athens Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Athens Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Clark Emmet BIGGINS | F55707 
    Married  1 Jul 1922  Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Jun 12 1900 at 1325 Thirteenth Street:
      Samuel T. Davis, 37. b. Jun 1862 in Maryland (both parents b. Pa.), commercial salesman, married 2 yrs; wife Lillian W, 22, b. Apr 1878 in WVa (both parents b. WVa), married 2 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); dau Marie R, 3, b. Jul 1896 in Maryland (father b. Md, mother b. WVa); son Dewey L, 2, b. Aug 1897 in WVa (father b. Md, mother b. WVa); dau Hester, 8 months, b. Sep 1899 in WVa (father b. Md, mother b. WVa).

      1910 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Apr 21 1910 at 1325 St. Marys Avenue:
      Samuel T. Davis, 47, b. Md (both parents b. Md), fruit salesman, married 14 yrs; wife Lillian W, 31, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), married 14 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Marie, 13, b. Md (father b. Md, mother b. WVa); dau Hester, 10, b. WVa (father b. Md, mother b. WVa).

      1920 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Jan 14 1920:
      Lillian W. Davis, 41, widowed, traveling saleslady (wholesale butter); dau dau Hester H, 20, single, no occupation.

      1930 Census, Hamilton Co, OH (Green Twp, Village of Cheviot), enumerated on Apr 8 1930:
      Clarks E. Biggins, 29, b. Ohio, window trimmer in stores; wife Hester H, 30, b. WVa; son Clark E Jr, 1yr 8mo, b. Kentucky; son James W, 4 months, b. Ohio; mother-in-law Lillian W. Davis, 52, b. WVa, widowed, saleslady for butter company.

    Married:
    • "at residence of C. A. McConnell." Charles A. McConnell was the bride's uncle, her mother's brother.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793636&Type=Marriage.