Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Charles C. DAVIS / Mary Virginia "Mollie" SPURR (F59431)

m. 29 Apr 1867


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  • Charles C. DAVISFather | Male
    Charles C. DAVIS

    Born  27 Oct 1834  Champaign Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Apr 1910  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  29 Apr 1867  [1]  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Manervia A. KECK | F28282 
    Married  7 Jul 1861  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Phineas DAVIS | F15689 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Rulana RANDOLPH | F15689 Group Sheet 

    Mary Virginia "Mollie" SPURRMother | Female
    Mary Virginia "Mollie" SPURR

    Born  26 Jul 1847  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 May 1926  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William R. SPURR | F33583 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah PRICE | F33583 Group Sheet 

    Minnie DAVISChild 1 | Female
    Minnie DAVIS

    Born  3 Jun 1868  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Andrew Core BLAIR | F59432 
    Married  16 Jun 1886  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Bird DAVISChild 2 | Female
    Bird DAVIS

    Born  25 Jan 1873  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Mar 1963  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Horace W. BIRDSELL | F59435 
    Married  7 Nov 1893  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Township), enumerated on June 7, 1870 in the Borough of West Union:
      Chas. C. Davis, 35, b. Ohio, farmer & J. P., value of real estate $7,000, value of personal estate $1,400; Mollie V, 22, b. Ohio; Allie L, 6, b. WVa; Laura, 5, b. WVa; Minnie, 1, b. WVa; Maggie Malony, 15, b. Canada, both parents of foreign birth, domestic servant, attended school within the year.

      1880 Census, Jackson County, WV, enumerated on Jun 11, 1880 in Ravenswood:
      Charles C. Davis, 46, cattle dealer; wife Mary V, 33; son (implied, the word "daughter" lined out) Lee (male) (corrected from female), 16; dau Laura, 15, b. WVa; dau Minnie, 11; dau Bird, 7. Both parents born in Ohio, all children born in West Virginia.

      1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District, City of Harrisville), enumerated on June 18, 1900 on Main Street:
      C. C. Davis, 65, b. Oct 1834 in Ohio, superintendent for pipeline company; married 33 yrs; wife Mary V. 52, b. Jul 1847 in Ohio, married 33 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Minnie Davis, 31, b. Jul 1868 in WVa, divorced, no children.

      1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District), enumerated on April 15, 1910 on Main Street:
      Charles Davis, 75, b. Ohio, occupation (blank), married 43 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Mary, 61, b. Ohio, married 43 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 2 children (both still living).

      1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District, Town of Harrisville), enumerated on Feb 4 1920 on Main Street:
      Mary V. Davis, 73, b. Ohio, widowed; dau Bird Birdsell, 47, b. WVa, divorced, no occupation; boarder Frank J. Armstrong, 46, b. Kentucky, widowed, engineer at gas plant.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, MR p. 34, Line 55 : https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10742304&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Charles C. Davis, widowed, 31, b. Champaign Co Ohio, res. West Union, farmer, son of Phineas & Susanna; and Mary V. Spurr, single, 19, b. Marion County, res. West Union, dau of William R. & (blank). Married Apr 29 1867 in Parkersburg.