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Rufus Otis DAVIS

Rufus Otis DAVIS

Male 1892 - 1935  (43 years)

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  • Name Rufus Otis DAVIS 
    Born 18 Aug 1892  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Military QM1, US Navy, World War I  [4] 
    Census 1900  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1919  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1930  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation trucking contractor  [5] 
    Occupation 1930  [6] 
    farmer 
    Died 20 Sep 1935  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5] 
    Buried Marshville Cemetery, Marshville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I109879  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2021 

    Father Daniel G. DAVIS,   b. 4 Oct 1861, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1947, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Ida Bird RANDOLPH,   b. 5 Oct 1863,   d. 13 Sep 1957, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Family ID F46229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Floda Merle LOUGH,   b. 20 Dec 1893, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1980  (Age 86 years)  [8] 
    Married 2 Apr 1919  Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Floda Hope DAVIS,   b. 9 Jan 1920, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 2015  (Age 94 years)
    +2. Margaret Faye DAVIS,   b. 24 Dec 1921, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 2008, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +3. Ida Anne DAVIS,   b. 26 Feb 1927, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 2020, Philippi, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     4. Mathias Willoughby "Bill" DAVIS,   b. 11 Jul 1934, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F46228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1919 - Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Apr 1919 - Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Sep 1935 - Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Marshville Cemetery, Marshville, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • 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. 244.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S1894] Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV.

    4. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    5. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.