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Abraham DAVIS

Abraham DAVIS

Male 1814 - 1902  (~ 88 years)

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  • Name Abraham DAVIS 
    Born Mar 1814  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Various records reflect a birth date as early as 1810 (1850 Census) and as late as 1817 (death record). Age 46 in the 1860 Census puts it in about 1814, and the1900 Census specifies March 1814.
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1850  [3] 
    farmer 
    Census 1850, 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1860  [2] 
    laborer 
    Census 1870  Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870, 1880  [4, 5] 
    farmer 
    Census 1880, 1900  Mannington District, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1900, listed as father-in-law Abraham Davis, 86, b. Mar 1814, widowed, in household of his married daughter Mary Davis Glover and her family.
    Died 9 Sep 1902  Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I131234  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2021 

    Family Cecelia "Celia" CAVALIER,   b. CA 1815, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jun 1900  (Age ~ 85 years)  [7] 
    Marriage Bond 10 Dec 1845  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Married 24 Dec 1845  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Marion Co, WV (Lincoln Twp), enumerated on Jul 27 1870:
      Abram Davis, 60, farmer, value of real estate $500, value of personal estate (blank); Cercilia, 54; Mary Ann, 24; Rebecca J, 20; Sarah E, 16. All born in Virginia.
      NOTE: According to Marion County birth records, the unmarried Mary Ann Davis gave birth to daughter Roanna M. Davis ten days before the enumeration of this household, father not identified. The child later went by the name Roena May Dawson. The reason for Roena's absence from this census is not known. Also not known is the circumstance of Roena having the surname Dawson, as shown in her marriage record. Her death record identifies her parents as (blank) Dawson and Anne Davis. It is noted that the next enumerated household in this census was a Dawson family headed by David Dawson, age 25. The other household members were Mary J (26), Mathias (60), and Irving F. (4), relationships not stated.
    Children 
    +1. Mary Anne DAVIS,   b. 14 Jan 1846, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1923, Little Indian Run, Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Documents
    131234_AbrahamDavis_CeceliaCavalier_MarriageBond_HarrisonCoWVa_10Dec1845.jpg    		131234_AbrahamDavis_CeceliaCavalier_MarriageBond_HarrisonCoWVa_10Dec1845.jpg
    Family ID F57479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2246] 1900 Census, Marion County, WV.

    2. [S2065] 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    3. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    4. [S2403] 1870 Census, Marion County, WV.

    5. [S2417] 1880 Census, Marion County, WV.

    6. [S1832] Marion County Death Records, Fairmont, WV, DR p. 185, Line 18 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5824922&Type=Death.

    7. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    8. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=23156&Type=Marriage.

    9. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=36801&Type=Marriage.