Doddridge County Roots

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Charles Preston DAVIS

Charles Preston DAVIS

Male 1860 - 1941  (81 years)

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  • Name Charles Preston DAVIS  [1, 2
    Born 4 Feb 1860  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880, 1900, 1910  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880, 1900, 1910  [5, 6, 7
    farmer 
    Residence 1914  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1930  Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [9
    laborer at sawmill 
    Census 1940  Snowbird (Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Died 11 Feb 1941  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11
    Buried Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I20548  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2023 

    Father Stephen Tharp DAVIS,   b. 3 Sep 1817, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1895, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Betsy" JEFFREY,   b. 17 Apr 1819,   d. 4 Jun 1897  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F13023  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Deborah Emeretta "Debby" POLAN,   b. 7 Jul 1858,   d. 24 Dec 1926, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 8 Aug 1878  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 9 1930 at New York Avenue:
      Charles Davis, 70, widowed, laborer at sawmill; dau Addie Moore, 45, married; son-in-law Homer Moore, 41, married, truck driver for sawmill; granddau Josie Sutton, 22, single.
      NOTE: New York Avenue is located in the Wabash Addition of West Union.
    Children 
    +1. Mervin Elbert DAVIS,   b. 28 Aug 1879, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    +2. Fredonia Catherine DAVIS,   b. 2 Dec 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1913  (Age 31 years)
    +3. Harry Weldon DAVIS,   b. 1 Oct 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1958, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     4. Addie Florence DAVIS,   b. 11 Sep 1885, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1967, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +5. Lettie Virginia DAVIS,   b. 21 Sep 1887,   d. 7 Oct 1954  (Age 67 years)
     6. Everet Clyde DAVIS,   b. 21 Nov 1889, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1911, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     7. Hettie Winona DAVIS,   b. Mar 1892
     8. Bessie Gladys DAVIS,   b. 17 Aug 1894, Lick Run, New Milton (Blandville), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
     9. Yolande Verchie "Eula" DAVIS,   b. Mar 1897,   d. 25 May 1914, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 17 years)
     10. Wardner Griffin DAVIS,   b. 16 Jun 1899, Lick Run, New Milton (Blandville), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F13022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Feb 1860 - Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1914 - Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Snowbird (Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Feb 1941 - Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1604] Death record of son.

    2. [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. 96.

    3. [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. 161.

    4. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    5. [S2082] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    6. [S2077] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    7. [S2109] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    8. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    9. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    10. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    11. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).
      "Davis - the Settlers of Salem WV," p. 161, reports death date as Jan 11 1941.