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William F. "Flint Billy" DAVIS

William F. "Flint Billy" DAVIS

Male 1791 - 1865  (73 years)

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  • Name William F. "Flint Billy" DAVIS  [1] 
    Born 15 Aug 1791  New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In household with his daughter and son-in-law, Caroline & Valentine Langfitt.
    Died 22 Jan 1865  [3] 
    Notes 
    • He became known as "Flint Billy" because of his residence on Flint Run in Doddridge County. [3]
    Person ID I39023  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2011 

    Father William "Bottom Billy" DAVIS,   b. 11 Mar 1754, Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1834-40, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Anna HAVENS,   b. 1754, Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1834, Clark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F15030  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rachel HUGHES,   b. 2 May 1797, Wilkes Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1843  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1813  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Hester DAVIS,   b. 15 Nov 1814
     2. Lodowick Hughes DAVIS,   b. 23 May 1816,   d. 21 Jul 1885  (Age 69 years)
     3. Anderson H. DAVIS,   b. 9 Aug 1818,   d. 18 Aug 1866  (Age 48 years)
     4. Joel H. DAVIS,   b. 13 Oct 1820,   d. 17 Jun 1903  (Age 82 years)
     5. Charles Grandison DAVIS,   b. Jan 1822, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1916  (Age ~ 94 years)
     6. Emily Virginia DAVIS,   b. 7 Aug 1826,   d. 17 Sep 1904  (Age 78 years)
     7. Elizabeth H. DAVIS,   b. 3 Jul 1829,   d. 23 Jul 1910, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     8. Dudley Hughes DAVIS,   b. 23 Mar 1834, Flint Run, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1900, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     9. Caroline Louise DAVIS,   b. 27 Jun 1836,   d. 26 Jun 1920  (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F15561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jane "Jenny" DAVIS,   b. 12 Nov 1787, Stafford Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 7 Jan 1855  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F19525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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. 19.
      William F. Davis became known as "Flint Billy" because of his residence on Flint Run in Doddridge County.

    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 >).
      Conflicting birth dates of Aug 15 1791 and Aug 19 1791 are given on pages 10 and 19 respectively.

    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. 19.

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 4 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252088&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Wm. F. Davis, widower, 62, b. (location illegible), res. Harrison Co, son of Wm. B. & Eliz'th Davis; and Jane Nay, widow, 66, b. Stafford Va., res. Harrison Co, dau of Jno (?) & Eliz'th Davis. Married Jan 7 1855 in Harrison County.
      (Note: A separate document records the issue of a marriage license to Wiilliam F. Davis & Jane Nay, widower & widow, on Dec 27 1854. www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=38284&Type=Marriage )