Doddridge County Roots


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William R. DAVIS

William R. DAVIS

Male 1847 - 1916  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name William R. DAVIS
    Birth CA 1847  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1845, at variance with age 3 in 1850 Census and age in other censuses as well.
    Gender Male
    Military Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War  [4, 5] 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [6] 
    railroad worker 
    Census 1870, 1880  Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [7] 
    farm laborer 
    Residence 1891  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 30 Jan 1916  [4, 8] 
    Person ID I41007  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2019

    Father Ehud DAVIS,   b. 1815   d. 11 Mar 1871 (Age 56 years)
    Mother Catharine DAVIS,   b. 22 Feb 1817   d. 7 Nov 1878 (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F15011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Jane RUSSELL,   b. CA 1844, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Aug 1891 (Age ~ 47 years)
    Marriage 18 Jan 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F16423  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lucretia SKIDMORE,   b. CA 1863, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 6 Aug 1891  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F53523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

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

    3. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 75, Line 75 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11540019&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    6. [S2266] 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant Twp).

    7. [S2182] 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District).

    8. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).

    9. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as William R. Davis, 20, of Doddridge Co, son of Ehud & Catharine; and Mary Jane Russell, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of James H. & Catharine. Married Jan 18 1866.