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Lorhemus W. "Low" DAVIS

Lorhemus W. "Low" DAVIS

Male 1876 - 1951  (75 years)

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  • Name Lorhemus W. "Low" DAVIS 
    Born 28 Apr 1876  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900 10 20 30 40  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1940, location specied as Morgans Run.
    Occupation farmer  [1, 5] 
    Occupation 1910  [6] 
    oil field worker 
    Residence Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Died 13 Sep 1951  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9] 
    Person ID I43346  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2017 

    Father Don Manuel DAVIS,   b. 19 May 1838, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1894, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Mary M. SMITH,   b. 30 Aug 1853,   d. 15 Jan 1933  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F16485  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Talitha Frances FORD,   b. 28 Feb 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1940, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 2 1900:
      Richard Ford, 53, b. Feb 1847, farmer, married 33 yrs; son-in-law Loremus Davis, 24, b. Apr 1876, farm hand, married 4 yrs; wife Evaline Ford, 58, b. Aug 1841, married 33 yrs, (count of children illegible); dau Talitha Davis, 22, b. Feb 1878, married 4 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); granddau Silva B. Davis, 3, b. Feb 1897; grandson Richard T. Davis, 1, b. Oct 1898.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 27 1910:
      Loremus Davis, 34, oil field laborer, married 14 yrs; wife Talitha, 33, married 14 yrs, mother of 8 children (all still living); dau Silva B, 13; son Richard T, 11; dau Estella P, 9; dau Nora L, 7; son Beryl E, 6; dau Lulu D, 3; son John D, 2; dau Heiress Hester, 1 month. [11]
    Children 
     1. Sylvia Belle DAVIS,   b. 26 Feb 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1971  (Age 73 years)
     2. Richard Thomas "Tom" DAVIS,   b. 16 Nov 1898,   d. 17 Sep 1928, Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     3. Pearl DAVIS,   b. 7 Jul 1901, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1981  (Age 79 years)
     4. Lee Nora DAVIS,   b. 16 Feb 1903, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1975, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     5. Evart Beryl DAVIS,   b. 31 Dec 1904,   d. Oct 1981  (Age 76 years)
     6. Lula Dessel DAVIS,   b. 20 Nov 1906, Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1965, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     7. John Dalen DAVIS,   b. 1 Apr 1908, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1974  (Age 66 years)
     8. Aris Hester DAVIS,   b. 1 Apr 1910, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 2000  (Age 90 years)
     9. Evaline Charlotte DAVIS,   b. 11 Mar 1912, Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1970, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     10. Hazel Arretta DAVIS,   b. 19 Jan 1914, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1983  (Age 69 years)
     11. Dorsey Allen DAVIS,   b. 19 Oct 1915, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1995  (Age 80 years)
     12. Talitha Mary DAVIS,   b. 25 Jun 1917, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 2008  (Age 91 years)
     13. Ohna Low DAVIS,   b. 2 Mar 1920, Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 2002  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F24789  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Sep 1951 - Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    43346_DAVIS_Lorhemus_1876-1951_DeathCertificate.jpg    		43346_DAVIS_Lorhemus_1876-1951_DeathCertificate.jpg
    43346_LoDavis_TalithaFord_MarriageRecord_22Dec1895.jpg    		43346_LoDavis_TalithaFord_MarriageRecord_22Dec1895.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    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. 127.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S2041] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    6. [S2042] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    7. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    8. [S14] Obituary.

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792695&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Lo Davis, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Telitha Ford, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 22 1895 "at the residence of the bride's parents."

    11. [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 >).