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William Henry Harrison DAVIS

William Henry Harrison DAVIS

Male 1841 - 1907  (65 years)

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  • Name William Henry Harrison DAVIS 
    Born 3 May 1841  Clark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    • Birthplace given in marriage record as Lewis County, WVa, but 1880 Census states that he was born in Ohio.
    Gender Male 
    Military Pvt, Co E, 3rd WV Cav, New Milton District, Civil War  [3, 7, 8] 
    Census 1850  Jackson Center, Shelby Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [4] 
    Occupation tanner  [5] 
    Died 26 Jan 1907  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9, 10] 
    • "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 41, incorrectly reports death date as Jan 26 1906. But "Doddridge County Cemeteries," p. 80, reports it as Jan 26 1907, citing the West Union Record of Feb 1 1907. Headstone itself also reads Jan 26 1907.
    Buried Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • From "The Sabbath Recorder," Vol 63, No 6, p 93, Feb. 11, 1907:
      "Wm. H. Davis was born in Clark county, Ohio, May 3, 1841, and died Jan. 26, 1907 at his home near New Milton, W. Va., in the 66th year of his age. He was the son of Rev. James B. and Jane Happing Davis. While still a young man in Ohio he was converted and baptized by his father, and admitted into membership in the Jackson Center Seventh-day Baptist church. Later in life he moved to New Milton, W. Va., and joined the Middle Island Seventh-day Baptist church of which he was a member and treasurer when he died. Sept. 4, 1863 he was married to Margaret J. Morris, who died March 22, 1875. Sept. 13, 1875 he was married to Emma S. Bond who still survives him. By the first wife were born to him five children, and by the second six, all of whom with his widow and friends mourn his death. Funeral services were conducted by the pastor of the Lost Creek church. Text., II Peter 3:14. H. C. V. H."
      http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jonsaunders&id=I68776
    Person ID I45441  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2017 

    Father James Ball DAVIS,   b. 1 Oct 1814, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1902, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Jane HOPPING,   b. 1 Sep 1811, Greene Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1853  (Age 41 years) 
    Family ID F14242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret June MORRIS,   b. 21 May 1845, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 4 Sep 1863  Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Arthur Clarence DAVIS,   b. 1866,   d. 1918  (Age 52 years)
     2. Mary Elizabeth DAVIS,   b. 28 Feb 1868, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1952, Pursley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F24033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emma Sophronia BOND,   b. Feb 1856, Clark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1938, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 13 Sep 1875  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Children 
     1. Georgia Dean DAVIS,   b. 4 Oct 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1973  (Age 91 years)
     2. Hobart McKinley DAVIS,   b. 16 Aug 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1971, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F18479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Jackson Center, Shelby Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Sep 1863 - Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jan 1907 - New Milton, 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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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    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. 41.
      Birth place reported as Shelby County, Ohio, but marriage record states Lewis County, WV.

    3. [S2544] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

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

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

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

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

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

    9. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    10. [S5] Headstone.

    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 >), p. 85.

    12. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    13. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR 206 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792228&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as William H. H. Davis, widowed, 33, occupation tanner, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of James B. & Elizabeth Davis; and Emma S. Bond, single, 18, b. Clark Co OH, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Jacob & Menerva S. Bond. Married Sep 13 1875. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 85, identifies Emma Bond's parents as Jacob & Minerva Grant Bond. Emma Bond's birthplace indicated in 1860 & 1870 Census as Virginia.)