Doddridge County Roots

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Jesse Maxson DAVIS

Jesse Maxson DAVIS

Male 1796 - 1871  (75 years)

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  • Name Jesse Maxson DAVIS 
    Born 26 Sep 1796  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 10 Nov 1871  [1, 2
    Buried Old Frame Church (SDB) Cemetery, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I47369  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2011 

    Father Jacob DAVIS, Jr.,   b. 4 Nov 1769,   d. 26 Feb 1828  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Prudence MAXSON,   b. 1770,   d. 4 Dec 1815  (Age 45 years) 
    Family ID F19365  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail HOFFMAN,   b. 6 Sep 1801,   d. 12 Nov 1863  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 8 Jan 1822  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Jesse M. Davis, 63, farmer; Abigail, 50; Levi B, 24; Edgar S, 18; Malissa, 16. [4]
    Children 
     1. Belinda H. DAVIS,   b. 17 Jun 1825, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1872, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     2. Jacob DAVIS,   b. 15 Aug 1827,   d. 4 Apr 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     3. Milton S. DAVIS,   b. 30 Jan 1830, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1923, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     4. Moses Hoffman DAVIS,   b. 27 Feb 1833, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1891, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     5. Levi Bond DAVIS,   b. 22 Feb 1836,   d. 4 Jun 1912  (Age 76 years)
     6. Elizabeth Hoffman DAVIS,   b. 11 Nov 1838,   d. 14 Nov 1915, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     7. Edgar Smith DAVIS,   b. 4 May 1841,   d. 10 Jan 1906  (Age 64 years)
     8. Prudence Melissa DAVIS,   b. 26 Feb 1844, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1915, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F19368  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. 40.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S2238] Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV).

    4. [S1604] Death record of son.