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Philothata "Thata" DAVIS

Philothata "Thata" DAVIS

Female 1834 - 1913  (78 years)

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  • Name Philothata "Thata" DAVIS 
    Born 28 Dec 1834  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as Philotheta Bonnell, 35, a domestic servant in the household of her second cousin Fenton F. Randolph and his family.
    Residence 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 14 Feb 1913  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • "Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia," p. 130, reports her death date as Feb 14 1914. But her death record shows it as Feb 14 1913, and the date on her headstone is also 1913.
    Buried Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I47561  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 May 2019 

    Father Zebulon "Ziba" DAVIS,   b. 22 May 1816, Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1887  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Mary Josephene DAVIS,   b. CA 1813,   d. 1 Mar 1842  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Family ID F19469  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John B. BONNELL,   b. 14 Jun 1835,   d. Bef Sep 1880  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 12 Sep 1856  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Susan Cordelia "Delis" BONNELL,   b. 18 Sep 1857, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1948, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +2. Olive Samantha BONNELL,   b. 30 Mar 1859, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1944, Butler Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +3. Lehi "Lee" BONNELL,   b. 31 Aug 1860,   d. 10 Mar 1946, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Stephen D. BONNELL,   b. 22 Apr 1862,   d. Nov 1879  (Age 17 years)
    +5. Mary Josephine BONNELL,   b. 22 Mar 1864,   d. 1 Dec 1941  (Age 77 years)
    +6. Charles Berkley BONNELL,   b. 16 Feb 1866,   d. 1950  (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F19454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Richard L. WEEKLEY,   b. May 1830, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 16 Sep 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F23996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • 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. 130.

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

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 177 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045429&Type=Death.
      Identified as Thata Davis Bonnell Weekley, white female, widow, age (obscured), died Feb 14 1913, cause of death pneumonia. (NOTE: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia," p. 130, reports death date as Feb 14 1913. But death record clearly shows it as Feb 14 1913, and date on headstone is also 1913. She is identified on her headstone as Thata Weekly, wife of R. L. Weekly.)

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 244 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791862&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Richard C. Weekly, widowed, 54, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Levi & Mary Weekly; and Pilothata Bonnell, widowed, 40, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Ziba & Mary J. Davis. Married Sep 16 1880 in Doddridge County, officiated by G. W. McIntire.