Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

John S. DAVIS

John S. DAVIS

Male 1804 - 1855  (51 years)

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  • Name John S. DAVIS 
    Born 10 Feb 1804  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3
    Died 5 Jul 1855  [4, 5
    Buried Peaksville Cemetery, Peaksville, Clark Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Person ID I49300  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2021 

    Father Nathan DAVIS, Jr.,   b. 21 Jun 1772, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1866, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Jane SUTTON,   b. 7 Oct 1770, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1857  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F20305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Esther F. RANDOLPH,   b. 31 Oct 1810,   d. 7 Feb 1894  (Age 83 years)  [2
    Married 6 Apr 1827  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane DAVIS,   b. 20 Nov 1829, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1903  (Age 73 years)
     2. Lewis Townsend DAVIS,   b. 10 Jan 1833,   d. 8 Dec 1922  (Age 89 years)
     3. Caroline DAVIS,   b. 26 Sep 1835, Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1853, Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
     4. Elizabeth DAVIS,   b. 18 Apr 1838,   d. 8 Nov 1852  (Age 14 years)
     5. Emily DAVIS,   b. 12 Mar 1841, West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1896, Moberly, Randolph Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     6. Sophronia DAVIS,   b. 4 Sep 1842,   d. 20 Nov 1852  (Age 10 years)
     7. Artilia DAVIS,   b. 21 Nov 1846,   d. 2 Dec 1852  (Age 6 years)
     8. Francis Grafton DAVIS,   b. 2 Dec 1848,   d. 3 Dec 1852  (Age 4 years)
     9. Harriet Virginia DAVIS,   b. 10 Aug 1851,   d. 23 Dec 1852  (Age 1 years)
     10. Lucy Maria DAVIS,   b. 29 Apr 1854,   d. 20 Sep 1857  (Age 3 years)
    Family ID F20307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Peaksville Cemetery, Peaksville, Clark Co, MO Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    John S. Davis, Peaksville Cemetery, MO
    John S. Davis, Peaksville Cemetery, MO

  • Sources 
    1. [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.

    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. 21.

    3. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [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. 56.

    5. [S5] Headstone.

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.