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Silas Lehonest DAVIS

Silas Lehonest DAVIS

Male 1882 - 1966  (83 years)

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  • Name Silas Lehonest DAVIS  [1] 
    Born 1 Aug 1882  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910, 1920, 1940  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation oiler for gas company  [4, 5] 
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 24 May 1966  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    • "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 119, incorrectly reports death date as May 24 1965. Death record shows it as May 24 1966, and date on headstone is also 1966.
    Buried K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Person ID I54501  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2019 

    Father Benjamin Franklin DAVIS,   b. 1855, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1919, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Easter HUTSON,   b. 14 Feb 1857, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1911  (Age 54 years) 
    Family ID F22528  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillie Maud HILL,   b. 20 Jun 1880, Belington, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1976  (Age 95 years)  [1] 
    Married 1 May 1900  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Anthony B. DAVIS,   b. 29 Mar 1903,   d. 6 May 1977  (Age 74 years)
    +2. Sanford DAVIS,   b. 23 Jun 1905, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1996  (Age 90 years)
    +3. Wilma Fay DAVIS,   b. 4 Apr 1907, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1992  (Age 84 years)
     4. Wilbur Raymond DAVIS,   b. 20 Aug 1909, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1997  (Age 87 years)
     5. Berlin Dale DAVIS,   b. 1 Nov 1913, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 2008, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    +6. Violet May DAVIS,   b. 14 May 1919, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 2008, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     7. Loraine Blanche DAVIS,   b. 9 Feb 1923, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1953, Washington, DC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    Family ID F22530  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    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. 119.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1849] Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV.

    5. [S2646] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    6. [S1849] Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV, DR p. 378.
      "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 119, incorrectly reports death date as May 24 1965. Death record shows it as May 24 1966, and date on headstone is also 1966.

    7. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).