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William Franklin DAVIS

William Franklin DAVIS

Male 1853 -

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  • Name William Franklin DAVIS 
    Born 15 Nov 1853  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1886  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I55549  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 May 2011 

    Father Joel H. DAVIS,   b. 13 Oct 1820,   d. 17 Jun 1903  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Charlotte STROTHER,   b. 17 Apr 1825,   d. 16 May 1897  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F16594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jennie B. GOLDEN,   b. CA 1861, Wood Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Feb 1886  (Age ~ 25 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1876  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F23004  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Amanda BOND,   b. 3 Jan 1857, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Feb 1886  Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Charlotte Adeline "Addie" DAVIS,   b. 18 Apr 1889,   d. 4 Feb 1968  (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F24275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Feb 1886 - Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    55549_WilliamFDavis_AmandaBond_MarriageRecord_17Feb1886.jpg    		55549_WilliamFDavis_AmandaBond_MarriageRecord_17Feb1886.jpg

  • 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. 48.

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 48, reports her middle initial as V.

    5. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 182.
      Identified as William F. Davis, widowed, 32, b. Doddridge Co, res. Kansas, son of Joel & Charlotte Davis; and Amanda Bond, single, 28, b. & res. Harrison Co, dau of A. P. & Adeline Bond. Married Feb 17 1886 in Harrison County. (Note: The foregoing is from the marriage record ledger entry. The corresponding separate marriage record document gives husband's occupation as farmer, more fully identifies the parents as Joel H. & Charlotte S. Davis and Abel & Adaline Bond, and provides marriage location as Lost Creek.)