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Arlington O. "Arley" DAVIS

Arlington O. "Arley" DAVIS

Male 1891 - 1978  (86 years)

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  • Name Arlington O. "Arley" DAVIS 
    Census 1900, 10, 20, 30  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 9 Dec 1891  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [4] 
    Died 12 Jan 1978  Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I57087  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2024 

    Father James W. DAVIS,   b. 2 Dec 1857,   d. 25 Mar 1918, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Nancy MCCLOY,   b. 15 Oct 1868,   d. 10 Dec 1952  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F23628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lillie Myrtle BALL,   b. 20 Mar 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1957, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [6] 
    Married 2 Oct 1915  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Ora John DAVIS,   b. 13 Mar 1916, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1990, Multnomah Co, OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Walter "Doc" DAVIS,   b. 5 Jan 1917, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1989  (Age 72 years)
    +3. Charles Dee DAVIS,   b. 20 Jul 1920,   d. 15 May 1978  (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F23629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Okley Olive KNIGHT,   b. 1 May 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1964, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [2] 
    Married 14 Aug 1962  Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Documents
    57087_ArlingtonODavis_OkleyOliveKnight_MarriageRecord_14Aug1962.jpg    		57087_ArlingtonODavis_OkleyOliveKnight_MarriageRecord_14Aug1962.jpg
    Family ID F23631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    57087_ArlingtonODavis_OkleyOliveKnight_MarriageRecord_14Aug1962.jpg    		57087_ArlingtonODavis_OkleyOliveKnight_MarriageRecord_14Aug1962.jpg
    999999_WorldWarOneDraftLottery_WestUnionRecord_26July1917.jpg    		999999_WorldWarOneDraftLottery_WestUnionRecord_26July1917.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    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. 164.

    3. [S2005] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    4. [S2076] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [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. 99.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 72.
      Identified as Arlington O. Davis, 71, b. Dec 9 1891 in Doddridge Co, res. Salem Route 1, son of James & Nancy (McCloy) Davis (both deceased); and Oakley Olive Knight, 64, b. May 1 1898 in Doddridge Co, res. West Union Star Route, dau of Alec & Emma McCloy (both deceased). Married Aug 14 1962 at Long Run, Doddridge County. A handwritten notation on the typed marriage record reads essentially as follows: "Her parents: Cyrus Knight - Father. Emma Seders or Davis if she was adopted - Mother. Alex McCloy - Stepfather. No proof, as her birth is not recorded."