Lavina DAVIS

1860 - 1930  (69 years)

• Name	Lavina DAVIS
  Born	9 Jul 1860	Doddridge Co, (W)VA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880, 1900	Salt Lick District, Braxton Co, WV
  Census	1910, 1920	Otter District, Braxton Co, WV
  Died	9 Mar 1930	Salt Lick District, Braxton Co, WV   [1]
  Buried	Copen Cemetery, Copen, Braxton Co, WV   [1]
  Person ID	I57470	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Franklin DAVIS,   b. 6 Feb 1841, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 12 Apr 1867, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 26 years)
  Mother	Martha SNIDER,   b. 18 Mar 1841, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 1 Aug 1872, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F16474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isaiah WILLIAMS,   b. May 1855, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. Bef 1920  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1877	Doddridge Co, WV   [4]
  Notes	1880 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Salt Lick District), enumerated on Jun 29 1880: Isaiah Williams, 24, farmer; wife Lavinia, 22; son Claudius D, 2; son Everett E, 9 months (b. Sep 1879). 1900 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Salt Lick District), enumerated on Jun 15 1900: Isaiah Williams, 45, b. May 1855, farmer, married 24 yrs; wife Levina, 39, b. Jul 1860, mother of 10 children (all still living); son Claud D, 22, b. Jul 1877; son Everett E, 19, b. Dec 1880; son Odie Scott, 16, b. Sep 1883; son Criss C, 14, b. Aug 1885; dau Rosetta J, 11, b. Feb 1889; son Homer Lee, 8, b. Feb 1892; dau Lura B, 6, b. Feb 1894; dau Dollie May, 4, b. Apr 1896; dau Dortha E, 2, b. Aug 1897. 1910 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Otter District, Cedar Creek Road), enumerated on Apr 23 1910: Isaiah Williams, 58, railroad worker, married 38 yrs; wife Melvina, 50, mother of 12 children (11 still living); son Claud, 33 (?), railroad worker, single; son Otis S, 27 (29?), railroad worker, married under one year; son Homer, 19, railroad worker, single; dau Laurie (?), 18, single; dau Dollie M, 15, single; son Arlando, 10; dau Madge, 7; dau-in-law Lonie, 18, married under one year, no children. 1920 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Otter District), enumerated on Jan 30 1920: Lovina Williams, 60, widow; son Orlando Williams, 18, single, mule driver in mines; dau Madgie Williams, 17, single; dau Lura Bartlett, 27, married, housekeeper in private house; son Claudius D. Williams, 41, single, farm laborer.
  Children	1. Claudius Dee WILLIAMS,   b. 14 Jul 1878, Braxton Co, WV ,   d. 12 May 1926, Braxton, Braxton Co, WV  (Age 47 years)   2. Everett Emery WILLIAMS,   b. Sep 1879, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 6 Jan 1959, Grove City, Mercer Co, PA  (Age ~ 79 years) + 3. Otis Scott WILLIAMS,   b. 29 Sep 1883, Braxton Co, WV   4. Criss C. WILLIAMS,   b. Aug 1885 + 5. Rosetta Elizabeth WILLIAMS,   b. Feb 1889, Braxton Co, WV ,   d. 21 Dec 1917, Braxton Co, WV  (Age ~ 28 years)   6. Homer Lee WILLIAMS,   b. Feb 1892   7. Lura B. WILLIAMS,   b. Feb 1894   8. Dollie May WILLIAMS,   b. Apr 1896   9. Dortha E. WILLIAMS,   b. Aug 1897   10. Orlando WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1900   11. Madge WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1903, Braxton Co, WV
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  Family ID	F23773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  57470_WILLIAMS_LavinaDavis_1860-1930_DeathCertificate.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S2073] 1900 Census, Braxton County, WV. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)). [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)), MR p. 220. Identified as Josiah (sic) Williams, 21, b. & res. Doddridge Co, son of Abram & Drusilla; and Lavina Davis, 16, b. & res. Doddridge Co, dau of Franklin & Patsy. Married Sep 15 1877. (Note: This is the only time that we have found his name as Josiah, possibly a clerical error.)