| Name |
Herbert Tucker DAVIS |
| Born |
5 Sep 1871 |
Doddridge Co, WV  [1] |
- Birth date Sep 5 1869 in his death record and on his headstone is incorrect. His parents, who did not marry until Sep 1870, appeared singly and without him in their own parents' households in the 1870 Census. His birth record shows that the was born on Sep 5 1871.
|
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1880, 1910 |
West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV |
| Occupation |
1910 |
| farmer |
| Occupation |
1916, 1917 |
| owner/publisher of West Union Record newspaper |
| Census |
1920, 1930 |
West Union, Doddridge Co, WV |
- In 1920, listed as a roomer in household of Mrs. D. P. (Sarah) Stout and her two adult children. In 1930, listed as a roomer in household of Bertha (Baker) Shriver and her sister Ola (Baker) Maston, both widows and owners/proprietors of a restaurant. The only other household member was another roomer, Wanda Reed, 23, single, waitress in restaurant. We have not found him in the 1900 or 1940 Census.
|
| Occupation |
real estate, West Union postmaster [2, 3] |
| Occupation |
1930 [4] |
| farmer |
| Residence |
1937 |
West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [5] |
| Died |
30 Jun 1958 |
Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV [2, 3, 6] |
| Buried |
Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [7] |
| Notes |
- News item, "West Union Record," Thursday, August 19 1915, in its entirety:
B & O GIVES CAR LOAD OF CINDERS TO POSTMASTER
A few day ago, Postmaster H. T. Davis asked the B. & O. Railroad company for a car load of cinders to put in the road below the railraod from the track to John Henry's stable, so that the mail, when it is thrown from the trains, would not fall in the mud. The railroad company placed a car load of cinders on the local siding at once, and Mr. Henry placed them on the road free of charge. These cinders are quite a benefit to Mr. Henry in additon to the fact that they keep the mail sacks from getting wet and muddy.
News item, "West Union Record," Thursday, September 16 1915, in its entirety:
H. T. DAVIS HAS EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT TO HANDLE COAL
J. T. Boggess, of the sales department of the Consolidated Coal company, of Clarksburg, was in West Union Monday evening. While here he contracted with H. T. Davis to represent the Consolidated Coal company in West Union and at Central. Mr. Davis now has the exclusive sale of this coal in this territory, and will begin the erection of a coal house here in the near future.
Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, September 23 1915, in its entirety:
H. T. Davis received a car load of coal the first of the week. Many people who burn coal are anxious to get in their winter supply before the roads get bad.
Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Sep 16 1926, in its entirety:
"H. T. Davis and a force of men are busily engaged in making cane molasses at the mouth of Rock Run, on Mr. Davis' property, and it looks like they will be employed several days, as sugar cane is pretty good this year."
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| Person ID |
I57618 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
19 Nov 2017 |
1871 - 1958 (86 years)
