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John Alexander DAVIS

John Alexander DAVIS

Male 1854 - 1931  (76 years)

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  • Name John Alexander DAVIS 
    Born 14 Dec 1854  Braxton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Braxton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [5] 
    school teacher 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1920  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900, 1910, 1920  [6, 7, 8] 
    farmer 
    Residence 1921  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 12 Sep 1931  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Buried Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    • Reported by "Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. 1" as being isted among burials from the 1932 WPA reading of this cemetery, whose tombstones are no longer standing or no longer readable.
    Person ID I74417  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2017 

    Father Henry Thompson DAVIS,   b. 9 Dec 1827, Monroe Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1895, Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Clara Ann MEADOWS,   b. 4 Apr 1828, Monroe Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F20390  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Minnie E. MARTIN,   b. Apr 1854, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1920, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married CA 1880  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 10 1880:
      John A. Davis, 25, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), school teacher; wife Minnie M, 25, b. Ohio (parents' birthplace left blank), school teacher.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Jun 22 1900:
      John A. Davis, 45, b. Dec 1854 in WVa (both parents b. WVa), farmer, married 20 yrs; wife Minnie E. M., 46, b. Apr 1854 in Ohio (father b. South Carolina, mother b. Pennsylvania), married 20 yrs, no children; adopted dau Maggie Rowland, 30, b. Mar 1870 in Ohio (both parents b. Unknown), single, mother of 1 child (still living); adopted son Parris B. Rowland, 11, b. Jan 1889 in WVa (father b. Unk, mother b. Ohio).

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Apr 20 1910:
      John A. Davis, 55, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), farmer, married 30 yrs; wife Minnie E. M., 55, b. Ohio (father Scot-Scotch, mother b. Pennsylvania), married 30 yrs, mother of 1 child (not living); servant Charles McCloy, 17, b. WVa (both parents b WVa), farm laborer (working out).

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumeration not given:
      John A. Davis, 65, b. WVa (father b. WVa, mother b. Va.), farmer; wife Minnie E. M., 65, b. Ohio (both parents b. Ohio).
    Family ID F49241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Icie Love PARKS,   b. 31 Mar 1891, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1969, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1921  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F49242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S2524] 1860 Census, Braxton County, (W)VA.

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796288&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S2082] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

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

    7. [S2110] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    8. [S2049] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).