Doddridge County Roots

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James William DAVIS

James William DAVIS

Male 1853 - 1930  (~ 77 years)

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  • Name James William DAVIS 
    Born CA 1853  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Birth date on headstone is Mar 11 1850, while his death record shows it as Mar 11 1848. But age 7 in the 1860 Census puts it in about 1853.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2
    Died 4 Apr 1930  Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cause: drowned 
    Buried Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I77355  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2020 

    Father Christian Anderson DAVIS,   b. 1823, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Sarah Jane GRIFFIN,   b. 20 Jul 1832,   d. 25 Dec 1893  (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F22529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth H. BATES,   b. 3 Apr 1855,   d. 22 Nov 1920  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 5 Nov 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Amanda "Mandy" DAVIS,   b. Feb 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1929  (Age ~ 54 years)
     2. Worthy Otto DAVIS,   b. 29 Sep 1890,   d. 30 Mar 1955, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F49519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2065] 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1931804&Type=Death.

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: J. W. Davis.