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Walter Rancel DAVIS

Walter Rancel DAVIS

Male 1912 - 1991  (79 years)

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  • Name Walter Rancel DAVIS 
    Born 23 May 1912  Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1940  [5] 
    grinder in glass factory 
    Military From 10 Dec 1942 to 28 Nov 1945  [2, 3] 
    Pfc, US Army, World War II 
    Census 1940, 1950  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1950  [6] 
    track roustabout for railroad company 
    Died 10 Jun 1991  [2, 3, 4] 
    Buried Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I85660  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2023 

    Father Addison DAVIS,   b. 11 Jun 1877, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1960, Industrial, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Addie May GRUBB,   b. 15 May 1885, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1985  (Age 100 years) 
    Family ID F20662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lelia Lovernia BURNSIDE,   b. 17 Jun 1921, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1994  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1941  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Sandra Sue DAVIS,   b. 6 May 1942, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1942  (Age 0 years)
     2. Carolyn Jean DAVIS,   b. 17 May 1943, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 2001  (Age 58 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Family ID F36705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940, 1950 - Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [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. 233.

    2. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    3. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    5. [S2638] 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S288] 1950 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.