Husband: Peter W. Davis
Born: Mar-28-1809 1
Died: Jan-18-1894 1
Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: 1876 chair maker 2
Occupation: 1870 wheelwright 3
Occupation: 1850, 1860 farmer 4,5
Father: George J. Davis (1790 - 1868)
Mother: Catherine Davis (1788 - 1869)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Ann Davis Also known as: Anna Davis 6,7 Married: Sep- 1-1828 in Clark Co, OH 1
Born: 1811 1 Died: bef Sep 1876 8 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Joseph Davis (1770 - ) Mother: Hannah Sutton ( - 1854) Notes
F Child 1: Eleanor Davis Born: Nov- 6-1829 in Ohio 9,1,4 Died: Jan-23-1904 9 Buried: in Spruce Creek Baptist Church Cemetery (Co Rd 34), Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Abner Stout b. Jul-29-1823 d. Jul- 8-1907 Married: May-29-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,1
M Child 2: Amaziah S. Davis Born: Jan- 8-1832 12,11 Died: Jan-19-1889 12 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Mariah Sutton b. Jul- 8-1832 d. Jul- 2-1903 Census name: Mariah S. Kelly Married: Jan-19-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13
F Child 3: Rosetta Davis Born: 1835 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: 1896 (see note 1) Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Thomas D. Leeson b. Jun-21-1831 d. Jan- -1882 Census name: Thomas Wise Married: Jun-27-1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14
M Child 4: Franklin Davis Also known as: Frank Davis 15 Born: Feb- 6-1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16,11 (see note 2) Died: Apr-12-1867 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Cause of death: consumption Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farm worker 5 Military: Jul-28-1863 - Mar- 8-1864 Pvt, Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav, Civil War 18 (see note 3) Wife: Martha Snider b. Mar-18-1841 d. Aug- 1-1872 Married: Mar- 3-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19
M Child 5: Ezra F. Davis Born: 1846 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11,20 (see note 4) Died: Jan-14-1921 in South Norfolk, Norfolk Co (now city of Chesapeake), VA 21 Buried: in Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, VA 22 Census: 1920 in South Norfolk, Norfolk Co (now city of Chesapeake), VA Census: 1910 in Springhill Twp, Greene Co, PA Census: 1900 in Union District, Marion Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1910 farm laborer (working out) 23 Occupation: 1900 day laborer Occupation: 1870 farmer 3 Military: Pvt, Co G, 6th W.Va. Cav, Civil War 24 Wife: Nancy C. Snider b. ca 1848 Married: Jul- 1-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Wife: Annie M. Cole b. Jan- 5-1864 d. Mar-22-1926 Married: ca 1895 25
M Child 6: Christopher Columbus Davis Also known as: Columbus Davis 15 Born: ca 1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 26 Died: Jun-15-1893 12 Buried: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Elesif Ottilla "Tillie" Hutson b. 1850 d. Feb- 3-1899 Census name: Ottilla Married: Mar- 3-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 26
F Child 7: Mary Jane Davis Born: May-11-1851 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,27 Census: 1900, 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Sylvester Wright b. Apr- -1843 Married: Jul- 2-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
Sources: (1) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 71. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (4) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (5) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (6) Marriage record of daughter. (7) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 21. (8) Record of husband's remarriage. (9) Headstone. (10) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 134. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Amaziah S. Davis, 20, res. Doddridge Co, son of Peter W.; and Mariah Sutton, 18, res. Doddridge Co, ward of Nathan Kelley. Married Jan 19 1852. ("Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 134, reports marriage date as Jan 22 1851.) (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Thomas D. Leeson, 23, b. Monongalia Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Nancy Leason; and Rosetta Davis, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Peter W. & Ann Davis. Married Jun 27 1854 in Doddridge County. MR p. 110 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790852&Type=Marriage. (15) Death record of daughter. (16) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (17) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Franklin Davis, died of consumption in New Milton on Apr 12 1867, age 28y 2m 6d (= b. Feb 6 1839), b. in Harrison Co, son of Peter & Ann Davis, husband of Ann Davis. Informant: Ann Davis, consort. (Note: Basis for identification of Franklin's wife as Ann was presumably a clerical error resulting from his mother's name Ann. He is known to have been married to Martha Snider.) (18) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Franklin Davis, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Peter W. & Ann; and Martha Snider, 17, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of John & Sydney. Married Mar 3 1859. (20) Headstone (year only) (21) Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) Findagrave.com. (23) 1910 Census. (24) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (25) 1900 Census, Marion County, WV. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 168, Line 10 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791672&Type=Marriage. (27) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) On March 5 1896, J. N. Dotson, Andrew Hart and J. E. Waldo posted $500 Administrator's Bond, with J. N. Dotson being appointed Administrator of the estate of "Rosetta Leeson, deceased." J. N. Dotson is probably one of the many name variations of Rosetta's son-in-law William Judson Dotson. It appears that the estate of Rosetta's husband, Thomas D. Leeson, who died in 1882, had not been settled, as J. N. Dotson was also appointed Administrator of the estate of "T. D. Leeson, deceased" on Apr 11 1896. Note (2) Age 28y 2m 6d at death calculates to a birth date of Feb 6 1839. But age 17 at time of March 1859 marriage would put birth in about 1841 or 1842, and age 9 in the 1850 Census and 19 in the 1860 Census also puts it in about 1841. Note (3) Military records show that Franklin Davis enlisted in Co H, 4th W.Va. Cavalry, on 28 Jul 1863 in West Union. He mustered in as a Corporal on 29 Aug 1863 in Parkersburg, but was reduced to Private on 1 Sep 1863. He mustered out as a Private on 8 Mar 1864 in Wheeling. NOTE: The state-issued Civil War medal intended for him was never claimed and remains in storage at the West Virginia State Archives in Charleston. Note (4) Age 30 in the 1880 Census would put birth in about 1850. But age in marriage record would put birth in about 1846, and the 1900 Census shows it as May 1847, and his death record states Apr 4 1846.