Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Riley Davis
Born: Sep-20-1829 1 Died: Mar-31-1901 1 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 2,3 Father: Nathan J. Davis (1797 - 1891) Mother: Keziah Davis (1796 - 1862)
Wife: Permelia Davis Married: Aug-17-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1
Born: May-27-1831 4 Died: Jun-15-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Joshua J. Davis (1791 - 1873) Mother: Catherine Maxson (1797 - 1856)
F Child 1: Mary Adeline Davis Born: May-17-1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,6 Died: Sep-16-1883 7 Resided: 1872 in Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Ephraim Bee Davis b. Dec- 5-1848 d. Aug- 5-1908 Married: Nov- 7-1872 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
M Child 2: Daniel W. Davis Born: Mar-23-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8,9,10 Died: Mar-15-1932 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10,11 Buried: in Metz Chapel Cemetery, btwn Silver Run & Petroleum (Co Rd 18/3), Ritchie Co, WV 12 Resided: 1926 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Harriet Catherine Knight b. Dec-13-1848 d. Oct-19-1926 Married: Feb- 1-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
M Child 3: Francis Marion Davis Census name: Baby Davis Born: Dec-20-1859 in Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 1,14,15 Died: Aug-20-1940 in Davis, Tucker Co, WV 16 Buried: in Davis, Tucker Co, WV 15 Resided: in Davis, Tucker Co, WV 15 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: laborer 15 Wife: Ellender Lipscomb b. ca 1863 Married: Oct- 3-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Wife: Nettie Riley b. ca 1864
M Child 4: Joshua Addison Davis Born: Jan-16-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,10 Died: Aug- 6-1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,19,10 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 20,21 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1900 day laborer 22 Wife: Susannah Lipscomb b. Dec-11-1867 d. Jun-25-1890 Census name: Susana Lipscomb Married: Sep- 5-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,18 Wife: Sarah Jane Johns b. 1870 d. Nov-10-1940 Married: Jun-15-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 5: Lillie Belle Davis Born: Oct-16-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,23,24 Died: Sep- 5-1953 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 15,25 Buried: Masonic 15 Resided: 517 Maryland Ave in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 15 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Marion Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Francis Marion Lipscomb b. Mar-28-1865 d. Mar-20-1932 Census name: Frantz Lipscomb Married: Oct-23-1886 near Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 24
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. 101. (2) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (3) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (4) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >. (5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Identified as Permelia Davis, died Jun 15 1908. Susie Davis Nicholson, in "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," reports date of death as Jun 15 1908 on p. 53, but as Jun 14 1907 on p. 101. (6) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (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. 164. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (10) Headstone (year only) (11) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Death record of wife. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Susie Davis Nicholson, p. 101, incorrectly reports death date as Mar 3 1939. (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Francis M. Davis, 21, of Doddridge Co, son of James R. [sic] & Permelia; and Ellender Lipscomb, 17, of Doddridge Co, dau of James F. & Nancy E. It is noted that husband's father was incorrectly identified as James R. Davis, rather than William R. Davis. Susie Davis Nicholson (p. 101) incorrectly reports marriage date as Sep 18 1879. (18) 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. 166. (19) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (20) Headstone. (21) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (22) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (23) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (24) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com.Name Index