Husband: Nathan Davis, Jr.
Born: Jun-21-1772 in New Jersey 1 (see note 1)
Died: May-23-1866 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA (see note 2)
Military: Captain, War of 1812 4 (see note 3)
Father: Nathan Davis (1740 - 1814)
Mother: Annie (Ann) Gifford (1742 - 1820)
Notes
Wife: Jane Sutton 1 Married: in New Jersey 3
Born: Oct- 7-1770 in New Jersey 1 (see note 4) Died: Apr-27-1857 1 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 Father: Cornelius Sutton (1750 - 1850) Mother: Elizabeth Applegate
F Child 1: Elizabeth Davis Born: Dec- 1-1795 1,5 Died: May- -1842 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,5 Husband: James Morris b. Dec-11-1790 d. 1864 Married: Sep-13-1814 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
F Child 2: Lydia "Liddie" Davis Born: Oct-15-1799 6 Died: Apr-11-1865 6 Buried: in Vanderhoof Cemetery, Newton, Jasper Co, IL Census: 1850 in Jackson Co, (W)VA Census: 1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Squire Sayre b. Feb-10-1801 d. Oct-25-1865 Married: Jan-30-1822 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 (see note 5)
F Child 3: Hannah Davis Born: ca 1803 1 Died: Jan-28-1880 7,8 Buried: (old section) in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 6) Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Samuel Preston F. Randolph b. Jan-25-1807 d. Jul-28-1863 Census name: S. P. F. Randolph Married: Oct-15-1827 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8
M Child 4: John S. Davis Born: Feb-10-1804 9,1 Died: Jul- 5-1855 8 Buried: in Peaksville, Clark Co, MO 8,6 Wife: Esther F. Randolph b. Oct-31-1810 d. Feb- 7-1894 Married: Apr- 6-1827 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8
F Child 5: Mary "Polly" Davis Born: ca 1808 10,1 Died: Apr- -1859 in Wood Co, (W)VA 11 Cause of death: consumption 11 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Ethelbert David Bond b. Apr- 1-1810 d. Sep-13-1880 Census name: E. D. Bond Married: Jul-31-1832 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 12
M Child 6: Lewis Sutton Davis Born: Feb- 5-1811 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,13 Died: Mar-26-1893 in Knoxville, Marion Co, IA 8,7 Buried: Zion Cemetery in Pershing, Marion Co, IA 6 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Elizabeth Shannon b. Mar-17-1822 d. Nov-21-1857 Married: May-28-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8 Wife: Charlotte Llewellyn b. ca 1823 Married: Mar-18-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14
F Child 7: Edith Davis Born: 1813 1 Died: 1899 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV Husband: Andrew Dare Married: May-24-1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
M Child 8: William Sutton Davis Born: in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3 Died: 1837 1 Buried: (unmarked) in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 (see note 7) Cause of death: injuries sustained in a tornado 15 Wife: Sophia Chaney b. Jan-13-1810 d. Mar- -1886 Also known as: Sophia Cheney 1 Married: ca 1826 3
M Child 9: Joseph Davis Died: in infancy 1
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. 21. (2) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (3) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >. (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 >, p. 22. (5) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 167. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Headstone. (8) 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. 56. (9) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (10) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (11) U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Lewis S. Davis, widowed, 45, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge, son of Nathan & Jane; and Charlotte Dawson, widowed, 35, b. Allegany Co MD, res. Doddridge, dau of John & Abigail Lewellen. Married Mar 18 1858. (15) 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. 57. Event Notes Note (1) Age 74 given at time of 1850 Census would put birth in about 1776. Note (2) In household of son Lewis S. Davis and his family. Note (3) From the Minute Book, page 20, of the 1805-1806 term of the Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia) Court, entry dated October 21, 1805: "Thomas Babcock, Esq., certifyed to court that Nathan Davis jr. was sworn into the office of Captain Jesse F. Randolph in the office of Lieutenant and Crandall Davis Ensign." Note (4) Age 73 given at time of 1850 Census would put birth in about 1877. Note (5) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 21, reports marriage date as Jan 30 1822. But Wes Cochran's "Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894," p. 51, shows it as Feb 14 1822, noting that the groom's name could be read as either Sears or Sayre. Note (6) In household with daughter and son-in-law Virginia & Alfred Jennings. Note (7) Although no marker or record of his burial has been found, it is presumed that William Sutton Davis is buried in the same cemetery as his daughter Harriet, who died in the same tornado that took his own life.