Husband: Lewis Sutton Davis
Born: Feb- 5-1811 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Mar-26-1893 in Knoxville, Marion Co, IA 3,4 Buried: Zion Cemetery in Pershing, Marion Co, IA 5 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Nathan Davis, Jr. (1772 - 1866) Mother: Jane Sutton (1770 - 1857) Other spouse 2 Notes
Wife: Elizabeth Shannon 1
Married: May-28-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3
Born: Mar-17-1822 6
Died: Nov-21-1857 7
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,3
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Gamble Shannon (1798 - 1850)
Mother: Content Davis (1802 - 1886)
M Child 1: William J. Davis Census name: W. J. Davis Born: May-10-1841 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,8 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 2: John M. Davis Census name: Geo. M. Davis Born: Sep- 4-1842 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,8 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 3: Bell Jane Davis Census name: Bell J. Davis Born: May-15-1844 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,8 Died: Jun- 3-1881 in Columbia Co, WA 10 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Albert Sanford Toops b. Jul-28-1836 d. Dec-18-1916 Married: Sep-18-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 4: Gamble B. Davis Census name: G. B. Davis Born: Apr-28-1846 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,11 Resided: 1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Nancy J. Thomas b. Nov-19-1845 d. May- 6-1872 Married: Jul-29-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Wife: Levina Josephine Dotson b. Jun-30-1853 d. Apr- 1-1933 Also known as: Josephine Dotson 12 Married: Oct- -1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 5: Nathan W. Davis Born: Apr-18-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13,8 Died: Jan-21-1854 9 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 6: Jacob J. Davis Census name: J. J. Davis Born: Jul- 9-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,14 Died: 1933 9 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 7: Thomas Neely Davis Born: ca 1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15 Died: May-26-1931 in Marion Co, IA 10 Buried: Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City, Johnson Co, Iowa 5 Resided: (settled, 1872) in Iowa 10 Resided: (moved, 1871) in St. Louis, MO 10 Resided: originally in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10 Occupation: farmer 10 Wife: Ellen Jane Smith b. Jan- 3-1857 d. Dec-12-1882 Wife: Mary Charlotte Chambers b. May-29-1859 d. Jul-31-1939 Married: Apr-24-1884 10
M Child 8: Lewis Albert Davis Also known as: Albert Davis 9 Born: Mar- 8-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
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) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (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 >, p. 56. (4) Headstone. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death, Age given as 35y 8m 4d. "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 54 & p. 56, reports birth date as Mar 14 1822. (7) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (8) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (9) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >. (10) 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. 108. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) 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. (14) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (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 >, Birth date given as Apr 16 1853 on p. 57, but as Apr 16 1852 on p. 108.