Jul-28-2018
Husband: Henry Thompson Davis Also known as: Thompson Davis 1,2,3
Born: Dec- 9-1827 in Monroe Co, OH 4,5,3 Died: Mar- 3-1895 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 1,6 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Braxton Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 1 Military: Pvt, Co F, 10th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 4 Father: Mother:
Wife: Clara Ann Meadows 7,8 Also known as: Clary 8
Born: Apr- 4-1828 in Monroe Co, OH 9,3 Died: Mar-26-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 (see note 1) Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Cause of death: measles 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Braxton Co, WV Father: Thomas Meadows Mother: Sarah "Sally" Barger
F Child 1: Sarah E. Davis Born: Aug- -1849 in Monroe Co, (W)VA 10,11 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Braxton Co, (W)VA Husband: Lemuel Richards b. Jul- -1845 Married: Jun- 3-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 2: Susan E. Davis Born: ca 1852 12 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Braxton Co, (W)VA
M Child 3: John Alexander Davis Born: Dec-14-1854 in Braxton Co, (W)VA 13,12,14 Died: Sep-12-1931 in Harrison Co, WV 4 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: 1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Braxton Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1900, 1910, 1920 farmer 10,15,16 Occupation: 1880 school teacher 5 Wife: Minnie E. Martin b. Apr- -1854 d. Aug- 8-1920 Married: ca 1880 10 Wife: Icie Love Parks b. ca 1891 Married: Sep-22-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 4: Melvina Jane Davis Born: 1856 17,11 Died: 1920 17 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 18 Census: 1920 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Braxton Co, (W)VA Husband: Christopher Columbus Smith b. ca 1851 d. bef 1920 Census name: Columbus C. Smith Married: Mar-26-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 5: Anna May Davis Also known as: Mariah A. Davis 11,5,12 Born: Apr-30-1858 6,10 Died: May- 5-1905 6 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 18 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Braxton Co, (W)VA Husband: James Robert Boyce b. Mar- 7-1857 d. Nov-15-1921 Census name: Annie M. 10 Married: Feb-28-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 19
F Child 6: Mary Luverna Davis Born: May-10-1860 in Braxton Co, (W)VA 20,12 Died: 1891 Cause of death: complications following childbirth Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Braxton Co, (W)VA Husband: Luther E. Kile b. Feb-14-1856 d. Feb-14-1909 Married: Mar-27-1881 in Greenbrier Run (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 20
M Child 7: Thomas Lincoln Davis Born: Dec-10-1861 in Braxton Co, (W)VA 21 Died: Aug-18-1934 in Salem, WV 21 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 21 Census: 1920 in Salem, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: oil worker 21 Wife: Lucy Smith b. Oct-27-1865 d. May-18-1950 Married: Oct- 7-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
F Child 8: Martha Catherine "Mattie" Davis Born: May- 6-1864 7 Died: Mar- 3-1943 4 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Adolphus Arden Davis b. May- 9-1860 d. Jul-17-1902 Married: Sep-28-1885 7
M Child 9: Freeman S. Davis Born: May-23-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 Died: Nov-26-1946 in Harrison Co, WV 4 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Laura M. Smith b. May-19-1872 d. Oct-12-1961 Married: Aug-16-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 10: Dora Ella Davis Also known as: Ella Davis 22 Born: May- -1871 10,11,17 Died: 1914 17,22 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 18 Census: 1900, 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George Walter Swiger b. May- 6-1865 d. Jan-29-1958 Also known as: Walter Swiger 23,24 Married: Nov-13-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (2) Death record of wife. (3) Death record of son. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (6) Headstone. (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. 132. (8) Marriage record of daughter. (9) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) 1860 Census, Braxton County, (W)VA. (13) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796288&Type=Marriage. (15) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (16) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (17) Headstone (year only) (18) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as James R. Boyce, 26, of Doddridge Co; and Mariah A. Davis, 23, of Doddridge Co. Married Feb 28 1884. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (21) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (22) Obituary of husband. (23) Obituary of father. (24) Obituary of brother. Event Notes Note (1) Death date on headstone is Mar 25 1898. Note (2) In household with her widowed nephew Ernest Richards and his two young children.Name Index