Husband: Eli Davis
Born: Jun- 6-1851 1
Died: Jan-26-1939 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,1 (see note 1)
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 (see note 2)
Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer
Father: Alford Newlon Davis (1817 - 1859)
Mother: Rebecca Davis (1815 - 1897)
Wife: Nancy Jane Smith 3 Married: Oct- 1-1874 1
Born: Jun-11-1851 1 Died: Oct-11-1923 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 4 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5 Occupation: seamstress 4 Father: Elijah G. Smith (1825 - 1890) Mother: Edith Pepper (1832 - 1887)
F Child 1: Chloe Joyce Davis Census name: Cloe J. Davis Born: Jan- 3-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Died: Sep-20-1967 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 7,6 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 7 Census: 1920, 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Salem, WV Resided: 1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher 7 Husband: William E. Rosemond Smith b. Apr- 4-1874 d. ca 1929 Also known as: Rosamond Smith 9 Married: Oct-11-1914 at Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 10,8
M Child 2: Corley Clarence Davis Born: Dec-27-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,11 Died: Sep- 9-1893 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,1 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Cause of death: hit by train 11 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
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. 134. (2) Obituary. (3) Death record of daughter. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) Obituary of husband. (6) 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. 196. (7) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (9) Obituary of father. (10) Newspaper wedding announcement, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Oct 15 1914, in its entirety: "On last Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Heflin in Wabash addition, was the scene of a very pretty wedding when Miss Cloe Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Davis, and Mr. E. R. Smith of Salem, were united in marriage by Rev. John D. Runkle of the Baptist church. "The bride is one of our very best young ladies and is held in high esteem by all who know her; the groom is one of Harrison county's business men and is deservedly popular. "While this happy couple will make Salem their future home, we join a host of friends in extending congratulations and best wishes." (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, There are two entries for this death: (1) DR p. 70: Identified as Corley C. Davis, white male, born Doddridge Co, died Sep 9 1893 in West Union, age 14y 8m 12d, cause of death "killed by the train," burial in West Union. (2) DR p. 69: Corley Davis, white male, b. Doddridge Co, died Sep 9 1893 in West Union, age 14, cause of death "Ran over by R.R. train," duration of disease 12 hours, burial in West Union. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048412&Type=Death (Note: Age at death in first entry calculates to a birth date of Dec 28 1878, but "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 134, reports birth date as Dec 27 1878, while "West Union WV Cemeteries," p. 42, reports date on headstone as Oct 27 1878. The latter reference also incorrectly reports death date on headstone as Sep 8 1898.), DR p. 70 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048405&Type=Death. (13) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) Event Notes Note (1) at the county infirmary Note (2) Obituary states that interment was made "in the old West Union cemetery." This is almost certainly the lower portion of Blockhouse Hill Cemetery that was once the Seventh Day Baptist cemetery, rather than the former IOOF section of the upper Blockhouse Hill Cemetery. His wife's 1923 death record stated her burial location only as West Union. Based on her husband's obituary, it is presumed that she too was buried in the old SDB section.