Husband: Lenville Davis
Also known as: Linville Davis 1,2
Born: Jul-17-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,3 (see note 1)
Died: Jan-27-1972 1
Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Mother: Mary Josephene Davis (1847 - 1899)
Wife: Cora Bell Stark
Married: Mar- 9-1901 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 3,1
Born: Jul-23-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,4,3
Died: Apr-29-1913 1,4
Buried: in Cascara Cemetery (near Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
Father: John Wesley Stark (1861 - 1939)
Mother: Olive Virginia "Ollie" Goodwin (1865 - 1941)
F Child 1: Mabel Elizabeth Davis Born: Aug-19-1902 1 Census: 1930 in Mannington District, Marion Co, WV Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Ellsworth Cork b. Apr-20-1902 d. May-13-1942 Census name: Elsworth Cork Married: ca 1921 7
M Child 2: Dallas Van "Dal" Davis Born: Sep-28-1905 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,4 Died: Feb-12-1986 4,9 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10 Resided: in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1927 at Lamberts Run, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Ina Ruth Riddle b. Oct- 3-1911 d. Jun- 8-1992 Married: Dec-24-1927 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 12
M Child 3: John Wesley Davis Born: Nov- 2-1907 1 Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: Forrest Erville Davis Census name: Erval F. Davis Born: Oct-24-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,11,14 Died: Nov-18-1972 in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 15,11,1,14 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10 Resided: in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 3,15 Census: 1930 in Mannington District, Marion Co, WV (see note 2) Wife: Mildred E. Henry b. 1916 Married: Aug-28-1948 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 3,1
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. 179. (2) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Headstone. (5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) 1930 Census, Marion County, WV. (8) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Dallas Van Davis, white male, born Sep 28 1905 at Cascara, son of Lenville Davis (farmer, age 32) & Cora Belle Stark (age 20), this being the mother's second child. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," pp. 145 & 179, lists this child as both a son of Linville B. Davis (b. 1862) & Dora Cozad, and also of Linville Davis (b. 1873) & Cora Stark, with his name incorrectly reported as Dallas Vernon Davis, born Sep 20 (sic) 1905. The birth record clarifies the confusion.), BR p. 63. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (13) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Forrest Erville Davis, white male, born Oct 24 1910 in Doddridge County, son of Lenville Davis & Cora Bell Starks. This was a delayed entry, recorded on Aug 28 1968, on the basis of an affidavit filed Jul 10 1968 by his 95-year-old father, supported by insurance and employment records. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 179, incorrectly identifies him as Forest Ewill Davis, b. Oct 22 1911. His 1948 marriage record incorrectly states his birthplace as Warren, Ohio, which was his residence at the time.), BR p. 20-D. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1874, Listed as nephew Lenvill Davis in household of his mother's brother, Martin V. Davis. Note (2) In household of sister and brother-in-law, Mabel & Ellsworth Cork.