Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: John (Jonathan) MCCLOY / Harriet DAVIS (F19568)

m. 28 Jan 1858


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  • John (Jonathan) MCCLOYFather | Male
    John (Jonathan) MCCLOY

    Born  CA 1838  Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 May 1901   
    Buried    Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  28 Jan 1858  [1]  Doddridge Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Alexander MCCLOY | F18777 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Cary Ann GARRETT | F18777 Group Sheet 

    Harriet DAVISMother | Female
    Harriet DAVIS

    Born  3 Apr 1841  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried    Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph J. DAVIS | F19569 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah "Sally" DAVIS | F19569 Group Sheet 

    Sarah MCCLOYChild 1 | Female
    + Sarah MCCLOY

    Born  CA 1859  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Jan 1902   
    Buried  LONG RUN   
    Spouse  Reuben H. DAVIS | F22419 
    Married  5 Jan 1879  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Melissa Jane MCCLOYChild 2 | Female
    + Melissa Jane MCCLOY

    Born  CA 1861  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Dec 1922  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Peter W. DAVIS | F19567 
    Married  7 Sep 1876  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charles B. BONNELL | F19571 
    Married  29 Aug 1894  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    William MCCLOYChild 3 | Male
    + William MCCLOY

    Born  21 Mar 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Apr 1910   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Christina Ann WILLIAMSON | F1357 
    Married  22 Feb 1882  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Alexander MCCLOYChild 4 | Male
    + Alexander MCCLOY

    Born  4 Jul 1866  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Apr 1952   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Leona LIPSCOMB | F10869 
    Married  19 Mar 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emma May SHEPHERD | F31293 
    Married  16 Mar 1904  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Susan Saphrona DENNISON | F54259 
    Married  7 Dec 1914  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Nancy MCCLOYChild 5 | Female
    + Nancy MCCLOY

    Born  15 Oct 1868   
    Died  10 Dec 1952   
    Buried  (UNMARKED)  Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James W. DAVIS | F23628 
    Married  20 Jul 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Joseph MCCLOYChild 6 | Male
    + Joseph MCCLOY

    Born  1 Apr 1873  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Jan 1954  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Flemington (Baileytown), Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Leni Leota "Lutie" MCCLARY | F47792 
    Married  27 Jan 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nellie GOODWIN | F47793 
    Married  25 Apr 1908  Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Peter Bloom MCCLOYChild 7 | Male
    + Peter Bloom MCCLOY

    Born  11 Aug 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Oct 1910   
    Buried    Baileytown Church Cemetery, Rosemont, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth Jane MARTIN | F47810 
    Married  24 Dec 1898  Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Fleety MCCLOYChild 8 | Female
    Fleety MCCLOY

    Born  30 May 1880  Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

  • Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      John McCoy (sic), 23, farmer; Harriet, 20; Sarah, 1. All born in Virginia.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jul 15 1870:
      John McCloy, 32, common laborer; Harriet, 26; Sarah, 12; Malissa J, 9; William, 6; Alex, 4; Nancy, 2. All born in Va/WVa except John, born in Pennsylvania.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 8 1880:
      John McCloy, 40, farm laborer; wife Harriet, 35; son William, 16, farm laborer; son Alexander, 15, farm laborer; dau Nancy, 10; son Joseph, 7; son Peter B, 2; dau Fleety, 1 month, birth month May. All born in West Virginia except John, born in Pennsylvania. Both adults and all but the three youngest children indicated as being unable or read or write. [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 122, Line 3 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790592&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Jonathan McCloy, 20, b. Pennsylvania, res. Hackers Creek, son of Alexander & Carian McCloy, occupation laborer; and Harriett Davis, 16, b. Brushy Fork of Meat House, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Joseph H. & Sarah Davis. Married Jan 28 1858 in Doddridge County, officiated by Peter Davis.

    2. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    3. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >).