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Family: Lorhemus W. "Low" DAVIS / Talitha Frances FORD (F24789)

m. 22 Dec 1895


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  • Lorhemus W. "Low" DAVISFather | Male
    Lorhemus W. "Low" DAVIS

    Born  28 Apr 1876  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Sep 1951  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  22 Dec 1895  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Don Manuel DAVIS | F16485 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary M. SMITH | F16485 Group Sheet 

    Talitha Frances FORDMother | Female
    Talitha Frances FORD

    Born  28 Feb 1878  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Dec 1940  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Richard FORD | F24602 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Eveline ASHCRAFT | F24602 Group Sheet 

    Sylvia Belle DAVISChild 1 | Female
    + Sylvia Belle DAVIS

    Born  26 Feb 1897  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1971   
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Valentine BALL | F20069 
    Married  25 Dec 1914  Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Richard Thomas "Tom" DAVISChild 2 | Male
    Richard Thomas "Tom" DAVIS

    Born  16 Nov 1898   
    Died  17 Sep 1928  Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Pearl DAVISChild 3 | Female
    + Pearl DAVIS

    Born  7 Jul 1901  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Feb 1981   
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    Spouse  Fred F. RANDOLPH | F36996 
    Married  28 Apr 1922  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lee Nora DAVISChild 4 | Female
    + Lee Nora DAVIS

    Born  16 Feb 1903  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jan 1975  Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ernest Brent YERKEY | F34256 
    Married  14 Jan 1925  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Evart Beryl DAVISChild 5 | Male
    Evart Beryl DAVIS

    Born  31 Dec 1904   
    Died  Oct 1981   
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lula Dessel DAVISChild 6 | Female
    + Lula Dessel DAVIS

    Born  20 Nov 1906  Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Jun 1965  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Melburn Eugene SWISHER | F34755 
    Married  27 Oct 1923  Oakland, Garrett Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location

    John Dalen DAVISChild 7 | Male
    John Dalen DAVIS

    Born  1 Apr 1908  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Apr 1974   
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    Spouse  Olive "Ollie" DYE | F48145 
    Married  11 Apr 1933  Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Aris Hester DAVISChild 8 | Female
    Aris Hester DAVIS

    Born  1 Apr 1910  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Dec 2000   
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    Spouse  Coy Lee FITZPATRICK | F36998 
    Married  23 Aug 1930  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Evaline Charlotte DAVISChild 9 | Female
    Evaline Charlotte DAVIS

    Born  11 Mar 1912  Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Jun 1970  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Hazel Arretta DAVISChild 10 | Female
    Hazel Arretta DAVIS

    Born  19 Jan 1914  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Feb 1983   
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    Spouse  Thornton S. FITZPATRICK | F36994 
    Married  18 Jul 1942  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Dorsey Allen DAVISChild 11 | Male
    Dorsey Allen DAVIS

    Born  19 Oct 1915  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Nov 1995   
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    Spouse  Delphia Gladie ___ | F36993 
    Married  27 Dec 1963  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Talitha Mary DAVISChild 12 | Female
    Talitha Mary DAVIS

    Born  25 Jun 1917  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Sep 2008   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Carl E. GORRELL | F37014 
    Married  17 Nov 1940  Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ohna Low DAVISChild 13 | Female
    Ohna Low DAVIS

    Born  2 Mar 1920  Harlin (Morgans Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Sep 2002   
    Buried    K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  ___ FISHER | F37016 
    Married     
    Spouse  Henry Joseph BIFOLCHI | F37017 
    Married  12 Jul 1965  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 2 1900:
      Richard Ford, 53, b. Feb 1847, farmer, married 33 yrs; son-in-law Loremus Davis, 24, b. Apr 1876, farm hand, married 4 yrs; wife Evaline Ford, 58, b. Aug 1841, married 33 yrs, (count of children illegible); dau Talitha Davis, 22, b. Feb 1878, married 4 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); granddau Silva B. Davis, 3, b. Feb 1897; grandson Richard T. Davis, 1, b. Oct 1898.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 27 1910:
      Loremus Davis, 34, oil field laborer, married 14 yrs; wife Talitha, 33, married 14 yrs, mother of 8 children (all still living); dau Silva B, 13; son Richard T, 11; dau Estella P, 9; dau Nora L, 7; son Beryl E, 6; dau Lulu D, 3; son John D, 2; dau Heiress Hester, 1 month. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792695&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Lo Davis, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Telitha Ford, 18, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 22 1895 "at the residence of the bride's parents."

    2. [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 >).