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James Hornor DAVIS

James Hornor DAVIS

Male 1870 - 1941  (70 years)

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  • Name James Hornor DAVIS 
    Born 13 Nov 1870  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Captain, Co K, 1st Regt, West Virginia National Guard  [1] 
    Occupation From 1903 to 1904  [1] 
    Deputy Clerk of Harrison County Court under Charles F. Holden 
    Occupation From 1904 to 1917  [1] 
    real estate and insurance 
    Occupation From 1917 to 1921  [1] 
    postmaster of Clarksburg Post Office 
    Census 1910, 1930  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education West Virginia University (civil engineering)  [1] 
    Occupation civil engineer  [1, 2] 
    • James Hornor Davis was one of the organizers of the West Virginia, Ohio and Western Bailroad, afterward changed to the West Virginia Short Line Bailroad. This road was built from Clarksburg to New Martinsville, West Virginia, and J. H. Davis was engineer on location.
    Died 1941  [3] 
    Buried (MAUSOLEUM)  Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I118613  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2018 

    Father Edward DAVIS,   b. 3 Jul 1844,   d. 27 Mar 1872, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Mother Almira Louise "Myra" HORNOR,   b. 21 Jul 1844, Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1925, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F50506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edna HOLMES,   b. 3 Mar 1870, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1933, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1892  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth DAVIS,   b. 27 Aug 1893, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1893, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Ewing McCleary DAVIS,   b. Sep 1894, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1897, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 2 years)
     3. Catherine Louise DAVIS,   b. 22 Sep 1894, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1928, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
    +4. Virginia Hornor DAVIS,   b. 26 Sep 1896, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1975  (Age 78 years)
     5. James Edward DAVIS,   b. 4 Jun 1901, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1974, Princeton, Mercer Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     6. John Holmes DAVIS,   b. 26 Dec 1902, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1923, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
    Family ID F50741  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S178] The History of West Virginia, Old and New, Vol III, (The American Historical Society, 1923), http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/harrison/bios/jhdavis.txt.

    2. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.