Doddridge County Roots


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Jasper W. DAVISSON

Jasper W. DAVISSON

Male 1836 - 1895  (59 years)


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  • Name Jasper W. DAVISSON
    Birth 11 Jul 1836  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • His military records, identifying him as Jasper W. Davidson, give his birthplace as Barbour County. His headstone also shows his name as Jasper W. Davidson, inconsistent with other records. He was one of eight children. The others: Oscar F. (b. 1827), Joseph, John, Elishe (m. Hester Ann Arahood; went west after Civil War), Cordelia, Barbara Ann (1832-1891), and Mary Emza.
    Gender Male
    Military Pvt, Co M, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  [4, 5] 
    Residence 1855  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [6] 
    Death 13 Sep 1895  [7] 
    Burial IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I2913  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2016

    Father Benjamin C. DAVISSON,   b. CA 1797, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. CA 1855 (Age ~ 58 years)
    Mother Mary "Polly" COTTRILL,   b. CA 1803
    Family ID F2327  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mariah FAST,   b. 11 Jul 1835, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1913, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [9]
    Marriage Jun 1855  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 5 1860:
      J. W. Davisson, 24, farmer, value of real estate $150, value of personal estate $40; Maria, 25; M. L. (female), 4; M. J. (female), 3; J. W. (male), 1.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of H. N. & Liddy Fast.
    Children 
    >1. Mary Laverna DAVISSON,   b. 12 Jul 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1939, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +2. Melissa Jane DAVISSON,   b. 18 Nov 1857, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1893, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
    +3. Rosa DAVISSON,   b. 7 Oct 1862, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1933, Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F1052  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S493] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp).

    4. [S444] Russell Lee Davisson, The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993)), p. 143.

    5. [S1711] Civil War Service Records, ().

    6. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    7. [S5] Headstone.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.