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Francis Marion DAVIS

Francis Marion DAVIS

Male 1859 - 1940  (80 years)


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  • Name Francis Marion DAVIS
    Birth 20 Dec 1859  Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation laborer  [3] 
    Residence Davis, Tucker Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 20 Aug 1940  Davis, Tucker Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Burial Davis, Tucker Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I37240  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2015

    Father William Riley DAVIS,   b. 20 Sep 1829   d. 31 Mar 1901 (Age 71 years)
    Mother Permelia DAVIS,   b. 27 May 1831   d. 15 Jun 1908, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F18535  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ellender LIPSCOMB,   b. CA 1863
    Marriage 3 Oct 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Laura DAVIS
     2. Grace DAVIS
     3. Truman DAVIS
    Family ID F14773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nettie RILEY,   b. CA 1864  [1, 6]
    Family ID F18537  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S83] 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. 101.

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

    3. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    4. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
      Susie Davis Nicholson, p. 101, incorrectly reports death date as Mar 3 1939.

    5. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Francis M. Davis, 21, of Doddridge Co, son of James R. [sic] & Permelia; and Ellender Lipscomb, 17, of Doddridge Co, dau of James F. & Nancy E. It is noted that husband's father was incorrectly identified as James R. Davis, rather than William R. Davis. Susie Davis Nicholson (p. 101) incorrectly reports marriage date as Sep 18 1879.

    6. [S1620] Death record of husband.