Doddridge County Roots


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James W. DAVIS

James W. DAVIS

Male 1856 - 1880  (23 years)


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  • Name James W. DAVIS
    Birth 4 Dec 1856  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • No birth record had been found for James W. Davis. Birth date reported by "Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia," p. 68, as 4 March 1858. But age 8 in the 1860 Census would put his birth in about 1852, while age 14 in the 1870 Census and age 24 in his 1880 marriage record puts it in about 1856. The date on his headstone is 4 December 1856, conflicting with the 7 Sep 1856 birth date of his brother George.
    Gender Male
    Census 1870  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 6 Aug 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Cause: typhoid fever 
    Burial Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I41701  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Nov 2020

    Father Absalom DAVIS,   b. 9 Dec 1809, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1888 (Age 78 years)
    Mother Polina S. W. DAVIS,   b. 8 Dec 1811   d. 3 Feb 1901, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F13137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Ann HUFFORD,   b. 18 Jul 1861, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1944, Marion, Marion Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Marriage 7 Mar 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F16760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

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

    3. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 34, Line 3 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046547&Type=Death.

    4. [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as James W. Davis, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Absolom & Polina S. W.; and Martha A. Hufford, 18, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Solomon & Eliza N. Married Mar 7 1880.