Doddridge County Roots


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Orval Edgar DAVISSON

Orval Edgar DAVISSON

Male 1892 - 1981  (88 years)


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  • Name Orval Edgar DAVISSON
    Birth 11 Nov 1892  Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • "West Union Cemeteries," p. 28, reports birth date on headstone as Nov 11 1892, which corresponds to his birth record. But "The Davissons - A History and Genealogy," p. 164, reports birth date as Nov 11 1893, and his WW I draft registration states Nov 10 1893, while the 1900 Census shows it as Oct 1892.
    Gender Male
    Census 1900, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1917  [3] 
    "cleaning out" for Carter Oil Co. at Nutters Fork 
    Military From 19 Sep 1917 to 7 Jun 1919  [4] 
    World War I (suffered shell shock, 1918) 
    Death 11 Jan 1981  Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I48722  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2016

    Father Edgar DAVISSON,   b. 4 Sep 1831, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1916, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Mother Matilda A. SHRADER,   b. 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1917, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F16813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S444] Russell Lee Davisson, The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993)), p. 164.

    5. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).