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Lewis DAVIS

Lewis DAVIS

Male 1811 - 1886  (74 years)

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  • Name Lewis DAVIS 
    Born 19 Sep 1811  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence ORIGINALLY  Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 21 Apr 1886  [1] 
    Buried Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I52112  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2010 

    Family Harriet Ann DEAN,   b. 13 Jul 1821, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1902  (Age 81 years)  [2, 5] 
    Notes 
    • Lewis Davis was not descended from Rev. William Davis, the progenitor of the Davises who settled in Salem, WV.

      1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Lewis Davis, 31, farmer; Harriet, 25; John, 8; Samuel, 6; Rezin, 4; Richard, 2.
      (Note: Birthplace for all given as Virginia, although Lewis and Harriet are known from the 1860 Census and other records to have been born in Maryland.)

      1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Lewis Davis, 44, b. Maryland, farm laborer; Harriet A, 38, b. Md; John E, 19, b. Virginia; Samuel H, 15, b. Va; Richard J, 12, b. VA; Mary E, 8, b. Va; Matthias M F, 4, b. Va; Eliza J, 1, b. Va.

      1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile Twp), enumerated on Aug 11 1870:
      Lewis Davis, 55, b. Maryland, farmer; Harriet A, 48, b. Md; Matthia, 13, b. Va; Jemima A, 6, b. WVa; Richard J, 21, b. Va, farm laborer. [3, 6]
    Children 
    +1. John E. DAVIS,   b. 26 Nov 1841, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1911  (Age 69 years)
    +2. Samuel Henry DAVIS,   b. 1 Feb 1844,   d. 1 May 1905  (Age 61 years)
     3. Rezin C. DAVIS,   b. CA 1846
    +4. Richard J. DAVIS,   b. 6 Jul 1849, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1925, O'Neill, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +5. Mary Elizabeth DAVIS,   b. 8 Feb 1854, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1943, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F21500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    3. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 384.

    4. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    6. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >).