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Chesley Gordon DAVIS

Chesley Gordon DAVIS

Male 1869 - 1948  (79 years)

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  • Name Chesley Gordon DAVIS 
    Born 17 Mar 1869  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880, 1910  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation stock farmer  [3] 
    Residence Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Died 8 Dec 1948  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Buried Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I52928  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2012 

    Father Charles Grandison DAVIS,   b. Jan 1822, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1916  (Age ~ 94 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth F. RANDOLPH,   b. 25 Jan 1837,   d. 2 Feb 1918  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F3297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Edith DAVIS,   b. 30 Aug 1871,   d. 7 Jan 1901  (Age 29 years)  [1] 
    Married 5 Sep 1891  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
    +1. Goldie Murl DAVIS,   b. 21 Oct 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1985  (Age 92 years)
    +2. Adrian Leforge DAVIS,   b. 21 Mar 1894, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1934, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     3. Glenn DAVIS,   b. 10 Sep 1895,   d. 30 Apr 1896  (Age 0 years)
     4. Alma Babcock DAVIS,   b. 13 Jul 1897,   d. Feb 1986  (Age 88 years)
    +5. Isabel DAVIS,   b. 21 Dec 1898,   d. May 1982  (Age 83 years)
    +6. Charles Wilson DAVIS,   b. 2 Mar 1900, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1925, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    Family ID F22159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Cora DAVIS,   b. 6 Apr 1870,   d. 13 Dec 1914  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 4 Apr 1906  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Thelma DAVIS,   b. 4 Oct 1907,   d. Jul 1949  (Age 41 years)
    +2. Elizabeth Delberta DAVIS,   b. 22 Oct 1909, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1971  (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F22160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Emma BURCHAM,   b. 11 Nov 1874, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1946, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1929  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F30807  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    52928_DAVIS_ChesleyG_1869-1948_DeathCertificate.jpg    		52928_DAVIS_ChesleyG_1869-1948_DeathCertificate.jpg
    52928_ChesleyGordonDavis_EmmaBurchamJennings_MarriageRecord_19Jun1929.jpg    		52928_ChesleyGordonDavis_EmmaBurchamJennings_MarriageRecord_19Jun1929.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [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. 94.

    2. [S2108] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    3. [S2042] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

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

    5. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    7. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
      Identified as Chesley G. Davis, widowed, farmer, res. in Salem, son of Charles Grandison Davis & Elizabeth Randolph; died Dec 8 1948 at Weston State Hospital in Lewis County, age 79y 8m 21d, cause of death chronic myocarditis & hypertension, burial in Clarksburg. (Note: "Cemeteries of Tenmile District," p. 169, reports his burial at Salem 7th Day Bapt Church Cemetery, with headstone dates 1869-1949 (sic). "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 94, incorrectly reports death date as Dec 10 1948.)

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

    9. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Chessly G. Davis, 22, of Doddridge Co; and Edith Davis, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Sep 5 1891. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 94, reports marriage date as Sep 3 1891.)

    10. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Chesley Davis, 37, of Doddridge Co; and Cora Davis, 36, of Doddridge Co. Married Apr 4 1906.