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Harry Arden "Tom" DAVIS, Jr.

Harry Arden "Tom" DAVIS, Jr.

Male 1896 - 1946  (49 years)

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  • Name Harry Arden "Tom" DAVIS 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 4 Dec 1896  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [5] 
    laborer at odd jobs 
    Residence 1935  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1940  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 24 Jan 1946  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8] 
    Person ID I60741  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2017 

    Father Harry Arden DAVIS,   b. 10 Feb 1875, Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1913  (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Effie Alice COTTRILL,   b. 26 Jan 1879, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1957, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F19319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ethel Goldie COTTRILL,   b. 10 Mar 1902, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1980  (Age 77 years)  [9] 
    Married 21 Dec 1922  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Divorced Y  [9, 11] 
    Children 
     1. Nina Belle DAVIS,   b. 9 Jan 1921, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 2017, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     2. Effie Mae DAVIS,   b. 28 Jun 1923, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1992  (Age 68 years)
     3. Harry Edward "Bud" DAVIS,   b. 10 Aug 1924, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1967, Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     4. Wilmah Faye DAVIS,   b. 29 Aug 1925, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 2004  (Age 78 years)
    +5. Goldie Lou DAVIS,   b. 10 Sep 1927, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 2001  (Age 74 years)
     6. Margaret Marie DAVIS,   b. 23 Feb 1930, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Nov 2009  (Age 79 years)
    +7. Martha Lee DAVIS,   b. 20 Mar 1932, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 2009, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Documents
    60741_HarryDavis_EthelCottrill_MarriageRecord_21Dec1922.jpg    		60741_HarryDavis_EthelCottrill_MarriageRecord_21Dec1922.jpg
    Family ID F25191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    60741_DAVIS_HarryArdenJr--Tom--_1896-1946_Obit.jpg    		60741_DAVIS_HarryArdenJr--Tom--_1896-1946_Obit.jpg
    60741_DAVIS_HarryArden_1896-1946_DeathCertificate.jpg    		60741_DAVIS_HarryArden_1896-1946_DeathCertificate.jpg

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

    2. [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. 195.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S2637] 1940 Census, Wood County, WV.

    7. [S14] Obituary.

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

    9. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 188 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795759&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Harry Davis, 26, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Miss Ethel Cottrill (misidentified as Ethel Davis elsewhere in record), 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 21 1922 in West Union, officiated by Edwin L. Cross, a Minister of the Gospel.
      (NOTE: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 259, incorrectly reports marriage date as Dec 21 1919.)

    11. [S1967] Record of wife's remarriage.