Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Benjamin F. DAVIS

Benjamin F. DAVIS

Male 1812 - 1862  (~ 50 years)

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  • Name Benjamin F. DAVIS 
    Born CA 1812  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2
    Died Jan 1862  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Overseer of the Poor records contain an entry dated Jan 22 1862, for the expenditure of $1.53 for "burial clothes furnished for Benjamin Davis."
    Person ID I63208  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2018 

    Family Nancy SCOTT,   b. CA 1815,   d. 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1835  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 14 1850:
      Benjamin Davis, 37, farmer, value of real estate $300, cannot read/write; Nancy, 36, cannot read/write; Benjamin, 8; Misry J, 3; Felix, 6 months.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 16 1860:
      Benj Davis, 48, farmer; B. F. Davis (male), 17; Nancy Davis, 45; M. J. Davis (female), 14; F. Davis (male), 12.

      In the 1870 Census, Nancy Davis, age 56, was enumerated alone, marital status not given. The next household was that of daughter & son-in-law Jane & Wm B B Knight. [4]
    Children 
    +1. Benjamin Franklin DAVIS, II,   b. 26 Sep 1842, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1919, Fleming, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +2. Misry Jane DAVIS,   b. 7 Feb 1847, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1932, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +3. Felix DAVIS,   b. 9 Dec 1849, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1922, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F26289  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    2. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    3. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.

    4. [S1567] Marriage record of son.