Ivy Bertha DAVIS
1876 - 1901 (24 years)
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Name Ivy Bertha DAVIS Born 20 Oct 1876 Doddridge Co, WV 
[1, 2] Gender Female Census 1900 New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Died 28 May 1901 [2] Buried Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV [2] Notes - According to family legend, the natural father of one or more of Bertha Davis' children was Daniel W. Davis, in whose home she was listed as a servant, unmarried with two children, in the 1900 Census. Following Bertha's 1901 death, Daniel and his wife Harriet, who had no children of their own, raised Bertha's children. But the birth record of Bertha's oldest child, Harvey Davis, identifies his father as John Mitchell Ross. The delayed birth record of her second child, Ottie Davis, filed by John Ross' sister Mary, omits the father's name. It could not have been John Ross, as he had died three years before, marital status single. Ottie's marriage record states that he was the son of Daniel W. & Bertha Davis. Only the delayed birth record of Bertha's third child, Gracie, indicates "D. W. Davis" as the father, but that relationship was not reflected in the 1910 Census for either Gracie or Ottie. There is no record of Bertha ever having married. Daniel and Harriet Davis remained married until her death in 1926. As great-great-grandchildren of Nathan Davis and Ann Gifford, Bertha and Daniel W. Davis were third cousins.
1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 11 1900:
Daniel W. Davis, 43, b. Mar 1857, farmer, married 20 yrs; wife Harriet C, 51, b. Dec 1848, no children; boarder Darsey D. Ceders (male), 15, b. Jul 1884; servant Ivah B. Davis (female), 23, b. Oct 1876, single, mother of 2 children (both still living); boarder Harvey C. Davis, 6, b. Apr 1894; boarder Oatta C. Davis, 3, b. Mar 1897.
1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
Daniel W. Davis, 53, farm laborer, married 25 yrs; wife Harrit, 57, married 25 yrs, no children; boarder Ottie (male), 11; boarder Gracie, 6.
Person ID I78888 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 9 Dec 2011
Father Er DAVIS, b. 21 Sep 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. Bef Apr 1930 (Age 89 years) Mother Sarah POLAN, b. 16 Jun 1846, d. 21 May 1881 (Age 34 years) Family ID F14763 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Children + 1. Harvey Clinton DAVIS, b. 9 Apr 1894, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 24 Nov 1976, Calhoun Co, WV (Age 82 years)2. Ottie Clyde DAVIS, b. 5 Mar 1898, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 18 Dec 1988 (Age 90 years)+ 3. Grace Hattie DAVIS, b. 17 May 1901, Sugar Camp (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV , d. 8 Jan 1981 (Age 79 years)Family ID F33758 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- According to family legend, the natural father of one or more of Bertha Davis' children was Daniel W. Davis, in whose home she was listed as a servant, unmarried with two children, in the 1900 Census. Following Bertha's 1901 death, Daniel and his wife Harriet, who had no children of their own, raised Bertha's children. But the birth record of Bertha's oldest child, Harvey Davis, identifies his father as John Mitchell Ross. The delayed birth record of her second child, Ottie Davis, filed by John Ross' sister Mary, omits the father's name. It could not have been John Ross, as he had died three years before, marital status single. Ottie's marriage record states that he was the son of Daniel W. & Bertha Davis. Only the delayed birth record of Bertha's third child, Gracie, indicates "D. W. Davis" as the father, but that relationship was not reflected in the 1910 Census for either Gracie or Ottie. There is no record of Bertha ever having married. Daniel and Harriet Davis remained married until her death in 1926. As great-great-grandchildren of Nathan Davis and Ann Gifford, Bertha and Daniel W. Davis were third cousins.
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