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Homer J. DAVISSON

Homer J. DAVISSON

Male 1893 - 1965  (72 years)

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  • Name Homer J. DAVISSON 
    Born 2 Jan 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1894, while age 34 in 1930 Census would put birth in about 1896. But marriage record and death record shows it as Jan 2 1893.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  laborer (working out) Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1920  [4] 
    farmer 
    Census 1920, 1930  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [5] 
    laborer at odd jobs 
    Residence 1935  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1940  Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as an inmate at the West Virginia Penitentiary & Hospital.
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Residence Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Died 16 Dec 1965  Glen Dale, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Cause: lung cancer 
    Buried Wood Hill UMC Cemetery, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Person ID I80106  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2018 

    Father Franklin Maxwell DAVISSON,   b. 18 Aug 1838, Brown's Creek, Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1902  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Vietta Christene "Christy" LYON,   b. 6 Jun 1853, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1929, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F24411  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Gertrude May HUGHES,   b. 20 Jun 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1991  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1913  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Stanley Ray DAVISSON,   b. 24 Sep 1914, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1987  (Age 72 years)
    +2. Frankie Adeline DAVISSON,   b. 1 Apr 1916, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 2002, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Mildred May DAVISSON,   b. 5 Oct 1917, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Harrison L. DAVISSON,   b. 1919
     5. Junior DAVISSON,   b. CA 1926
     6. Homer DAVISSON,   b. CA 1928
    Family ID F41514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Della M. HARTLEY,   b. 27 Mar 1895, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1976, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1954  Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F50872  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1341763&Type=Death.

    2. [S2125] Marshall County Marriage Records, (Moundsville, WV), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10325552&Type=Marriage.

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

    4. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

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

    6. [S2664] 1940 Census, Marshall County, WV.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

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