Other Events:

• Residence: 1902, Harrison Co, WV
• Census: 1940, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV

Notes:

Birth:
Age in marriage record would put birth in about 1877. But date on mausoleum plaque is Apr 7 1873.

Garnett married Edward Rezin DAVIS 15 Jan 1902, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. Edward (son of Edward DAVIS and Almira Louise "Myra" HORNOR) was born 11 Feb 1868, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; died 23 Oct 1910; was buried (MAUSOLEUM), Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

Edward married Marjorie CLEVELAND. Marjorie (daughter of J. Wray CLEVELAND and Edith MARSHALL) was born 21 Jun 1892, New York; died 9 Nov 1960, Elkins, Randolph Co, WV; was buried (MAUSOLEUM), Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Education: Lehigh University, Harvard Law School, Northwestern University Law School
• Education: Washington Irving High School (Clarksburg), Blair Academy (New Jersey)
• Residence: 1927, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
• Census: 1930, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV
• Occupation: 1930; lawyer at Steptoe & Johnson law firm

Notes:

Occupation:
He also served multiple terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates between 1934 and 1954, and was the Democratic nominee for Mayor of Charleston in the mid-1930s. He was elected to the West Virginia Senate in 1958.

James married Martha Lillian MAXWELL 28 Sep 1927, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. Martha (daughter of William Brent MAXWELL and Lillie Belle JARVIS) was born 11 Feb 1904, Harrison Co, WV; died 18 Feb 1939, Stockbridge, Berkshire Co, MA; was buried (MAUSOLEUM), Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

James married Eolyne GRAHAM 6 Jun 1942. Eolyne was born 20 Jun 1899; died 8 Sep 1987; was buried , Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Education: Princeton University (1950), University of Virginia Law School (1953)
• Residence: White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co, WV
• Residence: Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV
• Census: 1930, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV
• Residence: 1935, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV
• Census: 1940, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
• Military: From 1953 to 1955; Judge Advocate, US Air Force (2 yrs in mid-1950s)

Notes:

https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/james-hornor-davis-iii-%E2%80%9950

https://prabook.com/web/james_hornor_davis_.iii/915121

http://wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2004_SESSIONS/RS/Bills/sr42%20intr.htm

Obituary:
Charleston Gazette (WV) - Saturday, March 6, 2004
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - James Hornor Davis III of White Sulphur Springs and Charleston died March 4, 2004, in Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea.

He was a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Virginia Law School and was a member of the Order of the Coit and the Raven Society. He was admitted to the West Virginia Bar in 1953; served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1955; was staff judge advocate; a partner in Preston and Davis from 1953 to 1965, Spillman, Thomas, Battle & Klostermeyer from 1965 to 1986; counsel of Campbell, Wood, Bagley, Emerson, McNeer & Herndon from 1987 to 2003; a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1961 to 1962 and the West Virginia Senate from 1963 to 1966; president of Dingess-Rum Properties Inc. from 1987 to 2004; honorary trustee for Eastern Mineral Law Foundation; Coal Lawyer of the Year in 2002; a life member of the America Law Institute; a Fellow of the American Bar Association; chairman of the West Virginia Judiciary council from 1973 to 1981; president of the West Virginia Bar Association from 1985 to 1986; Kanawha County Bar Association; chairman of the National Council of Coal Lessors from 1980 to 2004; chairman of West Virginia Manufacturers Association from 1973 to 1975. He was a member and trustee of St. Matthews Episcopal Church.

Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Ouida Caldwell Davis; two sons and a daughter-in-law, James Horner IV and Frederica Davis of Charleston, Lewis Caldwell of Wilmington, Del.; one brother, William Maxwell Davis of Charleston; and five granddaughters.

Service will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 8, at St. Matthews Episcopal Church, Charleston, with the Rev. Bill Thompson and the Rev. Keith Butler officiating. Burial will follow in St. Matthews Cemetery, Charleston.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hubbard Hospice Building Fund, c/o Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064; Greenbrier Valley Theater, P.O. Box 494, Lewisburg, WV 24901; or Carnegie Hall, 105 Church St., Lewisburg, WV 24901.

Wilson Funeral Home, 420 Lee St. W, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements.

Charleston Gazette () , obit for James Hornor Davis III, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/1013BF83C397DDA3-1013BF83C397DDA3 : accessed 2 February 2018)

https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/1013BF83C397DDA3-1013BF83C397DDA3?h=5&fname=james&lname=davis&fullname=&rgfromDate=&rgtoDate=&formDate=2004&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=date&kwinc=&kwexc=

Census:
In household of paternal grandmother, Garnett (Hornor) Davis.

James married Ouida Smith CALDWELL 1 Jul 1950, Kanawha Co, WV. Ouida was born 3 May 1928, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV; died 14 Dec 2014, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Military: U.S. Army (overseas)
• Education: Lawrenceville School (New Jersey), Princeton University (1953)
• Occupation: Bank of West Virginia (president, retired 1979)
• Occupation: West Virginia Commission on the Arts (1968-2004)
• Residence: 1935, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV
• Census: 1940, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
• Residence: 2004, Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV

Notes:

Obituary
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- William Maxwell Davis, age 89, died peacefully at his home in Charleston, WV, on July 2, 2021. Mr. Davis was born in Charleston, WV, on March 21, 1932, the son of the late James Hornor Davis II and the late Martha Davis.

He was preceded in death by his only brother, James Hornor Davis III; his sister-in-law Ouida Caldwell Davis and his step-mother, Eolyne Davis. He was the last of the 11 grandchildren of William Brent Maxwell of Harrison County WV.

He received his early education in Clarksburg and Charleston public schools and was a graduate of the Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ and Princeton University. His entire business career was spent with the Bank of West Virginia, where he stepped down as president in 1979. In it, he followed a several generation of banking leadership. He was a world traveler and some of his earliest trips included the World's Fair in 1939 and the opening of the Olympic Games in Helsinki. He also served overseas in the U.S. Army. He twice served as the head of the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, appointed by the governor in 1968 a year after the commission's founding. He remained on through 2004. He also served on the foundation board of the Kanawha County Public Library and was eager to see the renovation through, which he hoped would be quite welcoming to all. His vast philanthropic interests included the Clay Center for Arts and Education (formerly Sunrise Museums), various music organizations - Chamber Music and WV Symphony, the University of Charleston of which he once served as acting president, The Historic Glenwood House Foundation for which he was serving his 41st year as president, WVU, his schools Princeton and Lawrenceville and many auto related museums and his church. Retiring early from his banking career, he dedicated much time to serving on the boards of various non profits across a broad array of interests throughout his state and the country.

A passionate automobile enthusiast from his very early days, he often recalled childhood events (and throughout his life) by the car that was involved. He was also among memberships and roles in a dozen different auto clubs, especially active with the Classic Car Club, the Classic Car Club of America Museum and the Rolls Royce Owners Club and Foundation and served as national president of all and judged the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance for over 30 years. He was the oldest continuous American member of the UK based 20-Ghost Club the oldest Rolls Royce auto club in the world and his cars often won best in class. An especially memorable event among many was his delight in taking an American built 1928 Rolls Royce Springfield (MA) roadster with left hand drive to England for a tour- creating some sensation on both continents, including New York Times photo coverage of it boarding the QEII for his Atlantic crossing.

Mr. Davis is survived by his nephew, James Hornor Davis IV (William Hague); his niece, Frederica Davis; his five great nieces: Frederica Morgan Davis, Faith Maxwell Davis Iselin (Alex), Tilden Davis Arnold (Alex), Warren Davis and Baird Davis.

He was predeceased by his nephew, Lewis Caldwell Davis. He cherished his ongoing contact with Caldwell's longtime partner, Beth Secor. He took great pride in them and their generations. He will be remembered for his great charm and for his genuine devotion to West Virginia, his community and his family -- and for his bowties.

In Charleston WV, visitation will be from 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7 at Bollinger Funeral Home, 420 Lee Street West. The memorial service will be Thursday at 1 p.m. July 8, at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 36 Norwood Road, Charleston, WV 25314.
Persons desiring to make memorials should make them to the charity of their choice.

Exponent Telegram (Clarksburg, WV) - July 6, 2021
https://www.wvnews.com/theet/obituaries/william-maxwell-davis/article_088f6dc5-1c5b-5cb6-83b0-73214eb1fb77.html

https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/07/06/william-davis-2/
https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/william-maxwell-davis-53
https://forums.aaca.org/topic/365222-the-hobby-has-lost-a-true-iconwilliam-maxwell-davis/

Education:
At Princeton, he joined Tiger Inn, majored in history, and wrote his thesis on "The Growth of Manufacturers and Railways in the South: 1840-1860."
https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/william-maxwell-davis-53

Census:
In household of paternal grandmother, Garnett (Hornor) Davis.