Hannah (Bee) Davis (1802 - 1884)

Born 26 Dec 1802 in Harrison County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Joshua S Davis — married 23 Feb 1823 (to 1869) in Harrison County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 7 Apr 1884 at age 81 in Lost Creek

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Biography

Birth

Hannah (Bee) Davis was born on December 26, 1802. She was the daughter of Asa Bee and Rhoda (Cox) Bee.

Marriage

Rev. Joshua S. Davis and Hannah (Bee) Davis married on February 1, 1823 in Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia).^[1]

Children

1. Amaziah Davis
2. Emaline Davis
3. Eleanor Davis
4. Hiram
5. Dorinda Davis
6. Roanna Davis
7. Clinton H. Davis
8. Mary Jane Davis
9. Milton M. Davis

Residence

1. 1830 residence Western District, Harrison County, VA (now WV);
2. 1840 residence Lewis County, VA (now WV);
3. 1850 residence District 22, Harrison County, VA (now WV);
4. 1860 residence Harrison County, VA (now WV)
5. 1870 residence Grant Twp., Harrison County, WV
6. 1880 residence Grant District, Harrison County, WV

Death

Hannah (Bee) Davis passed away on April 7, 1884 in Lost Creek, Harrison County, West Virginia.^[2]She was buried in Old Frame Meeting House Graveyard, Lost Creek, Harrison County, West Virginia.^[3]

Biography

Hannah Davis, wife of the late Joshua S. Davis, departed this life at Lost Creek, West Va., April 7, 1884, aged 81 years, 3 months, and 11 days. The following particulars I learned from her older brother, Eld. Ezekiel Bee, of Ritchie county. She was born in Harrison county, Va., but when a child her parents moved to Salem county, N. J., and settled in the bounds of what is now the Marlboro Church. While yet a child the family came back to Virginia, and again lived in Harrison county. On reaching womanhood she was married to Joshua S. Davis, son of Eld. Peter Davis, and was converted and joined the New Salem Church at the 'great revival,' when over eighty made a profession of religion. They afterward moved to Ritchie county, and then came back to Lost Creek where her husband died, and she spent the remainder of her days at her son's, being known and loved by the whole community as 'Aunt Hannah.' For many years she suffered from a hard cough which finally wore out her strong constitution, but she lived a loving Christian life and died a happy death. L. R. S.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/historyofseven00rand/page/433
2. ↑ 'The Sabbath Recorder', Vol 40, No 18, p 8, May 1, 1884.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183676995/hannah-davis: accessed 11 April 2023), memorial page for Hannah Bee Davis (26 Dec 1802–7 Apr 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 183676995, citing Old Frame Meeting House Graveyard, Lost Creek, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by cynthia mullens (contributor 47993829).
4. ↑ 'The Sabbath Recorder', Vol 40, No 18, p 8, May 1, 1884.