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William B. Davis (1807 - 1896)

Captain William B. (Buckeye Billy) Davis
Born in Doddridge, West Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , [half], , [half], [half] and
Husband of — married 16 Feb 1826 in Grant Magisterial District, Doddridge, West Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 88 in Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Buckeye Billy Davis lived in Appalachia, in West Virginia.

William "Buckeye Billy" Davis was born in 1807. He was the son of Jesse Davis and Hannah Davis. He passed away in 1896. [1]

William "Buckeye Billy" Davis was chosen as a deacon for the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Middle Island in West Virginia on 4 March 1870.

Note

William Davis is a frequently used family name. To clarify which individual, the various nicknames was designated.

Name

Name: William B. /Davis/ [2][3][4]

Birth

Date: 30 OCT 1807
Place: Salem, Harrison, Virginia, USA [5][6]

Marriage

William "Buckeye Billy" Davis and Martha (Hughes) Davis married on February 16, 1826 in Grant District, Doddridge, Virginia (now West Virginia).

Children

  • Polina Paulina Davis
  • Jonathan H Davis
  • Greenberry Davis
  • Marion H. Davis
  • Alvin M Davis
  • Sarah A Davis
  • Leah E Davis
  • Amaretta Davis
  • Minerva Davis

Census

1850 Census -- Doddridge, Virginia

  • William B Davis 42 VA
  • Martha Davis 41 VA
  • Jonathan H Davis 14 VA
  • Greenberry Davis 11 VA
  • Marion Davis 9 VA
  • Alvin M Davis 7 VA
  • Sarah A Davis 5 VA
  • Leah E Davis 2 VA
  • Amaretta Davis 1 VA

1860 Census -- Doddridge, Virginia

  • William B Davis 52 VA
  • Martha Davis 50 VA
  • Alvin M Davis 17 VA
  • Sarah A Davis 15 VA
  • Leah E Davis 13 VA
  • Amaretta Davis 10 VA
  • Minerva Davis 5 VA

1870 Census -- Grant District, Doddridge, West Virginia

  • William B Davis 62 VA
  • Martha Davis 61 VA
  • Minerva Davis 15 VA
  • Thomas E Davis 13 OH (probably a nephew)

1880 Census -- Grant District, Doddridge, West Virginia

  • William B Davis 72 WV
  • Martha Davis 71 VA

Religion

Event: Chosen deacon of the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Middle Island
Date: 4 March 1870
Middle Island, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Death

Death: Age: 88
Date: 24 JUN 1896
Place: Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, USA [7]

Burial

Date: 25 JUN 1896
Place: Salem, West Virginia [8]

Residence

Residence: Age: 72; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Date: 1880
Place: Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States[9]

Sources

  1. ↑ Entered by Homer Hopper, Wednesday, November 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ Source: #S21 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
  3. ↑ Source: #S8 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia; Roll: 1401; Family History Film: 1255401; Page: 346D; Enumeration District: 120 Object: @M246@
  4. ↑ Source: #S29
  5. ↑ Source: #S8 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia; Roll: 1401; Family History Film: 1255401; Page: 346D; Enumeration District: 120 Object: @M246@
  6. ↑ Source: #S29
  7. ↑ Source: #S29
  8. ↑ Source: #S29
  9. ↑ Source: #S8 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia; Roll: 1401; Family History Film: 1255401; Page: 346D; Enumeration District: 120 Object: @M246@
  • '1870 U.S. Fed Pop Census' Grant, Doddridge, WV Pp 21
  • '1850 U.S. Fed Pop Census' Doddridge county, Doddridge, VA Pp 27A
  • Information -- Family Search
  • Source: S21 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 NOTE This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
  • Source: S29 Author: Ancestry.com Title: West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "West Virginia Deaths, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. From originals housed in county courthouses throughout West Virginia. "Death Records."; Repository: #R1
  • Source: S8 Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited; Repository: #R1
  • Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to Homer Hopper for creating Davis-19521 on 27 Nov 2013.
  • Davis-22285 was created by Catherine Fisher through the import of Wolverton-Fisher Family Tree(1)_2014-04-03.ged on Apr 3, 2014.






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