Born about in Pendleton County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph H. Davis Sr.
and Lucy McGehee Hodnett
Sister of
William Davis, Benjamin Davis, Thomas Davis, John Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Joseph Davis, James G. Davis, Nancy (Davis) Hardy and Garrett W. Davis
Wife of
Adam Arbogast
— married
30 May 1823 in Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Caroline (Arbogast) Peck, Adam Arbogast, Jesse Arbogast, Daniel Arbogast, Peter Arbogast, Sally Arbogast, James Arbogast and Ephraim Arbogast
Died about
at about age 47
in Highland County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2010
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Contents |
Biography
BIRTH: 1850 Census Highland Co., VA age 46.
- MARRIAGE: From Marriages of Pendleton Co., VA, compiled by Mary Harter, FASG.
- DEATH: Listed 1850 Census Highland Co., VA on 21 Aug., so her death took place
- between then and 26 June 1852 when her husband remarried as a widower.
individuals with an unclear date of birth and death
Residence
- Residence: Age: 38
- Date: 1850
- Place: District 25, Highland, Virginia
Note
- Note: Delila Davis first marriage to George Rymer (Rimer), recorded in Pendleton Co.,
- VA/WV, 6 Jan 1829. Second marriage as widow to Adam Arbogast, widower, in
- 1852, Highland Co., VA. marriage records. Delila may have been a sister of
- Adam's first wife, Mary Davis.
The following is quoted from of a 1939 letter written by Mrs. George L. Corbin, 3 Oak Lane, Hampton Gardens, and Richmond, Virginia to Mildred Keeling, Keeling, Virginia, online at this Davis family page of Pittsylvania County:
"I told you that Mary McGehee married Ayres Hodnett and came to Halifax to live. They had six children: Ayres, Jim, Sallie, John, Will and Lucy. [The author left out Benjamin]. One of them, Lucy, married Joseph Davis; I found a copy of the marriage certificate of Joseph Davis and Lucy Hodnett which was dated March 19, 1793.... The names of their children were as follows: Garret, Joe, Ben, Tom, Jack, William, Polly, James and Elizabeth.
Sources
- West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970
Adam Arbogast M 50 Pendleton Mary Arbogast F 46 Pendleton Caroline Arbogast F 27 Pendleton Adam Arbogast M 22 Pendleton Jepe Arbogast M 18 Pendleton Danl Arbogast M 16 Pendleton Peter Arbogast M 14 Pendleton James Arbogast M 10 Pendleton Sally A Arbogast F 13 Pendleton Ephraim Arbogast M 8 Pendleton
"United States Census, 1850," Highland county, Highland, Virginia, United States
Davis family page of Pittsylvania County
Acknowledgements
Davis-21948 was created by John Schmeeckle through the import of Davis Family Tree.ged on Apr 6, 2014.
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"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D4-83Y : 12 April 2016), Adam Arbogast, Highland county, Highland, Virginia, United States; citing family 385, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).