 1809 - 1888 (78 years)
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| Name |
Absalom Davis |
| Born |
9 Dec 1809 |
Harrison, West Virginia, United States
 [1, 4] |
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| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1850 |
Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
[1] |
|
Address:
(West)
|
| Census |
1860 |
West Union, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
[5] |
|
Address:
(West)
|
| Census |
1870 |
Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia
[2] |
|
| Census |
1880 |
New Milton, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
[6] |
|
| Reference Number |
6924
|
| _AMTID |
190111188404:1030:113173531
|
| Died |
29 Apr 1888 |
Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
[3, 4] |
Address:
Alum Bank Run
|
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| Buried |
Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
[4] |
Address:
Greenbrier Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery
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| Notes |
- Absalom lost leg due to blood poisoning from cut by wood chip. Doddrid
ge County Deed Book shows 1851 address 185 a Long Run (ref:Sims Land In
dex) page 2-123. Absalom was a farmer. 1880 West Virginia census show
s Absalom Davis (70) living with wife Polina S.W. (67), son James W. (2
4) and daughter Martha (19). Alternate birthdate (p.32 of 2nd ed.) 8 D
ec. 1810.
September 25, 1850 Doddridge County, Virginia
389 352 Nathan K. Davis 52 M Farmer 1000 New Jersey x [can't read & wri
te]
390 Keziah " 54 F Va x
William " 20 M Farmer " x
Rachel " 16 F " x [attended school]
Ananias " 12 M " x [school]
Hickman S. Hansford 1 M "
391 353 Ehud Davis 35 M Farmer 150 "
Catharine " 33 F "
Keziah " 14 F "
Hulda " 7 F "
Owen " 5 M "
William " 3 M "
Arzanna " 2 F "
Uriah " 1/12 M "
392 355 Absalom Davis 41 M Farmer 300 "
393 Polina " 38 F "
Charlotte " 20 F "
Theadore " 19 M Farmer "
Julian " 17 M "
Zacharias " 15 M Farmer "
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Elvina Davis 14 F Va
Donmanuel " 12 M "
Anderson G. " 9 M "
Elijah " 8 M "
Elkana " 6 M "
Sylvanus " 3 M "
Penelapy " 1 F "
394 356 Elione Davis 43 M Carpenter 500 "
Sophia " 39 F "
Ehud J. " 20 M Carpenter "
Derias [?] K " 17 M Farmer "
Elizabeth J " 15 F "
Erving P " 13 M "
Delila C " 11 F "
Amy " 9 F "
Alpheus " 7 M "
Thomas B " 6 M "
Mary T " 5 F "
Sarah J " 2 F "
Mariah P " 11/12 F "
June 1 1860 West Union PO Doddridge Virginia Page 2
11 11 Henry Meek 31 M Carpenter 200 50 " [Va]
SA [sic--apparently Charlotte] " 31 F "
LH " 7 M "
JG [?--many of the names blotted with ink] " 6 F "
A " 4 M "
Almeda " 2 F "
B " 1 F "
12 12 A Davis 50 M Farmer 2000 "
P S W " 48 F "
D " 22 M "
AG [?blotted] " 21 M "
E " 18 M "
E " 16 M " x [school]
S " 14 M " x
V " 10 M "
P " 12 F "
[next page]
B Ann Davis 25 F Virginia
G W " 5 M "
D " 3 F "
C E " 1 M "
July 15 1870 West Union PO Grant Twp., Doddridge West Virginia Page 21
133 137 Davis Elijah 28 M W Farmer 500 100 Virginia x [MC21]
---Nancy E 24 F W Keeping house Virginia x [can't write]
---Viola 6 F W West Virginia
---Harvey 3 M W West Virginia
---Frederick 1 M W West Virginia
134 138 Davis Absalom 60 M W Farmer 2945 300 Virginia x [MC21]
---Polina S 58 F W Keeping house Virginia
---Vandelee 19 M W Common laborer Virginia x [school]
---James W 14 M W Virginia x
Maxwell Edmund 19 M W Common laborer Virginia
June 14 1880 New Milton District Doddridge West Virginia Page 27 Sup 1 E
um 124
229 230 Davis Absolem W M 70 x [married] Farmer WVa WVa WVa
---Polina S W W F 67 Wife x Keeping house WVa WVa WVa
---James W W M 24 Son x x [married within year] Farming WVa WVa WVa
---Martha W F 19 Daughter in law x x WVa WVa WVa
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| Person ID |
I6894 |
Megan's Big Tree |
| Last Modified |
22 Apr 2018 |
| Father |
Rev. Peter D. Davis, b. 15 Sep 1783, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
, d. 4 Mar 1873, Greenbrier, Doddridge, West Virginia
(Age 89 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Davis, b. 8 Jul 1786, New Jersey, United States
, d. 10 Jan 1842, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
(Age 55 years) |
| Married |
9 Nov 1802 |
Harrison, West Virginia, United States
|
| Relationship |
First Cousins Once Removed
|
| Family ID |
F1023 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Polina S. W. Davis, b. 8 Feb 1811, d. 3 Feb 1901, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
(Age 89 years) |
| Married |
9 Oct 1828 |
| Relationship |
First Cousins
|
| Children |
| | 1. Worthington Davis |
| | 2. Charlotte A. Davis, b. 4 Aug 1829, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
, d. 26 Apr 1891, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
(Age 61 years) |
| | 3. Theodore Davis, b. 15 Feb 1831, West Virginia, United States
, d. 22 Mar 1924, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
(Age 93 years) |
| | 4. Julia Ann Davis, b. 5 Mar 1833, West Virginia, United States
, d. 28 Dec 1919, Smithburg, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
(Age 86 years) |
| | 5. Zachariah Davis, b. 19 Sep 1834, Virginia, United States
, d. Y
|
| | 6. Elvira V. Davis, b. 12 Mar 1836, West Virginia, United States
, d. Y
|
| | 7. Donmanuel Davis, b. 19 May 1838, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
, d. Between 1889 and 1900 (Age 50 years) |
| | 8. Anderson G. Davis, b. Between 1832 and 1833, West Virginia, United States
, d. Y
|
| | 9. Elijah Davis, b. 14 Apr 1842, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
, d. 15 Sep 1918, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
(Age 76 years) |
| | 10. Elcanah Davis, b. Between 1842 and 1843, Virginia, United States
, d. 15 Apr 1937, Clark, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
(Age ~ 95 years) |
| | 11. Sylvanis Davis, b. 24 Jun 1846, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
, d. 13 Aug 1929, Coal City, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
(Age 83 years) |
| | 12. Penelope Jane Davis, b. 27 Aug 1848, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
, d. 13 Dec 1918 (Age 70 years) |
| | 13. Vandelee Davis, b. 19 Nov 1844, West Virginia, United States
, d. 29 May 1923, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
(Age 78 years) |
| | 14. Elen Murry Davis, b. 4 Apr 1853, d. Y
|
| | 15. George Washington Davis, b. 7 Sep 1856, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
, d. 18 Sep 1856 (Age 0 years) |
| | 16. James W. Davis, b. Between 1855 and 1856, West Virginia, United States
, d. 6 Aug 1880, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
(Age ~ 25 years) |
| | 17. Martha Davis, b. Abt 1 Jun 1860, d. Y
|
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| Last Modified |
4 Jul 2019 |
| Family ID |
F2684 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 9 Dec 1809 - Harrison, West Virginia, United States
|
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 | Census -
,Address:
(West)
- 1850 - Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
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 | Census -
,Address:
(West)
- 1860 - West Union, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
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 | Census -
- 1880 - New Milton, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
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| Died - Address:
Alum Bank Run
- 29 Apr 1888 - Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
|
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| Buried - Address:
Greenbrier Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery
- - Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
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| Sources |
- [S8] 1850 Census
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- [S12] 1870 Census
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- [S1634] West Virginia Vital Research Records
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- [S797] Find-a-Grave Website
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- [S11] 1860 Census
.
1852-1853
- [S14] 1880 Census
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