James M Davis

1866 - 1954  (88 years)

• Name	James M Davis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	1866	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Brother of Lorenzo Dow Davis
  Census	1900	Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1910	Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Widowed of Mary; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1920	Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [2, 4]
  	Marital Status: Married to Helen; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1930	Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1950	Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [11]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Helen
  Death	1954	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [4, 6]
  Burial	Hoover Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  		Burial-DAVIS James James Davis - Hoover Cemetery, Sutton WV + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28106897/james-davis
  Person ID	I26605	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Calvin Davis, II,   b. 1827, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 1870, Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Sutton Hoover,   b. Mar 1833, Anthony Creek, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA d. 1905, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Nov 1857	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [4, 12]
  	(formerly in Virginia)
  Family ID	F8990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Helen Petit Long,   b. 4 Sep 1886, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 6 Jul 1976, Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1913	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [10, 13]
  Children	1. James O Davis,   b. 10 Sep 1919, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 13 Dec 1919, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Pauline Davis,   b. 17 May 1921, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 13 Jul 1921, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Lucile Davis,   b. Abt 1923, West Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elsie C Davis,   b. Abt 1919, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. Jun 1959, Seattle, King, Washington, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Delssie Cordelia Davis,   b. 24 May 1917, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary J Duffield,   b. 20 Jan 1873, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 20 Nov 1904, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1889	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Bessie A Davis,   b. 5 Feb 1891, West Virginia, USA d. 19 Apr 1969, Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William P Davis,   b. Aug 1896, West Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bertha J Davis,   b. 1 Apr 1899, West Virginia, USA d. 10 Aug 1973, Alliance, Stark, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1866 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Census - Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Brother of Lorenzo Dow Davis - 1880 - Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 5 Apr 1889 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed of Mary; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 22 Jan 1913 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Helen; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Helen - 1950 - Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA Death - 1954 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-DAVIS James James Davis - Hoover Cemetery, Sutton WV + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28106897/james-davis

  
  

• Sources

  [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1677; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1375690. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1677; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1375690 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1949; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 756. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1949; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 756 [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Family History Film: 1255400; Page: 411C; Enumeration District: 007. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Family History Film: 1255400; Page: 411C; Enumeration District: 007 [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1241756. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1241756 [S3088] Find a Grave: DAVIS James M 1866-1954, James M Davis. BIRTH 1866 Tesla, Braxton County, West Virginia DEATH 1954 (aged 87–88) Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia BURIAL Hoover Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia MEMORIAL ID 28106897 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28106897/james-davis [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 2527; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 190.0; FHL microfilm: 2342261. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 2527; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 190.0; FHL microfilm: 2342261 [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S210] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2001;). [S274] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Holly, Braxton, West. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Holly, Braxton, West [S3049] Find a Grave: HOOVER Elizabeth Davis 1832-1905, Elizabeth Sutton Hoover Davis. BIRTH 1832 Anthony, Greenbrier County, West Virginia DEATH 1905 (aged 72–73) Braxton County, West Virginia BURIAL Hoover Cemetery, Sutton, Braxtony, West Virginia MEMORIAL ID 111142414 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111142414/elizabeth-sutton-davis [S7742] Find a Grave: LONG Helen Davis 1886-1976, Helen Petit Long Davis.