John Luke Davis b. 10 Feb 1858 Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 21 Dec 1943 Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA: Smith Family Tree

John Luke Davis

1858 - 1943 (85 years)

Name	John Luke Davis [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Birth	10 Feb 1858	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14]
	(Elk Waters - formerly in Virginia)
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA [8]
	Marital status: Married to Elizabeth; Relation to Head of House: Self
Census	1900	Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Married to Elizabeth; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1910	Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA [9]
	Marital Status: Married to Verona; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1920	Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Married to Verona; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1930	Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1940	Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Death	21 Dec 1943	Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA [1, 2, 14]
Burial	Birch River, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA [14]
Person ID	I26614	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 [15, 16]
	(formerly in Virginia)
Family ID	F8990	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth Ellen Whitman, b. 1858, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 3 Nov 1905, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA (Age 47 years)

Marriage 24 Jul 1878 Braxton County, West Virginia, USA [7, 11]

Children

	1. Henrietta Davis, b. Abt 1879, West Virginia, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Flora Belle Davis, b. 25 Feb 1887, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA d. 15 Jun 1960, West Virginia, USA (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Amanda Ruhama 'Mandy' Davis, b. 23 Jan 1883, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA d. 26 Oct 1935, Glade, Webster, West Virginia, USA (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Rhoda Susan Davis, b. 6 Apr 1881, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA d. 4 Dec 1960, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Daisy Mitchel Davis, b. 28 Jan 1885, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA d. 25 Aug 1951, Webster County, West Virginia, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Bessie Davis, b. 25 Jan 1894, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA d. 17 Nov 1965, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. James Grover Davis, b. 8 May 1890, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA d. Jan 1963, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11696 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2

Children

	1. John T Davis, b. 10 Feb 1909, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA d. 11 Jan 1976, Cheswick, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural]
	2. Lola Agnes Davis, b. 10 Mar 1911, Birch River, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA d. 9 Oct 2001 (Age 90 years) [Father: natural]

Family ID F14456 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 10 Feb 1858 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
	Marriage - 24 Jul 1878 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
	Census - Marital status: Married to Elizabeth; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Elizabeth; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Verona; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Verona; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
	Death - 21 Dec 1943 - Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
	Burial - - Birch River, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA

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Sources

[S556] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
Death date: 21 Dec 1943 Death place: Nicholas, West Virginia
[S556] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
[S259] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1965; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 782.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1965; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 782
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: 2549; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 667.0; FHL microfilm: 2342283.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: 2549; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 667.0; FHL microfilm: 2342283
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4435; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 34-8.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4435; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 34-8
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: 1768; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1241768.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: 1768; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1241768
[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: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: 1410; Family History Film: 1255410; Page: 78A; Enumeration District: 104.

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: 1410; Family History Film: 1255410; Page: 78A; Enumeration District: 104
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1691; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1375704.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Hamilton, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1691; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1375704
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.
[S274] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).
[S432] Ancestry.com, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), John L Davis.
[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
[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

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