Francis Jefferson Davis

1861 - 1948  (86 years)

• Name	Francis Jefferson Davis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	15 Jun 1861	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  	(formerly in Virginia)
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1910	Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Occupation	Farmer
  Death	12 Apr 1948	Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [1, 5]
  Burial	Hoover Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [1, 5]
  	Letha Knight and Francis Davis, buried together
  		Burial-DAVIS Letha and Francis Letha Knight and Francis Davis, buried together - Hoover Cemetery, Sutton WV + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111142841/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111142932/
  Person ID	I26578	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   [6, 7]
  	(formerly in Virginia)
  Family ID	F8990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Letha Ann Knight,   b. 8 Dec 1865, Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA d. 1 Sep 1952, Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	17 Dec 1885	Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [3, 8]
  Children	1. Elzettie Davis,   b. 20 Oct 1886   d. 1887 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Rosetta Davis,   b. 20 Nov 1887, Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA d. 14 Oct 1966, Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Freida Davis,   b. 22 Jun 1907, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 30 May 2004, Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia, USA (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Eva Lee Davis,   b. 19 Aug 1899, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 6 Mar 1983, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Warren Jeff Davis,   b. 10 Aug 1902, Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA d. 14 Nov 1986, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Jonathon Yost Davis,   b. 7 Jun 1888, Wolf Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, USA d. 14 Feb 1976, Wolf Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Genevive Davis,   b. 9 Apr 1909, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 1972, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Mattie Jane Davis,   b. 12 Feb 1897, Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA d. 3 Nov 1979, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Alice Louverne Davis,   b. 15 Dec 1892, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 30 Jul 1950, Webster Springs, Webster, West Virginia, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Fred Davis,   b. 22 Jun 1907, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA d. 15 Aug 1989, Wolf Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Jun 1861 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 17 Dec 1885 - Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA Death - 12 Apr 1948 - Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-DAVIS Letha and Francis Letha Knight and Francis Davis, buried together - Hoover Cemetery, Sutton WV + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111142841/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111142932/

  
  

• Sources

  [S3076] Find a Grave: DAVIS Francis J 1861-1948, Francis Jefferson Davis. BIRTH 15 Jun 1861 Tesla, Braxton County, West Virginia DEATH 13 Apr 1948 (aged 86) Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia BURIAL Hoover Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia MEMORIAL ID 111142841 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111142841/francis-jefferson-davis [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [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: 11A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1241756. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1241756 [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: 3B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1375690. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1677; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1375690 [S556] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [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 [S8152] Find a Grave: KNIGHT Letha Davis 1865-1952, Letha Ann Knight Davis.