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Family: General Braxton Davis / Viola Elizabeth Harper (F11100)

• Father | Male General Braxton Davis

  
  

  Born	20 Jun 1872	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	17 Mar 1951	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Married	30 May 1896  [1]	Roane County, West Virginia, USA  [1]
  Father	Benjamin Davis | F11279 Group Sheet
  Mother	Louisa J Goff | F11279 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Viola Elizabeth Harper

  
  

  Born	13 Apr 1880	Harper District, Roane Co, WV
  Died	7 Oct 1950	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Father	Jonathan Smith Epperson Harper | F10062 Group Sheet
  Mother	Margaret Jane Harper | F10062 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Dona Lessie Davis

  
  

  Born	23 May 1897	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Zona Davis

  
  

  Born	27 May 1899	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Bef 1900
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Velva Davis

  
  

  Born	25 May 1903	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Cornelia Davis

  
  

  Born	Abt 1905	West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Nettie Lucy Davis

  
  

  Born	31 Mar 1908	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Dolas Virginia Davis

  
  

  Born
  Died
  Buried
  Spouse	Doy Wooster Good | F23351
  Married

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Lytis A Davis

  
  

  Born
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 8 | Male Hersel Odbert Davis

  
  

  Born	11 Oct 1919	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	19 Nov 1993	Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
  Buried		Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Erma Frances Hackney | F30374
  Married
  Spouse	Erna Naomi Jones | F30375
  Married

  
  

• Notes

  1900 Washington Dist Jackson Co WV [next to Benjamin Davis] General B Davis 6/1872 m 4y Viola 5/1880 2-1 child Dona 5/1897 Cummings, Amanda 4/1844 wd 1-1 VA VA VA 1910 Washington, Jackson, WV # 233 Davis, General B 38 m1- 13y WV VA VA Viola E 30 m1- 13y 7-4 children WVWVWV Lessie D da 13 WVWVWV Velva da 7 WVWVWV Cornella da 4 WVWVWV Nettie da 2 WVWVWV 1920 Washington, Jackson, WV # 54 Davis, J B 47 Viola L 39 Nellie da 13 Nettie da 11 Dalas da 7 Litis son 2.10 Hersel son 3/12 1930 Washington, Jackson, WV # 109 Davis, Braxton J 57 m age 23 WV VA WV Viola L 50 m age 16 WVWVWV Dolos da 17 Litis A son 13 Hersel O son 10 1940 Washington, Jackson, West Virginia Davis, Braxton 67 WV 1935: lived same house (Indexed as "Brother" Viola L wife 60 WV 1935: lived same house Lytia son 23 WV 1935: lived same house Ruby dau-in-law 19 WV 1935: lived same house Hersel son 20 WV 1935: lived same house Erma dau-in-law 18 WV 1935: lived same house Vernon gd son 1 WV JCBR Davis, L D, 5/23/1897 (f) Hersel Odbert 10/11/1919 Nettie Lucy 3/31/1908 General Braxton & Viola Elizabeth (Harper) Davis, Advent (f&mpob) WV, delayed Prudy D 8/22/1912 Velva 5/25/1903 Zona 5/27/1899 JB & VL Viola Elizabeth HARPER and Jeneral Braxton "Brack" DAVIS had the following children: Dona L. DAVIS. Velva O DAVIS. Cornelia E. DAVIS. Nettie DAVIS. Dolas P. DAVIS. Lytis A. DAVIS. Hersel O. DAVIS.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.