West Virginia Pioneers

Ethel Augusta Davis

Female 1907 - 2002  (95 years)


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  • Name Ethel Augusta Davis 
    Born 13 Aug 1907  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 Sep 2002  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
      Friday, Sept. 13, 2002

      Ethel Augusta Hedrick , 95, a resident of Junior and a former resident of the Poe Run Community, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, at the Boraddus Hospital in Phillipi.

      She was born Aug. 13, 1907, at Elkhurst, Clay County, a daughter of the late William Addison and Isabelle Rhodes Davis. On Sept. 13, 1922, she married Jacob Earl Thomas, who preceded her in death. On June 14, 1956, she married Gilbert Hedrick, who also preceded her in death.

      She was also preceded in death by five brothers, Howard, Luther, Meade, Lloyd and Carl Davis; three sisters, Alma Davis Hart, Alice Davis Boggs, and Nina Davis.

      Mrs. Hedrick was a former member of the Clay County 4H, and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of H.W. Daniels Post No. 29 American Legion of Elkins. She was a Methodist by faith.

      Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, 2002, at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay with Minister Donald Dawson officiating. Burial will follow at the Will Davis Cemetery on Beechy Ridge.
    Person ID I102706  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2013 

    Father William Addison Davis,   b. 25 Jan 1874, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1966, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Isabelle Eunice Rhodes,   b. 25 Nov 1890, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1967, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 17 May 1899  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 17 May 1899 at Metzahs Rhodes
      Place: Clay County, West Virginia
      William Adison Davis, 25, Jefferson Co PA, Clay Co
      Isabel Rhodes, 18, Clay Co, Clay Co

      1900 Henry, Clay, WV [house before Melzah Rhodes]
      Davis, Wiliam A 1/1874 m 1y PA PA PA
      Isabelle 11/1880 m1y 1-1 child WVWVWV
      Howard son 2/1900 WV

      1910 Pleasant, Clay, WV # 270-281
      Davis, William A 30 m1- 10y WV PA PA
      Isabell 29 m1- 10y 6-6 children WVWVWV
      Howard A son 10 WV 15 Jan 1900
      Luther W son 8 WV
      Alise M da 7 WV
      Mead F son 5 WV Meade Thomas 1/18/1905
      Ethel da 2 WV Ethel Augusta 8/13/1907
      Alma J da 3/12 WV Alma Irene 12 Feb 1910

      1920 Pleasant, Clay, WV # 237-231
      Davis, William A 45 PAPAPA
      Isabell 28 WVWVWV
      Howard A son 19 WV
      Luther W son 18 WV
      Mindera A da 17
      Thomas M M son 15
      Ethel A da 12
      Alma J da 9
      Wilmer C son 5
      Loyd B son 3
      William B son 5/12

      1930 Pleasant, Clay, WV
      Davis, William A 56
      Isabell 49
      Alma I 20
      William 10
      Lloyd 13
      Willmar 10
      Paul R 7

      1940 Pleasant, Clay, WV
      Davis, William A 66 PA 1935: same house Clay WV
      Isabella 59 WV 1935: same house Clay WV
      Loyd son 23 s WV
      Burton W son 20 s WV
      Paul R son 17 WV
    Family ID F26225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S655] Birth Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.