1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 000627; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Davis; age 63; born 13 Apr 1907 in VA; married; husband of Hessie Gray; retired miner;
living at Big Sandy, WV; son of William and Nancy Jane (Church) Davis; died 24 Jan 1971 at Big
Sandy, WV; due to an acute coronary thrombosis with emphysema; buried 27 Jan 1971 in Iaeger
Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Raymond Davis; born 13 Apr 1907; died 24 Jan 1971; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife, Hessie (Gray) Davis.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 203B;
Family #358/370.
Listed as Hessie Gray; age 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Robert Gray.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 70A;
Family #100/103.
Listed as Hessie Doris? (sic, Davis); age 20; born in WV; married at 18; in household of step-father, L.M. Bishop.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Hessie Davis; born 29 Mar 1910; died 22 Jun 1991; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
husband, Raymond Davis.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 70A;
Family #100/103.
Listed as Jack Doris? (sic, Davis); age 1 yr, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of step-grandfather, L.M. Bishop.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2688; 5 Jun 1917; LDS Web Site.
James Davis; age 23; born in 1894 in Hinton, VA; living at Marytown, WV; miner; employed by
Solvay Colleries Co, Marytown, WV; single; Negro; no military service; medium height and build;
Black eyes and Black hair.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch, WV; taken on 17 Jan 1920;
Page 257B; Image 23 of 26; Family #580/584.
Listed as James Davis; age 26; born in VA; single; Black; teamster in coal mine; in household of
brother-in-law, Ben Allen.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 200; WV Archives Web Site.
James Davis; age 28; born in Patrick Co, VA; widowed; Black; miner; living at Marytown, WV;
son of Sam and Alice; married on 2 Jan 1926 at Welch, WV; Annie Adams; age 21; born in Pulaski
Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of John and Eula.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-2061; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Davis; age 46; born in Aug 1896 in Houston, VA; living at Marytown, WV; employed by James
Davis, merchant, Marytown, WV; Negro; 5'5" tall; 150 lbs; brown eyes; Black hair; dark brown complexion;
"part of index finger of right hand".
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6292; WV Archives Web Site.
James Davis; age 56; born in Houston (sic, Hinton), VA; married; Negro; living at Marytown, WV; son of
Sam and Alice Davis; died 17 Apr 1952 at Marytown, WV; due to a coronary thrombosis;
buried 20 Apr 1952 at Roderfield; informant, Annie Davis.
6. US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Davis; born 15 Aug 1894; died 17 Apr 1952; enlisted 2 Aug 1918; Serial # ASN 4 041 842;
Christian; served as Private, Co. B, 542nd Engineers from WV; honorably discharged 12 Aug 1919;
buried in Roderfield Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; application by Mrs. James Davis (Annie Davis written in),
Marytown, WV, 2 May 1952.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 30 Dec 2013.
James Davis; born 15 Aug 1894; died 17 Apr 1952; grave marker photo shown; "WEST VIRGINIA
PVT 542 ENGINEERS WORLD WAR I".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 200; WV Archives Web Site.
James Davis; age 28; born in Patrick Co, VA; widowed; Black; miner; living at Marytown, WV;
son of Sam and Alice; married on 2 Jan 1926 at Welch, WV; Annie Adams; age 21; born in Pulaski
Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of John and Eula.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch, WV; taken on 17 Jan 1920;
Page 257B; Image 23 of 26; Family #580/584.
Listed as Ben Allen; age 49; born in IA; married; Black; coal miner; head of household.
2. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 15; WV Archives Web Site.
Ben Allen; age 37 (sic); born in IA; divorced; miner; Colored; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of Mansfield
and Nancy Allen; married on 22 Dec 1922 at Williamson, WV; Rosa Davis; age 27; divorced; Colored;
daughter of Sam and Alice.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch, WV; taken on 17 Jan 1920;
Page 257B; Image 23 of 26; Family #580/584.
Listed as Rosa Allen; age 24; born in VA; married; Black; in household of spouse, Ben Allen.
2. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 15; WV Archives Web Site.
Ben Allen; age 37(sic); born in IA; divorced; miner; Colored; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of Mansfield
and Nancy Allen; married on 22 Dec 1922 at Williamson, WV; Rosa Davis; age 27; divorced; Colored;
daughter of Sam and Alice.
1. 1930 Census, Logan Co WV; Triadelphia District; Greenville; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 114B;
Family #34/34.
Listed as Eugene Davis, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Ted Davis.
2. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Landville; E.D. 23-41; taken on 24 Apr 1940;
Page 854B; Image 26 of 46; Household #179.
Listed as Eugene Davis; age 16; born in WV; single; 7th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ted F. Davis.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 493; WV Archives Web Site.
Eugene Davis; age 25; born at Baileysville, WV; single; living at Coal Mtn, WV; son of Ted and Malta
Davis; married on 11 Feb 1949 at Guyan, WV; Corinne Kennedy; age 17; born at Clearfork, WV;
single; living at Coal Mtn, WV; daughter of Emory and Bertha Kennedy.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, Wyoming Co, WV; submitted by Patty
Greene; 26 Jun 2008; grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Eugene Davis; born 25 Jan 1924; died 20 oct 1991; grave marker photo shown; personal photos
shown;
"PFC US Army World War II".
1.. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 493; WV Archives Web Site.
Eugene Davis; age 25; born at Baileysville, WV; single; living at Coal Mtn, WV; son of Ted and Malta
Davis; married on 11 Feb 1949 at Guyan, WV; CorinneKennedy; age 17; born at Clearfork, WV;
single; living at Coal Mtn, WV; daughter of Emory and Bertha Kennedy.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Coal Mountain Community Cemetery; Coal Mountain, Wyoming Co, WV;
submitted by Brenda hatfield; 27 Feb 2012.
Corrine Kennedy Davis; born 24 Aug 1931; died 19 Apr 2008; buried here; funeral home grave
marker photo shown; personal photo shown.
"To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.
Corrine Davis 76 of Coal Mountain, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, April 19, 2008.
"Born on August 24, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Emory and Bertha (Wallace) Kennedy. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Eugene "Jeep" Davis; a grandson, Kevin Davis; and her sister, Belva (Kennedy) Stokes.
"Corrine left such a sweet legacy, evidenced by the closeness of her family. She was a retired store clerk and a born again Christian.
"Friends called at the Mounts Funeral Home Chapel in Gilbert on Tuesday, April 22nd from 6 to 9 PM. Funeral services were held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, April 23rd at the Mounts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Marshall Harless and Pastor Patty Morgan officiating. Burial followed in the Coal Mountain Community Cemetery at Coal Mountain.
"Family links:
Parents:
Emory Lee Kennedy (1896 - 1988)
Bertha Mae Wallace Kennedy (1908 - 2003)
Spouse:
Eugene Davis (1924 - 1991)
Siblings:
Berthel H. Kennedy (1919 - ____)**
Belva Mable Kennedy Stokes (1927 - 1973)*
Corrine Kennedy Davis (1931 - 2008)..."
1. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Landville; E.D. 23-41; taken on 24 Apr 1940; Page 854B;
Image 26 of 46; Household #179.
Listed as Charlie Thompson; age 38; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; brakeman in coal mine; in household of father-in-law, Ted F. Davis; with wife, Georgia
Davis Thompson.
1. 1920 Census, Logan Co, WV, Tridelphia District, taken on 28 Jan 1920, Page 275B, Family #71.
Listed as Georga Davis, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Ted F. Davis.
2. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Landville; E.D. 23-41; taken on 24 Apr 1940; Page 854B;
Image 26 of 46; Household #179.
Listed as Georgia Thompson; age 26; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ted F. Davis; with husband, Charlie Thompson.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, Wyoming Co, WV; submitted by Brenda
Hatfield; 12 Mar 2014.
Georgia Edna :Georgie" Davis Thompson; birn 3 Apr 1912; died 17 Aug 2001; buried here; no grave marker
photo shown; personal photos Shown.
1. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Landville; E.D. 23-41; taken on 24 Apr 1940; Page 854B;
Image 26 of 46; Household #179.
Listed as Rader Javins; age 23; born in WV; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; dry cleaner; in household of father-in-law, Ted F. Davis; with wife, Arlene Davis Javins.
1. 1930 Census, Logan Co WV; Triadelphia District; Greenville; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 114B; Family #34/34.
Listed as Arlene Davis, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, Ted Davis.
2. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Landville; E.D. 23-41; taken on 24 Apr 1940; Page 854B;
Image 26 of 46; Household #179.
Listed as Arleen Javins; age 18; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ted F. Davis; with husband, Seybert R. Javins.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 320; WV Archives Web Site.
Emory Canada; age 29; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Guyan, WV; married on 14 Jan 1926 at Gutan, WV;
Bertha Wallace; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Guyan, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 26/27 Jan 1920, Page 211B, Family #130.
Listed as Bertha M. Wallas, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, William T. Wallace.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 320; WV Archives Web Site.
Emory Canada; age 29; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Guyan, WV; married on 14 Jan 1926 at Gutan, WV;
Bertha Wallace; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Guyan, WV.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Page 220A; Family #204/218.
Listed as Clarence Davis; age 7 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Ted F. Davis.
2. 1920 Census, Logan Co, WV, Tridelphia District, taken on 28 Jan 1920, Page 275B, Family #71.
Listed as Clarence Davis, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, Ted Davis.
3. 1930 Census, Logan Co WV; Triadelphia District; Greenville; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 114B; Family #34/34.
Listed as Clarence Davis, age 20, born in WV, in household of father, Ted Davis.
4. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Landville; E.D. 23-41; taken on 24 Apr 1940; Page 854B;
Image 26 of 46; Household #179.
Listed as Clarence Davis; age 25; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; in household of father, Ted F. Davis.