Person:William Davis (426)

Name	William E. Davis
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	26 Feb 1832	New River, Fayette County, Virginia
Marriage	1 Dec 1853	Maple Fork, Raleigh County, Virginiato Lucinda "Cinda" Williams
Death^[1]	4 May 1901	Raleigh County, West Virginia

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

http://person.ancestry.ca/tree/45484890/person/24667926115/facts
Beckley post herald. (Morgantown [West Virginia]: West Virginia University Library, 1957).

HISTORY OF BECKLEY AND RALEIGH COUNTY

Early Settlers of Raleigh County, West Virginia
The following article by Judge W. A. Riffe appeared in the Beckley Post-Herald Centennial Edition on Aug. 26, 1950.
1810 - 1820

DAVIS, Peter - Davis came from Greenbrier River just below Big Bend and settled on the Squire William C. Richmond farm. John Davis, his son moved to Little Whitestick Creek near Mount Tabor about 1850. William Davis, the eldest son of John was a prominent citizen of the Mount Tabor community and a commissioner of the County Court from 1893 to 1899. Peter Davis, son of John, was a Confederate soldier and was killed by bushwhackers when returning home after the war.