U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis, Thomas C. (1843-1933) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Men of West Virginia, Volume II Biographical Publishing Company George Richmond, Pres.: C. R. Arnold, Sec'y and Treas. Chicago, Illinois, 1903 Pages 713-714 HON. T. C. DAVIS, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Pleasants County, and postmaster at Wasp, was born December 25, 1843 in Noble County, Ohio, and is a son of Isaac and Eliza (Williamson) Davis, and a grandson of Jesse Davis, a Revolutionary soldier. Both grandfather and father were born in Virginia, and the latter died in March. 1875, aged 98 years. The mother of our subject was born in 1830, in Washington County, Ohio, and died in 1852, when her son, our subject, was nine years old. The Davis family is of German extraction. Mr. Davis is known as one of the leading farmers of Pleasants County. There he owns a fine stock and grain producing farm of 200 acres, which ranks with the best estates in the county. He has taken an active part in politics for a number of years and has held many responsible positions prior to his election to the House, in 1902. He has been secretary of the Hoard of Education, township clerk, school trustee and justice of the peace. For four years he was a member of the County Court, making levies and trying nearly all the cases which now go to the Circuit Court. He is an ardent Republican and in 1898 was appointed postmaster at Wasp, by the late President McKinley. In 1869 Mr. Davis married Jennie Gorrell, who, at death left two children. In 1880 Mr. Davies married again; the three children of the second union died in infancy. He is a man of quiet manner and has not made himself conspicuous in the proceedings of the House, but has kept in close touch with all legislation and has been a faithful and consistent advocate of all the interests of his constituents and a careful and conservative adviser on party measures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH CERTIFICATE, Pleasants County WV, #6473 FULL-NAME: Thomas C. Davis BIRTH-DATE: December 25, 1842 BIRTH-PLACE: Noble Co., Ohio DEATH-DATE: May 25, 1933 AGE-AT-DEATH: 90y-5m-0d DEATH-PLACE: Arvilla, Union District, Pleasants County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Icie Wells) OCCUPATION: Retired FATHER: Isac Davis (born in Ohio) MOTHER: Adline Williamson (born in West Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Pneumonia (Lobar) / Fractured rt hip INFORMANT: Mrs. Thomas Davis BURIAL: Beech Run Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Pleasants County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/pleasants/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------