Mary Laverna Davisson

Benjamin C. Davisson
(1795-1853)

Mary Cottrill
(1803-1860)

John Jacob Fast
(1786-After 1836)

Maria W. Knight
(Abt 1797-After 1855)

Jasper Wirt Davisson
(1836-1895)

Mariah Fast
(1834-1912)

Mary Laverna Davisson
(1856-1939)

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Harrison Garrett

Mary Laverna Davisson ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 12 July 1856, Doddridge County, VA ² ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹
Marriage (1): William Harrison Garrett on 19 April 1872 in , Doddridge County, WV ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Died: 13 August 1939, Clarksburg, WV at age 83 ⁸ ⁹
Buried: 15 August 1939, Garrett Cemetery, Wallace, WV ⁸ ⁹

bullet Birth Notes:

Name: Mary L. Davison
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 12 Jul 1856
Event Place: Doddridge, Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original): Doddridge, Virginia
Sex: Female
Ethnicity: American
Race: White
Father's Name: Jasper W. Davison
Mother's Name: Mariah J. Davison

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5P6-1PJ : 12 December 2019), Mary L. Davison, 1856.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Mary L. Garrett
Event Date: 13 Aug 1939
Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
Gender: Female
Age (Expanded): 83 years 1 month 1 day
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1856
Birthplace: West Virgina
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Jasper Davisson
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Name: Maria Faust Or Mariah Fast
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Occupation: Housewife
Burial Place: Wallace, W.Va.
Burial Date: 15 Aug 1939
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: v 12 p 92A

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1LN-98V : 11 February 2018), Mary L. Garrett, 13 Aug 1939; citing Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, County Records, v 12 p 92A, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,174.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of July 1858 and a birth location of West Virginia.

This birth date was given on her 1900 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Doddridge County, VA on 5 June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 31, Family 220, Roll 1342
Doddridge, Virginia, United States
M. L. Davisson..4..Virginia

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in New Milton Township, Doddridge, WV on 24 August 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 18, Family 51
New Milton Township, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
Mary L. Davisson..13..Virginia

(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison County, WV on 11 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 362B, District 118, Family 156, Roll 1404
Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Mary L. Garrett..Wife..23..Virginia..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 3 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison County, WV on 2 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 50, Family 11
Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 28 years
Mary F. Garrett..Wife..Jul 1858..42..West Virginia..9/9

(Living with wife, 6 children, and 1 widowed daughter with her daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison County, WV on 3 May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 34, Family 209, Roll 1683
Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Married 37 years
Shinston and Middletown Turnpike; Farm owned, no mortgage
Mary L. Garrett..Wife..53..West Virginia..9/9

(Living with husband and daughter.)
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• She was buried on 15 August 1939 in the Garrett Cemetery in Wallace, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 209066614
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Mary married William Harrison Garrett, son of Richard Henry Garrett and Content Davis, on 19 April 1872 in , Doddridge County, WV.¹ ² ³ ⁴ (William Harrison Garrett was born on 7 February 1847 in West Virginia,² ³ ⁴ ¹⁰ died on 23 February 1929 in Wallace, WV ¹⁰ ¹¹ and was buried on 25 February 1929 in Garrett Cemetery, Wallace, WV ¹⁰ ¹¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison County, WV on 11 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 362B, District 118, Family 156, Roll 1404
Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
William H. Garrett..Self..33..Virginia..Farmer
Mary L. Garrett..Wife..23..Virginia..Keeping House
Alma M. Garrett..Daughter..7..West Virginia
Clarence M. Garrett..Son..5..West Virginia
Curtis D. Garrett..Son..3..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison County, WV on 2 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 50, Family 11
Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 28 years
William H. Garrett..Head..Feb 1847..53..West Virginia..Farmer
Mary F. Garrett..Wife..Jul 1858..42..West Virginia..9/9
C. M. Garrett..Son..Dec 1874..25..West Virginia..Carpenter
Emzie D. Garrett..Daughter..Oct 1882..17..West Virginia
Bessie L. Garrett..Daughter..Oct 1887..12..West Virginia
Newlon J. Garrett..Son..Dec 1889..10..West Virginia
Ernest V. Garrett..Son..Apr 1892..8..West Virginia
Ruby M. Garrett..Daughter..Apr 1894..6..West Virginia
Alma Talkington..Daughter.Jan 1873...27..West Virginia..Widowed..1/1
Ila P. Talkington..Granddaughter..Jun 1896..3..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison County, WV on 3 May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 34, Family 209, Roll 1683
Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Married 37 years
Shinston and Middletown Turnpike; Farm owned, no mortgage
William H. Garrett..Head..63..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm
Mary L. Garrett..Wife..53..West Virginia..9/9
Ruby M. Garrett..Daughter..16..West Virginia
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Wm H Garrett
Event Type: Marriage
Age: 24 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Marriage Date: 19 Apr 1872
Marriage Place: Doddridge, West Virginia
Father's Name: Richard Garrett
Mother's Name: Contend Garrett
Spouse's Name: Mary L Davisson
Spouse's Age: 15 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Spouse's Father's Name: Jasper W Davisson
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mariah Davisson
Source Reference: County Records
Reference ID: v1a 188

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMJG-M28 : 11 February 2018), Wm H Garrett and Mary L Davisson, 19 Apr 1872; citing Doddridge, West Virginia, v1a 188, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 838,210.

NOTE - There are two different sources that record the marriage. One shows a date of 19 Apr 1872 while the other shows 19 Oct 1872.

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1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database and images, FamilySearch (accessed 11 February 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMJG-M28 : 11 February 2018), Wm H Garrett and Mary L Davisson, 19 Apr 1872; citing Doddridge, West Virginia, v1a 188, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 838,210.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 118, p. 362B, family 156, William Harrison Garrett and Mary Laverna Davisson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1404.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 50, sheet 2A, family 11, William Harrison Garrett and Mary Laverna Davisson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 10A, family 209, William Harrison Garrett and Mary Laverna Davisson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1683.

5 "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (accessed 11 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5P6-1PJ : 12 December 2019), Mary L. Davison, 1856.

6 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Doddridge, Virginia, United States, p. 31, family 220, Jasper Wirt Davisson and Mariah Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1342.

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, New Milton Township, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States, p. 18, family 51, Jasper Wirt Davisson and Mariah Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

8 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 11 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1LN-98V : 11 February 2018), Mary L. Garrett, 13 Aug 1939; citing Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, County Records, v 12 p 92A, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,174.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 11 February 2021, memorial page for Mary L Davisson Garrett (12 Jul 1856-13 Aug 1939), Find a Grave Memorial no. 209066614, citing Garrett Cemetery, Wallace, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 11 February 2021, memorial page for William H. Garrett (7 Feb 1846-23 Feb 1929), Find a Grave Memorial no. 111833195, citing Garrett Cemetery, Wallace, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

11 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 11 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1G3-BH3 : 11 February 2018), William H. Garrett, 23 Feb 1929; citing Wallace, Harrison Co., West Virginia, County Records, v 9 p 62, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,172.

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