Charles Wesley DAVIS

                   Information listed in Davis's family bible
                  

                   Dexter Davis died young

   Died with the croup
                  

                   Clark Davis died young

   Died with the croup
                  

                   single

   Was killed
                  

                   Edgar Davis twin brother to Regina Ferguson Dowling's mother Edna Ferguson.
                  

                   She had emphysema and lung disease.
                  

                   Edna celebrated her 90th birthday with family and friends at Barton's.
Restaurant on 31 March 1990.  Edna lives by herself in the house they built in 1953.  At the age of 62 when her husband died she could not write a check,
could not drive a car.  Withing 6 months she had a drivers lisc. and drove
until she was about 85.  Her eye sight was getting worse with macular degeration disease.  Update .... July 1992.  Edna fell and broke her hip Nov. 28,1991, She is presently in Cumberland Nursing Home recovering.  At times she is confused and mixed up.  She can walk with some assistance only for a short distance.  She will use the walker on her own, which the nurses are opposed of her during which demonstrates her independence.  All other body functions are functioning well except as stated above.  She attended the 1992 Davis reunion at Rocky Gap State Park. UPDATE Nov14,1992 she fell and broke her rt hip and rt shoulder.  She has TIA's and will hallucinate. April 1993 her farm was sold to be able to keep her in the Nursing Home. 10 August 1996 - Daughter visited Edna , she appeared in good health, no signs of death.  That eve the nursing home called and said she passed away at 8:30 P:M.  Edna did not know the family about 6 months before she died,  At the time of death she still had approx. $80,000.00.  After her bills were paid the remaining
   money was divided among the 3 living children and Margaret and Jeep's share went to their children.  Her estate is recorded in Allegany County court house.
Mother had an 8th grade education, but she did very well the 30 years she lived after her husband died.  She always wanted to pay her share of anything, and always would say you did not have to buy that for me that.  Mother made quilts from pieces of fabric left over from other projects.  She would quilt the quilts.  She gave each of her children a quilt, and started giving her grandchildren a homemade quilt.  She would cut quilt pieces in the evening while watching TV. Edna and Ralph went on very few trips, however they did spend one winter in Florida, but mother could not get Ralph to go back the next year and then he died in Oct 1962.
Edna celebrated her 90th birthday with family and friends at Barton's.
Restaurant on 31 March 1990.  Edna lives by herself in the house they built in 1953.  At the age of 62 when her husband died she could not write a check,
could not drive a car.  Withing 6 months she had a drivers lisc. and drove
until she was about 85.  Her eye sight was getting worse with macular degeration disease.  Update .... July 1992.  Edna fell and broke her hip Nov. 28,1991, She is presently in Cumberland Nursing Home recovering.  At times she is confused and mixed up.  She can walk with some assistance only for a short distance.  She will use the walker on her own, which the nurses are opposed of her during which demonstrates her independence.  All other body functions are functioning well except as stated above.  She attended the 1992 Davis reunion at Rocky Gap State Park. UPDATE Nov14,1992 she fell and broke her rt hip and rt shoulder.  She has TIA's and will hallucinate. April 1993 her farm was sold to be able to keep her in the Nursing Home. 10 August 1996 - Daughter visited Edna , she appeared in good health, no signs of death.  That eve the nursing home called and said she passed away at 8:30 P:M.  Edna did not know the family about 6 months before she died,  At the time of death she still had approx. $80,000.00.  After her bills were paid the remaining
   money was divided among the 3 living children and Margaret and Jeep's share went to their children.  Her estate is recorded in Allegany County court house.
Mother had an 8th grade education, but she did very well the 30 years she lived after her husband died.  She always wanted to pay her share of anything, and always would say you did not have to buy that for me that.  Mother made quilts from pieces of fabric left over from other projects.  She would quilt the quilts.  She gave each of her children a quilt, and started giving her grandchildren a homemade quilt.  She would cut quilt pieces in the evening while watching TV. Edna and Ralph went on very few trips, however they did spend one winter in Florida, but mother could not get Ralph to go back the next year and then he died in Oct 1962.