Census: 1880 New Milton, Doddridge Co., West Virginia: age 28

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 63, No 19, p 444, May 13, 1907.
At her home in Salem, April 29, 1907, Mrs. Susan Emeline Davis, wife of Ethelbert Davis, being 55 years of age.
Mrs. Davis was converted when about sixteen years of age and united with the M. E. Church. After her marriage, she moved to Greenbrier where she began the observance of the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath and united with the Greenbrier Seventh Day Baptist Church, March 22, 1879. She continued a worthy and faithful member of this church till called to the home above.
Mrs. Davis was a lifelong sufferer and was but little know outside of her own home because of her inability to get out. A husband, two daughters, and a large circle of friends are left to mourn their loss. Funeral services were held at the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church, April 30, conducted by Pastor Witter, who spoke from Mark 16: 3, 6. E. A. W.

Census: 1880 New Milton, Doddridge Co., West Virginia: age 28, tanner and farmer

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 106, No 4, p 126, Jan. 28, 1929.
At the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas A. Randolph, in Salem, W. Va., January 13, 1929, Ethelbert J. Davis in the seventh-eighth year of his age. He was the son of Elder Jacob Davis and Jemima Davis Davis. Ethelbert was born June 23, 1851, in the neighborhood known as Greenbrier Run in Doddridge County, W. Va.
In 1874 he was married to Susan E. Davis of Gilmer County. Mrs. Davis died in 1907. He is survived by two daughters, Leia, wife of Thomas A. Randolph, and Cora, wife of R. E. Hutson of Akron, Ohio.
There remains of his parents' family, Hettie, wife of L. B. Stutler; Birdie, wife of J. C. Costilow of Clarksburg; and W. Burdick Davis of Ann Arbor, Mich. There are also seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Early in life Ethelbert became a Christian and he was one of the constituent members of the Greenbrier Church. He served the church as clerk, as chorister, as Sabbath school superintendent, and in other ways.
About twenty-eight years ago the family removed to Salem, and about eighteen years ago Brother Davis began keeping store in Salem. Failing health compelled him to give up the store a few months ago.
He was a courteous Christian gentleman who will be greatly missed on the streets of Salem and in the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church, but especially in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Randolph. G. B. S.