Alvah Lee Daughtrey Sr.

  General Notes:

The WWI Draft Registration Card for Alvah Lee Daughtrey records his date of birth as January 3, 1895 in Nansemond Co., VA. He is a self emplyed "grocer man" living at 1428 Maple in Portsmouth, VA. He is tall and slender with light blue eyes and light brown hair. He signs his name A. L. Daughtrey.

The 1930 Federal Census for Deep Creek, Norfolk, VA, District 3, page 35A records Alvah L. (35 - VA/VA/VA) and Lucy L. (34 - VA/VA/VA) Daughtrey with children Mary L. (5) and Alvah L. Jr. (3 1/12). Alvah and Lucy have been married for 6 years. Alvah is an Oil Salesman.

The WWII Draft Registration Card (for men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897) for Alvah Lee Daughtrey dated April 27, 1942 lists his date of birth as January 3, 1895 in Nansemond Co., VA. He is living with his wife, Mrs. A. L. Daughtrey, at Dozier's Corner in Norfolk, VA. He is self employed and his physical description is 6' 1", 185 lbs with blue eyes, brown hair and light complexion. He signs his name Alvah Lee Daughtrey.


From www.findagrave.com
Obituary from The Virginian Pilot Friday July 31, 1953
Alvah Lee Daughtrey
Birth: 1895
Death: Jul. 30, 1953
Alvah Lee Daughtrey, 58, fuel oil distributor for the Colonial Oil Company, died yesterday at 5:30 a.m. at his home at Doziers Corner, Norfolk County, after a week's illness.
A native of Franklin, he had lived here 36 years. He was a son of the late William Matthew and Mrs. Molly Carr Daughtrey. He was a member of the Fourth Street Baptist Church, Portsmouth.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lucy Lee Foreman Daughtrey; his stepmother, Mrs. Mary Rebecca Daughtrey, of Franklin; two daughters, Mrs. Robert A, Jones, of Doziers Corner, and Mrs. Rudolph Etheridge, of Virginia Beach; one son, Alvah Lewis Daughtrey, of Doziers Corner; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Holland, of Holland, and Mrs. Hilda Rhodes, of Windsor; two brothers, Charles E. Daughtrey and W.J. Daughtrey, both of Franklin, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Graham Funeral Home, South Norfolk. Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Park.

Alvah married Lucy Lee Foreman on 12 Apr 1924 in Portsmouth, Virginia. (Lucy Lee Foreman was born in 1895 in Virginia, died in 1978 in Norfolk City, VA and was buried in Oak Hill Plot, Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk City, VA.)

  Marriage Notes:

From www.familysearch.org
Name: Alvah Lee Daughtrey
Birth Date: 1895
Birthplace: Nansemond Co., Va.
Age: 29
Spouse's Name: Lucy Lee Foreman
Spouse's Birth Date: 1895
Spouse's Birthplace: Hickory, Va.
Spouse's Age: 29
Event Date: 12 Apr 1924
Event Place: Portsmouth, Virginia
Father's Name: Mat Doughtrey (sic)
Mother's Name: Mary Doughtrey (sic)
Spouse's Father's Name: N. Foreman
Spouse's Mother's Name: Martha ... Foreman
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single