A Guide to the Davis General Store Records, 1957-1972
Davis General Store Records
MSS 02-03
A Collection in The Fairfax County Public Library
Repository Fairfax County Public Library
Record Group Number MSS 02-03
Title The Davis General Store Records,
1957-1972
Extent
12.5 linear feet
Creator
Davis, Shirley Dove (1931-2014)
Language
English
Abstract
The Davis General Store Records consists of 12.5 linear feet and spans the years 1957-1972 and includes the record books and
daily receipts of expenditures at the Fairfax Station, Virginia store.
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
Consult repository for information.
Preferred Citation
Davis General Store Records, MSS 02-03, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Shirley Davis’ daughters, Linda Davis and Andrea Shimer on July 1, 2015.
Processing Information
Chris Barbuschak, February 2016
What today is known as the Davis General Store at 7600 Clifton Road traces its roots back to Isaac Frank Woodyard. Woodyard
bought the land at the intersection of Wolf Run Shoals Road and Clifton Road in March 1883. Shortly thereafter he opened a
two-story frame general store on the site known as Woodyard’s Store. On June 5, 1907, George C. Fairfax shot and killed Woodyard
in his store over a dispute over the location of the local polling place. After the authorities arrested him, Fairfax committed
suicide.
Woodyard’s widow rented the store out to brothers Robert and Eugene Makely and eventually sold it to them on December 2, 1911.
They renamed it Makely’s Store and also added a gasoline pump. The corner is still known as Makely’s Corner to this day. The
Makely family sold the store in 1938 and it changed hands several times. In January 1955, Herbert A. Urie bought the store
and renamed it Urie’s Community Market. Leighton and Shirley Davis bought it from Urie on August 5, 1957 and it has been known
as the Davis General Store ever since. The couple had worked at the store for some years prior and in 1951, they built a house
across the street from it.
By 1964 the business had outgrown the old frame building. Practically located in the middle of the intersection due to the
crossroads expansion over the years, the Davises decided to construct a newer building further away from the road. They opened
the current flat-roofed cinderblock store on April 3, 1965, and had the original building razed.
In 1973, the Davises leased out the store and eventually sold it in 1985. The store’s ownership has changed numerous times
since and the building itself has been modernized over the years. Leighton Davis died on December 5, 1990 and Shirley Davis
passed away on February 27, 2014.
The Davis General Store Records consists of 12.5 linear feet and spans the years 1957-1972 and includes the record books and
daily receipts of expenditures at the Fairfax Station, Virginia store. These records, maintained by co-owner Shirley Dove
Davis, include complete daily receipts of products she purchased to sell in the store ranging from local newspapers to bakery
goods to candy bars and automobile parts. She purchased goods from local businesses and farmers as well as national distributers.
The receipts are kept in their original order. Subjects include Fairfax Station and Clifton, Virginia as well as the history
of general store operations, material culture and products bought in Fairfax County during the 1950s-1970s.
Clifton (Va.)
Davis General Store
Davis, Leighton E. (1925-1990)
Davis, Shirley Dove (1931-2014)
Fairfax Station (Va.)
General stores - Virginia - Fairfax County - History
Material culture - Virginia - Fairfax County - History
Small business - Virginia - Fairfax County - History
Box 1 Folder 1:
Receipts,
1957 August
Box 1 Folder 2:
Receipts,
1957 September
Box 1 Folder 3:
Receipts,
1957 October
Box 1 Folder 4:
Receipts,
1957 November
Box 1 Folder 5:
Receipts,
1957 December
Box 1 Folder 6:
Receipts,
1958 January
Box 1 Folder 7:
Receipts,
1958 February
Box 1 Folder 8:
Receipts,
1958 March
Box 1 Folder 9:
Receipts,
1958 April
Box 1 Folder 10:
Receipts,
1958 May
Box 1 Folder 11:
Receipts,
1958 June
Box 1 Folder 12:
Receipts,
1958 July
Box 1 Folder 13:
Receipts,
1958 August
Box 1 Folder 14:
Receipts,
1958 September
Box 1 Folder 15:
Receipts,
1958 October
Box 1 Folder 16:
Receipts,
1958 November
Box 1 Folder 17:
Receipts,
1958 December
Box 1 Folder 18:
Receipts,
1959 January
Box 1 Folder 19:
Receipts,
1959 February
Box 1 Folder 20:
Receipts,
1959 March
Box 1 Folder 21:
Receipts,
1959 April
Box 1 Folder 22:
Receipts,
1959 May
Box 2 Folder 1:
Receipts,
1959 June
Box 2 Folder 2:
Receipts,
1959 July
Box 2 Folder 3:
Receipts,
1959 August
Box 2 Folder 4:
Receipts,
1959 September
Box 2 Folder 5:
Receipts,
1959 October
Box 2 Folder 6:
Receipts,
1959 November
Box 2 Folder 7:
Receipts,
1959 December
Box 2 Folder 8:
Receipts,
1960 January
Box 2 Folder 9:
Receipts,
1960 February
Box 2 Folder 10:
Receipts,
1960 March
Box 2 Folder 11:
Receipts,
1960 April
Box 2 Folder 12:
Receipts,
1960 May
Box 2 Folder 13:
Receipts,
1960 June
Box 2 Folder 14:
Receipts,
1960 July
Box 2 Folder 15:
Receipts,
1960 August
Box 2 Folder 16:
Receipts,
1960 September
Box 2 Folder 17:
Receipts,
1960 October
Box 2 Folder 18:
Receipts,
1960 November
Box 2 Folder 19:
Receipts,
1960 December
Box 2 Folder 20:
Receipts,
1961 January
Box 3 Folder 1:
Receipts,
1961 February
Box 3 Folder 2:
Receipts,
1961 March
Box 3 Folder 3:
Receipts,
1961 April
Box 3 Folder 4:
Receipts,
1961 May
Box 3 Folder 5:
Receipts,
1961 June
Box 3 Folder 6:
Receipts,
1961 July
Box 3 Folder 7:
Receipts,
1961 August
Box 3 Folder 8:
Receipts,
1961 September
Box 3 Folder 9:
Receipts,
1961 October
Box 3 Folder 10:
Receipts,
1961 November
Box 3 Folder 11:
Receipts,
1961 December
Box 3 Folder 12:
Receipts,
1962 January
Box 3 Folder 13:
Receipts,
1962 February
Box 3 Folder 14:
Receipts,
1962 March
Box 3 Folder 15:
Receipts,
1962 April
Box 3 Folder 16:
Receipts,
1962 May
Box 3 Folder 17:
Receipts,
1962 June
Box 3 Folder 18:
Receipts,
1962 July
Box 3 Folder 19:
Receipts,
1962 August
Box 3 Folder 20:
Receipts,
1962 September
Box 3 Folder 21:
Receipts,
1962 October
Box 3 Folder 22:
Receipts,
1962 November
Box 4 Folder 1:
Receipts,
1962 December
Box 4 Folder 2:
Receipts,
1963 January
Box 4 Folder 3:
Receipts,
1963 February
Box 4 Folder 4:
Receipts,
1963 March
Box 4 Folder 5:
Receipts,
1963 April
Box 4 Folder 6:
Receipts,
1963 May
Box 4 Folder 7:
Receipts,
1963 June
Box 4 Folder 8:
Receipts,
1963 July
Box 4 Folder 9:
Receipts,
1963 August
Box 4 Folder 10:
Receipts,
1963 September
Box 4 Folder 11:
Receipts,
1963 October
Box 4 Folder 12:
Receipts,
1963 November
Box 4 Folder 13:
Receipts,
1963 December
Box 4 Folder 14:
Receipts,
1964 January
Box 4 Folder 15:
Receipts,
1964 February
Box 4 Folder 16:
Receipts,
1964 March
Box 4 Folder 17:
Receipts,
1964 April
Box 4 Folder 18:
Receipts,
1964 May
Box 4 Folder 19:
Receipts,
1964 June
Box 4 Folder 20:
Receipts,
1964 July
Box 4 Folder 21:
Receipts,
1964 August
Box 4 Folder 22:
Receipts,
1964 September
Box 5 Folder 1:
Receipts,
1964 October
Box 5 Folder 2:
Receipts,
1964 November
Box 5 Folder 3:
Receipts,
1964 December
Box 5 Folder 4:
Receipts,
1965 January
Box 5 Folder 5:
Receipts,
1965 February
Box 5 Folder 6:
Receipts,
1965 March 1-13
Box 5 Folder 7:
Receipts,
1965 March 14-31
Box 5 Folder 8:
Receipts,
1965 April 1-18
Box 5 Folder 9:
Receipts,
1965 April 19-30
Box 5 Folder 10:
Receipts,
1965 May 1-16
Box 5 Folder 11:
Receipts,
1965 May 17-31
Box 5 Folder 12:
Receipts,
1965 June 1-13
Box 5 Folder 13:
Receipts,
1965 June 14-30
Box 5 Folder 14:
Receipts,
1965 July 1-11
Box 5 Folder 15:
Receipts,
1965 July 12-31
Box 5 Folder 16:
Receipts,
1965 August 1-15
Box 5 Folder 17:
Receipts,
1965 August 16-31
Box 5 Folder 18:
Receipts,
1965 September 1-12
Box 5 Folder 19:
Receipts,
1965 September 13-19
Box 5 Folder 20:
Receipts,
1965 September 20-30
Box 5 Folder 21:
Receipts,
1965 October 1-10
Box 5 Folder 22:
Receipts,
1965 October 11-17
Box 5 Folder 23:
Receipts,
1965 October 18-31
Box 5 Folder 24:
Receipts,
1965 November 1-14
Box 5 Folder 25:
Receipts,
1965 November 15-30
Box 5 Folder 26:
Receipts,
1965 December 1-12
Box 5 Folder 27:
Receipts,
1965 December 13-31
Box 5 Folder 28:
Receipts,
1966 January 1-16
Box 5 Folder 29:
Receipts,
1966 January 17-31
Box 5 Folder 30:
Receipts,
1966 February 1-13
Box 5 Folder 31:
Receipts,
1966 February 14-28
Box 5 Folder 32:
Receipts,
1966 March 1-13
Box 5 Folder 33:
Receipts,
1966 March 14-31
Box 5 Folder 34:
Receipts,
1966 April 1-10
Box 6 Folder 1:
Receipts,
1966 April 11-30
Box 6 Folder 2:
Receipts,
1966 May 1-15
Box 6 Folder 3:
Receipts,
1966 May 16-31
Box 6 Folder 4:
Receipts,
1966 June 1-12
Box 6 Folder 5:
Receipts,
1966 June 13-30
Box 6 Folder 6:
Receipts,
1966 July 1-17
Box 6 Folder 7:
Receipts,
1966 July 18-31
Box 6 Folder 8:
Receipts,
1966 August 1-14
Box 6 Folder 9:
Receipts,
1966 August 15-31
Box 6 Folder 10:
Receipts,
1966 September 1-11
Box 6 Folder 11:
Receipts,
1966 September 12-30
Box 6 Folder 12:
Receipts,
1966 October 1-16
Box 6 Folder 13:
Receipts,
1966 October 17-31
Box 6 Folder 14:
Receipts,
1966 November 1-13
Box 6 Folder 15:
Receipts,
1966 November 14-30
Box 6 Folder 16:
Receipts,
1966 December 1-11
Box 6 Folder 17:
Receipts,
1966 December 12-31
Box 6 Folder 18:
Receipts,
1967 January 1-15
Box 6 Folder 19:
Receipts,
1967 January 16-31
Box 6 Folder 20:
Receipts,
1967 February 1-12
Box 6 Folder 21:
Receipts,
1967 February 13-28
Box 6 Folder 22:
Receipts,
1967 March 1-12
Box 6 Folder 23:
Receipts,
1967 March 13-31
Box 6 Folder 24:
Receipts,
1967 April 1-16
Box 6 Folder 25:
Receipts,
1967 April 17-30
Box 6 Folder 26:
Receipts,
1967 May 1-14
Box 7 Folder 1:
Receipts,
1967 May 15-31
Box 7 Folder 2:
Receipts,
1967 June 1-18
Box 7 Folder 3:
Receipts,
1967 June 19-30
Box 7 Folder 4:
Receipts,
1967 July 1-16
Box 7 Folder 5:
Receipts,
1967 July 17-31
Box 7 Folder 6:
Receipts,
1967 August 1-13
Box 7 Folder 7:
Receipts,
1967 August 14-31
Box 7 Folder 8:
Receipts,
1968 January 1-14
Box 7 Folder 9:
Receipts,
1968 January 15-31
Box 7 Folder 10:
Receipts,
1968 February 1-18
Box 7 Folder 11:
Receipts,
1968 February 19-29
Box 7 Folder 12:
Receipts,
1968 March 1-17
Box 7 Folder 13:
Receipts,
1968 March 18-31
Box 7 Folder 14:
Receipts,
1968 April 1-14
Box 7 Folder 15:
Receipts,
1968 April 15-30
Box 7 Folder 16:
Receipts,
1968 May 1-12
Box 7 Folder 17:
Receipts,
1968 May 13-31
Box 7 Folder 18:
Receipts,
1968 June 1-16
Box 7 Folder 19:
Receipts,
1968 June 18-30
Box 8 Folder 1:
Receipts,
1968 July 1-14
Box 8 Folder 2:
Receipts,
1968 July 15-31
Box 8 Folder 3:
Receipts,
1968 August 1-18
Box 8 Folder 4:
Receipts,
1968 August 19-31
Box 8 Folder 5:
Receipts,
1968 September 1-15
Box 8 Folder 6:
Receipts,
1968 September 16-30
Box 8 Folder 7:
Receipts,
1968 October 1-14
Box 8 Folder 8:
Receipts,
1968 October 15-31
Box 8 Folder 9:
Receipts,
1968 November 1-17
Box 8 Folder 10:
Receipts,
1968 November 18-30
Box 8 Folder 11:
Receipts,
1968 December 1-15
Box 8 Folder 12:
Receipts,
1968 December 16-31
Box 8 Folder 13:
Receipts,
1969 January 1-12
Box 8 Folder 14:
Receipts,
1969 January 13-31
Box 8 Folder 15:
Receipts,
1969 February 1-16
Box 8 Folder 16:
Receipts,
1969 February 17-28
Box 8 Folder 17:
Receipts,
1969 March 1-16
Box 8 Folder 18:
Receipts,
1969 March 17-31
Box 8 Folder 19:
Receipts,
1969 April 1-13
Box 8 Folder 20:
Receipts,
1969 April 14-30
Box 8 Folder 21:
Receipts,
1969 May 1-14
Box 8 Folder 22:
Receipts,
1969 May 15-31
Box 8 Folder 23:
Receipts,
1969 June 1-15
Box 8 Folder 24:
Receipts,
1969 June 16-30
Box 8 Folder 25:
Receipts,
1969 July 1-13
Box 8 Folder 26:
Receipts,
1969 July 14-31
Box 8 Folder 27:
Receipts,
1969 August 1-17
Box 8 Folder 28:
Receipts,
1969 August 18-31
Box 8 Folder 29:
Receipts,
1969 September 1-14
Box 8 Folder 30:
Receipts,
1969 September 15-30
Box 9 Folder 1:
Receipts,
1969 October 1-19
Box 9 Folder 2:
Receipts,
1969 October 20-31
Box 9 Folder 3:
Receipts,
1969 November 1-16
Box 9 Folder 4:
Receipts,
1969 November 17-30
Box 9 Folder 5:
Receipts,
1969 December 1-14
Box 9 Folder 6:
Receipts,
1969 December 15-31
Box 9 Folder 7:
Receipts,
1970 January 1-18
Box 9 Folder 8:
Receipts,
1970 January 19-31
Box 9 Folder 9:
Receipts,
1970 February 1-15
Box 9 Folder 10:
Receipts,
1970 February 16-28
Box 9 Folder 11:
Receipts,
1970 March 1-15
Box 9 Folder 12:
Receipts,
1970 March 16-31
Box 9 Folder 13:
Receipts,
1970 April 1-12
Box 9 Folder 14:
Receipts,
1970 April 13-30
Box 9 Folder 15:
Receipts,
1970 May 1-17
Box 9 Folder 16:
Receipts,
1970 May 18-31
Box 9 Folder 17:
Receipts,
1970 June 1-14
Box 9 Folder 18:
Receipts,
1970 June 15-30
Box 9 Folder 19:
Receipts,
1970 July 1-12
Box 9 Folder 20:
Receipts,
1970 July 13-31
Box 9 Folder 21:
Receipts,
1970 August 1-16
Box 9 Folder 22:
Receipts,
1970 August 17-31
Box 9 Folder 23:
Receipts,
1970 September 1-13
Box 9 Folder 24:
Receipts,
1970 September 14-30
Box 9 Folder 25:
Receipts,
1970 October 1-18
Box 9 Folder 26:
Receipts,
1970 October 19-31
Box 9 Folder 27:
Receipts,
1970 November 1-15
Box 9 Folder 28:
Receipts,
1970 December 1-13
Box 9 Folder 29:
Receipts,
1970 December 14-31
Box 10 Folder 1:
Receipts,
1971 January 1-17
Box 10 Folder 2:
Receipts,
1971 January 18-31
Box 10 Folder 3:
Receipts,
1971 February 1-14
Box 10 Folder 4:
Receipts,
1971 February 15-28
Box 10 Folder 5:
Receipts,
1971 March 1-14
Box 10 Folder 6:
Receipts,
1971 March 15-31
Box 10 Folder 7:
Receipts,
1971 April 1-18
Box 10 Folder 8:
Receipts,
1971 April 19-30
Box 10 Folder 9:
Receipts,
1971 May 1-16
Box 10 Folder 10:
Receipts,
1971 May 17-31
Box 10 Folder 11:
Receipts,
1971 June 1-13
Box 10 Folder 12:
Receipts,
1971 June 14-30
Box 10 Folder 13:
Receipts,
1971 July 1-18
Box 10 Folder 14:
Receipts,
1971 July 19-31
Box 10 Folder 15:
Receipts,
1971 August 1-15
Box 10 Folder 16:
Receipts,
1971 August 16-31
Box 10 Folder 17:
Receipts,
1971 September 1-12
Box 10 Folder 18:
Receipts,
1971 September 13-30
Box 10 Folder 19:
Receipts,
1971 October 1-17
Box 10 Folder 20:
Receipts,
1971 October 18- 31
Box 10 Folder 21:
Receipts,
1971 November 1-14
Box 10 Folder 22:
Receipts,
1971 November 15-30
Box 10 Folder 23:
Receipts,
1971 December 1-12
Box 10 Folder 24:
Receipts,
1971 December 13-31
Box 11 Folder 1:
Receipts,
1972 January 1-16
Box 11 Folder 2:
Receipts,
1972 January 17-31
Box 11 Folder 3:
Receipts,
1972 February 1-13
Box 11 Folder 4:
Receipts,
1972 February 14-29
Box 11 Folder 5:
Receipts,
1972 March 1-12
Box 11 Folder 6:
Receipts,
1972 March 13-31
Box 11 Folder 7:
Receipts,
1972 April 1-16
Box 11 Folder 8:
Receipts,
1972 April 17-30
Box 11 Folder 9:
Receipts,
1972 May 1-14
Box 11 Folder 10:
Receipts,
1972 May 15-31
Box 11 Folder 11:
Receipts,
1972 June 1-18
Box 11 Folder 12:
Receipts,
1972 June 19-30
Box 11 Folder 13:
Receipts,
1972 July 1-16
Box 11 Folder 14:
Receipts,
1972 July 17-31
Box 11 Folder 15:
Receipts,
1972 August 1-13
Box 11 Folder 16:
Receipts,
1972 August 14-31
Box 11 Folder 17:
Receipts,
1972 September 1-17
Box 11 Folder 18:
Receipts,
1972 September 18-31
Box 11 Folder 19:
Receipts,
1972 October 1-15
Box 11 Folder 20:
Receipts,
1972 October 16-31
Box 11 Folder 21:
Receipts,
1972 November 1-12
Box 11 Folder 22:
Receipts,
1972 November 13-30
Box 11 Folder 23:
Receipts,
1972 December 1-17
Box 11 Folder 24:
Receipts,
1972 December 18-31
Box 12 Folder 1:
Record Book,
1957 August 5 - 1958 November 7
Box 12 Folder 2:
Record Book,
1958 November 8 - 1960 March 6
Box 12 Folder 3:
Record Book,
1960 March 7 - 1961 July 2
Box 12 Folder 4:
Record Book,
1961 July 3 - 1962 December 31
Box 12 Folder 5:
Record Book,
1963 January 1 - 1963 November 17
Box 12 Folder 6:
Record Book,
1963 November 18 - 1964 December 31
Box 12 Folder 7:
Record Book,
1965 January 1 - November 14
Box 12 Folder 8:
Record Book,
1965 November 15 - 1966 September 25
Box 12 Folder 9:
Record Book,
1966 September 26 - 1967 July 23
Box 12 Folder 10:
Record Book,
1967 July 24 - 1968 June 9
Box 12 Folder 11:
Record Book,
1968 June 10 - 1969 December 31
Box 12 Folder 12:
Record Book,
1970 January 1 - November 15
Box 12 Folder 13:
Record Book,
1970 November 16 - 1971 September 26
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