This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davidson/Davison Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.davidson/4437/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The following is simply a "cut and paste" of an e-mail that I recently sent to some of my Davidson cousins. I have traced our Davidson family back to James City Co., VA in the 1680s, and some members of our family were then in Goochland, Cumberland, Albemarle and Buckingham Co., VA, before many moved west and/or south. One major branch of my family moved to the Pittsylvania/Henry/Patrick Co., VA (and Stokes Co., NC) area before moving to the Grainger Co., TN area. Some of these Davidsons are known to have then been in the Morgan/Madison/Marshall Co., AL area. There was also a Josiah Davidson in Limestone Co., AL (died about 1825), and he also came out of the same overall "Buckingham Co., VA Davidson family." I have recently researched several Davidson families who eventually went to AL, and at least SOME of them were definitely members of my overall Davidson family. Other Davidsons in AL are just "possibilities," and I would welcome any comments on this overview. Here is the original e-mail: Cousins, Here are some of my thoughts on various Davidsons who were in Alabama at one time. These were all POTENTIALLY members of our overall family, in my opinion (though more research is certainly needed): 1. There was a Richard Davidson on the 1830 Jackson Co., AL census (age 70-80). See the Jackson County entry here: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dal1830.html Jackson is near Madison/Morgan/Marshall/Limestone Co., AL where other members of our known Davidson family lived. I would not be surprised if this was the Richard Davidson who married Ann Ward in Henry Co., VA in 1783. On the same page of the 1830 Jackson Co., AL census was an Allen Davidson, age 20-30, and a Joseph Davidson (age 20-30) was on the previous page. Allen Davidson is shown on the 1850 and 1860 Upsure Co., TX census, and he is shown in 1850 as a farmer from VA (age 58) and as a chairmaker from VA in 1860 (age 74...as usual, there is little consistency in these ages from decade to decade). Allen had a son named Richard Davidson (age 30 in 1860 in Upsure; farmer from AL). Looks like Allen had other children named Elizabeth, Chrissey and Ava Jane, and Ava Jane married J. R. Huckley from TN (and Allen was living with them and their children in 1860). Elizabeth apparently married James Porter from Indiana. 2. As you know, there was also another Allen Davidson who was on the 1830 Morgan Co., AL census (age 30-40). Goulder Davidson's son Joshua Davidson (who married Elizabeth Sharp) was also on that census. See the above link for the Morgan County entry. I suspect that this Allen Davidson and Joshua Davidson were brothers, both sons of Goulder Davidson and his wife Sarah Unknown. 3. Also in Morgan Co., AL in 1830 was a Henry, Richard and a somewhat older William Davidson. See the above link for Morgan County. This William Davidson was apparently the William Davidson who married Callie Lipscomb. See: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dzwmlipscomb.html Some records claim that this William Davidson was born in Morgan Co., AL, but I wonder if he was actually born in VA. He could have been a son of Richard Davidson and Ann Ward, and William's birthdate (about 1785 or so) "fits" the date of that marriage in 1783. William and Callie had three children who married into the Ditto family. As you can see from the above link, one child was apparently named Richard Davidson, and one of the later female descendants married a Thomas Ward in the 1850s (though that "double Ward connection" could have just been a coincidence). Also, the familiar name of "Levinia" was used later in this family. "Old" Richard Davidson showed on Patrick Co., VA censuses by himself for a while (after Goulder and the others had left the area...or died), and then a William Davidson started to appear with Richard (actually, there were TWO William Davidsons in Patrick Co., VA with Richard on just one of those early-1800s censuses), and I would be shocked if ! one of those William Davidsons was not a son of Richard Davidson. 4. There were several Davidsons in Lawrence Co., AL in 1830. See the first link in item 1, above, for the Lawrence County entry. Some of them COULD have been from our family. This family included a Jesse Davidson. This is just a possibility, and more research is certainly needed on the Davidsons in Lawrence Co., AL. 5. In Limestone Co., AL, there was a William Davidson who was married to a Nancy P. Albright (this William Davidson was on Limestone censuses in 1830-1850, at a minimum, as I recall). It appears that this couple was on the same page of the 1840 Limestone census as the above-mentioned widow Elizabeth (Hardiman) Davidson (they may have even been next-door neighbors, per one other researcher, but I have not checked the original census to see what that shows). The 1850 Limestone Co., VA census shows that William was born about 1789 in VA, and that Nancy Albright was born about 1790 in VA. The older Josiah Davidson up in Buckingham Co., VA (son of the "old" David Davidson...died about 1798...who was apparently married to Mary Giles) married Rebecca Giles there in 1788, so both the Josiah Davidson in Limestone (born about 1791, per one record that I found) and the above William Davidson in Limestone could have both been sons of the older Josiah Davidson in Buckingham. This Wil! liam Davidson had a son named Willis R. (or B.) Davidson. That given name may or may not have had anything to do with the William Willis who married Levinia Davidson (daughter of David Davidson of Stokes Co., NC) up in Patrick Co., VA in 1795, or the Diane Willis who had married into the Hix family way back in the late-1600s or early-1700s (remember, I believe that the "old" William Davidson in Buckingham and then Pittsylvania/Henry/Patrick Co., VA was married to a Hix women). Another thing that could just be a coincidence is that there was a Hugh Willis who married a Sarah Albright in Botetourt Co., VA in 1809. Hugh was related to one of the Willis families that was also in Patrick Co., VA area (though it is unclear if he was related to the William Willis who married Levinia Davidson....per the man who runs the Willis DNA website and who researches the Willis family). Hugh and Sarah (Albright) Willis had a daughter named Charity Willis, and she married William Sharp. I have determined that this was the same overall Sharp family into which Joshua Davidson married (and this Sarah Albright had a sister named Nancy Albright, but that Nancy Albright is shown as marrying someone other than a Davidson). One of our family branches also moved to Botetourt Co., VA, but I don't see any "available" William Davidson from that branch of our family who could have married an Albright. Note: If the William Davidson in Limestone Co., AL who married Nancy Albright was, in fact, from our family, it is certainly possible that he was out of the "Patrick Co., VA/Grainger (and Claiborne) Co., TN branch," versus out of their relative Josiah Davidson (b. abt. 1767-d. in his 80s after 1850) who stayed in the Buckingham/Appomattox Co., VA area. There was also an older William Davidson in Limestone Co., AL. He was born in TN in about 1755 (per the 1850 Limestone Co., AL census). Some researchers claim that he was married to an OLDER Nancy Albright. If that should be correct, no one seems to know how/if these two Nancy Albrights associated with Limestone Co., AL were related. I suspect that this older William Davidson was NOT a member of our family, and the "Albright connection" and the "Limestone connection" COULD have been the "only connection" between the two William Davidsons....but who knows? Some members of each family eventually moved to Burnet Co., TX, as I recall, but they were on different pages of the census there. I think some confusion between the two William Davidsons/Nancy Albrights caused the children from each to be intermixed incorrectly. I think the James Davidson in Limestone was too old to have been the son of the younger couple. I think the Willis Davidson and the John R. Davidson WERE t! he children of the younger couple (and hence, POSSIBLE members of our family). Here is a "family tree" for the younger couple, but as I said, I think the children have been intermixed somewhat. As you will see, the birth and marriage dates for the younger William and his wife don't make sense (shows her getting married only 10 years after she was born, as I recall; I think that is someone trying to make some of the children from the older William Davidson "fit" into the family of the younger William Davidson). http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dzwmalbright.html The older William Davidson was married to a second/later wife by 1850. See: the Limestone County entry at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dal1850.html 6. The Edward Davidson who was the apparent son of "our" David Davidson on Stokes Co., NC (son of the "old" William Davidson from Buckingham and then Pittsylvania/Henry/Patrick Co., VA) was PROBABLY the one shown here: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dzedwardeliza.html This shows him as having been born in 1787 in NC, which sounds "perfect." You will see a lot of familiar given names in his family. I suspect that the Nathaniel Davidson (and maybe the William Davidson, as well) who was mentioned in that roster that "your" Major Henry Davidson (son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Sharp) Davidson) found during the War Between the States (and that Henry mentioned in a letter to his mother) was from Edward's family. 7. As you will recall, there was a Bryant Davidson, William Davidson and Robert Davidson mentioned on a deed in Grainger Co., TN in 1815. I found the following record for a Robert Davidson associated with Limestone Co., AL: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dzrobertnancy.html Note: The top of this shows Dallas, and that was actually Dallas Co., Arkansas (not AL, as incorrectly shown in at least one place on this document). I suspect that this Bryant, William and Robert Davidson in Grainger Co., TN could have been brothers (all sons of "our" John Davidson of Henry Co., VA and then Stokes Co., NC and a Miss Bryant, perhaps?....there was a Bryant family in the area), or they could have just been cousins. Maybe this William Davidson was the one who married Callie Lipscomb or maybe he was the one who married Nancy P. Albright. In any case, I feel confident that these three men in Grainger were children of some combination of the apparent brothers Goulder, Richard, John or David Davidson of Henry/Patrick/Stokes (all children of "old" William Davidson out of Buckingham Co., VA). I note from the above link/"family tree" that Robert Davidson had a son named Bryan Davidson (I wonder if it was actually Bryant)? Goulder Davidson was closely associated with Joshua Hudson and Robert Hall in Henry/Patrick Co., VA, so Joshua Davidson (son of Goulder) could have been named for Joshua Hudson, and Robert Dav! idson could have been named for Robert Hall (and there were several men over the years in the above Hudson family who were named Hull Hudson). Neither "Joshua" nor "Robert" had ever been used previously as given names in any branch of this overall Davidson family, as far as I can tell. 8. As a reminder, the son of "old" William Davidson out of Buckingham Co., VA and then Pittsylvania/Henry/Patrick Co., VA named William Davidson, Junior was probably the William Davidson who was in Orange Co., NC by 1780. He married an Elizabeth Unknown, and he had sons named William, David and Josiah Davidson (as well as several daughters). Members of this family were later in Carroll, Rutherford and Hickman Co., TN, and it appears that the Josiah Davidson and his wife Mary Finch who were in Fulton Co., KY in 1850 were PROBABLY also out of our family in Orange/Guilford Co., NC (their son was named Adam Davidson, but I don't know what happened to him after 1850). Well, enough for now. If you have any comments, please let me know.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.davidson/4436/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Can someone helo me please, researching my family tree i have found that my great,great,Great,great Grandmother was a JESSIE / JANET DAVIDSON i believe that she may have been born about 1790 somewhere in fife around the Kirkcaldy area she married a William Hinksman and they had one son born John Hinksman 1816 in Dysart fife, anyone help

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davison/Davidson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FNR.2ACEB/4435 Message Board Post: > Washington Co., KY Wills 1792-1853 by Faye Sea Sanders Does anyone have a copy of this book that they will sell...or.. can someone put me in contact with Ms Sanders, or her family....Thank You

I am hoping for some early holiday luck and am putting out another message to the Davidson Clan. I am trying to find W. R. Davidson and his family in ANY 1870 census. Also, I hope someone will find something to help them in the below information. William R. Davidson (son of David and Susan Caroline Davidson) was born September 19, 1835 in Troup County, Georgia. He married Mary M. (maiden name unknown) in Georgia. I have census information on the W. R. Davidson family for 1860 and 1880, but not 1870. During this time, they seemed to have vanished in thin air. In 1860 they were in Blufton, Chambers County, AL. They are, also, found in Blufton, Chambers County (same district and neighbors) in the 1880 Alabama Census. Perhaps they had to split the family after the Civil War for a short time. They lived next to the Georgia and Alabama state line. Even though they lived in Alabama, William R. Davidson was a Mason in West Point, GA. I have noticed that members of this Davidson family filed wills in both Troup County, GA and Chambers County, AL. Recently, I contacted Rev. Ledbetter of the Presbyterian church in West Point, GA. Rev. Ledbetter was able to find in the church records where William R. Davidson and Mary M. Davidson joined the West Point Presbyterian Church in 1860. I know that Mary M. Davidson's funeral service was held in this same church on Dec. 18, 1889. I have no idea where they are buried, although I know many of their descendants are buried in Troup County, GA. Between 1858 and 1871, William R. and Mary M. Davidson had six children. 1. Martha C. (called Mattie) Davidson married Charles J. Juhan. They had three children --Allie E., John D., and Mary E. Juhan. Mattie was living in Ocala, Florida during the 1900 FL census and was called a widow. 2. John Sidney Davidson married Sarah C. Formby in Georgia. They lived in Atlanta and I don't think they had children. 3. Lizzie M. Davidson may have stayed single. No information on her. 4. Robert Emmett Davidson was born about 1865 and, therefore, I have yet to see his name on any census with the rest of his family. I just know he is one of them -- OR -- I should say I want to prove on a census he is one of them. Robert Emmett moved to Ocala, Florida as a young man. He was a Major in the Spanish - American War and with the Ocala (Florida) Riffles. He married Belle Dewson Jayne -- on June 7, 1811 -- in Atlanta, GA. An Atlanta Constitution article said Belle had a brother with the last name Taylor. It went on to say that the Taylors were from Florida. Was she Belle D. Taylor Jayne Davidson? Belle's first husband was a Jayne from Mississippi. Belle had two Jayne children at the time of her marriage to Robert Emmett. They were Lela and Joseph Jayne -- born in Mississippi. I am not sure if Robert Emmett was married before Belle. After marriage, they lived in Florida, Georgia and Ohio. An 1820 Ohio census shows Robert Emmett and Belle had a child, Lillian May Davidson. She was born 1913. I am hoping Lillian May Davidson lived and had children AND her descendants are researching her. Robert Emmett is buried in Ocala, Florida --next to his sister, Mattie. I found Belle living with her daughter, Lela Jayne Holz, in the 1920 Ohio census. In the 1920 Florida census, R. E. Davidson was living in Ocala, Florida. In the Ohio and Florida census -- Belle and Robert still claimed they were "married." 1920 Ohio census Holz, Robert 36 H Lela 30 W Robert Jr 6 S Jayne 4 D Scott 1 11/12 S Davidson, Belle 49 Mother in Law 5. David Elmo married Louise Harrison. He is my grandfather. After his parents died -- he moved to Ocala, Florida. Later he moved to Leesburg, Florida. He named his only son (my father) Zack Davidson. David Elmo had a brother named Zack Davidson. 6. Zack Davidson. I have never been able to find any information on my great uncle Zack Davidson. An old newspaper article (my grandfather's obit) said Zack lived in Dallas and Gabbettsville, AL. It, also, called him Col. Zack Davidson. I cannot fit his age to any war. Is anyone looking for a Zack, Zach or Jack Davidson born about 1871 in Georgia or Alabama? Many of you have read this over and over and over. But -- here it is again. A few more bits and pieces have been added and maybe they will help some of us get connected. In the meantime -- PLEASE ASK SANTA FOR A 37 MARKER DNA GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS!! I am in Family # 3 and my kit is # 63100. Take a look and see if you see any mutual ancestors. Thanks to all of you for all your hard work and dedication to this forum. Anna Gayle DAVIDSON McClure

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: davidson Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4434 Message Board Post: in 1930 she was 5y. old and lived in philadelphia can anybody help

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: davidson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4433 Message Board Post: any help would be good she lived in philadelphia in the 1930 she was 5 y. old

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4432.1 Message Board Post: There is also a chance that George became guardian to Joseph somewhere in Kentucky.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4432 Message Board Post: I was wondering if anyone has come across court records for a George DAVIDSON being assigned or chosen as a guardian for a Joseph DAVIDSON or BURGESS, between 1802-1816, possibly as late as 1820. We have court records starting in 1827, that George and Joseph were brothers and George raised Joseph since he was a “small child”. According to census records Joseph was born 1802 in Virginia. We think George became guardian to Joseph somewhere in Virginia, or a small possibility in Tennessee or Ohio. There is also a possibility that George became guardian to a Jane and William DAVIDSON during this time.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4431.1.1.1 Message Board Post: DNA studies certainly seem to be showing that there were a "ton" of "non-paternity events" in just about every surname. This could be the result of adoptions (where the adopted child was given the surname of the adopting parent), second marriages (where a pregnant woman's husband died and she remarried and gave the baby the surname of the second husband), and "affairs" (been going on forever, it seems). There are also cases where people changed their surname for legal and/or "protection" reasons. All of these types of cases are usually tougher to solve than the "conventional surname matches," and I wish you the best in your continuing quest. We have a man surnamed Bishop who is a 36/37 match to my closest match (and he is a 35/37 match to me). We also have another man who thought that his line MIGHT have been adopted, and sure enough, the DNA results seemed to prove that (he was not a match to the Davidson family that he thought was the only distinct possibility). More recently, however, he WAS a close match to another new Davidson donor, so the "plot" just became "thicker."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4431.1.1 Message Board Post: Bill, thank you so much for your posting. My cousin is a participant in the DNA project. Family holiday gatherings are a great time to discuss family ancestry and suggest participation in the DNA project. Our Kit # is 39205. We do not match with any Davidson family but we match 34-36/37 with Burgess families (oops). This added a great twist to our family search. We have been looking for 30 yrs for our family line and believe there are other Davidsons out there that are descendants of the Burgess line. I hope everyone who is interested in genealogy no matter what their surname will consider the DNA project.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4431.1 Message Board Post: If you go to the website link I provided previously (http://www.tqsi.com/davidsongenes/), you can read all about the DNA Project for the Davidson/Davison/Davisson surname. If you go to the "Current Results" page (see the link for that page on the above website), you will see the 70+ people who have participated so far. The donor has to be a male whose surname is Davidson, Davison or Davisson. The person who pays for the test, and/or who is the "contact person" listed on the website, can be anyone, male or female (if the male donor is not willing to pay for the test and/or if he is not interested in being the listed contact person). On the "Results page," you will currently see 10 "Family groups," with various donors/members/kit numbers shown in each family. You will also see many other donors/members/kit numbers shown under "Family 10" who have not yet been assigned to a "Family." In some cases, the donors currently shown within a "Family group" do not match all that closely to one another, so some rearranging of these results is planned for the future. The "bottom line" is that the 37 marker test ($189.00) is highly recommended over the 12 and 25 marker tests, since it provides the most reliable results. If one of your male Davidson relatives is a 37/37, 36/37 or even a 35/37 marker "match" to another donor, there would probably be a very high percentage chance that the donor is related to that other donor. Note: Some DNA markers mutate faster than others, and it is not unusual for two known/proven cousins to have one or maybe even two markers that do not match. The "most recent common ancestor" could still easily have been in the 1700s, for example. A DNA match or near "match" can be invaluable in determining the donor's lineage and "connection" to others who have also performed genealogy research on their own line. Even if a new donor matches no one, that is also very useful information (no sense "chasing" various families that are not "yours"). You do not need to worry about what each marker represents. Family Tree DNA (the testing company being used) is alway very helpful, as are the people who run the Davidson/Davison/Davisson website, so you will be given all the help that you need to properly interpret your results. The DNA test is simply a couple of "inside cheek scrapes" using "srapers" that come with your kit after you place your order (look almost like little tooth brushes). You drop the ends of the scrapers into little vials that also come with the kit, and you mail those back to Family Tree DNA in the mailing pouch that is also provided with kit. You will obtain your results in about 7-8 weeks. The cost seems very reasonable to me, since you only have to do this once in your life. If a person decides to do only the less expensive 12 marker test or 25 marker test, they can always pay extra later to have additional markers tested (without having to provide another sample). The 12 marker test can be helpful in showing that two people are NOT related (where the two results turn-out to be quite different), but even a perfect 12/12 match does not provide a high enough level of confidence that two people are truly related. The 25 marker test is much better, but some people who wer! e closely matched at the 25 marker level had several differences when markers 26-37 were compared. By the way, my results are shown under kit number 44723, currently shown as part of "Family 10." If you click on a kit number, you will be taken to another screen where most of the members show their direct-line lineage. My results finally closely matched another person who joined the project after I did, and who also did 37 markers. That match is the only proof that I have that I am related to the large Davidson family that was in Buckingham Co., VA in 1761. I always suspected that I MIGHT have been related to them, but without these DNA results, I don't think that I could have ever proven it (using just available documentation). As such, joining the DNA project was more valauble to me than hundreds of additional hours at the library, courthouses or on the Internet (which makes the test price even more reasonable).

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4431 Message Board Post: Yes, my husband, his brother, and we have 4 sons,and his brother has 2 sons. Don't know about the DNA project tho. Explain more.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FNR.2ACEB/989.1 Message Board Post: I am very interested in what you might have on this family. This is what I have: Mary Ellender MILES, daughter of Alexander Miles and Sarah Allen, born Jan 02, 1838; Panola Co., MS, married: + Dr. Junious/Junius Davidson, son of Ephraim Edward Davidson & Mary Brank, m. 1860; b. 1827; TN; d. 1936; Helena, ARK. 1880-Oxford, Lafayette Co., MS-farming. Parents b. NC/KY. 1840/50-Lafayette Co., MS-says b. 1825; TN-Physician. (Ephraim Edward Davidson's parents-John "OneEye" Davidson & Ruth Clements.) He (2) married Mary Grace. Children: I. Mary/May* R. Davidson, b. 1861; MS.1880-art teacher-single. II. Edward M. Davison, b. 1863; MS. 1880-at school. III. Van Dyke Davidson, b. 1865; MS. 1880-at school. IV. Sally A. Davidson, b. 1867; MS. 1880-at school. V. Henry A. Davidson, b. 1869; MS. 1880-at school. VI. Ada M. Davidson, b. 1871; MS. 1880-at school. VII. Junious/Junius C. Davidson, b. 1879; MS. Can anyone add anything to this? Would like to know more about Dr. Junius. Thanks, Peg Spencer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4429.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: No, I don't think that we are related (I see no apparent connection to your family). Are there any known living male Davidsons from your line who could join the DNA testing project? That is the best way to determine if your line matches any of the numerous other Davidson/Davison/ Davisson lines that have also joined the project. There appears to have been about a dozen Davidson/Davison/Davisson lines that came through just VA alone in the 1600s-1800s, and that large number of unrelated families with that general surname remains one of my biggest surprises in genealogy. http://www.tqsi.com/davidsongenes/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4429.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes this is the right family. There was also an Elizabeth Davidson in this era. Thanks. Anymore info will be appreciated. Are we related in any way?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dvison/Davidson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4430 Message Board Post: Callie was born in Hardin Co., TN. 1882 dau. of Robert Coatney/Cortney and Mary Goldsmith. David Davison est dob is around 1870-1880. His and callie's prodigy include Parker Davison b 1899, James Davison bn 1-2-1901, Hardin Co., TN. d 1988, and Grady "Guy" Davison b 1904. Any additional info on this line would be most appreicated. TIA, Dave

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FNR.2ACEB/4429.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Have you seen this?: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dzjohnporter.html This shows a Willis T. Davidson who was born in 1843 and who was was the son of William C. Davidson and Nancy Huddleston, the grandson of Joseph Davidson and Mary Francis Rule and the great-grandson of John Abner Davidson and Nancy Porter. Is this the correct family? This Willis T. Davidson, however, was born 43 years earlier than what you showed for "your" Willis Davidson.