This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davidson, Hayes, Scruggs, Walker, Cole, Swain Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FNR.2ACEB/2277 Message Board Post: Hi, I'm looking for information about any of the family's listed here, many are from Spartanburg County, SC and Polk County, NC, so far. ———————————————————————————————————————— First Generation ———————————————————————————————————————— 1. James Davidson. Born About 1819. May have been in the SC's 13th Infantry CSA He married Sarah. Born About 1818. They had the following children: 2 i. Hazle Davidson Served in the SC's 13th Infantry CSA ii. William Davidson; Born About 1841. May have served in the 18th NC's Infantry CSA. If so, he died as a POW at Elmira, NY at end of war. iii. Henry Davidson; Born About 1844. Wounded and lost leg in 1862, served in the SC's 13 infantry CSA iv. Alfred Davidson; Born About 1847. *Second Generation ———————————————————————————————————————— 2. Hazle Davidson ®5. Born 1838. Died 1896. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk Co, NC. He married Mary Elizabeth "Granny Polly" Scruggs, daughter of Dillard Scruggs. Born 5/1/1837. Died 11/5/1925. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk Co, NC. They had the following children: 3 i. George Washington Davidson ii. Hesentine Davidson; Born 5/22/1860. Died 2/28/1928. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk County, NC. She married Edward P. Culbreth. Born 4/6/1851. Died 7/30/1932. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk County, NC. iii. Emily Davidson; Born About 1862. She married Unknown Self. 4 iv. Sallie Davidson Cole *Third Generation ———————————————————————————————————————— 3. George Washington Davidson. Born 9/8/1858 in Polk County, NC. Died 1/15/1941. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk Co., NC. He first married Eudora Susanna Padgett, daughter of Miles Padgett & Pathine, 2/17/1881 in M.D. Padget's, Polk County, NC. Born 9/6/1858 in Polk County, NC. Died 2/24/1917. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk Co., NC. They had the following children: 5 i. George Vanderbuilt Davidson 6 ii. Elzie Clyde Davidson 7 iii. William Washington Davidson iv. Thelma Davidson; v. Weldon Davidson; He second married Rhoda E. Walker, daughter of Silas Jackson Walker & Elizabeth Swain. Born 6/20/1867. Died 5/6/1951. Buried in Green River Bpatist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. 4. Sallie Davidson Cole. Born Circa 1867. Died 7/18/1937. Buried in unmarked grave @ Green River Baptist Church, Polk County, NC. She had a child, rumored to have been with Pink Stacy. 8 i. Volney Davidson She first married John Cole, son of John Cole & Lucinda. Born About 1852 in SC. Died 1/24/1922 in Polk County, NC. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. unmark. Occupation Farmer. They had the following children: i. Joe Cole; ii. Mack Cole; 9 iii. Boyd Cole iv. Eber Cole; Born 1892 in Polk County, NC. He married Rhoda Huntsinger, 7/4/1912 in Polk County, NC. Born About 1890 in Polk County, NC. 10 v. Andy Miller Cole vi. Ida Cole; Born 12/23/1903. Died 4/1/1990 in Polk County, NC. Buried in New Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbus, NC. She married Unknown Fagan. vii. Edward Cole; Born 2/20/1905. Died 5/5/1906. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk County, NC. *Fourth Generation ———————————————————————————————————————— 5. George Vanderbuilt Davidson. Born 4/2/1900. Died 11/17/1977. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk Co, NC. He married Etta Sarah Hayes, daughter of John Thomas Hayes & Lela Henderson, 1/1923 in Spartanburg, SC. Born 9/22/1904. Died 9/18/1982. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk Co, NC. They had the following children: 11 i. Juanita Eudora Davidson ii. Tonyta Elizabeth Davidson; Born 11/25/1933. She married J.W. Brown. iii. Tewannah George Davidson; Born 4/18/1940. She married Coble Bradley. 6. Elzie Clyde Davidson. Born 7/14/1886. Died 11/15/1957. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk Co., NC. He married Whitney Lethco Miller, daughter of Edward Miller & Martha Hines. Born 11/18/1889. Died 4/26/1966. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk Co., NC. They had the following children: 12 i. Hazel Isoline Davidson 13 ii. Beryl Blanch Davidson 14 iii. Prudence Imogene Davidson 15 iv. Ruby Kate Davidson 7. William Washington Davidson. Born 5/11/1891 in Easley, SC. Died 7/4/1963. Buried in Cleveland Memoral Park, Cleveland Co., NC. He married Elma Lou Horsley, daughter of James Augustus Horsley & Frankie Killen, 6/12/1918. Born 8/3/1891. Died 10/3/1974. Buried in Cleveland Memoral Park, Cleveland Co., NC. They had the following children: i. Wilma Llewellyn Davidson; Born 4/3/1921. She married Clyde Boykin. ii. Eudora Ann; Born 8/3/1928. She married Cecil Carter. 8. Volney Davidson. Born 6/18/1886 in Polk Co. NC. Died 8/18/1963 in Mills Springs, NC. Buried in Green River Baptist Church. Occupation Farmer. He first married Kizzie Floyd, daughter of William R. Floyd & Mary Elizabeth Johnson. Born 8/3/1886. Died 11/11/1918. Buried in Green River Baptist Church. They had the following children: 16 i. Clara Davidson 17 ii. Joseph Eli Davidson iii. Virgil Davidson; Born 6/3/1912 in Polk County, NC. 18 iv. Leonard Davidson 19 v. Estalene Davidson He second married Bertie Alice Cole, daughter of Dillard Cole & Saphronia Walker, 2/19/1919. Born 1890. Died 1966 in Polk Co., NC. Buried in Green River Baptist Church. They had the following children: 20 i. Volney Dillard Davidson 21 ii. Cletus Walker Davidson 22 iii. Paul Robert Davidson 23 iv. Marshall Davidson 9. Boyd Cole. Born About 1891 in Polk County, NC. He married Minnie Cochran, 3/23/1912 in Polk County, NC. Born About 1892 in Polk County, NC. They had the following children: i. Chrest Cole; Born 5/2/1919. 10. Andy Miller Cole. Born 8/22/1898. Died 4/15/1950. Buried in Hickory Grove Batist, Polk Co., NC. He married Leila Belle Bostic. Born About 1897 in Polk County, NC. They had the following children: i. Anna Bell Cole; Born 1923 in Polk County, NC. ii. Lee Valra Cole; Born 4/6/1925. *Fifth Generation ———————————————————————————————————————— 11. Juanita Eudora Davidson. Born 11/23/1923 in Polk County, NC. She married William Hoyt Wilkie, in Spartanburg, SC. They had the following children: i. Bill Wilkie ii. Janice Wilkie iii. Judy Wilkie iv. Joy Wilkie 12. Hazel Isoline Davidson. Born 11/28/1911 in Polk County, NC. She married Abram Franklin Hamrick, son of James Lewis Hamrick & Sarah Blanton, 3/31/1934. Born 10/4/1911. They had the following children: i. Edward Clyde Hamrick ii. Sarah Whitley Hamrick iii. Frank Davidson Hamrick 13. Beryl Blanch Davidson. Born 3/4/1915 in Polk County, NC. She married Joe Miller, son of Frank Osborne Miller & Ethel Arledge. They had the following children: 24 i. Barry Miller 14. Prudence Imogene Davidson. Born 3/10/1917 in Polk County, NC. She married Frank Crawford. They had the following children: i. Don Crawford ii. Gene Crawford 15. Ruby Kate Davidson. Born 12/14/1919 in Polk County, NC. She first married Ferrill P. Oliver. Born 10/27/1918. Died 5/5/1962. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. They had the following children: i. Larry Oliver ii. Felicia Oliver She second married Richard Williams. 16. Clara Davidson. Born 1/27/1907. She married Charlie Kimbrell, 5/26/1928. Born 1/31/1896. Died 11/21/1985. Buried in Beaverdam Baptist Cem, Cleveland Co., NC. They had the following children: i. Garlan Kimbrell ii. Jr. Kimbrell iii. Lucille Kimbrell iv. Mildred Kimbrell 17. Joseph Eli Davidson. Born 4/9/1909 in Polk County, NC. Died 9/1/1992 in Rutherford County, NC. Buried in Cane Creek, Rutherfordton, NC. He married Maude Texas Cowan, daughter of Doc William Cowan & Mary Morrison. Born 10/27/1891. Died 1/22/1970. Buried in Cane Creek, Rutherfordton, NC. They had the following children: 25 i. Joseph Cowan Davidson 18. Leonard Davidson. Born 11/29/1915 in Polk County, NC. He married Beatrice Beheeler. Buried in Kistlers United Methodist Church. They had the following children: i. Imogene Davidson ii. Mary Bertie Davidson iii. Lee Davidson 19. Estalene Davidson. Born 5/2/1918 in Polk County, NC. Died 5/8/2001 in Spartanburg, SC. Buried in Spring Hill, Chesnee, SC. Religion Baptist. She first married Rutherford B. Hayes, son of John Thomas Hayes & Lela Henderson, 10/12/1938 in Union Township, Rutherford County, NC. Born 12/15/1919 in Polk Co., NC. Died 12/3/1998 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Buried in Green River Baptist Church. They had the following children: 26 i. Chiketa Imogene Hayes 27 ii. Anita Yvonne Hayes She second married Coy Creston Moffitt, son of James Edgar Moffitt & Ella Daisy Jolly, 3/31/1949 in Spartanburg, SC. Born 12/31/1914 in Chesnee, SC. Died 6/1/1969 in Lake Wateree, SC. They had the following children: i. Edgar Moffitt 20. Volney Dillard Davidson. Born 5/18/1920. Died 12/12/1999. He married Julia McCombs, daughter of John McCombs & Elizabeth Thompson, 7/29/1938 in Union Township, Rutherford County, NC. Born 2/28/1908. Died 12/27/1989. Buried in Greenriver Baptist Church, Polk Co., NC. They had the following children: 28 i. Sophronia DeEtte Davidson 29 ii. Shelva Jean Davidson iii. Gerald Dillard Davidson 21. Cletus Walker Davidson. Born 3/17/1923 in Polk County, NC. Died 11/14/1998. Buried in Unmarked, Pore's Ford Batist Church Cemetery, Rutherford, NC. He married Mary Estelle Conner, daughter of John Miller Conner & Addie Mae Radford. Born 3/14/1919. Died 8/26/1990. Buried in Unmarked, Pore's Ford Batist Church Cemetery, Rutherford, NC. They had the following children: i. Charles Robert Davidson 30 ii. Avis Ann Davidson 22. Paul Robert Davidson. Born 4/18/1925. Died 3/4/1985. Buried in Church of the Brethen, NC. He married Alma Irene Price. Born 8/20/1925. Buried in Church of the Brethen, NC. They had the following children: 31 i. James Harry Davidson 32 ii. Robert Dean Davidson 23. Marshall Davidson. Born 6/25/1928 in Polk County, NC. Died 8/23/1974. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk Co, NC. He married Gladys Geneva Wells, daughter of Jay Wells & Cassie Cothran. Born 5/13/1932 in Union, SC. Died 9/27/1994 in Polk County, NC. Buried in Son Rise Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherfordton, NC. They had the following children: 33 i. Peggy Jo Davidson 34 ii. Wanda Marie Davidson 35 iii. Veronica Danette Davidson 36 iv. Marsha Darlene Davidson *Reference Note 5 13th SC Infantry, company . Enlisted 9/4/1861