This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davidson, Cole, Hayes, Walker, Swain Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FNR.2ACEB/2278 Message Board Post: Looking for information about the family's listed below. If you are researching these family's please contact me and we'll exchange information. First Generation of William Davidson & Cordeila Elizabeth Lancaster. ———————————————————————————————————————— 1. William Davidson. Born 1840. Died 9/25/1864 ®6 in 1861 - 1864 C.S.A. Die as a POW @Elmira, New York. He married Cordelia Elizabeth Lancaster. Born 1830. Died 1902. They had the following children: 2 i. William Pulaski Davidson ii. ?Charles A. Davidson; Born 11/20/1859. iii. ?Lizzie Idelar Davidson; Born 1862. *Second Generation ———————————————————————————————————————— 2. William Pulaski Davidson. Born 12/6/1864 in ?Rutherfordton, NC. Died 1/14/1951. Buried in Sandy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. He married Mildred Etta Walker, daughter of Silas Jackson Walker & Elizabeth Swain. Born 7/3/1869 in ?Polk County, NC. Died 11/12/1926. Buried in Sandy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. They had the following children: i. Bertha Beatrice Davidson; Born 8/31/1891 in Polk County, NC. ii. Bonner Morton Davidson; Born 9/29/1893 in Polk County, NC. Died 12/1/1991 in Polk County, NC. Buried in Sandy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. He married Mary Edna. Born 11/1/1905. iii. Esley Thorton Davidson; Born 3/14/1900. Died 1/20/1980. Buried in Sandy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. He married ? Tommie L. Born 12/25/1895. Died 3/4/1968. *Reference Note 6 NC Troops Infantry, 1861 - 1865 Vol VI by Jordon. Davidson, William N. Private, resided in Rutherford County and enlisted at Camp Hill at age 22, July 18, 1862, for the war. Present or accounted for until hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, May 28, 1864, with an unspecified wound; however, place and date wounded not reported. Returned to duty on June 16, 1864, and was captured at Gravel Hill, Virginia, July 28, 1864. Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, until transferred to Elmira, New York, Augugst 8, 1864. Died at Elmira on September 25, 1864, of "chronic diarrhoea."" First Generation of Walker / Swain ——————————————————————————— 1. Silas Jackson Walker. Born 5/25/1830. Died 5/12/1913. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. He married Elizabeth Swain. Born 9/10/1830. Died 9/5/1913. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. They had the following children: 2 i. Saphronia Walker 3 ii. Mildred Etta Walker iii. Rhoda E. Walker; Born 6/20/1867. Died 5/6/1951. Buried in Green River Bpatist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. She married George Washington Davidson, son of Hazle Davidson & Mary Elizabeth "Granny Polly" Scruggs. Born 9/8/1858 in Polk County, NC. Died 1/15/1941. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk Co., NC. iv. Margaret J. Walker; Born Circa 1853. v. John T. Walker; Born Circa 1855. vi. Sarah Ann Walker; Born Circa 1857. vii. ?Nancy Walker; viii. ?Misscuria Walker; ix. ?William Ellis Walker; He married Mittie Elizabeth Henderson. x. ?Millard E. Walker; xi. ?Mary L. Walker; *Second Generation ———————————————————————————————————————— 2. Saphronia Walker. Born 4/26/1860 in Polk County, NC. Died 4/25/1951. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk County, NC. She married Dillard Cole. Born 12/5/1854 in Rutherford County, NC. Died 8/25/1932. Buried in Greenriver Baptist Church, Polk Co., NC. They had the following children: i. Ida Cole; She married Unknown Hill. ii. Mallie Cole; Born 3/30/1880. Died 6/23/1960. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemeter, Polk County, NC. She married ?John A. Shields. Born 8/4/1868. Died 3/21/1949. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemeter, Polk County, NC. 4 iii. ?John Willy Cole iv. ?H. Lester Cole; Born 9/8/1886. Died 5/28/1979. Buried in West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherfordton, NC. She married ?W. Mack Griswald. Born 1/18/1870. Died 6/17/1963. Buried in West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherfordton, NC. 5 v. Bertie Alice Cole 6 vi. Lemuel Cole vii. Rhonda Venona Lee Cole; Born 10/13/1897 in Polk County, NC. Died 8/29/1982. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. She married William M Fisher. Born 6/8/1891. Died 8/4/1956. Buried in Green River Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. 7 viii. Tessler Z. Cole 3. Mildred Etta Walker. Born 7/3/1869 in ?Polk County, NC. Died 11/12/1926. Buried in Sandy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. She married William Pulaski Davidson, son of William Davidson & Cordelia Elizabeth Lancaster. Born 12/6/1864 in ?Rutherfordton, NC. Died 1/14/1951. Buried in Sandy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. They had the following children: i. Bertha Beatrice Davidson; Born 8/31/1891 in Polk County, NC. ii. Bonner Morton Davidson; Born 9/29/1893 in Polk County, NC. Died 12/1/1991 in Polk County, NC. Buried in Sandy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. He married Mary Edna. Born 11/1/1905. iii. Esley Thorton Davidson; Born 3/14/1900. Died 1/20/1980. Buried in Sandy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Polk County, NC. He married ? Tommie L. Born 12/25/1895. Died 3/4/1968. *Third Generation ———————————————————————————————————————— 4. ?John Willy Cole. Born 6/10/1885. Died 2/21/1971. Buried in Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford, NC. He married ? Letha Melton. Born 1/27/1889. Died 11/4/1954. Buried in Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford, NC. They had the following children: i. Lance George Cole; Born 1/11/1913 in Polk County, NC. 5. Bertie Alice Cole. Born 1890. Died 1966 in Polk Co., NC. Buried in Green River Baptist Church. She did not marry Unknown. They had the following children: 8 i. Lloyd Ben Cole She first married Volney Davidson, son of Pink Stacy? & Sallie Davidson Cole, 2/19/1919. Born 6/18/1886 in Polk Co. NC. Died 8/18/1963 in Mills Springs, NC. Buried in Green River Baptist Church. Occupation Farmer. They had the following children: 9 i. Volney Dillard Davidson 10 ii. Cletus Walker Davidson 11 iii. Paul Robert Davidson 12 iv. Marshall Davidson 6. Lemuel Cole. Born 9/2/1892 in Polk County, NC. Died 6/13/1949. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk County, NC. He married Jennie Agnes Metcalf, 7/18/1920 in Polk County, NC. Born 8/10/1904 in Polk County, NC. Died 10/13/1982. Buried in Greenriver Baptist Church, Polk Co., NC. They had the following children: i. Quimi Cole; ii. Lemuel Burton Jr Cole; Born 4/23/1921 in Polk County, NC. iii. Carrie Cole; Born 1922 in Polk County, NC. iv. James Dillard Cole; Born 1/19/1924 in Polk County, NC. Died 6/24/1964. Buried in Providence Methodist Cemetery, Rutherford County, NC. v. Worth Newton Cole; Born 1/18/1926 in Polk County, NC. He married Geraldine Mathis, 1/15/1949 in Rutherford County, NC. vi. Howard Cleveland Cole; Born 10/24/1927 in Polk County, NC. vii. Billy Albert Cole; Born 12/25/1929 in Polk County, NC. viii. Bobby Dean Cole; Born 3/14/1932 in Polk County, NC. ix. Claude Benson Cole; Born 7/10/1934 in Polk County, NC. Died 7/10/1934. Buried in Alexander Town Cemetery, Rutherford County, NC. He married Annie Pearl Greene, 11/26/1955 in Rutherford County, NC. x. Avery Blaine Jackson Cole; Born 11/29/1936 in Polk County, NC. xi. Rhonda Janelle Cole; Born 3/11/1940 in Polk County, NC. xii. Patricia Christine Cole; Born 1/1/1945 in Polk County, NC. 7. Tessler Z. Cole. Born 9/9/1902. Died 8/8/1983. Buried in Piedmont Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherfordton, NC. He married Myrtice Flynn. They had the following children: i. Bruce Remick Cole; Born 2/28/1926 in Polk County, NC. *Fourth Generation ———————————————————————————————————————— 8. Lloyd Ben Cole. Born 1/29/1911. Died 11/23/1975. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk Co, NC. He married Ollis Willis. Born 1/26/1910. Died 7/16/1995. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk Co, NC. They had the following children: 13 i. Margie Louise Cole 14 ii. Iris Elaine Cole 9. 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: 15 i. Sophronia DeEtte Davidson 16 ii. Shelva Jean Davidson iii. Gerald Dillard Davidson; Born 6/18/1939. Died 6/18/1939. Buried in Green River Baptist Church, Polk County, NC. 10. 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; Born 3/12/1945. He first married Beulah Stafford. He second married Doranda Heath. 17 ii. Avis Ann Davidson 11. 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: 18 i. James Harry Davidson 19 ii. Robert Dean Davidson 12. 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: 20 i. Peggy Jo Davidson 21 ii. Wanda Marie Davidson 22 iii. Veronica Danette Davidson 23 iv. Marsha Darlene Davidson *Fifth Generation ———————————————————————————————————————— 13. Margie Louise Cole. Born 8/29/1943 in Polk County, NC. She first married James Paul Adkins. They had the following children: 24 i. Jill Marie Adkins She second married Thomas Edward Allison. Born 3/18/1945. 14. Iris Elaine Cole. Born 11/21/1940 in Polk County, NC. She first married Franklin Donald Sr. McMahan. They had the following children: 25 i. Franklin Donald Jr. McMahan 26 ii. Kimberlyn LaRee McMahan iii. Philip Daryl McMahan iv. Anthony Brian McMahan She second married Paul Michael Wagner. Born 5/13/1943. 15. Sophronia DeEtte Davidson. Born 10/22/1942. She did not marry Unknown. They had the following children: 27 i. Pamela LaVon Davidson She first married Wayne Gosnell, 1/7/1971 in Spartanburg, SC. Born 7/18/1952. They had the following children: 28 i. Timothy Wayne Gosnell ii. Bryan Dillard Gosnell 16. Shelva Jean Davidson. Born 9/19/1946. She married Charles Leon Allison. Born 10/30/1947. They had the following children: i. Infant Allison ii. Joey Leon Allison iii. Jeffery Charles Allison 17. Avis Ann Davidson. Born 3/12/1947 in Polk County, NC. She married Wayman Allison. They had the following children: i. Wayman Dale Allison ii. Lori Ann Allison 18. James Harry Davidson. Born 10/8/1944. He married Evelyn Pulley. They had the following children: i. James Paul Davidson ii. Mary Evelyn Davidson 19. Robert Dean Davidson. Born 4/28/1947. Died 1/21/2001. Buried in Church of the Brethren, Polk County, NC. He married Bonnie Amos. They had the following children: i. Jeffery Dean Davidson ii. Robert Brian Davidson 20. Peggy Jo Davidson. Born 9/17/1948. She married Luther Spivey. Born 2/26/1946. They had the following children: i. Brian Luther Spivey ii. Byron Keith Spivey iii. Marshall Oberian Spivey 21. Wanda Marie Davidson. Born 6/6/1952. She married Bobby Wayne Burnette, 1970 in Spartanburg, SC. Born 1/3/1952. Died 9/7/1999. They had the following children: i. Angela Marie Burnette ii. Marshall Wayne Burnette iii. Joseph Adam Burnette 22. Veronica Danette Davidson. Born 2/16/1963. She married Charles Ray Geddes. They had the following children: i. Michael Shannon Geddes ii. Tonya Rey Geddes 23. Marsha Darlene Davidson. Born 8/5/1964 in Spartanburg, SC. Died 5/17/1994 in Polk County, NC. Buried in Son Rise Baptist Church, Rutherford County, NC. Children: i. Shane Davidson