Descendants of Dean ROGERS First Generation 1. Dean ROGERS was born 1786 in New Hampshire. Dean married Purity DAVIDSON in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Purity was born 1800 in North Carolina. They had the following children: + 2 F i. Zelpha ROGERS was born 16 Mar 1828. + 3 F ii. Susanna Mariah ROGERS was born 1835. Second Generation 2. Zelpha ROGERS (Dean) was born 16 Mar 1828 in Tennessee. Zelpha married (1) Lewis DAVIDSON on 7 Aug 1845 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Lewis was born about 1826 in Tennessee. He died 1901/1902 in Grayson County, Texas. They had the following children: + 4 M i. Steve Horton DAVIDSON was born 15 Jan 1856 and died 18 Jul 1931. 5 M ii. Joseph DAVIDSON was born 1863 in Missouri. 6 F iii. Emaline DAVIDSON was born 1864 in Missouri. 7 F iv. Purity Elizabeth DAVIDSON was born in Missouri. Purity married George Thomas WOOD. + 8 F v. Sophia Evelyn DAVIDSON was born 20 Jul 1868 and died 12 Jul 1894. Zelpha also married (2) Mr. GRANT. 3. Susanna Mariah ROGERS (Dean) was born 1835 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Susanna married William LASSITER on 10 Jul 1852 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. William was born 1830 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. He died 29 May 1881 in Barry County, Missouri and was buried in Hilton Cemetery, Jenkins, Barry County, Missouri. They had the following children: 9 F i. Purity Isabella LASSITER was born 10 May 1853 in Barry County, Missouri. She died 14 Jan 1926 in Rogers County, Oklahoma and was buried in Snider Cemetery, Rogers County, Oklahoma. Purity married James Thomas HEMPHILL on 16 Oct 1868 in Stone County, Missouri. James was born in McMinn County, Tennessee. He died 3 Apr 1920 in Rogers County, Oklahoma and was buried in Snider Cemetery, Rogers County, Oklahoma. 10 F ii. Sarah Clemantine LASSITER. Third Generation 4. Steve Horton DAVIDSON (Zelpha ROGERS, Dean) was born 15 Jan 1856 in Madison County, Missouri. He died 18 Jul 1931 in Denison, Texas. Steve married Laura Mahaley GRANT about 1892 in Grayson County, Texas. Laura was born 7 Feb 1879. She died 14 Aug 1964 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. They had the following children: 11 F i. Julia Anna DAVIDSON was born 10 May 1893. 12 F ii. Myrtle Belle DAVIDSON was born 25 Feb 1895 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas. She died 11 Jan 1990 in Apache, Caddo County, Oklahoma. Myrtle married William Carroll THRASHER. William was born 2 Jun 1870. He died Sep 1939. 13 M iii. Monroe Elbridge DAVIDSON was born 15 Nov 1896. He died 31 Jul 1981 in Comanche County, Texas. 14 F iv. Ollie May DAVIDSON was born 11 Apr 1899. She died 9 Mar 1972 in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas. 15 M v. Charles Steve DAVIDSON was born 11 Mar 1901. He died 19 Jun 1964 in Marion County, Oregon. 16 M vi. Lewis Henry DAVIDSON was born 13 Jul 1903. He died 7 Dec 1941 in Texas. 17 M vii. Isom Barentive DAVIDSON was born 16 Jan 1905. He died 1931 in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas. 18 M viii. Willis Andrew DAVIDSON was born 17 Nov 1906 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas. He died 10 May 1984 in Stafford, Graham County, Arizona. 19 M ix. Johnny Fanklin DAVIDSON was born 6 Dec 1908. He died 1981 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. 20 F x. Nettie Geneva DAVIDSON was born 3 Aug 1911 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas. She died 20 Apr 1988 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. 21 M xi. Curtis Eudell DAVIDSON was born 27 Feb 1913 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas. He died 10 May 1984 in Nevada City, Nevada County, California. 8. Sophia Evelyn DAVIDSON (Zelpha ROGERS, Dean) was born 20 Jul 1868 in Missouri. She died 12 Jul 1894 in Grayson County, Texas and was buried in Dripping Springs Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas. Sophia married William Richard Timothy WHITE. William was born 1 Mar 1861 in Ireland. He died 18 Dec 1920 in Wilson, Carter County, Oklahoma and was buried in Hewitt Cem., Wilson, Carter County, Oklahoma. They had the following children: 22 F i. Zelpha Rosanne "Rosy" WHITE was born 1883. Zelpha married Richard SMITH. 23 M ii. Jesse James WHITE was born 1887. Jesse married Myrtle ( ? ) about 1906. 24 F iii. Tina Mae "Tiny" WHITE was born 14 Feb 1885. She died 15 May 1973. Tina married James Stewart HOLDGE on 12 Aug 1906 in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. James was born 23 Apr 1887 in Texas. He died 13 Oct 1927 in Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma and was buried in Anadarko, Caddo County, Oklahoma. 25 F iv. Nellie WHITE was born 1889. 26 F v. Suzie Jane WHITE was born 1892. Appendix A - Notes 1S. Purity DAVIDSON 1830 ROGERS DEAN Rutherford County TN 294 No Township Listed 1850 ROGERS DEAN Rutherford County TN 298 Yourees District 1860 ROGERS DEAN Bedford County TN 169 25th District 2S. Lewis DAVIDSON Maxine Reggio <reggio@pop.flash.net> james davidson <viking82843@aol.com> Dottie Facklam Ruth <CasaRuth@aol.com> 1880 Census Grayson County, Texas 129-6/22/22 Davidson Lewis W M 54 Tennessee Davidson Zelphia W F 52 Wife Tennessee Davidson Joseph W M 17 Son Tennessee Davidson Emiline W F 16 Dau Davidson Sophia W F 12 Dau 1900 Census Grayson County, Texas Grant, Zilpha 4. Steve Horton DAVIDSON 1860 index Madison Co Mo. Davidson John W. Madison 422 Davidson John Madison 450 7. Purity Elizabeth DAVIDSON L. Cordell lcordell@texoma-ok.com Lewis Davidson 1826 TN m. Zelpha Rogers in 1845 Rutherford Co. TN> Purity Davidson 1846 TN m. George Thomas Wood in 187? in Grayson Co or Lamar Co TX> Mary Belle Wood 1880 Grayson Co. TX m. 1. F.J. Clark in 1899 Lamar Co. TX m. 2. John Shawhart in 1906 Lamar Co.TX> Audrey Lee Shawhart 1918 Choctaw Co.OK m. William Delbert Cordell in 1933 Comanche Co.OK> 12. Myrtle Belle DAVIDSON their children were 1 lorene thrasher b 22 june 1927 no 2 hazel thrasher b 26 june 1929 no 3 maggie thrasher b 12 dec 1931 15. Charles Steve DAVIDSON Charles Steve Davidson, my Dad - james Davidson Viking82843@aol.com At 12:17 PM 7/16/01 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Mary, >No, I am still looking. What do you have? Any clue would help. >Maxine > >At 11:28 AM 07/16/2001 -0500, you wrote: >>Maxine, James, Dottie & Ruth. Have you found the parents of Lewis Davidson >>Yet? >> >>If you have please let me know who they are... and if you haven't I have maybe >>a clue. >> >>Thanks, Mary B. >> >> >>==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== >>DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page >>http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html > >_____________________________ >Maxine Reggio > 7205 NW 46th. St. >Bethany, OK 73008-2317 >405-789-3337-- <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tamara/obitswarco.html> ><reggio@flash.net> check out the webpage! 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