PIONEER FAMILIES OF MISSOURI Shirley, thank you. This is my family, and the very reason why we should all be more careful about what we put in the history books. I am truly grateful Bryan & Rose did the story, as it is one we would never have known. It's almost impossible to change history. If anyone else is related to this family, the name is DAVISON. Andrew DAVISON b. 1788 Nelson/Lincoln Co., KY, went to Missouri in 1811 (to help his sister and brother-in-law Jenny DAVISON & Amos BURDYNE move and build a home). He left in 1813 (went back to Washington Co., KY) to marry his cousin Sarah (Sally) GRAHAM 26 Jan. 1814. Andrew DAVISON & Sarah GRAHAM's mothers were Susannah JACKSON & Jane JACKSON, maybe that is where the (JOHNSON mistake came about). Green Berry DAVISON is my gt.grandfather. Pat -----Original Message----- From: bobert <bobert@panacom.com> To: DAVIDSON-L@rootsweb.com <DAVIDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 7:05 PM Subject: [DAVIDSON-L] MISSOURI PIONEER FAMILIES >Hi, Cuzzins: found the following at: > >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~schmblss/home/History/PioneerFamilies/StC >harles/Families-C-D.html > >Missouri Pioneer Families - there are many surnames! > >Shirley: bobert@panacom.com > >DAVIDSON.-- Andrew Davidson, of KY., came to MO. in 1811, but returned >in 1813, and married SARAH JOHNSON. In 1830 he came back to MO. and >settled in St. Charles Co. His children were Susan, Greenberry, William, >Angeline, Eliza J., Salome, and John. The old gentleman was a great >friend of the Indians, and in order to manifest his good feelings, he >kept a lot of tobacco with which he would fill their pouches when they >stopped at his house. One of his sons, a mischievous lad, poured a pound >of gunpowder into the tobacco, and several of the Indians got their >faces and noses burnt in attempting to smoke it. This, of course, was >taken as a mortal offense, and it was with the greatest difficulty that >Mr. Davidson kept the Indians from killing himself and his family. > > > >==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== >DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html > >