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