Inquiry for:  Brundige, Davisson, Sealey and Waugh   See below   None of these families are in my list of families.  I’ll share this with the membership and they can all jump on you with suggestions.   To join the HCGS go to this site:    http://www.wvhcgs.com/wvhcgs.htm   Click on “Become a member” on the left side of the screen.  Then follow the instructions there.   Back to the home page of the website.  Note the running feature story is on the Davisson family.  Click on Archives at the top of the screen to see previous parts.    Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Eric Letson <eric.letson@gmail.com> To: Dave Kuhl <dbkuhl@bellsouth.net> Sent: Fri, June 7, 2013 4:19:03 PM Subject: RE: Davisson Dave,   Thank you for your response!  Yes it is something in the blood!  Unfortunately it only entered my bloodstream about 3 years ago.  I am 51 and remember my grandparents quite well.  I only wish I had interviewed (talked) with them.  My grandmother  was Alice Brundige (Waugh) . She was a daughter of Alexander Austin Waugh and Nellie Sealey.   After talking with David yesterday I learned from him that there were two lines of Davissons back in the late 1700’s.  One from Duck Creek and one from Lost Creek.  Which one would you say is my line, the Jonathon Davisson line?    I believe also that Sarah died in child birth of Alexander.  I have a question though.  In the 1860 census, there is another child born in 1852.  Her name was Savannah!  I wondering if there is any information or research that proves this?  Also I was wondering if you have a death record on William J Waugh?  I have some information that I acquired somewhere…rumor is that he died in 1884 in Lewis County.  Wonder if there is a gravestone anywhere.   I would love to join!  Where do I send the check?   Thank you again for your response,   Eric   From:Dave Kuhl [mailto:dbkuhl@bellsouth.net] Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 1:33 PM To: eric.letson@gmail.com Cc: Ted Wolfe Subject: Davisson   Hello Mr. Letson   Here is some research on your inquiry from a cousin of mine.    I hope you will consider joining HCGS.  It is only $10 a year.   You can't hardly buy a cup of coffee and a hamburger for that small amount any more.    I think you will find that we are a really friendly and helpful group.   Most genealogists will knock each other down trying to help someone else.  It is something in the blood which makes us all a little crazy.   Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net     ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "jnnfbl91@frontier.com" <jnnfbl91@frontier.com> To: David Kuhl <dbkuhl@bellsouth.net> Sent: Fri, June 7, 2013 12:21:01 AM Subject: Davisson The Sarah Davisson/Davison that Mr. Letson is referring to is most likely the daughter of Johnathon Davisson and Lorena Florence Holland. Johnathon was born in Tennent, Monmouth County, NJ and is the son of William Davisson and Mary Marple.    Here is what I found on William Jefferson Waugh and Sarah Davisson. I can not dredge up a copy of her death record online, but she must have died at or near the time of her son's birth. His name was Alexander Austin Waugh and he was born July 22, 1852. William remarried in Oct 1852 to Elizabeth A Brown.   http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=258099&Type=Marriage (William J Waugh and Sarah Davisson/Davison) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10708676&Type=Marriage (William J Waugh and Elizabeth A Brown) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2916859&Type=Death (Elizabeth A Brown Waugh death record)   Another Davisson line that I have some cemetery photographs of are buried at Pleasant Grove (or Cherry Camp) Cemetery, which is the one near my mother-in-law's house. This was a spur of the moment stop. It was getting too dark to finish the whole thing. If any of the following Davissons are of interest to him or anyone else, I will make a point to stop by this weekend and look for other Davissons that are supposed to be buried there.    Marcellus V Davisson was the son on Josiah Davisson and Sarah Smith. The attached headstone photos are of Marcellus, his wife (Mary Ellen Smith) and his mother (Sarah Smith Davisson). Josiah Davisson is buried there, but I either missed his headstone or it is unreadable. I will look for unreadable ones near Sarah's if I can't find a readable one.   http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1918654&Type=Death (Marcellus V Davisson death certificate) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=109098&Type=Death (Sarah Smith Davisson death record) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=37908&Type=Marriage (Josiah Davisson and Sarah Smith marriage rec) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=113334&Type=Death (Josiah Davisson death record says he is buried at Cherry Camp. He is the son of John Benjamin Davisson, from Greenup County Kentucky, and Patsy Bailey, from Harrison County) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1920865&Type=Birth (Mary Ellen Smith Davisson birth record) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=401365&Type=Death (Mary Ellen Smith Davisson death certificate)   I take my daughter to a gym in Clarksburg twice a week. I usually have 2 to 3 hours to burn each time. If anyone knows of a cemetery within a 20 mile radius that they have interest in, have them contact me. This will keep me out of trouble as there really isn't a whole lot to do up there except shop.

Eric You should consider DNA to determine which DAVISSON line is yours. You'd need DNA from a male DAVISSON you know was from your line, and DNA from DAVISSON males descended from the two different lines - see which one your proxy matches. The DNA of these DAVISSON lines (or any other surname you may be interested in) may have already been tested. Go to www.familytreedna.com and use the search box upper right. I've looked up many of my surnames and determined their DNA signature that way. Each surname project is run by a volunteer (like me for BARTLETT and UNDERWOOD) so the quality of the projects varies, but you can determine your line at most of them. If you want to use DNA to find cousins (and verify many of your ancestral lines), I heartily recommend autosomal DNA (atDNA) testing. They look at many places across all of your DNA and compare with other results in the database and the result is a list of matches who are highly probably your cousins - then (the DNA having done it's job), you can't act them and share Tree info to determine your Common Ancestors. Three main companies now offer this atDNA test: familytreedna (link above), www.23andMe.com, and www.ancestry.com and with this competition the price has dropped substantially (double digits in some cases) DNA is a tool. It is a very accurate and powerful tool. It has your ancestry preserved in it. But only you can put a face on it. The genealogists use their skills to find the names and dates and places (after the DNA tells you who you match) of the Common Ancestor between two folks who match. It's fun! Good luck, Jim - Sent from my iPhone - FaceTime! On Jun 8, 2013, at 12:30 AM, Dave Kuhl <dbkuhl@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Inquiry for: Brundige, Davisson, Sealey and Waugh > > See below > > None of these families are in my list of families. I’ll share this with the > membership and they can all jump on you with suggestions. > > To join the HCGS go to this site: > > http://www.wvhcgs.com/wvhcgs.htm > > Click on “Become a member” on the left side of the screen. Then follow the > instructions there. > > > Back to the home page of the website. Note the running feature story is on the > Davisson family. Click on Archives at the top of the screen to see previous > parts. > > > Dave Kuhl > 210 Glen Eagles Drive > Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 > e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Eric Letson <eric.letson@gmail.com> > To: Dave Kuhl <dbkuhl@bellsouth.net> > Sent: Fri, June 7, 2013 4:19:03 PM > Subject: RE: Davisson > > > Dave, > > Thank you for your response! Yes it is something in the blood! Unfortunately > it only entered my bloodstream about 3 years ago. I am 51 and remember my > grandparents quite well. I only wish I had interviewed (talked) with them. My > grandmother was Alice Brundige (Waugh) . She was a daughter of Alexander Austin > Waugh and Nellie Sealey. > > After talking with David yesterday I learned from him that there were two lines > of Davissons back in the late 1700’s. One from Duck Creek and one from Lost > Creek. Which one would you say is my line, the Jonathon Davisson line? > > > I believe also that Sarah died in child birth of Alexander. I have a question > though. In the 1860 census, there is another child born in 1852. Her name was > Savannah! I wondering if there is any information or research that proves > this? Also I was wondering if you have a death record on William J Waugh? I > have some information that I acquired somewhere…rumor is that he died in 1884 in > Lewis County. Wonder if there is a gravestone anywhere. > > I would love to join! Where do I send the check? > > Thank you again for your response, > > Eric