Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Davidson and Sarah Davidson




Husband James Davidson 1 2

           Born: 1823 - Big Beaver Twp, Beaver (later Lawrence) Co, PA 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 May 1908 - Lawrence Co, PA 3
         Buried: 


         Father: John Davidson (      -      ) 1 4
         Mother: Mary Ann Thompson (      -      ) 4


       Marriage: 17 May 1849 3



Wife Sarah Davidson 1 2

           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1908
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         Father: Andrew Davidson (1782-1866) 5 6
         Mother: Jane Whan (      -1862) 5




Children
1 M Andrew Davidson 3

           Born: Abt 1850
     Christened: 
           Died: 1872 3
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2 M John Wesley Davidson 3

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Nancy Wilkinson (      -      ) 3


3 M Robert J. Davidson 1

           Born: 9 Nov 1856 - Big Beaver Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 1
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           Died: 
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4 M William Wilson Davidson 2 3




           Born: 3 Jun 1859 - Big Beaver Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Matilda Carson (      -      ) 2 3
           Marr: 9 Oct 1879 2



General Notes: Husband - James Davidson


He lived at home until he married, assisting in clearing the land and attending the primitive school in the neighborhood when opportunity offered. Later he learned the blacksmith trade and opened and conducted a shop on his farm. A part of his farm land was given him by his father, who then owned several hundred acres, and a part he bought from his brother Thomas. When James Davidson brought his wife there no buildings had been erected and their first home was a hastily built log house. The blacksmith shop was next built and Mr. Davidson operated that for thirty years, his sons mainly conducting the farm. In 1872 he built a commodious and comfortable frame residence and there he later died. He was a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and for years was its treasurer. During his later years he took much interest in public matters and supported the Republican party's candidates.

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Sources


1 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 931.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 332.

3 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 932.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1405.

5 —, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 199.

6 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 932, 934.


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