William Wilson Davison and Bithiah Van Dyke

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Husband William Wilson Davison ¹

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           Born: 5 May 1812 - Mercer Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 May 1862 - ? Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: Isaac Davison (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Bithiah Van Dyke ¹

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           Born: Cal 10 Jan 1811 - Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Mar 1876
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: Richard Van Dyke (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth J. Davison ²

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1890
         Buried: 

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2 F Isabella Davison ²

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           Born: 1835
     Christened: 
           Died: 1920
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: John Guy Jennings (1834-1893) 2

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3 M John Alexandre Davison ²

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           Born: 27 Dec 1836 - Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
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           Died: 29 Mar 1899
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Rachel Vandalia Cooper (1841-1911) 2
           Marr: 1860 2

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4 M Cyrus Richard Davison ²

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           Born: 1838
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Apr 1920
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Lura Jane Goodwin (1863-1929) 5 6
           Marr: 1900 - ? Venango Co, PA

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5 F Sarah A. Davison ^{2 7}

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           Born: 
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         Buried: 

         Spouse: Stephen Davis (      -      ) 2 7

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6 F Mary Davison ²

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: William J. Cooper (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 17 Oct 1861 - Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 8

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7 M Isaac Huston Davison ¹

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           Born: 19 May 1843 - Venango Co, PA 9
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Adaline E. Grove (      -1885) 10
           Marr: 1 Dec 1866 10

         Spouse: Clarissa Ann Grove (Abt 1857-      )
           Marr: 15 Oct 1888 - Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 11

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General Notes: Husband - William Wilson Davison

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Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA

In early life followed the potter's trade. About 1835 he moved to Venango County, Pennsylvania, settling in Plum township, where he engaged in farming. He subsequently followed the mercantile business in the village of Sunville, of which he was founder, and at one time served as associate judge of the county. He was for many years justice of the peace, was a leading Republican, and one of the pioneers of that party in western Pennsylvania. He was a public-spirited citizen and for many years an influential member of the Presbyterian church.

He removed from Centerville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1835, locating on a farm that embraced the site of Sunville, with his residence a short distance to the south. He was a man of business enterprise and public spirit. Having platted the town he offered the lots at public sale, and, although the location was then covered with woods, succeeded in making the venture a profitable one. He was the first postmaster in this part of the county and the first store in the village was opened by him. At his death, he was serving as associate judge of Venango County and had been justice of the peace many years. He was one of the first elders of Sunville Presbyterian church, and throughout his life an active supporter of that organization. [HVC 1890, 599]

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1020, 1054.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1054.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 63.

4 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 67.

5 —, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 176.

6 Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 24.

7 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), BS 85.

8 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 47.

9 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1020.

10 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1021.

11 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #823.