George Braden Davidson, Sr. and Salome A. Shaffer

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Husband George Braden Davidson, Sr. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 5 Mar 1894 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: Dec 1972 - ? Butler, Butler Co, PA
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         Father: Archibald Wallace Davidson (1865-1917) 1 2 3
         Mother: Tillie Della Gilghrist (1869-1953) 2

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       Marriage: 10 Jan 1917 2

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Wife Salome A. Shaffer ^{2 4}

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           Born: 27 Apr 1900 2
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           Died: Nov 1974 - ? Butler, Butler Co, PA
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         Father: Anthony Shaffer (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Ella Smith (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M George Braden Davidson, Jr. ²

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           Born: 29 May 1919 2
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2 M Richard Dale Davidson ^{2 4}

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           Born: 13 Mar 1921 2
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3 F Evelyn Lucille Davidson ^{2 4}

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           Born: 31 Jan 1924 2
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4 M William Roland Davidson ⁴

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            AKA: William P. Davidson 2
           Born: 21 Nov 1925 2
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5 M Robert Armstrong Davidson ²

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           Born: 8 May 1928 2
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General Notes: Husband - George Braden Davidson, Sr.

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He was graduated from the Butler, Pennsylvania, High School in 1913, and from the University of Pittsburgh in 1917 with the degree of Ph. G. Upon leaving college he was employed as a druggist for the S. G. Purvis Pharmacy, when the United States entered the World War. He enlisted in the U. S. Army and was sent to Camp Forest, Georgia, where he received his training. He was then sent to France as a casual and entered a training school there, where he remained about one year. He was assigned to Company C, One Hundred and Fourth Engineers, Twenty-ninth Division. He received his discharge in May, 1919, and returned to Butler, where he was a druggist for the Garrard Pharmacy and later with the Reed Pharmacy. In May, 1924, he established Davidson Drug Store, located at 600 Brady Street.
He was a Republican and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He belonged to the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Butler County Retail Druggists' Association, and Kappa Psi fraternity.

SSDI record:
Given Name: George
Surname: Davidson
Birth Date: 5 March 1894
Social Security Number: 174-28-6494
State: Pennsylvania
Last Place of Residence: Butler, Pennsylvania
Previous Residence Postal Code: 16001
Event Date: December 1972
Age: 78

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General Notes: Wife - Salome A. Shaffer

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SSDI: SALOME DAVIDSON 27 Apr 1900 Nov 1974 74 Butler, Butler, PA 16001 (not specified) Pennsylvania 174-28-6775

1 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 908.

2 Jeff McBride, Thomas Armstrong in Path Valley (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1414.

4 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 909.