Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Wesley Davidson and Nancy Wilkinson




Husband John Wesley Davidson 1

           Born: 7 Apr 1854 - Big Beaver Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 2
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         Father: James Davidson (1823-1908) 3 4
         Mother: Sarah Davidson (Abt 1828-Aft 1908) 3 4


       Marriage: 22 Jan 1880 2



Wife Nancy Wilkinson 5

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         Father: Amos Wilkinson (      -      ) 6
         Mother: Mary Jane Fisher (      -Bef 1914) 6




Children
1 F Cora May Davidson 5

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2 M Harley W. Davidson 8

            AKA: Harry Davidson 7
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3 F Edna Davidson 5

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         Spouse: Alexander McKim (      -      ) 7


4 M Clarence Davidson 5

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General Notes: Husband - John Wesley Davidson

Big Beaver Twp, Lawrence Co, PA

He was educated in the district schools and the Edinburg Normal School. He then visited California, where he was engaged in farming and mining for a period of three years. In 1879 he returned to Pennsylvania. He resided on a farm beginning 1882. He bought the property from his father, who had purchased it from the McAnlis heirs. He carried on general farming and kept eight cows for dairy purposes. In politics he was a Republican and he served for six years as school director. He was one of the first stockholders in the First National Bank at Wampum, becoming a member of the board of directors in January, 1908.

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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 789, 932, 990.

2 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 990.

3 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 789, 931, 990.

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

5 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 932, 991.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 801.

7 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 991.

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


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