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Benjamin Franklin Davidson 1868 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1868

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 12 Nov 1893

Death Location: Republic, Kansas, USA

Father: Joseph Davidson

Mother: Mary Shockley

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Benjamin Franklin Davidson was born in 1868 in Illinois, the child of Joseph Davidson and Mary Emarlin Shockley. In 1880, Benjamin Franklin Davidson resided in Oneco, Stephenson, Illinois, USA. Benjamin Franklin Davidson passed away in 1893 in Republic, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Davidson was born in 1868 in Illinois, the child of Joseph Davidson and Mary Emarlin Shockley.
  • In 1880, Benjamin Franklin Davidson resided in Oneco, Stephenson, Illinois, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Davidson passed away in 1893 in Republic, Kansas, USA.

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Benjamin Davidson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Davidson
1868 – 1893
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Joseph Davidson
1840 – 1882
Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Emarlin) Shockley
1849 – 1881
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Phillip) Davidson
1803 – 1872
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ann) Dillon
1809 – 1889
Huston, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Davidson
1768 – 1851
Ann Broom
1772 – 1848
James Dillon
1774 – 1858
Susannah Rickard
1774 – 1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Davidson
1712 – 1793
Elizabeth Claypoole
1727 – 1794
James Broom
1726 –
Esther Wyllis
1728 – 1800
James Dillon
1741 – 1810
Tillie Weidenheimer
1752 –
William Rickard
1854 – 1896
Elizabeth Stinson
1760 – 1831

Benjamin Davidson's Timeline

3 Records

1868
14 Nov 1868
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Davidson in Illinois
Illinois
1880
1880
Age 12
Benjamin Franklin Davidson resided here in Oneco, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Oneco, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1893
12 Nov 1893
Age 25
Death of Benjamin Franklin Davidson in Republic, Kansas, USA
Republic, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1868
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Oneco, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1893
    Event Place: Republic, Kansas, USA

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