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John Harvey Davison 1923–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1923

Birth Location: Clayton Township, Adams, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 9 Apr 1998

Death Location: Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, USA

Father: Lester Davison

Mother: Doris Kerrick

Spouse(s): Shirley Mayer

Children(s):

In 1923, John Harvey Davison entered the world in Clayton Township, Adams, Illinois, USA, born to Lester Smith Davison And Doris Kerrick. In 1950, John Harvey Davison resided in Clayton, Woodford, Illinois, USA. John Harvey Davison married Shirley Anne Mayer, and had children including Ann M Davison, J Leslie Davison, Linda M Davison. John Harvey Davison passed away in 1998 in Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1923, John Harvey Davison entered the world in Clayton Township, Adams, Illinois, USA, born to Lester Smith Davison And Doris Kerrick.
  • In 1950, John Harvey Davison resided in Clayton, Woodford, Illinois, USA.
  • John Harvey Davison married Shirley Anne Mayer, and had children including Ann M Davison, J Leslie Davison, Linda M Davison.
  • John Harvey Davison passed away in 1998 in Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Davison's Ancestors

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John Davison
1923–1998
Birth Place: Clayton Township, Adams, Illinois, USA
Parents
Lester Smith Davison
1897–1972
Woodford County, Illinois, United States of America
Doris Kerrick
1898–1987
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Grandparents
Paul (Harvey) Davison
1867–1953
Clayton, Woodford, Illinois, USA
Bertha (O) Trullender
1870–1937
Clarksburg, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
John (Ellsworth) Kerrick
1865–1922
Illinois, United States
Minnie (Elizabeth) Cockerline
1869–1965
Kentland, Indiana
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Davison's Timeline

4 Records

1923
8 Jul 1923
Birth of John Harvey Davison in Clayton Township, Adams, Illinois, USA
Clayton Township, Adams, Illinois, USA
1946
30 Oct 1946
Age 23
John Harvey Davison was married in Metamora
Metamora
1950
1950
Age 27
John Harvey Davison resided here in Clayton, Woodford, Illinois, USA
Clayton, Woodford, Illinois, USA
1998
9 Apr 1998
Age 75
Death of John Harvey Davison in Eureka, Woodford, Illinois, USA
Eureka, Woodford, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1923
    Event Place: Clayton Township, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 10 Apr 1998; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; ,0.4218194,0.9947013,0.8203232&xid=3355
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clayton, Woodford, Illinois; Roll: 1168; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 102-4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1946
    Event Place: Metamora
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 10 Apr 1998; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; ,0.4218194,0.9947013,0.8203232&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clayton, Woodford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clayton, Woodford, Illinois; Roll: 1168; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 102-4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 10 Apr 1998; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; ,0.4218194,0.9947013,0.8203232&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1998
    Event Place: Eureka, Woodford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 10 Apr 1998; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; ,0.4218194,0.9947013,0.8203232&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 10 Apr 1998; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA; ,0.4218194,0.9947013,0.8203232&xid=3355

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