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Joseph Davidson 1840 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1840

Birth Location: Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1882

Death Location: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA

Father: Samuel Davidson

Mother: Mary Dillon

Spouse(s): Mary Shockley

Children(s): Benjamin Davidson, Herman Davidson, Charles Davidson, Theodore Davidson, Addie Davidson

Joseph Davidson was born in 1840 in Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Samuel Phillip Davidson and Mary Ann Dillon. Joseph Davidson later married Mary Emarlin Shockley, and together they raised children including Benjamin Franklin Davidson, Herman Joseph Davidson, Charles Leroy Davidson, Theodore Barton Davidson and Addie Viola Davidson. In 1882, Joseph Davidson passed away in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Samuel Davidson
1803 – 1872
Birth Location: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
SD
Mary Dillon
1809 – 1889
Birth Location: Huston, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Mary Shockley
1849 – 1881
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
MS

Children(s)

Benjamin Davidson
1868 – 1893
Birth Location: Illinois
BD
Herman Davidson
1870 – 1931
Birth Location: Illinois
HD
Charles Davidson
1873 – 1913
Birth Location: Illinois
CD
Theodore Davidson
1875 – 1952
Birth Location: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
TD
Addie Davidson
1879 –
Birth Location: Illinois
AD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 May 1840
    Event Place: Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Graham, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Page: 998

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Graham, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Graham, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Page: 998

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Oneco, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oneco, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: 253; Page: 215C; Enumeration District: 181

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Nov 1882
    Event Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oneco, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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