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William Davidson 1799–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia

Death Date: 29 Jul 1891

Death Location: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joseph Davidson

Mother: Mary Edwards

Spouse(s): Sarah Sturgill, Sarah Pollard

Children(s): Sara Davidson, Sarah Flannery, Joseph Davidson, William Davidson, Hiram Davidson, James Davidson, James Davison, Anna Davidson, Elizabeth Davison, Nancy Davidson

The story of William Davidson began in 1799 in Russell County, Virginia. In 1820, William Davidson resided in Scott, Virginia, USA. In 1850, William Davidson resided in Western District, Scott, Virginia, USA. William Davidson married Sarah Pollard, Sarah Sally Sturgill, and had children including Anna C Davidson, Elizabeth Davison, Hiram Davidson, James Davison, James R Davidson, Joseph Eugene Davidson, Nancy Davidson, Sara Jane Davidson, Sarah Derinda Flannery, William Reeves Davidson. William Davidson passed away in 1891 in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Davidson began in 1799 in Russell County, Virginia.
  • In 1820, William Davidson resided in Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, William Davidson resided in Western District, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • William Davidson married Sarah Pollard, Sarah Sally Sturgill, and had children including Anna C Davidson, Elizabeth Davison, Hiram Davidson, James Davison, James R Davidson, Joseph Eugene Davidson, Nancy Davidson, Sara Jane Davidson, Sarah Derinda Flannery, William Reeves Davidson.
  • William Davidson passed away in 1891 in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Davidson
1764–1826
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Mary Edwards
1759–1844
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Sturgill
1798–1886
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
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Sarah Pollard
1818–1867
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Sara Davidson
1832–1902
Birth Location: Starnes Bluff, Scott, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Flannery
1838–1905
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Davidson
1817–1903
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
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William Davidson
1834–1892
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
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Hiram Davidson
1828–1907
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
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James Davidson
1830–1910
Birth Location: Virginia
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James Davison
1836–1910
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Anna Davidson
1825–1869
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Davison
1822–1861
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Davidson
1831–
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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William Davidson's Ancestors

Self
William Davidson
1799–1891
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia
Parents
Joseph Davidson
1764–1826
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Mary Edwards
1759–1844
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
David Edwards
1728–1778
Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Davidson's Descendants

1.
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William Davidson (1799–29 Jul 1891) m. Sarah (Sally) Sturgill (1798–1886) m. Sarah Pollard (1818–1867)
  1. 1. Sara (Jane) Davidson 1832–1902 m. Tillman (Sinclair) Flanary 1825–1902
    1. 1. Mary (Alice) Flanery 1864–1943 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Gillenwater 1860–1915
      1. 1. Martha (Ellen) Gillenwaters 1881–1968 m. William (Elbert) Fields 1875–1946
        1. 1. Dora (M) Fields 1905–1954
        2. 2. Annie (E) Fields 1909–1964
        3. 3. Sallie (May) Fields 1912–1995 m. Rex (W) Flanary 1909–
        4. 4. Barnie (Robert) Fields 1914–1961
        5. 5. Ruth (Myslle) Fields 1917–2009
        6. 6. Bonnie (Mary) Fields 1907–1997 m. Clyde (McConnell) Brickey 1907–1967
        7. 7. Claude (L) Fields 1923–2000
        8. 8. Kelly (C) Fields 1902–1989 m. Lois Culbertson 1909–2012
      2. 2. Roy (W) Gillenwaters 1888–
      3. 3. Dora (S) Gillenwaters 1886–1940 m. Stoney (S) Cox 1888–
        1. 1. Verna (M) Cox 1918–
        2. 2. Troy (T) Cox 1926–
      4. 4. Mary (Jane) Gillenwaters 1884–1956 m. Robert Bradley 1877–
        1. 1. Glen (Thomas) Bradley 1911–1994
    2. 2. Serilda (M) Flanery 1853–1937 m. Lafayett Gillenwater 1843–
      1. 1. Floyd (B) Gillenwater 1888–1940 m. Lillian (A) Brickey 1891–1929
        1. 1. Billy (Burns) Gillenwater 1928–1928
        2. 2. Grover (Woods) Gillenwater 1926–1929
        3. 3. George ("Cove") Gillenwater 1920–1999 m. Lelia (Mae) Smith 1922–
        4. 4. Grady (W) Gillenwater 1917–2009
        5. 5. Charles (Graham Gillenwater) -- 1915–1931
        6. 6. Laura (Syrilda) Gillenwater 1912–1992
        7. 7. Lona (V.) Gillenwater 1909–1998
        8. 8. Hagan Gillenwaters 1924–
      2. 2. Logan (L) Gillenwaters 1890–1964 m. Nancy Gillenwaters 1896–1980
        1. 1. Charlie (Mae) Gillenwater 1923–2002
        2. 2. Gladys Gillenwaters 1913–
        3. 3. Kyle Gillenwaters 1917–
        4. 4. Lee Gillenwaters 1919–
        5. 5. Patsy Gillenwaters 1921–
        6. 6. Pansy Gillenwaters 1926–
      3. 3. Leonard Gillenwater 1885–
        1. 1. Mack Gillenwater 1907–1972 m. Callie Overman 1909–
      4. 4. William (D) Gillenwater 1884–1944 m. Lakie (J) Brickey 1890–
        1. 1. Harry Gillenwaters 1907–1965
        2. 2. Harvey Gillenwaters 1910–
      5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Gillenwater 1880–1944 m. Bertie Gillenwater 1885–
        1. 1. Lillian (Carrie) Gillenwater 1917–1973
        2. 2. Willie Gillenwater 1906–
        3. 3. Elsie Gillenwater 1913–
        4. 4. Edgar Gillenwater 1917–
        5. 5. Conley Gillenwater 1919–
        6. 6. John Gillenwater 1922–
        7. 7. May Gillenwater 1924–
        8. 8. Mary Gillenwater 1926–
      6. 6. Wiley Gillenwater 1878–
      7. 7. George (E) Gillenwater 1892–
      8. 8. Ella Gillenwater 1897–
    3. 3. Ira (S) Flanary 1855–1942
      1. 1. Abraham (S.) Flanary 1903–1939 m. Amanda Flanery 1901–
        1. 1. Charles (Ruby) Swiney 1925–2012 m. Robert (P) Compton 1923–
      2. 2. Sherill Flanary 1908–
    4. 4. Monroe (F. "Roe") Flanary 1864–1962 m. Drucilla (Mc) Connell 1877–
      1. 1. Bonnie (Mary) Flanary 1893–1973 m. John (T) Stewart 1889– m. Curtis Osborne 1911–
        1. 1. Martha (Ruth) Crook 1911–1993
        2. 2. Wanda (E) Stewart 1919–2016 m. Elmer (Lee "Buster") Kaylor 1916–1975
        3. 3. Hattie (I) Stewart 1914–
        4. 4. Bridgile Stewart 1918–
        5. 5. Alta (K) Stewart 1924–1998 m. Charlie (Henry) Brickey 1920–2012
    5. 5. Sarah Starnes 1859– m. James (F) Starnes 1858–
      1. 1. Patrick (Henry Starnes Sr.) DNA 1886–1935 m. Tempe (E) Brickey 1889–1973
        1. 1. Patrick (Henry Starnes Jr.) DNA 1920–2004
        2. 2. Joseph ((Joe) Daniel Starnes) DNA 1923–
        3. 3. Ida (Kate Starnes) DNA 1918–1992
        4. 4. Gladys (Faye Starnes) DNA 1915–2006
      2. 2. William (M) Starnes 1882–
      3. 3. Gemima Starnes 1884–
      4. 4. Mary (B) Starnes 1899–
    6. 6. Wiley Flanery 1858–
  2. 2. Sarah (Derinda) Flannery 1838–1905
  3. 3. Joseph (Eugene) Davidson 1817–1903
  4. 4. William (Reeves) Davidson 1834–1892
  5. 5. Hiram Davidson 1828–1907
  6. 6. James (R) Davidson 1830–1910
  7. 7. James Davison 1836–1910
  8. 8. Anna (C) Davidson 1825–1869
  9. 9. Elizabeth Davison 1822–1861 m. William (David) Flanery 1816–1870
    1. 1. Nancy (B) Hanery 1847–1888
    2. 2. Isaac Flanary 1847–1921 m. Amanda Flanery 1851–
      1. 1. Alice. (B.) Flanery 1873–
      2. 2. Mollie Flanery 1875–
      3. 3. Henery. (C.) Flanery 1879–
    3. 3. Hiram Flanary 1844–1926
    4. 4. William (Jasper) Flanary 1843–1912 m. Mary (M) Flanary 1840–
      1. 1. Henry (H) Flanary 1882–
    5. 5. David (Crockett) Flanery 1857–1910
    6. 6. Perry (Lee) Flanary 1854–1936
      1. 1. Lucy Binnion 1876–
      2. 2. Lula Binnion 1883–
      3. 3. Edward Binnion 1895–
  10. 10. Nancy Davidson 1831– m. Richard Stanley 1819–

William Davidson's Timeline

5 Records

1799
1799
Birth of William Davidson in Russell County, Virginia
Russell County, Virginia
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 21
William Davidson resided here in Scott, Virginia, USA
Scott, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 51
William Davidson resided here in Western District, Scott, Virginia, USA
Western District, Scott, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 71
William Davidson resided here in De Kalb, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA
De Kalb, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA
1891
29 Jul 1891
Age 92
Death of William Davidson in Slant, Scott, Virginia, United States
Slant, Scott, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M593_1677; Page: 458A
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 975; Page: 395a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Scott, Virginia; Page: 189; NARA Roll: M33_139; Image: 205

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western District, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 975; Page: 395a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: De Kalb, Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: De Kalb, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M593_1677; Page: 458A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1891
    Event Place: Slant, Scott, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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