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William Edgar Davison 1867–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 APR 1867

Birth Location: Hillisburg, Clinton County, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 4 DEC 1935

Death Location: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States

Father: DeWitt Davison

Mother: Anna Reed

Spouse(s): Margaret Atchison

Children(s): Ina Davison, Mary Davison, Ruth Davison, Cledia Davison, Samuel Davison, Lenore Davison, Alvilda Davison

William Edgar Davison was born in 1867 in Hillisburg, Clinton County, Indiana, United States, the child of Dewitt Clinton Davison And Anna Maria Reed. In 1870, William Edgar Davison was recorded in the census in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United. In 1880, William Edgar Davison was recorded in the census in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United. William Edgar Davison married Margaret Jane Atchison, and had children including Alvilda Frances Davison, Cledia Elmer Davison, Ina L Davison, Lenore Florence Davison, Mary N Davison, Ruth Margaret Davison, Samuel Ross Davison. William Edgar Davison passed away in 1935 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • William Edgar Davison was born in 1867 in Hillisburg, Clinton County, Indiana, United States, the child of Dewitt Clinton Davison And Anna Maria Reed.
  • In 1870, William Edgar Davison was recorded in the census in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United.
  • In 1880, William Edgar Davison was recorded in the census in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United.
  • William Edgar Davison married Margaret Jane Atchison, and had children including Alvilda Frances Davison, Cledia Elmer Davison, Ina L Davison, Lenore Florence Davison, Mary N Davison, Ruth Margaret Davison, Samuel Ross Davison.
  • William Edgar Davison passed away in 1935 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

DeWitt Davison
1836–1885
Birth Location: Butler County, Ohio, United States
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Anna Reed
1834–1913
Birth Location: Butler County, Ohio, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Atchison
1867–1942
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Children(s)

Ina Davison
1895–1987
Birth Location: Tipton County, Indiana, United States
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Mary Davison
1901–1976
Birth Location: Howard County, Indiana, United States
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Ruth Davison
1903–1987
Birth Location: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States
RD
Cledia Davison
1890–1957
Birth Location: Sugar Creek Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
CD
Samuel Davison
1892–1929
Birth Location: Clinton County, Indiana, United States
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Lenore Davison
1898–1984
Birth Location: Howard County, Indiana, United States
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Alvilda Davison
1906–1997
Birth Location: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States
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William Davison's Ancestors

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William Davison
1867–1935
Birth Place: Hillisburg, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
Parents
DeWitt Clinton Davison
1836–1885
Butler County, Ohio, United States
Anna (Maria) Reed
1834–1913
Butler County, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
William (Davison) Jr.
1807–1893
Pennsylvania, United States
Clarissa (Isabella) Sithens
1809–1893
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Davison
1770–
Esther
1770–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Davison's Descendants

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William (Edgar) Davison (6 APR 1867–4 DEC 1935) m. Margaret (Jane) Atchison (JUN 1867–29 JAN 1942)
  1. 1. Ina (L.) Davison 1895–1987 m. Raymond (M.) Fawcett 1896–1983
    1. 1. Living 1924–
  2. 2. Mary (N.) Davison 1901–1976 m. Wilbur (Dawson) Thatcher 1901–1968
    1. 1. Marihelen Thatcher 1922–1988 m. Joe (B.) Barnhart 1917–1997
      1. 1. Michael (Joseph) Barnhart 1944–2001
    2. 2. Marjorie (Lucille) Thatcher 1923–1984 m. Donald (Kenneth) Cotterman 1918–1994 m. Albert (Normond) Buckner 1919–2013
  3. 3. Ruth (Margaret) Davison 1903–1987 m. Paul (Milo) Mummert 1904–1982
  4. 4. Cledia (Elmer) Davison 1890–1957 m. Eva (Elsa) Vawter 1890–1965
  5. 5. Samuel (Ross) Davison 1892–1929 m. Georgia (Ruth) Ulsh 1894–1967
    1. 1. Edgar (Manius) Davison 1923–2013 m. Joyce (Estelle) Stout 1925–1999
      1. 1. Jacqueline (Ann) Davison 1945–2009
    2. 2. Dollie (Margaret) Davison 1921–1994 m. James (Francis) Taylor 1921–1990
      1. 1. James (Wayne) Taylor 1943–2007
      2. 2. David (Roger) Taylor 1944–1956
    3. 3. Verna (Inajean) Davison 1919–2007 m. Truland (Edward) Smith 1917–1967 m. Marion (Thomas) Herren 1918–1942 m. Daniel (C.) Burcher 1923–2000
      1. 1. Marian (Sue) Herren 1941–1941
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Davison 1924–2001 m. Paul (LaMar) Creason 1923–1981 m. Guy (Jennings) Boles 1903–1987
      1. 1. Maureen (Sue) Creason 1945–2001 m. Robert (Keith) Lambert 1926–1997
  6. 6. Lenore (Florence) Davison 1898–1984 m. Russell (Roscoe) Kelly 1893–1976
  7. 7. Alvilda (Frances) Davison 1906–1997 m. Ercel (Wilbur) Dillon 1901–1955
    1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Dillon 1932–2002 m. Carl (William) Wright 1933–2003
    2. 2. Richard (Davison) Dillon 1933–1999

William Davison's Timeline

8 Records

1867
6 APR 1867
Birth of William Edgar Davison in Hillisburg, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
Hillisburg, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
1870
18 JUL 1870
Age 3
William Edgar Davison appeared in census in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
1880
7 JUN 1880
Age 13
William Edgar Davison appeared in census in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
1900
FROM 1900 TO 1910
Age 33
William Edgar Davison was employed
None
1913
1913
Age 46
William Edgar Davison resided here in Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States
Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States
1920
1920
Age 53
William Edgar Davison was employed
None
1930
1930
Age 63
William Edgar Davison was employed
None
1935
4 DEC 1935
Age 68
Death of William Edgar Davison in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 APR 1867
    Event Place: Hillisburg, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 US Census, Enum Dist 7, p. 13, Age 12 in Jun 1880, born in Indiana.
    [2] 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 50, Sheet 3A, Age 33 in Jun 1900, born Apr 1867 in Indiana.
    [3] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 118, Sheet 10B, Age 43 in Apr 1910, born in Indiana.
    [4] 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 119, Sheet 9B, Age 52 in Jan 1920, born in Indiana.
    [5] 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 34-3, Sheet 20B, Age 63 in Apr 1930, born in Indiana.
    [6] 1870 US Census, Michigan Township, p. 8, Age 3 in Jul 1870, born in Indiana.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 18 JUL 1870
    Event Place: Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1870 US Census, Michigan Township, p. 8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1880
    Event Place: Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 US Census, Enum Dist 7, p. 13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FROM 1900 TO 1910
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 50, Sheet 3A
    [2] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 118, Sheet 10B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1920
    Record Source: 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 119, Sheet 9B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1930
    Record Source: 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 34-3, Sheet 20B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1935
    Event Place: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, United States
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