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William Robinson Davison 1891 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1891

Birth Location: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1965

Death Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Father: Herbert Davison

Mother: Eleanor Wolsey

Spouse(s): Mary Burwis, Mary Barwis

Children(s): Dorothy Davison, William Davison, Alfred Davison, Horace Davison, James Davison, Dorothy Davison, William Davison, Alfred Davison, Horace Davison, James Davison, Richard Davison, Eleanor Davison, Donald Davison

The story of William Robinson Davison Sr began in 1891 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA. In 1900, William Robinson Davison Sr resided in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA. In 1910, William Robinson Davison Sr resided in Trenton Ward 10, Mercer, New Jersey, USA. William Robinson Davison Sr married Mary Burwis, Mary Hoagland Barwis, and had children including Dorothy E Davison, William Robinson Davison, Alfred Coakman Burnis Davison, Horace Edmund Davison, James Leslie Davison, Dorothy E Davison, William Robinson Davison, Alfred Coakman Burnis Davison, Horace Edmund Davison, James Leslie Davison, Richard Woolsey Davison, Eleanor Nereid Davison, Donald Elmer Davison. William Robinson Davison Sr passed away in 1965 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Robinson Davison Sr began in 1891 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1900, William Robinson Davison Sr resided in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1910, William Robinson Davison Sr resided in Trenton Ward 10, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.
  • William Robinson Davison Sr married Mary Burwis, Mary Hoagland Barwis, and had children including Dorothy E Davison, William Robinson Davison, Alfred Coakman Burnis Davison, Horace Edmund Davison, James Leslie Davison, Dorothy E Davison, William Robinson Davison, Alfred Coakman Burnis Davison, Horace Edmund Davison, James Leslie Davison, Richard Woolsey Davison, Eleanor Nereid Davison, Donald Elmer Davison.
  • William Robinson Davison Sr passed away in 1965 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herbert Davison
1867 – 1926
Birth Location: West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
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Eleanor Wolsey
1862 – 1911
Birth Location: Pennington, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Burwis
1889 – 1956
Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Mary Barwis
1889 – 1956
Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

Dorothy Davison
1912 – 1982
Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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William Davison
1914 – 1993
Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Alfred Davison
1916 – 1982
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Horace Davison
1917 – 1992
Birth Location: Pennington, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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James Davison
1920 – 2010
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Dorothy Davison
1912 – 1982
Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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William Davison
1914 – 1993
Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Alfred Davison
1916 – 1982
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Horace Davison
1917 – 1992
Birth Location: Pennington, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
HD
James Davison
1920 – 2010
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Richard Davison
1921 – 1992
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
RD
Eleanor Davison
1922 – 2004
Birth Location: Brownsburg, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Donald Davison
1927 – 1986
Birth Location: Dolington, PA.
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William Davison's Ancestors

Self
William Davison
1891 – 1965
Birth Place: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Herbert Davison
1867 – 1926
West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Eleanor (Van Cleve) Wolsey
1862 – 1911
Pennington, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Bud Davison
New Jersey
Caroline Holcombe
1832 – 1911
New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Drake
1806 – 1886
Jane Quick
1805 – 1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Drake
1778 – 1850
Hannah Drake
1782 – 1861

William Davison's Descendants

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William (Robinson) Davison (15 Sep 1891 – 17 Jun 1965) m. Mary Burwis (26 Aug 1889 – 3 Oct 1956) m. Mary (Hoagland) Barwis (26 August 1889 – 3 Oct 1956)
  1. 1. Dorothy (E) Davison (23 Aug 1912 – 26 Apr 1982) m. Warren (Edward) Buckman (3 Mar 1911 – 30 Dec 2003)
    1. 1. Warren (E) Buckman (24 Jul 1938 – 27 Jun 2020) m. Martha Bishop
    2. 2. William (H.) Buckman (Aug 1945 – 23 Sep 2012) m. Julie (Catherine) Bialobrzeski (19 Dec 1956 – )
      1. 1. Don
      2. 2. Jeff Buckman
      3. 3. William Buckman
      4. 4. Chris Buckman
  2. 2. William (Robinson) Davison (7 Jun 1914 – 29 May 1993) m. Jane Reed (9 Mar 1919 – 18 Aug 1999)
    1. 1. Barry (S) Davison (8 Sep 1941 – 6 Sep 2020) m. Barbara (Jean) Lanning
    2. 2. Jane (Ann) Davison (abt 1944 – )
  3. 3. Alfred (Coakman Burnis) Davison (abt 1916 – May 1982) m. Evelyn (Mae) Markey (20 Mar 1921 – 8 May 1991)
    1. 1. Gail (Patricia) Davison (23 Apr 1941 – 10 Sep 2012) m. Henry (C) Pennypacker (1 Jul 1941 – 20 July 2014) m. Gary (M) Williams
    2. 2. Betty (A) Davison (abt 1945 – )
    3. 3. Lucille (F) Davison (21 Apr 1953 – ) m. Craig (Edward) Blodgett (May 1952 – )
      1. 1. Adina (Dawn) Blodgett (16 Sep 1976 – )
  4. 4. Horace (Edmund) Davison (5 Apr 1917 – 10 June 1992) m. Elsie Terhune (31 Aug 1920 – 17 Jul 2006)
  5. 5. James (Leslie) Davison (abt 1920 – 17 Nov 2010) m. Harriet (Anna) Jones (7 Jan 1919 – 29 Oct 2018)
    1. 1. James (Leslie) Davison (2 Mar 1943 – 29 Apr 1989) m. Thelma (Jean) Glassford
      1. 1. Matthew (Chris) Davison (29 May 1973 – )
    2. 2. Sandra (E) Davison (14 Sep 1944 – ) m. Richard (Jay) Mershon (13 Jan 1942 – 30 Mar 1978)
    3. 3. Kathleen Davison (May 1946 – ) m. Ravindra (R) Kamath (Jun 1944 – )
      1. 1. Ursula (Ravindra) Kamath (1 Dec 1970 – )
    4. 4. Lawrence (Allen) Davison (abt 1948 – ) m. Doris (Marie) Oheiser (12 Jul 1948 – )
      1. 1. Keith (Wayne) Davison (24 Aug 1970 – ) m. Renee (K) Stuhldreher (abt 1976 – )
    5. 5. Merry (Christine) Davison (abt 1949 – ) m. Leslie (Jackson) Stapleton
      1. 1. Leslie (Jackson) Stapleton (11 Jul 1970 – )
    6. 6. Patrick (Brian) Davison (29 Dec 1955 – )
  6. 6. Richard (Woolsey) Davison (abt 1921 – 27 Jan 1992)
  7. 7. Eleanor (Nereid) Davison (20 Mar 1922 – 22 Jan 2004) m. James (F) Page (11 Apr 1924 – 29 Jul 1994)
  8. 8. Donald (Elmer) Davison (17 Jun 1927 – Apr 1986) m. Ann Burrell (abt 1926 – )
    1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Davison (abt 1948 – 18 Aug 2004)
    2. 2. Donna (Davison) Edwards (16 Aug 1948 – )

William Davison's Timeline

7 Records

1891
15 Sep 1891
Birth of William Robinson Davison Sr in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
1900
1900
Age 9
William Robinson Davison Sr resided here in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1910
1910
Age 19
William Robinson Davison Sr resided here in Trenton Ward 10, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Trenton Ward 10, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1920
1920
Age 29
William Robinson Davison Sr resided here in Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1930
1930
Age 39
William Robinson Davison Sr resided here in Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 59
William Robinson Davison Sr resided here in Raritan, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Raritan, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1965
17 Jun 1965
Age 74
Death of William Robinson Davison Sr in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1891
    Event Place: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1053; Page: 32B; Enumeration District: 32
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 2341742
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 981; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240981
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Trenton Ward 10, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: T624_897; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1374910
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Raritan, Hunterdon

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 981; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Trenton Ward 10, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Trenton Ward 10, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: T624_897; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1374910

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1053; Page: 32B; Enumeration District: 32

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 2341742

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Raritan, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Raritan, Hunterdon

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1965
    Event Place: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Feasterville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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