Notes for Malissa Edward DAVIDSON


1850 Federal Census, Franklin County, Alabama, 11 January 1851, District 5,
Franklin, Alabama, Hse/Fam #730
Milus Davidson 30 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate b TN
Ann Davidson 22 F b TN
Malissa Davidson 3 F Ala

1860 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 28 July, Prairie Township, PO
St. Charles, page 65, Hse #482, Fam #460
Milus Davidson 38 M W Farmer $16,000 Real Estate $17623 Personal  b Tennessee
[b abt 1822]
Suffrone Davidson 35F W Housekeeper Mississippi
Davidson, Malitia E (Melissa Edward) 13 F W Alabama

1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 7 July, Prairie Township,
Arkansas, Arkansas, PO St Charles, page 24, Hse/Fam #195
Butler, John B  41  M W Farmer Tenn
Butler, Melissa 22  F W Kps Hse Ala
Butler, Mary S   5  F W  Ark
Butler, Elenora  2  F W  Ark

1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 June, District 2, page 23,
Hse #155, Fam #164
Benj Butler   W M 52    TN SC VA Farmer
M E Butler  W F  Wife 34  AL TN  MS Housekeeping
Mollie Butler W F 14  Dau   AR TN AL At School
[Mary Suffrone]
Nora Butler W F 12  Dau  AR TN AL At School
[Elnora/Elinora]
Benj Butler W M 10  Son  AR TN AL At School
George Butler W M 7  Son  AR TN AL At School
Melus [Milus] Butler  W M 4  Son  AR TN AL
Mat [Mathew O] Butler  W M  5Mos  Son AR TN AL

In 1900, Malissa is a widowed head of household, with two children.

1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 14 June, Prairie Township,
District 7, page 10A, Hse #160, Fam #164
Butler Malissa Head W F Nov 1846  53 Widow AL TN MS Farmer
Butler Mathew Son W M Dec 1879  20 Single AR TN MS Farm Laborer
Butler Malissa Dau W F May 1886  14 Single AR TN MS Farm
Laborer
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Notes for Margaret Lucinda DAVIDSON


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Margaret Lucinda "Maggie" Davidson Gilmore
Birth Nov. 16, 1855 Tennessee, USA
Death Feb. 8, 1925 Young County, Texas, USA

Maggie Davidson married Thomas Clark in Tennessee. The couple moved to Young
County, Texas in 1876. He preceded her in death.
Andrew Ceton Gilmore married Mrs. Margaret Lucinda Davidson on 7 April 1877 in
the Gooseneck community in Young County, Texas.
Mrs. Gilmore died at the family home in the Gooseneck community.

Spouses:
Thomas L. Clark (1847 - 1877)
Andrew Ceton Gilmore (1826 - 1898)

Children:
Marvin Logan Gilmore (1878 - 1949)
George Shelby Gilmore (1882 - 1961)
Infant Son Gilmore (1885 - 1885)
Elmer B Gilmore (1885 - 1952)
Samuel Benson Gilmore (1891 - 1913)

Burial Gooseneck Cemetery, Graham, Young County, Texas

Maintained by Searchers of our Past, Originally Created by Dana Ribble Mar 04,
2006
--  Find A Grave Memorial #13513259,
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Notes for Mary Jane DAVIDSON


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Mary Jane Davidson Hardin
Birth Sep 5, 1827 Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Death Dec 19, 1903 Marshall County, Tennessee, USA

of Mary
Henry Elliott Hunter

Family links:
Parents:
Thomas B. Davidson (1783 - 1864)
Sara Leeper Miller Davidson (1798 - 1874)

Spouses:
First husband Henry Elliot Hunter (1824 - 1854), b 15 Aug 1844, d 1853
Marshall Co TN, Married 14 Dec 1844
Second husband Rev Robert T Hardin (1789 - 1867)

Children:
William Alpheus Hunter (1845 - 1907)
Robert E Hardin (1855 - 1930)
Mary Ophelia Hardin Cochran (1857 - 1887)
Thomas Alexander Hardin (1861 - 1946)
Joseph C Hardin (1863 - 1924)

Siblings:
Malinda Pamelia Davidson Davis (1818 - 1887)
Sophrona Davidson Chapman (1819 - 1885)
Cyreenia Ameline Davidson Coffey (1821 - 1896)
Napoleon Bonaparte Davidson (1823 - 1841)
Henrietta Elizabeth Davidson Wood (1832 - 1905)
William L. Davidson (1835 - 1853)

Burial Lone Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee

Maintained by Edwinna Fennell, Originally Created by Mary Bob McClain Sep 16,
2012
--  Find A Grave Memorial #9716949,
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Notes for Mathew Oliver DAVIDSON


Mathew is reported by the Davidson Family Genealogy as a child of Thomas B
Davidson and Sarah Leeper Miller.  He does not appear in the 1850 report of
that family, when he would have been about 15-16 years old.  And in some other
genealogies reporting on this Davidson lineage, he is not listed.

But in 1870 Matthew is in St Charles, Arkansas, near other members of this
family.  In 1870, Matthew, still single, is a Physician living with his sister
Janetta (Janette) Walton.  They have moved to St Charles, Arkansas County,
Arkansas, where other Davidsons also moved.

1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 July, Prairie Township, PO
St Charles, page 8, Hse/Fam #63
Walton, John R  55 M W Keeping House (sic) b Tennessee [b abt 1815]
Walton, Jennette  46 F W [No Occupation] b Arkansas [should be Tennessee] [b
abt 1824]
Davidson, Matthew O 35 M W Physician $100 Personal Estate b Tennessee;
boarding with Walton Family [b abt 1835]

In the 1850 census, 15-year-old Mathew is in Franklin County, Alabama, in the
household of a Clayton Davidson, age 23, who is married to Almira, and they
have a son Ephraim 3 months old.  There are several other Davidsons in their
20s or teens, and one Margaret Davidson age 50, who would fit the widowed
mother of these Davidsons.  All the household are born in Tennessee except
Ephraim.  These children are in fact listed as the children of Margaret
Clayton Davidson in the Davidson Genealogy, which reports Margaret Clayton as
the wife of an unnamed Davidson who was the father of Thomas Jefferson
Davidson.

1850 Federal Census, Franklin County, Alabama, 11 August 1851(?), District 5,
page 153, Hse/Fam #726
Clayton Davidson 23 M Planter $5000 Real Estate born Tennessee [b abt 1827]
Almira Davidson 29 F b Tennessee [b abt 1830]
Ephraim Davidson 3 months M born Alabama [b abt April 1850]
Janetta Davidson 24 F b Tennessee [b abt 1826]
Mathew Davidson 15 M b Tennessee [b abt 1835]

The other genealogies that report on Thomas B Jefferson and Sarah Miller
Jefferson's family, which includes son Thomas Jefferson Davidson, have none of
the Davidsons shown in the 1850 Franklin County, Alabama, census.  This
Margaret could not be the mother of Thomas Jefferson Davidson, since we have a
report of that family intact in 1850, still in Tennessee.  It appears at this
point that the Davidson Genealogy has mixed two families of likely related
Davidsons, and this branch had moved from Tennessee while the others stayed. 
But this appears to be the Matthew O who is the physician in St Charles,
Arkansas in 1870.

Margaret's husband, the father of Clayton, Matthew and the others is likely a
brother to Thomas B Davidson.  Thomas Jefferson Davidson, Thomas B's son, 
also had a son named Matthew Oliver Davidson.

By 1900 Dr Matthew has moved to Smith County, Texas, where he living as a
boarder with a family named Sykes.  He is still single.  Note that though his
birthday is reported as April 1835, his age is 63, which would mean birth in
1837!

1900 Federal Census, Sebastian County, Arkansas, 15 June, Justice Precinct 5,
Garden Valley, Disrtict 108, page 8B, Hse #137, Fam #138
Davidson, Matthew O Boarder W M April 1835 63 Single TN NC NC
Physician
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Notes for Matthew Oliver DAVIDSON


Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Matt O Davidson
Age 27, Birth Year abt 1874
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Lizzie Wood
Spouse's Age 16
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 10 Mar 1901 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 8 Mar 1901

1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 April, Prairie Township,
District 13, Page 1A, Hse/Fam #6
Davidson, Matt O Head M W 37 Married 9 years AR TN TN Farmer Owns
Davidson, Lizzie C Wife F W 23 Married 9 years 3 children/3 living MS MS MS
Davidson, Sybil E Son 7 Single AR AR MS Farm Laborer
Davidson, Mathew O Son 5 Single AR AR MS
Davidson, Sarah E Dau 4 Single AR AR
MS
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Notes for Matthew Oliver DAVIDSON


1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 April, Prairie Township,
District 13, Page 1A, Hse/Fam #6
Davidson, Matt O Head M W 37 Married 9 years AR TN TN Farmer Owns
Davidson, Lizzie C Wife F W 23 Married 9 years 3 children/3 living MS MS MS
Davidson, Sybil E Son 7 Single AR AR MS Farm Laborer
Davidson, Mathew O Son 5 Single AR AR MS
Davidson, Sarah E Dau 4 Single AR AR
MS
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Notes for Milus DAVIDSON


The Davidson Family Genealogy provides good information on Milus Davidson and
his wife Ann Sophronia Carpenter. Censuses and family information report Milus
born in Tennessee.  He moved to Alabama, and his daughter Malissa Edward
Davidson was born in Lawrence County, Alabama in 1846.  Other Davidsons
reported to be his siblings were in Franklin County, Alabama, for the 1850
census.  His mother Margaret (Clayton) is reported living in the household of
Clayton Davidson.

"Milus DAVIDSON (Mr.) was born 2 Sep 1821 in Tennessee. He died 17 Jan 1873 in
Arkansas County, Arkansas and was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel,
Arkansas County, Arkansas.  Milus married Ann Sophronia CARPENTER on 12 Sep
1844 in Lawrence County, Alabama. Ann was born 1827 in Mississippi. She died
after 1880 in Arkansas County, Arkansas and was buried in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas."

Though born in Tennessee, in 1850 we find him in Franklin County, Alabama, as
are his mother and sibling, in a separate household nearby.  The 1850 census
year has been modified by hand, apparently, to indicate 1851.  The date for
this section of the census is 11 January 1851.

1850 Federal Census, Franklin County, Alabama, 11 January 1851(?), District 5,
page 307 (scan p 154), Hse/Fam #730
Milus Davidson 30 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate b TN
Ann Davidson 22 F b TN
Geo Davidson 5 M Ala
Malissa Davidson 3 F Ala
Elinor Davidson 2 F Ala

In 1860 he is living in or near St Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas.

1860 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 28 July, Prairie Township, PO
St. Charles, page 65, Hse #482, Fam #460
Milus Davidson 38 M W Farmer $16,000 Real Estate $17623 Personal  b Tennessee
[head] [b abt 1822]
Suffrone Davidson 35F W Housekeeper Mississippi
George W Davidson 15 M W Alabama
Davidson, Malitia E (Melissa Edward) 13 F W Alabama
Elenora Davidson 11 F W Alabama

Milus and Suffrone are next door to his brother Alexander, a single man with
several siblings and their mother Margaret living with him.

1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 7 July, Prairie Township, PO
St Charles, page 96, Hse/Fam #199
Davidson, Milus 49 M W Farmer $1000 Real Estate $500 Personal b Tennessee
Davidson, Ann S 43 F W Keeping House b Alabama
Comer, Benjamin 27 M W b
SC
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Notes for Napoleon Bonaparte DAVIDSON


Napoleon Bonaparte Davidson
Birth Sep 15, 1823 Marshall County, Tennessee
Death Jan 20, 1841 Marshall County, Tennessee
Parents:
Thomas B. Davidson (1783 - 1864)
Sara Leeper Miller Davidson (1798 - 1874)
Siblings:
Malinda Pamelia Davidson Davis (1818 - 1887)
Sophrona Davidson Chapman (1819 - 1885)
Cyreenia Ameline Davidson Coffey (1821 - 1896)
Mary Jane Davidson Hardin (1827 - 1903)
Henrietta Elizabeth Davidson Wood (1832 - 1905)
William L. Davidson (1835 - 1853)
Burial Round Hill Cemetery, Belfast, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Created by Edwinna Fennell Sep 23, 2013
--  Find A Grave Memorial #117546757,
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Notes for Obediah S DAVIDSON


1850 Federal Census, Lawrence County, Alabama, 31 November, District 7, page
26, Hse/Fam #206 Obediah S Davidson 52 M Planter $3000 Real; Estate b NC
Elener Davidson 44 F b VA Wilkes Davidson 20 M b Alabama
Louise Davidson 13 F b Alabama Edw T Davidson 12 M b Alabama
Sherrod Davidson 10 M b Alabama Joseph E Davidson 8 M b
Alabama
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Notes for Sarah DAVIDSON


1850 Federal Census, Franklin County, Alabama, 11 August 1851(?), District 5,
page 153, Hse/Fam #726
Clayton Davidson 23 M Planter $5000 Real Estate born Tennessee [b abt 1827]
Margaret Davidson 50 F b Tennessee [b abt 1800] [mother]
Sarah Davidson 12 F b Tennessee [b abt 1838] [sister]

1860 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 28 July, Prairie Township, PO
St. Charles, page 65/66, Hse #483, Fam #461
Davidson, Alexander 28 M W Farmer $8000 Real Estate $14225 Personal  b
Tennessee [head]
Davidson, Margaret 61 F W Domestic Business Kentucky [mother]
Davidson, Sarah  21 F W Domestic Business Alabama [sister]

Patsy Jones reports that Sarah married John H Wills, then after his death (no
dates given), she married Alexander Caldclaugh.  I presume this took place in
Arkansas.
--  Patsy Jones, Genealogy Discussion on Arkansas,
http://archiver,rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/AR-ROLL CALL/2001-01/0980785062
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Notes for Sarah E DAVIDSON


1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 April, Prairie Township,
District 13, Page 1A, Hse/Fam #6
Davidson, Matt O Head M W 37 Married 9 years AR TN TN Farmer Owns
Davidson, Lizzie C Wife F W 23 Married 9 years 3 children/3 living MS MS MS
Davidson, Sybil E Son 7 Single AR AR MS Farm Laborer
Davidson, Mathew O Son 5 Single AR AR MS
Davidson, Sarah E Dau 5mos Single AR AR
MS
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Notes for Sarah M DAVIDSON


1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 7 July, Prairie Township, PO
Saint Charles, page 23 (scan p 95), Hse/Fam #183 Davidson, Thomas J (Thomas
Jefferson Davidson) 40 M W Farmer $5000/$1800 Tennessee Davidson, Sarah A 28 F
W Keep House Tennessee Davidson, Sarah M 9 F W Arkansas
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Notes for Sibyl E DAVIDSON


1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 April, Prairie Township,
District 13, Page 1A, Hse/Fam #6
Davidson, Matt O Head M W 37 Married 9 years AR TN TN Farmer Owns
Davidson, Lizzie C Wife F W 23 Married 9 years 3 children/3 living MS MS MS
Davidson, Sybil E Son 7 Single AR AR MS Farm Laborer
Davidson, Mathew O Son 5 Single AR AR MS
Davidson, Sarah E Dau 4 Single AR AR
MS
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Notes for Sophrona DAVIDSON


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Sophrona "Sophia" Davidson Chapman
Birth Nov 11, 1819 Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Death Jul 20, 1885 Marshall County, Tennessee, USA

Daughter of Thomas B. DAVIDSON and Sarah Leeper MILLER. Grandaughter of
Alexander DAVIDSON and Henrietta Jane Henrietta CLAYTON.

Parents:
Thomas B. Davidson (1783 - 1864)
Sara Leeper Miller Davidson (1798 - 1874)

Spouse Kimbro Ogilvie Chapman (1814 - 1849)

Siblings:
Malinda Pamelia Davidson Davis (1818 - 1887)
Cyreenia Ameline Davidson Coffey (1821 - 1896)
Napoleon Bonaparte Davidson (1823 - 1841)
Mary Jane Davidson Hardin (1827 - 1903)
Henrietta Elizabeth Davidson Wood (1832 - 1905)
William L. Davidson (1835 - 1853)

Burial Bethel Cemetery, Marshall County, Tennessee

Created by Scott and Priscilla Butler Fraser Aug 09, 2008
--  Find A Grave Memorial #28890382,
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Notes for Thomas B DAVIDSON


The wife of Thomas B Davidson reported by most sources is Sarah Leeper Miller. 
The Davidson of Tennessee Genealogy
(http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dzmrtenn.html) has a different name:
"Mr. DAVIDSON married Margaret (Margaret Sarah?) CLAYTON. Margaret was born
1799 in Tennessee."

(One or more genealogy sources also report this person as Thomas James instead
of Thomas B.)

It appears this source has placed Thomas Jefferson Davidson in another family
of Davidsons who also moved to Arkansas County, Arkansas.  Information
provided on the other family of Davidsons is good and detailed.  But Thomas
Jefferson has been incorrectly reported as a son of this family.  I present
source information in this genealogy that indicates his provenance.

These Davidsons do appear to be related, due to similar names and birth
places.  But I have not been able to find the intersection point with the
Davidson line of Thomas Jefferson and his father Thomas B (born Iredell Co
NC), grandfather Alexander and great grandfather Joseph.  The genealogies
providing fairly extensive information for this line lack a Davidson man who
was married to Margaret Clayton, though there are Claytons in the line.

Compare this to the 1850 census, where the wife of Thomas Davidson (father of
Thomas J Davidson) is named Sarah, age is 53 yrs old  (b abt 1797) and born in
South Carolina.  See more discussion on this in the Notes for Thomas Jefferson
Davidson.

In line with the incomplete details, lack of previous generations and lone
status of the Davidson Family Genealogy, there appears to be some confusion in
that source.  I am following the other family information to report Sarah
Leeper Miller as the wife of Thomas B Davidson and mother of Thomas Jefferson
Davidson.

1850 Federal Census, Marshall County, Tennessee, 14 November, Subdivision 53,
page 3, Hse/Fam #37
Thos Davidson 67 M Farmer $3250 Real Estate born North Carolina
Sarah Davidson 53 F b SC
Malicy [Malissa] Davidson 22 F born Tennessee
Thos J Davidson 21 M born Tennessee [married Sarah "Sallie" Wakefield]
Elizabeth Davidson 17 F born Tennessee
William L Davidson 15 M born Tennessee

Some genealogies have earlier generations.  The parents of Thomas B Davidson
was Alexander Davidson and Jane Henrietta Clayton, or Henrietta Jane Clayton. 
There seems to be a connection with the Claytons that relate to the Davidsons
of Alabama who later moved to Arkansas County, Arkansas, where we find Thomas
B's son Thomas Jefferson Davidson.

The mother of Milus and Clayton and Alexander Davidson was Margaret T Clayton. 
Milus Davidson married Sophronia Carpenter.  Her cousin Eleanor Carpenter
married Obediah S Davidson, another son of Alexander and thus a brother of
Thomas Davidson  Eleanor and Obediah got married in Lawrence County, Alabama,
where Milus and his siblings were living with their widowed mother Margaret
Clayton Davidson.  We do not have the name of Margaret's husband.  This would
help tie these two Davidson groups together firmly.

By 1860, no more children are left at home with Thomas and Sarah.  They are
still in Marshall County, Tennessee, and live in Belfast until their death.

1860 Federal Census, Marshall County, Tennessee, 1 June, District 5, PO
Belfast, page 1, Hse/Fam #2
Thos Davidson 77 M Farmer $10,000 Real Estate $3200 Personal b NC
Sarah Davidson 62 F b SC

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Thomas B Davidson
Birth May 29, 1783 Rowan County, North Carolina
Death Mar 3, 1864 Belfast, Marshall County, Tennessee

Parents:
Alexander Davidson (1745 - 1818)
Henrietta Jane Clayton Davidson (1750 - 1816)

Spouse Sara Leeper Miller Davidson (1798 - 1874)
Children:
Malinda Pamelia Davidson Davis (1818 - 1887)
Sophrona Davidson Chapman (1819 - 1885)
Cyreenia Ameline Davidson Coffey (1821 - 1896)
Napoleon Bonaparte Davidson (1823 - 1841)
Mary Jane Davidson Hardin (1827 - 1903)
Henrietta Elizabeth Davidson Wood (1832 - 1905)
William L. Davidson (1835 - 1853)

Siblings:
Sarah Davidson Sharpe (1777 - 1839)
Joseph Donelson Davidson (1779 - 1859)
Elizabeth Henrietta Davidson McAdams (1789 - 1855)
Alexander James Davidson (1791 - 1848)
Obadiah S Davidson (1798 - 1866)

Burial Round Hill Cemetery, Belfast, Marshall County, Tennessee

Created by Gerald Staggs Dec 07, 2011
--  Find A Grave Memorial #81673126,
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Notes for Thomas Jefferson DAVIDSON


The Davidson Genealogy website (Davidson of Tennessee Genealogy,
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dzmrtenn.html) reports that Thomas
Jefferson Davidson's mother was named Margaret Clayton, with a possible middle
name of Sarah.  However, several genealogies report that the mother of Thomas
Jefferson was Sarah Leeper Miller.  His father is reported as Thomas B
Davidson.  The genealogies show no other wife.  T J does not appear in
censuses of the family of Margaret.

In 1850 she is a widow in Alabama, in the household of her son Clayton.  The
siblings there match those reported by the Davidson Family Genealogy, except
for T J and Milus, who is older and already married, also living in Alabama. 
The Davidson Family Genealogy has apparently erred in placing Thomas Jefferson
Davidson as a sibling to Clayton and Matthew O, sons of Margaret and 
Davidson.

But they must be kin, since T J had a son also name Matthew Oliver. They were
all born in Tennessee.  Ages match for Margaret's husband to be a brother or
cousin of Thomas Jefferson's father Thomas B Davidson.  As of October 2008,
when I started added this family to my Butler genealogy, I have not found the
connection.  In 1850, the wife of Thomas J's father is named Sarah, matching
the reports that Sarah Leeper Miller was his mother.

Sarah Leeper's birth state of South Carolina matches the census report for
Sarah Davidson in 1850.  Her birth date in the genealogies is 29 December
1798, also matching her age of 53 in 1850.  One of the genealogies that
reports on Thomas B Jefferson and his wife Sarah Leeper Miller is the Clayton
Family Genealogy.  This tree does report a Margaret Clayton, around this same
period, but she married a person reported only as Neel.

No dates are given for her birth, but her father George Clayton was born in
1723.  The Davidson Family information has no previous generations, and
reports the father of Milus, Thomas Jefferson, Matthew and their siblings with
unknown first name.  so tit is possible some generational confusion has had
effect here.

1850 Federal Census, Marshall County, Tennessee, 14 November, Subdivision 53,
page 3, Hse/Fam #37
Thos Davidson 67 M Farmer $3250 Real Estate born North Carolina [b abt 1783]
Sarah Davidson 53 F b SC [Sarah Leeper Miller]  [b abt 1797]
Thos J Davidson 21 M born Tennessee [b abt 1829]

1860 Federal Census, Crawford County, Arkansas, 30 June, Richland Township, PO
Van Buren, page 52, Hse #348, Fam #346
Thos J Davidson 31 M Farmer $10,500 Real Estate b Tennessee
Sarah A Davidson 17 F b Tennessee [Sarah "Sallie" Amanda Wakefield]

In 1870, we find T J and Sarah in Arkansas County, where other Davidsons have
moved.  They are near the town of St Charles, a ferry port on the White River.

1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 7 July, Prairie Township, PO
Saint Charles, page 23 (scan p 95), Hse/Fam #183
Davidson, Thomas J (Thomas Jefferson Davidson) 40 M W Farmer $5000/$1800
Tennessee
Davidson, Sarah A 28 F W Keep House Tennessee
Davidson, Sarah M 9 F W Arkansas
Davidson, Thomas 6 M W Arkansas (married Ella Burks 16 Feb 1882)
Davidson, Forsyth 1 M W Arkansas Connelly, Maxey 20 M W Farm Labor Mississippi

1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, Prairie Township, page 18
Belknap, C W (Charles A Belknap) M W 62 Farmer Pennsylvania Mass Mass [b abt
1818]
Belknap, S A (Sarah A.) f w 37 wife Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee [b abt 1843]
Davidson, T J (Thomas Jefferson) M W 18 Stepson Arkansas Tennessee Tennessee
[b abt 1862]
Davidson, Forsythe M W 10 Stepson Arkansas Tennessee Tennessee [b abt 1870]
Davidson, W W (William W) M W 8 Stepson Arkansas Tennessee Tennessee [b abt
1872]
Davidson, M O (Matthew Oliver) M W 6 Stepson Arkansas Tennessee Tennessee [b
abt 1874]
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Notes for William L DAVIDSON


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William L Davidson
Birth Dec 21, 1835 Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Death Feb 7, 1853 Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Son of Thomas B. DAVIDSON and Sarah Leeper MILLER. Grandson of Alexander
DAVIDSON and Henrietta Jane CLAYTON. Brother to Sophrona Chapman buried in
same cemetery.
Parents:
Thomas B. Davidson (1783 - 1864)
Sara Leeper Miller Davidson (1798 - 1874)
Siblings:
Malinda Pamelia Davidson Davis (1818 - 1887)
Sophrona Davidson Chapman (1819 - 1885)
Cyreenia Ameline Davidson Coffey (1821 - 1896)
Napoleon Bonaparte Davidson (1823 - 1841)
Mary Jane Davidson Hardin (1827 - 1903)
Henrietta Elizabeth Davidson Wood (1832 - 1905)
Inscription Age 17 yrs, 1 mo, 16 days
Burial Bethel Cemetery, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Created by Scott and Priscilla Butlew4r Fraser Aug 09, 2008
--  Find A Grave Memorial #28890378,
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Notes for William Wakefield DAVIDSON


In the 1900 census, William and his wife Emma are in Prairie Township, Arkansas
County, Arkansas.

1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 June, Prairie Township,
District 7, page 20B, Hse #358, Fam #366
Davidson, William W Head  W M Jan 1871 29 married 8 years  AR TN TN Farmer
Owns
Davidson, Emma  Wife W F Dec 1873 26 married 8 yrs 4 children/3 living MS MS
MS
--  page 21A --
Davidson, Mattie W  Dau W F Jan 1895 5  Single AR AR MS
Davidson, Mollie  Dau W F Mar 1896 4  Single AR AR MS
Davidson, William R  Son W M June 1898 8  Single AR AR MS

1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 7 May, North Prairie Township,
District 12, page 9A, Hse/Fam #161
Davidson, W W Head M W 39 Married 20 years AR TN TN Farmer Owns
Davidson, Emma Wife F W 37 Married 20 years 4 children/3 living MS MS MS
Davidson, Mattie Dau F W 15 Single AR AR MS Farm Laborer
Davidson, Mollie Dau F W 14 Single AR AR MS Farm Laborer
Davidson, William Son M W 11 Single AR AR MS Farm Laborer
Rivers, Flemmans Servant M Mulatto 15 Single AR AL AL Farm Laborer

In 1930, William is enumerated with his second wife and her Murphy children
from a previous marriage.

1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 28 April, Prairie Township,
District 24, Page 11A, Hse #215, Fam #216
Davidson, William W Head Owns M W 59 First married as age 20 AR TN TN Cotton
Farmer
Davidson, Minnie E Wife F W 38 First married at age 16 MS MS MS
Davidson, William W Jr  Son M W 2yrs6mos AR AR MS
Murphy, Gilmore Stepson M W 17 AR AR MS Farm Laborer
Murphy, Margerie  Stepdau F W 15 AR AR MS
Murphy, Louis Stepson M W 12 AR AR MS
Murphy, Ruby M Stepdau F W 7 AR AR MS

William Wakefield Davidson
Birth 1 Jan 1871 Arkansas, USA
Death  Nov 1938 (aged 67) Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Burial Big La Grue Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Spouse Emma Jan Cochran Davidson 1872-1924 (m. 1892)
Son William P. Davidson 1898-1917
Created by Fran 7 Sep 2009
--  Find A Grave Memorial 41691056,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41691056/william-wakefield-davidson
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