William Richard Davidson

1844 - 1927  (83 years)

• Name	William Richard Davidson  [1]
  Birth	21 Feb 1844	Alabama   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Aug 1927  [2]
  Notes	When Napolean Mason of Sabine County, applied for a Confederate Pension, he stated that he served in the C. S. A. , Company I, 1rst Texas Regiment, Infantry as a private. He made his application on July 9, 1909 before County Judge J. H. McGown and witnesses W R Davidson and T B Davidson. They both testified that they served in the same company with Mr. Mason. (Research):Census Listings: 1900 Census Texas, Sabine, Precinct 1 Enumerated 9 June 1900 SD 8 ED 68 Sheets 4A and 4B 61-63 Davidson, Wm Hd W M Feb 1844 56 m30 Ala Tenn Va Farmer Davidson, Sarah O Wf W F Oct 1846 53 M 30 10/8 Miss Ga Ga Davidson, Eliza J Dtgr W F Feb 1876 25 S Tx Ala Miss Davidson, Henry J Son W M Apr 1882 18 S Tx Ala Miss Farm La borer Davidson, Richard F Son W M Apr 1882 18 S Tx Ala Miss Farm Laborer Davidson, Geo L Son W M Feb 1885 15 S Tx Ala Miss Farm Laborer Davidson, John G Son W M Dec 1886 14 S Tx Ala Miss Farm Laborer Davidson, Zollie O Dtgr W F July 1889 W S Tx Ala Miss At School
  Person ID	I2067	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Madison Davidson,   b. 1808, Tennessee d. 15 Aug 1863, Texas (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Martha Claiborne Goodrich,   b. 22 Jan 1814, Virginia d. 18 Nov 1895 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1839  [3]
  Family ID	F316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Josephine Drawhorn,   b. 28 Oct 1846, Mississippi d. 17 Jun 1934 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1869
  	A transcription of the 1910 census shows they had been married 41 years, and had a total of 10 children, six of whom were still living.
  Children	1. Mary Lillie Davidson,   b. Abt 1870   d. Yes, date unknown   2. William Monroe Davidson,   b. Abt 1873   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Eliza Jeanette "Nettie" Davidson,   b. 5 Feb 1875, Sabine County, Texas d. 18 Jan 1941, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 65 years)   4. Ary Josephine Davidson,   b. Abt 1879, Texas d. Bef 1910 (Age ~ 30 years)   5. Martha May Davidson,   b. Abt 1880, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   6. Richard Franklin Davidson,   b. Apr 1882, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. Henry Oliver Davidson,   b. Apr 1882, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   8. George Lafayette Davidson,   b. Feb 1885, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   9. John Goodrich Davidson,   b. 24 Dec 1886, Texas d. 11 May 1948, Texas (Age 61 years)   10. Zollie Ola Davidson,   b. Jul 1889, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Feb 1844 - Alabama  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 87 (Reliability: 3). [S444] Courtesy of Bettye Bragg Wagstaff of Sabine County Genealogical Society, Unknown Compiler "Davidson, Richard and White, Ruth Benina Descendancy Chart" 61 pages, handwritten by one of their children. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 69057040 (Reliability: 3).