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Jim "King" Davidson

Male 1930 - 2013  (82 years)


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  • Name Jim "King" Davidson 
    Nickname King 
    Birth 21 Aug 1930  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Jul 2013  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Jim King Davidson, 82, died Sunday night in Hemphill, Texas. King was born near Milam, Texas, to Gheron and Irona Bragg Davidson. He grew up in Sabine County, then served nine years in the U.S. Air Force and was a Korean War veteran. Afterwards he attended the University of Texas at Austin and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1957 and a Master of Science in Aero-Space Engineering in 1961.

      While working at NASA, King invented the weightless chamber in which the astronauts trained for the first moon landing. Later working with Bell Helicopter and LTV Lockheed Martin, he was on the team that developed the Osprey dual flight plane now used by the Marines and led the team that developed the Gazelle helicopter with the vertical tail prop.

      King retired to his home in Sabine County in 1978, where he operated a heating and air/conditioning business for many years.

      He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Ingrid Broughton Davidson, his daughters; Cheryl Crayton and her husband Donald of Conroe, Kelley Davidson of Portland, OR, his son Jay Davidson of Nacogdoches; his step-son Ebb Flynt and his wife Holly, his step-daughter Rebecca Flynt, and his cousin Billy Barlow and his wife Vernon Lee. King is also survived by his grandchildren; Michael and Katlyn, great grandchildren; Hunter and Kaylie. His step grandchildren; Grace, Katie and Conner.

      King was preceded in death by his parents Theron and Irona Davidson, his daughter Castle Davidson, his sister Glenis King and his brother Bill Davidson.

      There will be a private memorial service.
    Person ID I43553  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2013 

    Father David Theron "Theat" Davidson,   b. 16 Aug 1896, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1975, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Willie Irona Bragg,   b. 22 Apr 1903, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1990, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 28 Aug 1919  [1, 2
    Family ID F10023  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Aug 1930 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Jul 2013 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S632] Descendants of William Mercer http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mbonsal/mercer/william.html.

    2. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).