Riches to Rags Family Tree » William Henry Davidson (1798-????)
Personal data William Henry Davidson
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7- Alternative name: William Davidson
- He was born on March 10, 1798 in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee, United States.Sources 2, 5
- Alternative: He was born on March 10, 1798 in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee.
- Alternative: He was born on March 10, 1798 in Anson, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten.
- Alternative: He was born in the year 1794 in Anson, North Carolina, United States.
- Alternative: He was born about 1799/1796 in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Alternative: He was born on March 10, 1798 in Anson County, North Carolina.
- Alternative: He was born on March 10, 1798 in Dyer, Gibson, Tennessee, United States.
- Resident:
- in the year 1830: District 269, Lincoln, Georgia, Verenigde Staten.Source 6
- in the year 1840: Lincoln, Georgia, Verenigde Staten.Source 4
- in the year 1850: District 52, Lincoln, Georgia, Verenigde Staten.Source 5
- (William Davidson) unknown in Van Zandt County, Texas, Verenigde Staten.Source 8
- (William Davidson) unknown in Van Zandt County, Texas, Verenigde Staten.Source 9
- He died in Van Zandt, Texas, United States.
- Alternative: He died in Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee.
- Alternative: He died in the year 1870 in Van Zandt, Texas, USA, he was 71 years old.
- Alternative: He died in the year 1849 in St. Peter's Ch., New Iberia, La, he was 50 years old.
- Alternative: He died in the year 1870 in Van Zandt County, Texas, Verenigde Staten, he was 71 years old.
- Alternative: He died in Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States.
- He is buried in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States of America.Source 2
- A child of John Davidson and Martha Margaret Campbell
Household of William Henry Davidson
He is married to Mary Kinsey.
They got married on April 6, 1820 at Warren, Georgia, USA, he was 22 years old.Source 7
They got married UNKNOWN. They got married on April 5, 1820 at Warren County, Georgia, Verenigde Staten, he was 22 years old.Child(ren):
- John Wesley Davidson 1821-1867
- Adam Davidson 1826-< 1870
- Gideon Davidson 1828-1862
- Lucretia Jane Davidson 1840-1904
- Henry M. Davidson 1845-± 1936
Notes about William Henry Davidson
Too many people have tried to link my William Davidson and Mary Kinsey to Lincoln County, GA. This is NOT them. They were married in Warren County, GA in 1820 and lived in Thomas County, GA from 1830 to 1840. See below.
1830 Thomas County, Georgia Census pg 0024, Line 25 20
William Davidson
Males - Under 5: 2 [William 1, Adam 4]
Males - 5 thru 9: 1 [John Wesley 9]
Males - 30 thru 39: 1 [William 32]
Females - 5 thru 9: 1 [Amy 5]
Females - 10 thru 14: 1 [ ] not sure who this would be
Females - 30 thru 39: 1 [Mary 32]
Total Free White Persons: 7
1840 Thomas County, Georgia Census
William Davidson
Males - Under 5: 1 [Andrew 2]
Males - 10 thru 14: 2 [William H. 10, Adam 14]
Males - 15 thru 19: 1 [John Wesley 19]
Males - 40 thru 49: 1 [William 42]
Females - Under 5: 1 [Lucretia baby]
Females - 5 thru 9: 2 [Francine 5, Lucinda 8]
Females - 40 thru 49: 1 [Mary 42]
Total Free White Persons: 9
From what I've been able to asertain, the family in the 1830-1850 Lincoln County, GA Census was:
William Davidson b: 1800 VA and Mary Bowler b: 1798 GA. They were married in July 1824 in Lincoln County, GA and had the following children: James Davidson b: 1828 GA m: Carolina Thyes; William R. b: 1832 m: Sarah A. "Sallie" Bohler; Frances b: 1837 GA; Anderson b: 1830 GA and Eli b: 1844 GA
Here are the records for William and Mary Bowler if you need to compare with my William and Mary Kinsey:
1830 District 269 Lincoln Co. GA Census
William Davidson
1 Male under 5
1 male 20-29
2 females under 5
1 female 20-20
5 TOTAL
1840 Lincoln, County, GA Census
William Davidson
2 males under 5
1 male 5-9
1 male 10-14
1 male 30-39
1 female 5-9
1 female 15-19
1 female 30-39
8 TOTAL
1850 District 52, Lincoln, GA
William 50 planter b: 1800 VA
Mary 52 b: 1798 GA
James 22 laborer b: 1828 GA
Frances 13 b: 1837 GA
William 12 b: 1838 GA
Anderson 10 b: 1840 GA
Eli 6 b: 1844 GA
Please change your records if you have the wrong information listed. Too many people these days just copy what they see and assume it is correct without doing the research.
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=83357721&pid=920
/ Ancestry.com - U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com
- U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815, Direct Data Capture, comp / Ancestry.com
- 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1840; Census Place: Lincoln, Georgia; Page: 207 / Ancestry.com
- 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 52, Lincoln, Georgia; Roll: M432_75; Page: 351A; Image: 437 / Ancestry.com
- 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, 1830; Census Place: District 269, Lincoln, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 19; Page: 67; Family History Library Film: 0007039 / Ancestry.com
- Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Ancesrty.com / Ancestry.com
- Findagrave, William Davidson unknown / www.findagrave.com
- Findagrave, William Davidson unknown / www.findagrave.com
Historical events
Birthday March 10, 1798
- The temperature on March 10, 1798 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1798: Source: Wikipedia
- May 27 » The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland; Irish rebel leaders defeat and kill a detachment of militia.
- July 14 » The Sedition Act becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.
- July 21 » French campaign in Egypt and Syria: Napoleon's forces defeat an Ottoman-Mamluk army near Cairo in the Battle of the Pyramids.
- August 22 » French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion.
- September 5 » Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan law.
- November 28 » Trade between the United States and modern-day Uruguay begins when John Leamy's frigate John arrives in Montevideo.
Day of marriage April 6, 1820
- The temperature on April 6, 1820 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt regen. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1820: Source: Wikipedia
- February 23 » Cato Street Conspiracy: A plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers is exposed.
- March 3 » The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise.
- March 6 » The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, brings Maine into the Union as a free state, and makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free.
- March 15 » Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state.
- August 24 » Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.
- September 15 » Constitutionalist revolution in Lisbon, Portugal.
Same birth/death day
- 1787 » Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain († 1862)
- 1787 » William Etty, English painter and academic († 1849)
- 1788 » Edward Hodges Baily, English sculptor († 1867)
- 1788 » Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German author, poet, playwright, and critic († 1857)
- 1789 » Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) († 1850)
- 1795 » Joseph Légaré, Canadian painter and glazier, artist, seigneur and political figure († 1855)
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The Riches to Rags Family Tree publication was prepared by June Mcmurphy.
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June Mcmurphy, "Riches to Rags Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/riches-to-rags-family-tree/P920.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "William Henry Davidson (1798-????)".