Brief Life History of Evelyn Pearl
When Evelyn Pearl Davidson was born on 11 February 1888, in Texas, United States, her father, James Allen Davidson, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Weaver, was 31. She married William Armstrong Childress about 1904. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Upshur, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, United States in 1950. She died on 22 April 1973, in Upshur, Texas, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Evelyn Childress, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Evelyn Pearl Davidson - Individual or family possessions: birth:
- Evelyn Pearl Childress, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1878–1957 Male
1888–1973 Female
Children (6)
1905–1987 Male
1907–1998 Female
1912–1978 Male
1916–1980 Male
1918–1995 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1852–1931 Male
1857–1931 Female
Siblings (8)
1877– Female
1878–1961 Male
1880– Male
1888–1973 Female
1891–1917 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 2
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Age 6
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 24
Name Meaning
Scottish, northern English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name David + -son. As a Jewish name, the last element comes from German Sohn ‘son’.
Irish (Down) and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt .
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Davidsson: patronymic from the personal name David .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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