When Absalom Davisson was born on 18 September 1802, in Harris District, Wood, West Virginia, United States, his father, Josiah Davisson Sr, was 57 and his mother, Nancy Anna Williams, was 30. He married Belinda Adams on 14 June 1829, in Preble, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Monroe Township, Preble, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 24 May 1894, in Preble, Ohio, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Preble, Ohio, United States.