Brief Life History of Joe
When Joe Davidson was born in March 1858, in Perry, Kentucky, United States, his father, Corp. Benjamin D Davidson, was 36 and his mother, Sarah "Sally" Combs, was 24. He married Elvira Combs on 13 March 1879, in Perry, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Proctor, Lee, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died on 30 December 1907, in Lee, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 49.
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Sources (9)
- Joseph Davidson in household of B D Davidson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joe Davidson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Joseph Davidson in entry for Maude Ethel Davidson Combs, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
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World Events (8)
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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