John Wellington Davison

Brief Life History of John Wellington

When John Wellington Davison was born on 20 August 1887, in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States, his father, Josiah Wellington Davidson, was 30 and his mother, Theresa Gahan, was 30. He lived in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1910. He died on 19 March 1917, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Josiah Wellington Davidson
1856–1938
Theresa Gahan
1856–1931
Mary Francis Davidson
1884–1970
John Wellington Davison
1887–1917
Thresa M Davison
1890–1891
Joseph George Davidson
1892–1969
Margaret Marie Davison
1894–1937
Laurence Robert Davison
1896–
Francis Joseph Davidson
1898–

Sources (7)

  • John Wellington Davison in household of Wellington J Davison, "United States Census, 1910"
  • John Wellington Davison, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • John W Davison, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic (‘David's son’) from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Davy, the common vernacular form of David . The high frequency of Davison in Northumberland and Durham, where it occasionally alternates with Davidson , perhaps reflects influence from Scottish migration in the 18th and 19th centuries. See also Davey .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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