Pearl Davisson
26 August 1896–
Sardis, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
The Life of Pearl
When Pearl Davisson was born on 26 August 1896, in Sardis, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, her father, Isaac Lynch Davisson, was 30 and her mother, Margaret Agnes "Maggie" Maxwell, was 27. She lived in Sardis Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1900.
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Family Time Line
Isaac Lynch Davisson
1866–1941
Margaret Agnes "Maggie" Maxwell
1869–1940
Gussie Ruhama Davisson
1889–1977
Margaret Davisson
1893–
Clifford Wayne Davisson
1895–1967
Chester Ogden Davisson
1891–1936
Pearl Davisson
1896–
Opal Maud Davidson
1899–1970
Zadok Alfred Davisson
1902–1972
Margaret Davisson
1915–
Parents and Siblings
1866–1941Male
1869–1940Female
siblings
(8)
1889–1977Female
1891–1936Male
1893–Female
1895–1967Male
1896–Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 2
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 4
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1927
Age 31
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Northern English: patronymic from David .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Pearl Davisson in household of Isaac L Davisson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Pearl M Davisson in household of Isaac L Davisson, "United States Census, 1900"
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