Arthur Cleveland Davidson

Brief Life History of Arthur Cleveland

When Arthur Cleveland Davidson was born on 29 May 1892, in Darby, Teton, Idaho, United States, his father, Lorenzo Stephen Davidson, was 30 and his mother, Anna Louisa Peterson, was 33. He married Lottie Rhodehouse on 24 December 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Butte, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Heman, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1930. He died on 20 April 1933, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Parker Memorial Park, Parker, Fremont, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Cleveland Davidson
1892–1933
Lottie Rhodehouse
1894–1972
Marriage: 24 December 1913
Mary Udella Davidson
1914–1914
Elaine Louise Davidson
1916–2013
Clyde Elmer Davidson
1918–2008
Lenold Arthur Davidson
1920–1994
Verna Larue Davidson
1925–1995
Faron Lavel Davidson
1927–1994

Sources (53)

  • Arthur C. Davidson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Idaho, U.S., Birth Index, 1861-1919, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1967
  • Arthur C. Davidson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

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.

1896 · Utah Becomes a State

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

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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Children of Anna Louisa Peterson Davidson

A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE CHILDREN OF ANNA LOUISA Anna the oldest daughter married George Dewey, 29 Nov. 1897. They lived just ten miles from her parents at Chapin, Idaho, and later mo …

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