William Johnston Davidson

1885 - 1961  (75 years)

• Name	William Johnston Davidson
  Born	22 Apr 1885	Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA
  Gender	Male
  1900 Census	6 Jun 1900	Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA
  	Ward 2, ED 8, sheet 6B 340 Pittsburgh Street Davidson, Charles     Head  W  M  Oct  1850  49  Md  16           PA  PA  PA   Capitalist ---, Fannie                   Wife  W  F  Dec  1862  37  Md  16  3  2   IL    PA  PA ---, William J.                Son  W  M  Apr  1885  15  S                   PA  PA  PA ---, Edith M.                  Dau   W  F  Feb  1887  13  S                   PA  PA  PA ... 1 servant
  1910 Census	18 Apr 1910	Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA
  	Ward 4, ED 7, sheet 5A 340 North Pittsburg Street Davidson, Charles    Head  M  W  59  M1  26           PA  PA  PA   Manufacturer - Iron ---, Fannie J.              Wife   F  W  47  M1  26  3  2   IL    PA  PA ---, William J.               Son   M  W  24  S                   PA  PA  IL    Civil Engineering - Irrigating ... 2 maids
  1920 Census	21 Jan 1920	Point Marion, Fayette Co., PA
  	Springhill Twp., ED 75, sheet 16B Families taken at random after several visits to their houses Davidson, William J      Head  M  W  33        Md   PA  PA  IL     Civil Engineer - Coal MIne ---, Mary                        Wife  F  W  25        Md   PA  PA  PA ---, Virginia                    Dau   F  W      4/12  S    PA  PA  PA
  1930 Census	5 Apr 1930	Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA
  	Ward 2, ED 7, sheet 4A 107 West Fayette Street Davidson, William J       Head  M  W  44  Md  32   PA  PA  IL    Superintendent - Coal & Coke Factory ---, Mary H.                    Wife   F  W  36  Md  24   PA  PA  PA ---, Virginia                     Dau   F  W  10   S           PA  PA  PA ---, Margaret                   Dau   F  W    7   S           PA  PA  PA ... 1 servant
  1940 Census	8 Apr 1940	Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA
  	Ward 2, ED 26-13, sheet 5B 107 West Fayette Street Davidson, William J     Head   M  W  55  Md  Pennsylvania   1935: Same House   Coal Operator - Wholesale and Retail Mine ---, Mary                      Wife    F  W  46  Md  Pennsylvania            " ---, Virginia                   Dau    F  W  20  S    Pennsylvania            " ---, Margaret                 Dau    F  W  17  S    Pennsylvania            "
  Died	3 Apr 1961	Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA
  Obituary	4 Apr 1961	Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA
  	Daily Courier
  	W. J. Davidson, Second National Bank Head, Dies William Johnston Davidson, 75, of 107 West Fayette St., died Monday afternoon in Connellsville State Hospital. A life-long resident of Connellsville, he was born here April 22, 1885, a son of the late Charles and Fannie Johns Davidson. He was a graduate of the Lawrenceville School and Princeton University with the class of 1908. He had been president of the Second National Bank since 1931, and also was a coal operator. He served as a member of the National Appeal Board during World War Two, and was a veteral of World War One, serving as a first lieutenant in the Engineering Corps. He was a past board member of Connellsville State Hospital and the Carnegie Free Library. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Hackney Davidson; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Shields of Connellsville and Mrs. Richard (Margaret) Pharr of Carlsbad, Calif.; five grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Harry L. Mitchell of Pittsburgh. The body is at the home where a private service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, with Dr. Francis G. Stewart officiating. Interment will be in Hill Grove Cemetery, in charge of the McIntire funeral home. Personal charities are urged by the family in the form of remembrances.
  Buried	5 Apr 1961	Hill Grove Cemetery, Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA
  Person ID	I5633	Pennsylvania Davidsons
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Charles O. Davidson,   b. 3 Oct 1850, Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA ,   d. 16 Feb 1921, Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Fannie Estella "Fanny" Johns,   b. 15 Dec 1862, Deer Park, La Salle Co., IL ,   d. 6 Sep 1924, Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	21 May 1884	____, La Salle Co., IL
  	Illinois State Archive - Marriage Records DAVIDSON, CHARLES      JOHNS, FANNIE ESTELLA      1884-05-21      2      4      1066      LA SALLE
  Family ID	F5271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Hackney,   b. 13 Jan 1894, Allegheny, Allegheny Co., PA ,   d. 27 Jan 1975, Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1918	Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA
  Marriage Announcement	11 Dec 1918	Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA
  	Daily Courier
  	A wedding of interest is that of Miss Mary Elizabeth Hackney, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Black Hackney, of Uniontown, and Lieutenant William Johnston Davidson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davidson of North Pittsburg street, solemnized this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Third Presbyterian chuuch of Uniontown. Rev. E. A. Hodil, the pastor, officiated. Only the immediate families and a few intimate friends of the bride and bridegroom were included in the guest list. There were no attendants. The bride wore her traveling suite of darl blue cloth and a corsage bouguet of yellow orchids and roses. Immediately after the ceremony an informal reception was held in the home of the bride in Church street. Mrs. Davidson was educated at the Kent School place, Summit, N. J., and is a prominent member of the younger social set of Uniontown. She is also well known in Connellsville. Lieutenant Davidson is one of the most widely known young men of Connellsville. He was graduated from Princeton, a member of the class of 1908 and previous to entering military service he was chief engineer for the Davidson Coal and Coke company, near Port Marion. Within the last week he was discharged from the United States Army, having been stationed at Camp Humphries, Va., with the Second Engineers' Training regiment which has just been mustered out. Lieutenant and Mrs. Davidson left this afternoon for a two weeks' honymoon trip, returning home before Christmas. Among the out of town guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davidson, parents of the bridegroom, Mrs. James B. Hogg and Mrs. Eastman Hackney of Connellsville and Mrs. Harry Mitchell of Pittsburg, a sister of Lieutenant Davidson. Today's is the thrid wedding in the bride's family within the year. December 1, 1917, Captain Eastman Hackney of the 327th Regiment of the 82nd Division, stationed in France, was married to Miss Elizabeth Pendleton of this city, and on February 11, 1918, Miss Virginia Hackney was married in Uniontown to Lieutenat William Wright Tanney, a member of the 28th Aero Squadron and, since his capture by the Germans, has been in an unknown prison camp. In addition to her elder brother and brother-in-law, Mrs. Davidson has in service overseas her younger brother, Sergeant Sidwell Hackney.
  Children	1. Virginia Woodbury Davidson,   b. 4 Sep 1919, Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA ,   d. 22 May 1982, Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA  (Age 62 years)   2. Margaret Edith Davidson,   b. 4 Nov 1922, ____, Fayette Co., PA ,   d. 15 Jan 2000, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego Co., CA  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2013
  Family ID	F5262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 22 Apr 1885 - Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA 1900 Census - 6 Jun 1900 - Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA 1910 Census - 18 Apr 1910 - Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA Married - 11 Dec 1918 - Uniontown, Fayette Co., PA Marriage Announcement - Daily Courier - 11 Dec 1918 - Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA 1920 Census - 21 Jan 1920 - Point Marion, Fayette Co., PA 1930 Census - 5 Apr 1930 - Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA 1940 Census - 8 Apr 1940 - Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA Died - 3 Apr 1961 - Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA Obituary - Daily Courier - 4 Apr 1961 - Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA Buried - 5 Apr 1961 - Hill Grove Cemetery, Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA  = Link to Google Earth