George Hudson Davidson
March 10, 1811-September 1, 1875 (age 64)
Summary
- Born
- March 10, 1811 in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States Sources: Davidson family notes, 1550-1700
- Died
- September 1, 1875 (age 64) in Salem Township, Wyandot County, Ohio, United States Sources: Davidson family notes, 1550-1700
- Parents
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William Davidson February 14, 1783 — March 2, 1867 Huldah Thorp 1791 — 1879 - Partners
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Rachel Payne marriage, April 11, 1837 April 9, 1818 — February 6, 1890 - Children
Timeline
Additional Information
George Hudson Davidson was born March 10, 1811 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania and died September 1, 1875 in Salem Township, Wyandot County, Ohio.
He was the son of William Davidson and, according to tradition, Huldah Thorp. The supplied notes record several facts indicating that George Hudson maintained a relationship with his father even though he probably lived with his mother.
While still a young man, George went to Mount Vernon, Ohio as a clerk in a dry-goods house. After remaining there a short time, his employers sent him to Wyandot County, Ohio to take charge of an Indian trading post in the town of Tymochtee. This was about 1834, and during the next two years he managed the business before returning to Mount Vernon to resume his former position as salesman.
While back in Mount Vernon, George met Rachel Payne, daughter of Raphael Payne and Winifred Porter Payne. George and Rachel married April 11, 1837 in Knox County, Ohio.
George and Rachel established their home in Danville, where they operated a general store. The proprietor was also postmaster and justice of the peace.
In the late 1850s, George purchased a farm in Salem Township, Wyandot County, and sent his eldest children, William, Mary, and Eliza, to manage the farm. Around 1860 he moved the rest of the family to the farm. They established a new home in two log cabins on the bank of Lick Run in Salem Township, and he lived there for the remainder of his life.
George served as justice of the peace in Knox and Wyandot counties and held the office of trustee for a number of years. The supplied notes describe him as a staunch Democrat and say he changed from the Presbyterian faith to Catholicism later in life.
George was the father of fourteen children, eleven of whom grew to maturity. The named children in the supplied notes are William, John, Eliza Jane, Sarah Winifred, Mary, Huldah Ann, Clara Frances, Edward, Elias, Genevieve, and Rachel Emeline Davidson.