DR. ALFRED CLEMENT DAVIDSON (1848 – 1916)
1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co., pg 1213:
DAVIDSON, A. C.
DR. A. C. DAVIDSON, a prominent physician and surgeon at Taberville. His father, Alfred Davidson, was a native of Kentucky, as was also
his mother, whose maiden name was Mary J. Adams. A. C. was born in Warren County, Kentucky, October 22, 1848. In August, 1857, he moved with his parents to Shawnee County, Kansas, where they located on a farm and lived till the fall of 1865. Coming to Missouri they settled in Hickory County, and in 1874 our subject located in Taberville.
In 1878 he began the study of medicine under Dr. J. H. Newman, and in 1874 commenced his practice, and has since been very successful. He was also engaged in the drug business from 1874 till September 28, 1882, when his store was burned. Since living in this county he has been county coroner several terms. Dr. Davidson was married November 12, 1876, to Miss Ida L. Baker, who was born in Cooper County. Missouri, March 18, 1861. She died August 19, 1880. He was married again April 9, 1882, to Miss Rosa Ayers, a native of Saline County, Missouri, born August 19, 1862. The doctor is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the I.O.O.F.
Listed in 1903 St. Clair County Plat Book:
Davidson, Dr. A. C. Physician, Taberville
Osceola Sun, 3 October 1878:
County Officials
Coroner- A.C. Davidson
Voice of The People , 25 February 1880:
Circuit Court Docket, Term Commencing March 1st, 1880 - Civil Cases. A.C. Davidson vs. A.B. and E.B. Hull, petition for partition.
History of Henry and St. Clair Counties, Missouri, 1883:
Coroners for St. Clair Co., MO
1876 - A.C. Davidson
1878 - A.C. Marquis
1880 - A.C. Davidson, present incumbent
Appleton City Journal, 8 December 1898:
Dr. A.C. Davidson has commenced slaughtering his fine bunch of hogs. The Doctor thinks he sees more profit in them at home than in sending them to Kansas City alive, at the present price.
International Genealogical Index:
Alfred Davidson, born 1817 Warren Co., KY; married Mary J. Adams 12 April 1838 Warren Co., KY.
International Genealogical Index:
Alfred C. Davidson, born 22 October 1848 Bowling Green, Warren Co., KKY; son of Alfred L. & Mary J. (Adams) Davidson; married Ida L. Baker 12 November 1876 Taberville, St. Clair Co., MO.
International Genealogical Index, St. Clair Co., MO Marriages:
Batch No. M515161, Source 0945453
A.C. Davidson and Ida Baker, married 12 November 1876, St. Clair County, MO.
International Genealogical Index:
Alfred C. Davidson, born 22 October 1848 Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY; married Rosa Ayers 9 April 1882 Taberville, St. Clair Co., MO.
International Genealogical Index:
John Henry Davidson, born 26 June 1841 Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY; died 10 February 1911; married Mary F. Allen 24 January 1869, Wheatland, Hickory Co., MO.
1850 Warren Co., KY Census – District No. 1:
Line 16, 18 September
589/589 Alfred L. Davidson, age 33, male, born KY
Mary J., age 32, female, born KY
George W., age 11, male, born KY
John H., age 9, male, born KY
Sarah E., age 7, female, born KY
Leroy L., age 5, male, born KY
Alfred C., age 2, male, born KY
Minta Martin, age 35, female, born KY
Isaac Martin, age 4, male, white, born KY
Samuel Martin, age 2, male, born KY
1870 Hickory Co., MO Census – Montgomery Twp.:
Page 9, Line 4, 16 August, P.O. Quincy, MO
55/56 Alfred L. Davidson, age 52, white male, farmer, $2000 real estate, $1100 personal estate, born KY, male citizen over age 21
Mary J., age 50, white female, keeping house, born KY
Alfred C., age 21, white male, farm laborer, born KY, male citizen over age 21
Mary R., age 14, white female, at home, born KY, attended school
Christopher, age 12, white male, at home, born KY, attended school
Cyrenus B., age 7, white male, at home, born KS, attended school
Puckett, Cordelia, age 5, white female, at home, born MO
1870 Hickory Co., MO Census – Montgomery Twp.:
Page 9, Line 11, 16 August, P.O. Quincy, MO
(Living next door to parents Alfred L. & Mary J. Davidson)
56/56 John H. Davidson, age 28, white male, farmer, $1500 real estate, $400 personal estate, born KY, male citizen over age 21
Mary, age 18, white female, keeping house, born MO
John W., age 6/12, white male, at home, born MO, born in December of census year
Witt, Jane, age 12, white female, Domestic Servant, born MO, cannot read or write
1870 Hickory Co., MO Census – Montgomery Twp.:
Page 8, Line 31, 16 August, P.O. Quincy, MO
52/52 Leroy Davidson, age 22, white male, farmer, $400 real estate, $200 personal estate, born KY, male citizen over age 21
Cornelia, age 17, white female, keeping house, born AR
Alexander, age 3/12, white male, at home, born MO, born in March of census year
1880 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Taber Twp.:
Dist. 6, ED 226, Page 21, Line 1, 1 June
Davidson, Clem, white male, age 27, married, Physician, born KY, both parents born KY
Ida L., white female, age 17, wife, married, keeping house, born MO, both parents born KY
Calley, white male, age 20, brother, single, clerk in store, born MO, both parents born KY
Cy, white male, age 17, brother, single, farm laborer, born MO, both parents born KY
Marta, white female, age 5 single, at home, born MO, both parents born KY
1880 St. Clair County, MO Census-Tabor Twp. – per LDS site:
DAVIDSON, Clem, age 27, b. KY, Physician
Ida L. wife, age 17 b. MO
Calley, brother, age 20 b. MO, clerk in store
Cy, brother, age 17 b. MO, farm laborer
Merta, sister, age 5, b. MO
1880 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Twp.:
Dist. 6, ED 282, Page 15, Line 13, 11 June
130/136 L.L. Davidson, white male, age 39, married, Druggist, born KY, both parents born KY
C.A., white female, age 23, wife, married, keeping house, born AR, father born Scotland, mother born TN
A.B., white male, age 10, son, single, attends school, cannot write, born MO, father born KY, mother born AR
N.L., white male, age 5, son, single, born MO, father born KY, mother born AR
M.F., white female, age 6/12, born in November of census year, daughter, single, born MO, father born KY, mother born AR
1880 Hickory Co., MO Census – Wheatland:
Dist. 6, ED 239, Page 23, 14 June
206/206 J.H. Davidson, white male, age 38, married, Atty at Law, born KY, both parents born KY
M.F., white female, age 27, wife, married, keeping house, suffers from fever, born MO, both parents born MO
J.W., white male, age 10, son, at home, attended school, born MO
R.M., white female, age 8, daughter, at home, attended school, born MO
Gulley, Elizabeth, white female, age 14, servant, single, keeping house, cannot write, born IA
1900 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Taber Twp.:
Dist. 6, ED 148, Page 4A, Line 36, 9 June
96/96 Alford C. Davidson, head, white male, born October 1849, age 50, married 3 years, born KY, both parents born KY, Capitalist, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English, owned farm free, farm # 92
Georgia F., wife, white female, born September 1877, age 22, married 3 years, 0 children, 0 living, born MO, father born TN, mother born MO, can read & write, speaks English
Ida B., daughter, white female, born March 1883, age 17, single, born MO, father born KY, mother born MO, attended school 7 months, can read & write, speaks English
Farnsworth, Bobbie, sister-in-law, white female, born October 1882, age 17, single, born MO, father born TN, mother born MO, attended school 10 months, can read & write, speaks English
1910 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Taber Twp.:
Dist. 6, ED 140, 28 April
145/145 Alfred C. Davidson, head, white male, age 59, married 14 years, born KY, both parents born KY, speaks English, Physician, General Practice, can read & write, owned mortgaged home
Georgia F., wife, white female, age 30, married 14 years, 1st marriage, 1 child, 1 living, born MO, father born TN, mother born MO, speaks English, no occupation
Alfred C. Jr., son, white male, age 6, single, born MO, father born KY, mother born MO, no occupation
1920 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Taber Twp.:
Dist. 6, ED 152, Page 6A, Line 32, 19 & 20 January
126/127 Georgia Davidson, head, owned home free, white female, age 42, widowed, can read & write, born MO, father born TN, mother born MO, speaks English, no occupation
Clement, son, white male, age 15, single, attended school, can read & write, born MO, father born KY, mother born MO, speaks English, no occupation
1930 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Taber Twp.:
ED 93-21, Dist. 10, Page 1A, Line 15, 2 April
6/6 Georgia Davidson, head, owned home, $1500 value, not living on farm, white female, age 52, widowed, not attending school, can read & write, born MO, father born TN, mother born MO, speaks English, no occupation
Alfred C., son, white male, age 25, single, attended school, can read & write, born MO, father born KY, mother born MO, speaks English, no occupation
Pleasant Grove Cemetery records:
West Speedwell Township
DAVIDSON, A. C., born 22 October 1849 (no death date)
DAVIDSON, Ida L., 19 Mar 1861 - 19 August 1880
Taberville Cemetery records:
Taber Township
DAVIDSON, A. C. 23 October 1848 - 18 February 1916
St. Clair Co., MO Cemetery Records:
Pleasant Grove Cemetery –
Davidson, A.C., 22 October 1849 – (no death date listed)
Davidson, Ida L., 19 March 1861 – 19 August 1880
Taberville Cemetery –
Davidson, A.C., 23 October 1848 – 18 February 1916
Davidson, Georgia Farnsworth, 1 September 1877 – 5 September 1962
