Scott E. Davidson (1861 - 1938)

Born 8 Feb 1861 in Bond, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (McGee) Davidson — married 5 Dec 1897 in Marion County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 22 Dec 1938 at age 77 in Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States

Biography

Scott E. Davidson was born on February 6, 1861, in Bond County, Illinois, the son of James Davidson and Susan Crane. Scott Davidson is the maternal grandfather of the 17th White House Press Secretary, Jim Brady.

In 1880, at age 20, he worked on a farm.^[1]

He later worked as a undertaker,^[2] which is somebody providing funeral and embalming services for the dead and their families.

At age 37, he married 22 year old Margaret McGee on December 5, 1897, in Marion, Illinois.^[3]

Scott passed away on December 22, 1938, in Odin, Marion, Illinois. He is buried at the Peaceful Valley Cemetery in Odin, Illinois.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVP-GHS : 15 September 2017), Scott Davidson in household of Monroe Davidson, Carrigan, Marion, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 121, sheet 146B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,234.
2. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQPS-1VX : 8 March 2018), Scott Davidson, 22 Dec 1938; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,819,312.
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-557M : 18 October 2017), Scott Davidson and Maurgret Mcgee, 05 Dec 1897; citing Marion, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,010,516.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256238826/scott-davidson: accessed 16 July 2023), memorial page for Scott Davidson (8 Feb 1861–22 Dec 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 256238826, citing Peaceful Valley Cemetery, Odin, Marion County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Debbie (Niepoetter) Laverty (contributor 46795741).

• 1870 Illinois, Marion Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYM7-5ZY?i=36&cc=1438024
• Census 1880: Lived in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK6D-WPS : accessed 2 March 2019), Scott Davidson, Odin, Marion, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 146, sheet 4A, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 307; FHL microfilm 1,374,320.