Mary Ann Davidson
Mary Ann Davidson (maiden name: Pettijohn) was born on March 18, 1831, in Ohio to Sarah J. Pettijohn. Her father died by the early 1840s, and her mother married Peter Cornetet in 1844. They lived in White Oak, Ohio, and her stepfather was a miller who owned $900 of real estate by 1850. She married Joseph Davidson on October 11, 1851, and they had at least four children: Nancy, born around 1854; John, born around 1857; Ellen, born around 1860; and Sarah, born around 1863.
They lived in White Oak, and her husband worked as a cooper. By 1860, they owned $400 of real estate and $250 of personal property. A decade later, they owned $300 of real estate and $100 of personal property. They moved to Montgomery County, Missouri, in the 1870s, and her husband worked as a farmer. Her husband died in the early 1900s, and by 1910, she was living in her son John’s household in Montgomery County. She died of bladder cancer in Bloomington, Indiana, on December 26, 1916.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (5358) | Davidson, Mary Ann ~ Pettijohn, Mary Ann | 1831-03-18 | 1916-12-26 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 2
People - Records: 4
- (5358) Davidson, Mary Ann is the [sibling of] (2972) Pettijohn, Cyrus
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, available from Ancestry.com; Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2017, available from Ancestry.com
