McBride - Bumpus Genealogy
John Davison ( 3 ) - b. May 14, 1803 - d. April 26, 1875
Note: John Davidson was born in Mercer County PA on May 14, 1803.
His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Davison who were descended
from Irish Presbyterian ancestry. John was reared on the farm
and received a common school education. Around 1812 he moved
with his parents to Butler County. His occupation was that of
a potter prior to his removal to Venango County. He bought a
200-acre tract of land in Plum Township at a public sale in
Franklin on June 16, 1828 for $3.00 an acre. The deed was made
out on the following August 13.
1st Marriage: ABT 1828 - Elizabeth [Eliza] WEEKLEY
Born: May 15, 1811 in Pa - Died: March 20, 1853 Venango Co., Pa.
Parents and Family Information not known.
Children of John Davison and Eliza Weekly
i. Isabella (4) Davison, b. Bef. 1835; m. Lafayette Straight
ii. Isaac W. Davison, b. Bef. 1836
(4) iii. James Franklin Davison, b. June 16, 1836, Plum Twp.
Venango Co., Pa. d. 1876, Sunville, Venango Co., Pa.
Served in Co. E, 16th PA Cavalry during the Civil War.
Married: Lucinda Mathers, Jan 18, 1860
b. 1838 in Sunville, Plum Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania
d. Bef. 1938 ., Venango County, Pennsylvania.
iv. Elizabeth Jane Davison, b. Aft. 1836; m. David Mathers
v. Fannie Davison, b. Aft. 1837; m. Samuel Williams
vi. Sarah Amanda Davison, b. Aft. 1838; m. Edward Schultz
vii. Martha A. Davison, b. Aft. 1839; m. Robert Battin
2nd Marriage: abt. 1855 - Elizabeth Foster
b. 1817 in Pennsylvania - d. April 9, 1902 Pennsylvania
Parents: John and Hannah Foster.
Child of John Davison and Elizabeth Foster is:
i. Hannah Davison, m. John Ziegler
History -- Origins There are several versions of Clan Davidson's origins.
( 1 ) According to William Skene, in his Celtic Scotland, Clan Davidson co-founded the
Chattan Confederation with Clan MacPherson and are together referred to as Old Clan
Chattan.[6] Skene used sources that show the Davidsons to be descended from one
of the sons of Gilliecattan Mhor, chief of Clan Chattan in the 11th to 12th century.
( 2 ) According to Sir Aeneas Macpherson, John Burk, and William Anderson, the
Davidsons are descended from the younger son of Muriach. Muriach (or Murdoch)
was parson of Kingussie and became Captain of Clan Chatten on his brother's death.
He obtained a dispensation from the Pope in 1173 and married a daughter of the Thane
of Cawdor. From this union five sons were born, one of the youngest being David Dow
(the black). Burk says he was the 5th son, Anderson the 4th. From here the Davidsons
of Invernahavon are said to be descended.
( 3 ) According to the Kinrara manuscript the Davidsons are descended from David Dubh
of Clan Cumming. The first chief of Clan Davidson was David, son in law of Slane Mac -
kintosh who was wed to a daughter of the sixth chief of Clan Mackintosh, who was also
chief of the Chattan Confederation. David's father Donald, the 3rd son of Robert Comyn
and was a grandson of John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, chief of the Clan Comyn.
David and his followers became known as the Clan Dhai because the Comyn name had
been prescribed in 1320, although Thomas Comyn or Cumming, son of Donald's elder
brother was exempted from the prescription and gave rise to the Cummings of Altyre.
Info above is from - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Davidson
HISTORY OF THE DAVISON FAMILY
1785 - 1934
( and the connection to the BUMPUS Family )
The first Davison we have only knowledge of is John Davidson. (1)
He is Scotch-Irish descent. His wife was Elizabeth Wilson.
John Davison had three daughters -- Jane Caldwell ; Sallie
McMillen and Mrs. Stear. He also had one son -- Isaac Davison.
Isaac Davison (2) was born May 1, 1782 or 1785. (One record
says 1782 and another 1785) He came to the United States when
about four years old, probably 1789. He died June 1, 1849.
He married Jane Kenney, born July 20, 1780 and died on
March 8, 1845. (Second wife was Mrs. Armstrong Jack) Jane
Kinney had four sisters; Betsy Alison, Nancy Coulter, Margaret
Scott and Fannie McManigal.
Isaac and Jane Kenney Davison had ten children as follows:
1. John Davison (3) - b. May 14, 1803 - d. died April 26, 1875
1st wife: Eliza Weekly, b. May 15,1811 - d: 20 MAR 1853
m. abt. 1828 - they had 7 children.
2nd wife: Elizabeth Foster, b. 1817 - d. 9 APR 1902
m. abt. 1855 - they had 1 child.
2. Fanny - b. June 12, 1805 / 1m. William Barnes
2m. John Burris
3. Robert - b. June 15, 1807 / m. Margaret Armstrong
4. James - b. April 26, 1810 / m. Margaret Jane Bingham
5. William Wilson - b. May11, 1812 / m. Bithiah Van Dyke
Susanna Balf (lived in Butler Co.) 6. Stewart - b. April 26, 1814 / 1m. Susan Warmcastle
2m. Margaret Wilmina Stevenson
Rebecca Hayes 7. Isaac - b. July 8, 1816 / m. Margaret Jane Armstrong
James Archibald (went to Iowa) 8. Jane - b. October 16, 1818 / m. David Armstrong
9. Alexander - b. March 22, 1821 / m. Minerva Bingham
10. Sarah Ann - b. July 9, 1825 / m. James Green (went to Iowa)
Follow the Davidson Clansman to read his account ------->>>
5 ii. Elma Elizabeth Davidson , born. April 25, 1863, Jackson Twp.
Cooperstown, Pa. died. Oct. 19, 1958.
Married Frederick Rufus Bumpus, April 19, 1888
He was born 20 Sep 1869 in Jackson Township. He died the
March 29, 1926 in Pennsylvania. Records indicate he is the
youngest child of 8 and son of Erastus Stirling Bumpus and
Ann Finnette Shirley. Buried in Jackson Twp. Venango Co., Pa.
Frederick Rufus Bumpus (Fritz), Youngest son of Erastus S. and
Annette Finnette Bumpus. He was born 20 Sep 1869 in Jackson Twnshp.
He married Elma Elizabeth Davison, of Bradleytown on 19 April 1888.
She was born in 1866 at Cooperstown, Pa. She died 19 Oct 1858 in Pa.
She was 2nd of 4 children and the daughter of Wesley Mathis Brown -
- Sarah Jane Forker) He died 29 March 1926 in Pa. They are buried at
Small Cemetery, Jackson Township. Other children of Erastus and Ann
were Lorenzo, who had two daughters, Edna and Alice and one son
Lamont, Lou Bumpus, a sister of Fritz married a Shields. Still other
children of Fred & Elma were Leo Shirley Bumpus, born 10 May 1889,
Max (James) Maxwell b. 25 Feb 1891, Leonard D. b. 29 Sep 1893,
Bernice Irene b. 4 Sep 1895, 2 infant girls prob. 1897 & 1898 resp.,
Theodore Dalton b. 23 July 1900, Nellie Marie b. 8 July 1904, Ferne
Elizabeth b. 6 Aug 1908, and Norris b. April 1910.
[ Above are exerpts - Highlights / Lynn Albert Bumpus book LAB, pg 1 & 2]
6 Leo Shirley Bumpus, First child and son of Fred (Fritz) and
Elma Davison Bumpus. He resided at the Ancestrial Davison farm.
He was born 10 May 1889. He married Nora Brown of Rockland Township,
Venango County, 19 Feb 1916. She died 8 Oct 1935. Leo 's 2nd marriage -
Marie Riddle on 25 sep 1939 at Clarion, Pa. Marie was born 29 Nov 1893.
She died 14 Feb 1972. Her full name was Marie Twila George Riddle.
Leo " Pop " died 31 Oct 1972. Nora, Marie and Leo are all buried at the
Sunville Cemetery, close to Bradleytown - Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Leo - Nora had 7 children - 3 living into adulthood with families.
(1) Bernice Jane … born: 13 Dec 1919 - d. 17 Oct 1985
7 - m. 22 Oct 1943 Robert Noel …
Resided at Bradleytown, Venango Co., Pa.
(2) Margaret Elma … b: 14 July 1921 -- d: 18 August 1997
7 - m. 3 Nov 1944 … James Harold McBride
Resided at Slippery Rock, Butler Co., Pa.
(6) Florence Elizabeth b. 8 Jan 1930 d. 21 May 2008
7 - m. 10 Nov 1951 … Elery L. Smith
Resided at Guys Mills, Venango Co., Pa.
<<<------- Follow this link to Read the Story
Elma Elizabeth Davison Bumpus
1866 - 1958
The Davison Family History
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( 1785 - 1934 )
was compiled in 1934 by Emma Davison
Webber and Velma Nelson (King).
In 1980 the families of Isabel Straite Fanny Williams and James Davison were
updated by Marie Hasbrouck and others.
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( and the connection to the BUMPUS Family )
This Edition (copied from the above),
was Edited in 1997 by Jeffrey B. McBride -
of Laurel, Maryland, a decendant
of the Davison Family.
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James Franklin Davison
1836 - 1860
Come to James F. Davison 's
Grave to download a copy
of the Davison Family Direct
Lineage in the PDF format.
DavisonLineage001pdf.zip
Another Account of the Clan
John Davison
1805 - 1876
Crest: A stag’s head erased, proper - a stag on a silver field, one foot lifted, with an argent, silver arrow through the neck. The stag usually is natural colored with gold horns.
Motto "Sapienter si sincere", translated as "Wisely if sincerely"
History and Genealogy of the Elma Elizabeth Davison Family Tree
The chiefs of the Davidsons are said to have been settled, in early times at Invernahavon, a small estate in Badenoch, at the junction of the Truim with the Spey, and when they emerge into history in 1370 or 1386 the holders of the name appear to have been of considerable number, and in close alliance with the Mackintoshes from whose forebears they claim descent.
The Davison Family History & Genealogy
Download this .zip Excel file
DavisonHistoryGenealogy.zip
<<<------- Follow this Davidson Family Crest
Clan Davidson is a Highland Scottish clan and a member of the Chattan Confederation
Some History & Family Genealogy of Elma Elizabeth Davison follows the Information below :
(4) James Franklin Davidson, b. June 16, 1836, Plum Twp.
Venango Co., Pa. d. 1876, Sunville, Venango Co., Pa.
Served in Co. E, 16th PA Cavalry during the Civil War.
Married: Lucinda Mathers, Jan 18, 1860
b. 1838 in Sunville, Plum Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania
d. Bef. 1938 ., Venango County, Pennsylvania.
James F. Davidson, farmer, was born in Plum Twp. June 16, 1836,
son of John and Eliza (Weekly) Davison, natives of Butler County, Pa.
In 1829 they came to Venango County and purchased 200 acres of land
in Plum Twp. at a cost of 3 dollars per acre, a large portion of which was
timbered with fine oak. They became among the wealthiest farmers of
the township and were prominent members of the Presbyterian Church
of Sunville. Mr. James Davison received his education at the township
schools and has followed farming. In 1860, he married Lucinda Mathers.
In 1862, Mr. Davison (James F.) enlisted in Company E, Sixth Pa.
Calvary, in which he closed until the end of the war. He was taken
prisoner March 31, 1865, at Dinwiddle Court House, Va., and held until
Lee's surrender. He is a staunch Republican and has been school
director, township auditor and commissioner. He is a member of Union
Veteren Union No. 10, of Chapmanville, also of Andrew Jackson Post
No. 199, G.A.R. of Cooperstown & is an elder of the Presbyterian Church
of Sunville. Since July, 1889, he has conducted the United States mail
route from Bradleytown to Franklin in connection with his farm duties.
Children of James Davison and Lucinda Mathers :
i. Lottie Letta (5) Davison, b. May 27, 1862, d. Jan 11, 1946, Franklin, Pa.
(5) ii. Elma Elizabeth Davidson, b. April 25, 1863, Jackson Twp.
Cooperstown, Pa. d. Oct. 19, 1958 Venango Co., Pa.
Married Frederick Rufus Bumpus, April 19, 1888
b. 20 Sep 1869 in Jackson Twp., d. 29 March 1926
He is the son of Erastus Stirling Bumpus and
Ann Finnette Shirley. All were from Venango County.
iii. Frederick Harrison Davison, b. 1865; m. Cora Dingman
iv. Anna Belle Davison, b. 1872; m. Robert Hartman
Come to John Davison's
Grave to download a copy
of the Davison Family Direct Lineage in the text format
DavisonLineage001txt.zip
Come to Elma's Grave
to download a Pedigree
Chart of Davison Family
Lineage in the .jpgformat
DavisonPedigree5of5.zip
Elma Elizabeth Davison
Born : 25 Apr 1863 - Died : 19 Oct 1958
( Elma is the daughter of
James Franklin Davison & Lucinda Mathers )
Married : 19 April 1888
Frederick Rufus Bumpus
Born : 20 Sep 1869 - Died : 29 March 1926
( Frederick is the son of
Erastus Stirling Bumpus & Ann Finnette Shirley )
Sir Aeneas MacPherson, the historian of the clan of that name, states that both the MacPhersons and the Davidsons were descended from Muirich, parson of Kingussie in the twelfth century.
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