Donald John Davidson

Male 1891 - 1951  (59 years)


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  • Name Donald John Davidson 
    Birth 15 Jun 1891  Ormstown, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Feb 1951  Utica, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11640  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2022 

    Father John Davidson,   b. 1853, Huntingdon, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anna Fraker 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F4751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Leona Pearl Como,   b. Jul 1893, Ogdensburg, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1964, Utica, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Family ID F4747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2022 

    Family 2 Clara A. Gonyea 
    Children 
     1. Buford G. Davidson,   b. 1912  [natural]
     2. Clarice Davidson,   b. 1915 (Age 109 years)  [natural]
     3. Donald T. Davidson,   b. 1919   d. 17 Oct 1964, Utica, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F4748  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2022 

  • Notes 
    • - Utica, Feb. 14, 1951: Donald J. Davidson Sr., 468 Columbia St., (at Leonard Ave.) died Feb. 14, 1951 in a local hospital after a two-year illness. He was born in Carthage June 15, 1891, (possibly Aug. 24, 1892) a son of John and Anna Fraker Davidson. For 20 years he was a chef with Brassel's Restsaurant. Before that, he had been employed by the former Dibble's Restaurant, Lafayette St.
      Mr. Davidson married Miss Leona Como, Utica, in 1910. He leaves, besides his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Clarice McGuire, Hartford, Conn; two sons, Burford G. Davidson and Donald H. Davidson, Utica; three grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Grace Croft, Thendara; Mrs. Jessie Sittig, Mrs. Lillian Subke and Mrs. Florence Sinkler; one brother, Artemus Davidson, Utica; and several nieces and nephews. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.

      - 1920 census: Donald Davidson, 28, resides Utica, Ward 13, with wife Clara, 24, and children Burford Davidson, 8; Clarice, 5, and Donald, 8 mos. They are living with her parents, Louis Gonyea, 40, and wife Mary, 47, both b. Canada. Louis is a conductor on the street railway. Donald is a chef in a restaurant. Clara was born NH and both parents, Canada.

      - 1930: Living in Utica, District 148: Donald J. Davidson, 38 (no wife) with Burford, 18; Donald, 11; and, Earl Como, lodger, 38; John Francis Como, 15; Margaret L. Como, 14; Elizabeth Como, 8; Dorothy M. Como, 4 mos. and Leona P. Interestingly, Leona was first listed with the last name Davidson, which is then erased (but enough remains in the census form to see it), and then the last name is replaced with a word beginning with C (for Como) except that a line is drawn through it and no last name is indicated. The census does say she is Earl Como's sister.