Joseph Thomas Davison

1878 - 1936  (57 years)

• Name	Joseph Thomas Davison
  Born	29 Oct 1878	Bishop Auckland, County Durham   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	4 Oct 1879	Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
  Buried	1936	Forest Hill Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tn
  Died	14 Jan 1936	Chattanooga
  Person ID	I2215	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Davison,   b. 5 Oct 1850, Shildon, County Durham. England ,   d. 5 Jun 1919, Glen Mary, Tn, America  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Jane Dixon,   b. 3 Dec 1851, Coundon, County Durham. England ,   d. SEPT 1928, America  (Age 76 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1871	Lanchester, Co Durham, England   [3]
  Family ID	F2777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Selina Molyneux,   b. 31 Aug 1886, Rugby. Tn ,   d. 17 Dec 1967, Chattanooga, Tn  (Age 81 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1906	Glen Mary, Tenessee
  Children	1. Ellen Davison,   b. 6 Feb 1907, Glen Mary. Tn ,   d. 15 Feb 1907, Glen Mary  (Age 0 years)   2. Josephine Molyneux Davison,   b. 13 Dec 1911, Glen Mary, Tennessee, U.S.A. ,   d. 22 Dec 2012, Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S.A.  (Age 101 years)
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph lost an arm while jumping railroad cars at about 13 years old, he was nonetheless very successfull. He was a telegrapher for the Southern Railroad in Glen Mary, later in charge of all the telegraph communications for bringing trains in and out of the Southern Railroad yards in Chattanooga. He died from Pneumonia contracted at the age of 56. He was a cofounder of the Molyneux/Davidson/East Chevrolet in Rockwood, Tn The First Chev Dealership in East Tn. Census Listings; 1881 105 Close Row, Quebec, Durham. son. age 2. (81-449)

  
  

• Sources

  [S111] Selina Woods Genealogy. [S39] 1881 Census, 1881 Census. [S737] Davison Family Bible, now owned by Marion Joyce Bernard, Davison Family Bible, now owned by Marion Joyce Bernard.