STIVERS Davison Loraine

John married DAVISON Alica J.. Alica (daughter of DAVISON James Milton and SCRIVEN Louise E.) was born on 26 Oct 1871 in Lynn, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married SCRIVEN Louise E. on 22 Sep 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

They moved to Illinois about 1838. Went all the way with a pair of horses and a wagon. Settled at Groveland, IL, where he took up land and made brick on his farm, and built a good brick house. He was a Brick Mason by trade. He also built several brick buildings in Pekin, IL. He with a partner, built the Court House, that is still in use. His land was what was then called, “the barrens”. Timber and undergrowth had to be cleared and grubbed before it could be farmed. For his orchards, seeds were brought from the OLD ORCHARD on the OLD HOMESTEAD, in Grafton, NY. I, (A. A. Davison) was quite a small boy, but well remember saving apple seeds for Uncle Rowland Davison to take to Illinois. When I came in 1851, it was quite an old orchard. Found only one tree with apples anything like any apples in the old orchard. He lived in Groveland, IL, until about the time Uncle John P. Davison (Davidson) came. He then took up several tracts of land eight miles west of Minonk, IL. A large farm for himself, and eighty acres for each of his nine children. He took great interest in Church and Sunday School, was a Deacon in the Baptist Church. I am not competent to write a brief sketch. He was a good man, and a true Christian. He was killed in an accident; was harrowing with a pair of young horses. They go frightened and ran. The harrow turned over and a tooth went through his neck, which caused his death. (A. A. Davison, 1905)

Died:
Interment: Apr 1867 Davison (Yankeetown) Cemetery, Clayton , Woodford Co., IL

Rowland married WEST Amanda Melvina on 31 Aug 1831 in Grafton, Renssealaer Co., NY. Amanda was born on 05 Feb 1815 in Grafton, Renssealaer Co., NY; died on 22 May 1880 in Boulder Valley, MT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]