1. | RIGHTENOUR Merton Ray was born on 11 Jan 1883 in Twin Bridges, Madison Co., MT (son of RIGHTENOUR David Alfred and DAVISON Serephina (Sarah) Melvina); died on 31 May 1962 in Clarkson, WA. Merton married PALMER Sarah Aberta on 28 Sep 1914 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville Co., ID. Sarah was born about 1897 in PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children: |
2. | RIGHTENOUR David Alfred was born on 28 Jan 1843 in Woodbury, Bedford Co., PA (son of RIGHTENOUR David and BROWN Mary); died on 07 Sep 1932 in Hamilton, Ravalli Co., MT. Notes: Died: David married DAVISON Serephina (Sarah) Melvina on 30 Aug 1866 in Yankee Town, Minonk, Woodford Co., IL. Serephina (daughter of DAVISON Rowland (Squire) and WEST Amanda Melvina) was born on 06 Oct 1848 in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 03 Nov 1924 in San Diego Co., CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | DAVISON Serephina (Sarah) Melvina was born on 06 Oct 1848 in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL (daughter of DAVISON Rowland (Squire) and WEST Amanda Melvina); died on 03 Nov 1924 in San Diego Co., CA.
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4. | RIGHTENOUR David was born about 1807 in Woodbury Crossing, Bedford Co., PA; died in 1865 in Yankee, Minonk, Woodford, IL. Notes: Died: David married BROWN Mary. Mary was born about 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | BROWN Mary was born about 1802.
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6. | DAVISON Rowland (Squire) was born on 26 Oct 1813 in Grafton, Renssealaer Co., NY (son of DAVISON Ezra and SMITH Diedamia); died on 08 Apr 1867 in Minonk, Woodford Co., IL. 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) 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] |
7. | WEST Amanda Melvina was born on 05 Feb 1815 in Grafton, Renssealaer Co., NY; died on 22 May 1880 in Boulder Valley, MT.
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12. | DAVISON Ezra was born on 11 Aug 1765 in Nova Scotia Co., Canada (son of DAVISON Asa and PRIDE Sarah); died on 29 Apr 1834 in Grafton, Renssealaer Co., NY. Notes: Although family tradition holds that Ezra enlisted when he was but 16, the first record of his service is his enlistment in Capt. Benjamin Durkee’s company of Matrosses, at Port Trumbull, Connecticut, August 12, 1782, his 17th birthday. Ezra married SMITH Diedamia on 24 May 1790 in Argyle, Penobscot Co., ME. Diedamia was born in 1774; died in 1853. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | SMITH Diedamia was born in 1774; died in 1853.
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