- Obituary: J. A. Davison, 74 years of age, a resident of Ft. Myers, for 22 years, died at Lee Memorial Hospital. Death came 2 hours after an operation for an acute ailment. Harry Davison, his son, was associated with him in Civil Engineering here for more than 20 years. The elder Davison was one of the founders of the firm, "Davison, Ransom, and Burton." Harry Ransom, another of the original members of the organization, died a short time ago here. The firm laid out many of the city's most important subdivisions. Mr. J. A. Davison was a charter member of the First Presbyterian Church here. Funeral services were held at the Lawrence A. Powell funeral home. The Rev. F. A. Shore officiated, assisted by the Rev. A. P. Vaughn, Presbyterian minister of Avon Park, one of Mr. J. A. Davison's oldest acquaintances in this section. Burial was in the Fort Myers cemetery. Pall bearers were W. R. Wallace, R. H. Burdick, T. J. Elred, R. D. Liddell, Henry Pearce and Henry Sieboldt. He was also a photographer, (perhaps when a young man,) as Elsie A. D. Simpson has a number of Stereotype pictures of Yellowstone National Park, photographed and published by Joseph A. Davison, Sheridan, Montana. She also has a number of old family pictures. On January 11, 1882 he married Lillie Ferrin. Died, June 17, 1951. They had four children.
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1859 - 1932 (73 years)