DAVISON John Milton

1811 - 1895  (83 years)

• Name	DAVISON John Milton
  Birth	14 Sep 1811	Grafton, Renssealaer Co., NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Mar 1895	Minonk, Woodford Co., IL
  	Interment: Mar 1895 Davison (Yankeetown) Cemetery, Clayton , Woodford Co., IL
  Notes	When first married, they lived with his brother, Daniel P. M. Davison, near the head of Second Pond. Afterwards, he bought a farm on the east side of Long Pond, in Grafton, NY, where he resided several years. Aunt Fanny Parks, a maiden sister of Aunt Sally Parks-Davison, made her home with them all the rest of her life, and went with them to Illinois, where she died. He lived on a very rough, stoney farm. The great stone heaps and stone walls he built are a tribute to his strength and energy. He always took a great interest in religious matters, being a Deacon in the Baptist Church. In politics, he was a Jackson Democrat and held the highest offices in the town. He was for several years Captain of the Grafton Rifle Co., of New York State. Socially, Uncle Milton's was one of the best places in the world to go visiting. They were always so kind and pleasant. They left the farm and kept the Quackenskill Hotel for awhile before they came to Illinois in 1855. In fact, all the Davisons have left OLD GRAFTON, where our branch of the Davison Family originated. I was there a few years ago, and there was not one there, and no relatives, except by marriage in town. (Written by A. A. Davison in 1905) Milton came to Illinois and took up land west of Minonk, on Grand Prarie. came from rocks and stones of OLD GRAFTON, to where you could seldom find a stone large enough to throw at a bird. Tell that in Grafton, and you would find our veracity at stake. He showed the same dilligence and perserverance that he did in Grafton, and soon established another homestead, and by hard work and increased value of land, acquired a large fortune. Aunt Sally Parks-Davison died May 27, 1885. He then lived with his children about ten years, to the good old age of 83 years, 6 months, and passed away March 19, 1895, after a life well spent in Church, Sunday School, State and Home. They are buried in the Yankee Town Cemetery, eight miles west of Minonk, Illinois.
  Person ID	I35661	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	DAVISON Ezra,   b. 11 Aug 1765, Nova Scotia Co., Canada d. 29 Apr 1834, Grafton, Renssealaer Co., NY (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	SMITH Diedamia,   b. 1774   d. 1853 (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 May 1790	Argyle, Penobscot Co., ME
  Family ID	F18122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PARKS Sally,   b. 13 Feb 1805   d. 27 May 1885, Minonk, Woodford Co., IL (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1842	Grafton, Renssealaer Co., NY
  Children	1. DAVISON Prosper Harvey,   b. 26 Aug 1833, Grafton, Renssealaer Co., NY d. 13 Sep 1903, Minonk, Woodford Co., IL (Age 70 years)  [natural]   2. DAVISON Elsie Lois,   b. 09 Nov 1835, Grafton, Renssealaer Co., NY d. 06 Jan 1927, Minonk, Woodford Co., IL (Age 91 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F18298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024