James & Maria Davidson

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

JAMES & MARIA DAVIDSON

(early St. George residents)

BIOGRAPHY

James was called to install machinery and oversee the Cotton Factory in Washington, Utah.

James, Maria, and Joseph died while on assignment to persuade Muddy River farmers to grow cotton for the mill and to support construction of a telegraph line from Las Vegas to St. George and beyond.


FAMILY

Parents and Children:
    James Davidson
    Maria Armstrong Davidson  
        Diana Davidson
        Joseph Davidson

(3/22/1805-6/12/1869)   (married xx/xx/xxxx)
(2/20/1808-6/12/1869)
(12/22/1831-7/19/1903)   (married Peter Reid)
(12/15/1856-6/12/1869)


PHOTOS

James, Maria, and Joseph's Gravesite         James, Maria, and Joseph's Gravestone

        Gravesite located at
        36° 53' 13.46" North Latitude,   114° 15' 53.35" West Longitude


REFERENCES

SOUTHERN UTAH MEMORIES: James and Maria Davidson
by Loren R. Webb,   October 13, 2012

Find-A-Grave entry for the Davidson Family Gravesite

Find-A-Grave entry for Maria Armstrong Davidson

Offroading Home Blog,   March 20, 1020,   Ride 2: Davidson Family Graves