Morgan L. Davison Biography, Genesee County, Michigan

This Biography extracted from “Portrait and Biographical Record of 
Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan…”, published be Chapman 
Bros., Chicago (1892), p. 1011-1012


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MORGAN L. DAVISON is an old and representative citizen of Atlas 
Township, Genesee County. He resides on his fine farm which is located 
on section 13. He is a native of Livingston County, N. Y., and was born 
December 7, 1825. He is a son of Marlin and Nancy (Emmett) Davison, 
natives of New York State. He is of Scotch ancestry- on the paternal 
side and Irish on the mother's side. Of the children born to the 
parents the following survive: Sally, Mrs. Clark Hutchins; John, Julia 
A., Morgan L., Samuel E., and Jane, Mrs. John Arnot.

   Marlin Davison emigrated to Genesee, then Lapeer County, at an early 
day, but later purchased land in Lapeer County, and settled in Atlas 
Township, in 1837, on the farm that is now owned and occupied by Robert 
Whitwell. He there settled in the woods with his family, first erecting 
a log cabin which proved to be their home for many years. There were on 
their first coming here Indians, wolves and bears, and the family 
suffered the privations and discomforts of pioneer life as did other 
early settlers. Our subject's father was a brother of the well-known 
County Judge, Nor-man Davison of Genesee County. In the death of our 
subject's father the county lost one of her esteemed early settlers.

   Morgan L. Davison was reared to man's estate in this county and he 
himself has followed the plow, guiding a double or triple ox-team. He 
received the rudiments of his education in the schools of the early 
days, but has endeavored to make up for early disadvantages by 
systematic study since that time. He was married April 3, 1855, to Miss 
Nancy Lason, who was born in New York. She was a daughter of Samuel and 
Maria Lason, early settlers of Atlas Township. By this union one son 
was born-Dell C., who married Nora Guiles, and which marriage has been 
blessed by the advent of one son-Bernard.

   Our subject settled on his present farm in the spring of 1855, and 
has resided here since then with the exception of some three years 
spent in the western part of Atlas Township. His place was originally 
almost wholly untouched by the hand of man and to his energy and 
industry is owing his present highly cultivated estate. He owns eighty 
acres of good land, upon which is a comfortable and attractive 
residence and capacious barns and outbuildings. He has witnessed the 
growth of this country from an almost primitive state to its present 
highly productive condition. He and his wife are among the 
representative people of Atlas Township, and have a large circle of 
friends in this locality. Politically he is a Democrat and has received 
party favor in several local offices, having served as School Director, 
etc.

   Samuel Lason, father of Mrs. Davison, came to Genesee County in 1830 
and made a settlement in Atlas Township, purchasing his land while this 
country was but a Territory. He lived to be ninety-four years of age, 
his decease occurring June 17, 1891. He was the father of ten children, 
eight of whom still live. They are Mrs. Davison. James, Henry, Oscar. 
Emily, the widow of Mr. Saunders, Charles, George and Cecelia. The 
widow of Mr. Lason still survives and resides on the old homestead; she 
is now in her eighty-fourth year. Mrs. Davison was born March 3, 1826, 
in Genesee Couny, N. Y., and was brought by her parents to this State 
in 1830. Our subject enjoys the confidence and esteem of his townsmen 
throughout the district.




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