Biographical Sketch of N. B. Davidson, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** N. B. Davidson, a citizen of Union, Franklin Co., Mo., and at present engaged in the Internal Revenue Department; was born seven miles east of Union, January 24, 1845, and is the fourth of thirteen children born to Samuel M. and America (Billups) Davidson, natives of Charlotte County, Va. The father was born in the year 1818, has followed agri- cultural pursuits, and now resides on his farm, in Franklin County, Mo. The grandfather of our subject, James D. Davidson, was a native of Vir- ginia, who immigrated to Missouri and located in Franklin County in 1832. The mother was the daughter of one of the old settlers of Fran- klin County. She died in 1862. N. B. was reared on the farm; received his early education in the common schools, but later attended Jones' Commercial College, at St. Louis, Mo., during the winters of 1864, 1865 and 1866, thereby securing a good business education. He followed agricultural pursuits until 1885, when he was appointed United States storekeeper and gauger in the Internal Revenue Department in the First Missouri District, and is now stationed at Yancy Mills, Phelps County. In 1866 he married Miss Sarah V. Bell, a native of Franklin County, born in 1847, and the daughter of John W. Bell. To them were born four children, all now living. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================