Columbiana County OhArchives Obituaries.....Davidson, David D. April 14, 1901
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East Liverpool Daily Crisis - 15 Apr 1901 
David D. Davidson died Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, at his home on Broadway 
Street. His death was due to locomotor ataxia.
With his death, there passed away one of the oldest and most prominent of 
Wellsville’s citizens. Born and reared in the city, he had been, all his life, 
up to the time he was stricken with the disease that took him away, identified 
with all that was best for the city. He was prominent not only in public 
affairs, but, as a husband and a father, and as a churchman, his life was above 
reproach. The whole community sincerely mourns his death.
It was just one year ago last Saturday that Mr. Davidson was able to walk with 
assistance upstairs to his room, to which he has ever since been confined
Mr. Davidson was born in September 1838, at the corner of what is now Third and 
Lisbon Streets, where the chapel now stands. His father was at that time, the 
keeper of a tavern that stood on that spot, and his place was one of the 
stations on the turnpike from Pittsburgh to Steubenville, and other points down 
the river. David Davidson had a common school education and became when old 
enough a carpenter. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the Third Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry. He served in this regiment for a time, but was afterward 
transferred to the river flotilla and saw service in it all during the 
remainder of the war. He was present at the time the gunboats ran the batteries 
at Vicksburg.
After the close of the war he returned to Wellsville, and reusmed his trade.’
Mr. Davidson has been honored on several occasions with positions of trust by 
the citizens of his native town. He was, in 1880, elected a member of the first 
board of water works trustees of the city and was secretary of that body. He 
was also an assessor in the Second ward and held other positions of public 
trust.
He was a staunch Methodist and during his years in active life was a teacher in 
the Sunday school of that church.
He leaves a wife, three sons – Jesse, William and Way.
The funeral services will be held at his late residence at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday 
afternoon. They will be conducted by Rev. E.D. Holtz, pastor of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. The Wellsville post of the G.A.R. will attend the funeral. 
The interment will be made in Spring Hill Cemetery


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