Fifth Generation


135. Celia HARDIN119,120 was born in 1794. She died in 1854 at the age of 60.121

[I have seen Celia listed as "Merry Celia". I believe this to be an error picked up from the lack of commas in the will of her father William Hardin. Her sister Amelia was married to Horatio Merry.]

1810 Census. Breckinridge, KY
Wm Davidson: 2m 16-26, 1m 16-26

1830 Census. Breckinridge Co KY living near her sister Amelia
William Davidson. 2m 5-10, 2m 10-15, 1m 15-20, 1m 40-50. 1f 5-10, 1f 10-15, 1f 30-40 [Celia]

1850 Census. Hancock Co KY, p.271, Hh 73
Celia Davison, age 56, b. KY
Milton R. Cooper, age 38, Cooper, b. KY. Josephine, 8.
Laura E. Neikirk, age 24 b. KY. Mary T. age 2.
[Milton was apparently married to a daughter of Celia's - Jane - and Laura is yet another daughter.]

I found a list of children for the Davidsons on Ancestry.com. No source material given but will add them here.

Celia HARDIN and William DAVISON were married on 3 June 1810 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.95 William DAVISON74 was born on 27 August 1787.121 He died on 21 August 1839 at the age of 51 in Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky.
Breckinridge DB A
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16 Aug 1802 William Hardin Senior to William Davison. For 125#'s. Tract of 360 acres on waters of Cugar Camp, part of William Hardin's 1000 acres survey to include saidj William Davison's Improvment. Begin edge of the Barrens, metes & bounds, etc. Signed: William Hardin. Acknowledged 16 Aug 1802 and admitted to record.
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15 Aug 1799. Whereas I have made a purchase of 360 acres of William Hardin on waters of Sugar Camp, 100 of which appear to be in dispute with Christopher Bush. This is to certify that I will pay him whatever more he gives than I give him per hundred. Signed: William Davison. Wit: Geor. Raul, John Sterrett. 16 Aug 1802. Acknowledged in County Court.

Broken headstone, Hawesville Cemetery, Hancock, Co, KY. William Davison, born 27 Aug 1787, died 21 Aug 1839. Said to be the son of David & Elizabeth Davison.

Celia HARDIN and William DAVISON had the following children:

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Hardin Aurelis DAVISON.

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Caroline Meade DAVISON.

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Letitia DAVISON was born on 19 October 1814. She died on 9 November 1837 at the age of 23 in Hancock County, Kentucky.

Laetitia married Robert H. Cox, 29 Sep 1833, Hancock Co, KY. She is buried in the Hawesville Cemetery.

They are said to have had two children: Mary Ellen, b. 1834, and Caroline, b. 1837. The youngest said to have lived only a few weeks.

Robert remarried.
1850 Census. Hancock Co KY Hh 38
Robert H. Cox, age 45, Carpenter, b. VA
Harriet, age 30, b. KY
Mary E. 15.
Letitia C. age 8 [probably Harriet's child]
Elizabeth Ashcroft, age 22. John Moon, age 15.

Robert was living near his brother-in-law Nestor Davison.
An SAR application through Laetitia says she was born about 1815, died 9 Nov 1839, Hawesville, Hancock Co, KY. Married Robert Cox 29 Sep 1833. Daughter Mary Ellen was born 18 Oct 1834, died 22 Apr 1911, Hawesville. She married John James Storm, 27 Dec 1853.

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Jane DAVISON was born on 15 June 1816 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. She died on 12 December 1845 at the age of 29 in Hancock County, Kentucky.

Jane married Milton Levin Cooper, 19 Sep 1837, Hancock C,o KY. She died before the 1850 census and he and their daughter were living with Jane's mother. Milton was born 21 Jun 1811, died 17 Sep 1872, and is buried Hawesville Cemetery, Hancock, KY.

1850 Census. Hancock Co KY, p.271, Hh 73
Celia Davison, age 56, b. KY
Milton R. Cooper, age 38, Cooper, b. KY. Josephine, 8.
Laura E. Neikirk, age 24 b. KY. Mary T. age 2.


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William Hardin DAVISON was born on 10 February 1818. He died on 8 August 1840 at the age of 22 in Hancock County, Kentucky.

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Jehu Hardin DAVISON was born on 7 May 1820. He died on 26 September 1848 at the age of 28 in Hancock County, Kentucky.

Buried Hawesville Cemetery, Hancock, KY

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Nestor C. DAVISON.

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Laura E. DAVISON was born in 1826.

Laura married William Neikirk in Hawesville KY, 11 Aug 1847. She was living with her mother and a widowed brother-in-law in 1850 - where Neikirk was is unknown.

1850 Census. Hancock Co KY, p.271, Hh 73
Celia Davison, age 56, b. KY
Milton R. Cooper, age 38, Cooper, b. KY. Josephine, 8.
Laura E. Neikirk, age 24 b. KY. Mary T. age 2.

A "Post-it" Note on the webpage stated that Laura's name was Laura Enfield Davison and she was born 12 Jul 1825. William Neikirk was a Methodist minister for fifty-one years. He was born 29 Oct 1819 and died 22 Oct 1894. Their daughter Mary was born 29 May 1848. She married Edward Young Penick in 1868 and died 10 Jun 1926. Mary is buried Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, Marion Co KY. Found in the Mays Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery records in the Marion Co Library.

1860 Census. Scottsville, Allen Co KY. Hh 1143
Wm Neikirk, age 38, Meth.Clergyman, b. KY
Laura, age 33.
M. T., age 12 [female]. W. F., age 8 [male - William Fletcher]

1870 Census. Springfield, Washington Co KY. Hh 193
Edward Y. Penick, age 31. Mary, age 22. Edd, age 1.
William Nikirk, 50, Clergyman Lor, 44. William, 18.

1880 Census. Lebanon, Marion Co KY. Hh 107
William Newkirk, age "40". Laura, age "26" [the ages are placed in parenthesis] - either they did not give the information or the enumerator didn't believe them! And William's occupation is listed as painter.
Living with them was William Carrie, age 27, boarder.

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Winifred DAVISON was born in 1828 in Hancock County, Kentucky.

Married Henry Corwin, 18 Nov 1850, Hancock Co, KY