Mary
Elizabeth
"Mollie"
Davidson
formerly Wainwright
Born in Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel A. Wainwright
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Sarah Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Charles H. Wainwright, Henry S. Wainwright [half], Clara Bell Wainwright [half], Jessie Florence Wainwright [half], Eva Frances (Wainwright) Simpler [half], Irene (Wainwright) Ring [half], Paul Wainwright [half], Percy Wainwright [half], John Cornelius Wainwright [half] and Zola Dawn (Wainwright) Gawf [half]
Wife of
William Mordecai Davidson
— married
27 Jul 1870 in Sharp Co., ARK.
Descendants 
Mother of
John Walter Davidson, Samuel Mordecai Davidson, George Osburn Davidson, Frederick Roscoe Edgar Davidson, Virgil Lee Davidson and Cyrus Byers Davidson
Died
at age 51
in Evening Shade, Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2010
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Biography
Mary Elizabeth Wainwright was born 25 Feb 1852 in Mississippi. She was also known as Mollie Wainwright.
She was the daughter of Samuel A. Wainwright. Twelve siblings are also noted on her profile.
Mary Elizabeth was the wife of William Mordecai Davidson — married 27 Jul 1870 in Sharp Co., ARK. The couple had six children.
Mary Elizabeth (Wainwright) Davidson passed away June 11, 1903 in Evening Shade, Sharp Co., ARK. She was buried in an unmarked grave.
Research Notes
The following is taken from an e-mail from Don Davidson:
"William M. Davidson died an early and tragic death leaving Mollie with five small boys to raise by herself. She was very distraught about the turn of events and never remarried. She was left practically destitute and it was a difficult struggle to raise the five boys... Dad said after Millie died one of her daughters-in-law took all her meager belongings and her documents, if any, outside and burned them in the yard."
Sources
- 1860 census, Jackson Co., ARK., Jeffferson.
- 1870 census, Sharp Co., ARK., Piney Fork Twp., Evening Shade.
- 1880 census, Sharp Co., ARK., Evening Shade.
- 1900 census, Sharp Co., ARK., Hardy.
- ABSTRACTS FROM THE SHARP CO. RECORD NEWSPAPER, 1885-1888 by Desmond Walls Allen:
- Aug. 6 1885 pg. 23: A son of Mrs. Wm. M. Davidson is very sick with fever.
- Dec 15 1887 pg. 65. The following are the appointed officers of the Ladies chapter to serve the ensuing year: Mrs. Mollie Davidson. Mrs. W. M. Davidson
- April 5, 1888 pg. 77- Strayed from the undersigned last Saturday, April 1 a gray horseabout 9 years old, over 14 hands high, shoes only on forefeet, harness marks on sides and shoulders. Any information concerning said animal will be thankfully received. - Mrs. W.M. Davidson, Evening Shade, Ark.
- Aug 30 1888 pg. 90: One of Mrs. Mollie Davidson's little sons has been very sick but is now better.
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of Pioneer Stock.GED on 31 October 2010.
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