David Hamilton Driver (1848 - 1921)

Born 13 Oct 1848 in Augusta, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Ann Campbell — married 14 Nov 1872 in Mt. Solon, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Died 20 Mar 1921 at age 72 in Newport News, Virginia, USA

Biography

David was born in 1849. David Driver married Margaret Campbell in 1872. ^[1] According to the marriage record his parents were John Driver and Catherine Showalter. As of 1880, David and Margaret lived in Augusta County, Virginia with two sons and a daughter. ^[2] David was a blacksmith. After the death of his wife sometime before 1910, David moved with his daughter Regina and her husband Artie Small to Newport News and remained with them until his death in 1921. At death, his name is given as David Henry Driver, his father as John Driver, and his mother as Sarah Showalter. Most likely the informant was just guessing. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7S-HJD : 5 December 2014), Marg'T. A. Cupp in entry for David Hamilton Driver and Margt. Ann Campbell, 14 Nov 1872; citing Mt Solon, Augusta, Virginia, reference No 2974; FHL microfilm 30,416.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPV-9S3 : 11 August 2016), David Driver, North River, Augusta, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 402A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1355; FHL microfilm 1,255,355.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Virginia, Deaths, 1912–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia [1].

1. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88G-KC3 : 12 April 2016), David Driver in household of John Driver, Augusta county, Augusta, Virginia, United States; citing family 618, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M413-TZ7 : 13 December 2017), D Driver in entry for J Driver, 1860.
3. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLF-LKP : 12 April 2016), David Driver in household of John Driver, Virginia, United States; citing p. 58, family 404, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,133.
4. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7S-HJ6 : 11 February 2018), David Hamilton Driver and Margt. Ann Campbell, 14 Nov 1872; citing Mt Solon, Augusta, Virginia, reference No 2974; FHL microfilm 30,416.
5. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPL7-PST : accessed 20 January 2019), David H Driver in household of Anthy B Small, Newport News Ward 2, Newport News (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 79, sheet 8A, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1637; FHL microfilm 1,375,650.
6. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJNG-5PW : accessed 20 January 2019), D H Driver in household of A B Small, Newport News Ward 3, Newport News (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing ED 109, sheet 2A, line 38, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1899; FHL microfilm 1,821,899.