Individual Details

Harriet J. Rogers

(26 Dec 1819 - 15 Dec 1891)

Her obituary says she had "been a resident of this county since 1828. . . She was . . . a doctress and midwife whom many greatfully (sic) remember and endured many hardships in the early days for the relief of her sex. Surely she could have no greater monument than her memory."

Events

Birth26 Dec 1819Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Marriage25 Oct 1840Joseph G. Davidson
Census1850District 21, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1860Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Death15 Dec 1891Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
BurialAtherton Cemetery, Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Families

SpouseJoseph G. Davidson (1817 - 1891)
ChildWilliam H. Davidson (1840 - )
ChildJohn G. Davidson (1842 - )
ChildJoseph N. Davidson (1844 - )
ChildSamuel R. Davidson (1846 - )
ChildSarah Davidson (1849 - )
ChildJames Davidson (1851 - )
ChildCalvin Davidson (1854 - )
ChildClara J. Davidson (1856 - )
ChildMary H. Davidson (1859 - )
ChildGeorge Davidson (1862 - )
ChildRobert Davidson (1866 - )
FatherSamuel Rogers (1781 - 1860)
MotherAnnis Warner (1794 - 1870)
SiblingWelthy Ann Rogers (1812 - )
SiblingDurvin V. Rogers (1815 - 1873)
SiblingEdward A. Rogers (1809 - 1879)
SiblingAsa H. Rogers (1818 - 1861)
SiblingJacob G. Rogers (1824 - )
SiblingSamuel G. Rogers (1825 - 1905)
SiblingJohn B. "Reuben" Rogers (1829 - 1900)
SiblingJames M. S. Rogers (1830 - )
SiblingSusan E. Rogers (1833 - )
SiblingMary Helen Rogers (1836 - 1858)

Notes

Death

Her obituary says she died "at the residence of her son, Nathan Davidson, 518 Beckman Street."

Endnotes

1. Joseph Davidson household, 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 353, household 652; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 130..

2. Jos. G. Davidson household, 1860 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 623, household 522, family 522; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-653, Reel 233..

3. Mrs. Harriet J. Davidson obituary, The Evening Commercial, Danville, Illinois, 16 Dec 1891, extracted March 1977 by Peggy Dick.

4. Joseph Davidson household, 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 353, household 652; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 130..

5. Jos. G. Davidson household, 1860 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 623, household 522, family 522; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-653, Reel 233..

6. H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879), 386.

7. Mrs. Harriet J. Davidson obituary, The Evening Commercial, Danville, Illinois, 16 Dec 1891, extracted March 1977 by Peggy Dick.

8. Davidson-Rogers marriage, 25 Oct 1840, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, Illinois State Archives, online . Original data: Vermilion County Clerk, Vol. A, pg 66..

9. Joseph Davidson household, 1850 U.S. census, District 21, Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 353, household 652; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 130..

10. Jos. G. Davidson household, 1860 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, Page 623, household 522, family 522; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-653, Reel 233..

11. Mrs. Harriet J. Davidson obituary, The Evening Commercial, Danville, Illinois, 16 Dec 1891, extracted March 1977 by Peggy Dick.

12. Mrs. Harriet J. Davidson obituary, The Evening Commercial, Danville, Illinois, 16 Dec 1891, extracted March 1977 by Peggy Dick.