Robert W. Davidson

1921 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	Robert W. Davidson  [1]
  Birth	19 Nov 1921	Buffalo, Erie, New York   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Sep 2009  [4]
  Person ID	I85277	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Emerson Morgan Davidson,   b. 12 Jan 1890, Princeton, ..., Indiana d. 1 Nov 1962, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Eugenia Ann Wheeler,   b. 16 Jun 1893, Michigan d. 17 Mar 1995, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	1915  [2]
  Family ID	F39155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Lee Atkinson,   b. 19 Jul 1926, Missoula, Missoula, Montana d. 11 Mar 2009 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1948	Missoula, Missoula, Montana   [3]
  Children	1. Heather Davidson
  Family ID	F212219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2022

  
  

• Notes

  The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) September 6, 2009 Robert Wheeler Davidson September 2, 2009 Robert Wheeler Davidson, 87, of Jamesville, died Wednesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born in Buffalo, NY, and spent his childhood in Evansville, IN. He served as a U.S. Army captain, deployed with forces in Germany and Austria during the last 18 months of WWII. Afterward, he earned a B.S. in forestry from the University of Montana. Bob came to the Syracuse area with his wife, Lee, in 1954 to earn a Ph.D. in wood physics at SUNY-ESF and remained there as a professor and faculty member in the Wood Products Engineering Department until his retirement. Through his years at ESF, he was active in teaching and curriculum development, and was also actively engaged in research, holding one wood technology patent and participating in the research for several others. He was an avid sailor and craftsman in wood. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Heather Cameron of Kirkville, NY, and many nieces and nephews.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27139] Family records and notes courtesy of Beverly Gene Pearce Haskell, (for the Haskell Family Association). [S36534] 1930 census, California, Los Angeles county. [S55408] Marriage record, Montana (Reliability: 3). Name: Robert W. Davidson Gender: Male Race: White Age: 26 Birth Date: 19 Nov 1921 Birth Place: Buffalo, New York Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1948 Marriage Place: Missoula, Montana, USA Father: Emerson M. Davidson Mother: Eugenia A. Davidson Spouse: Helen Lee Atkinson Birth Date: 19 Jul 1926 Birth Place: Missoula, Montana Father: Ernst A. Atkinson Mother: Hazel Lee Atkinson Certificate Number: Msla. 3474 [S74277] Obituary, The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), Robert Wheeler Davidson, (September 6, 2009).