8/17/1870 Ross, Vermilion Co, IL. At census time John J Davidsonwas a 3 2 year old farmer with a large estate worth $12,600/2533.Sarah J was 3 0 and their children were Minnie, 9, Elwood, 8,Gertrude, 5. Also coun ted there was Sarah's uncle Thomas Gundy, 54.Next door was James Davi dson, 64. John's father?
Sarah remarried that year.