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 1919 - 1943 (24 years)
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| Father |
Harold Doran Davison, b. 15 Aug 1890, d. 21 Aug 1965 (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret Helen Hastings, b. Nov 1891, prob. Pittsburgh, PA  , d. Apr 1925 (Age ~ 33 years) |
| Married |
Oct 1914 |
Boston, MA [3, 4, 5] |
| Notes |
Married:
- Conversation notes with Margaret Helen Davison Lathrop:
"She was the true love of his life - Helen Hastings and Harold eloped to Boston and were married at the Copley Plaza in 1914"
Notes from Hal Lathrop:
When the Davison Lumber company was sold [in 1902] it was purchased by a company associated with Helen Hastings' family.
Ralph Burgoyne notes in an article in the Bridgewater Bulletin, April 8, 1981:
"The Mill, the largest ever in Nova Scotia, was built by an American Company headed by John Hastings of Michingan in 1902. They bought out E.D. Davison & Sons lumber business and operated under the name Davison Lumber Company. They built the mill across the lake from Springfield and named the place Hastings, after John Hastings."
JSH notes:
So, Harold "Skipper" Doran Davison was 12 years old at the time E. D. Davison and Sons was purchased by John Hastings in 1902. John Hastings would become Harold Davison's father-in-law in 1914 - 12 years later. [6]
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| Family ID |
F367 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos |
 | Davison Cousins - 1934 Group Photo
(hover mouse over person to see name, click for more details) Hal Lathrop notes: "From a small 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 photo. Very yellowed! Taken to the right of the porch at aunt Lou and Allie's Red Top [in Bridgewater, NS]. Mum puts her age at 18 - therefore Hal is 16. The picture can then be dated summer of 1934." Individuals identified by Margaret Helen Lathrop in 2007. Hal Lathrop Collection. |
 | Harold Hastings Davison
1934 photo. Identified by Margaret Helen Lathrop in 2007. Hal Lathrop Collection. |
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| Notes |
- Died age 24 while flying an airplane in the Royal Canadian Air Force. His mother died when he was six years old. His father re-married when he was 14.
Hal Lathrop interview notes from 21 May 2007: He was an Air Force pilot. Mum has a photo of him standing next to the airplane he eventuall died in. He was an instructor pilot. He had never blacked out before, but on the fatal trip it is believed he blacked out while in a dive and the airplane went straight into the ground. There was nothing left. Beleive he was the only one aboard. As with all deaths while in service, the family received a letter from the queen expressing condolences and expressing gratitude on behalf of the nation for his service."
Spencer Howell notes: "Killed in a Royal Canadian Air Force training mission along with his student during WWII. He was a pilot instructor." [7]
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| Sources |
- [S192] J Spencer Howell - Interviews with JSHJr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (Personal interviews with Dad.).
- [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).
- [S1210] Charles Donald Davison's Tree, Charles Donald Davison, (Copy of tree provided to John Howell by Stuart Davison upon our visit at his home on 23 Jul 2005.), Section "D" (Reliability: 0).
- [S1218] Hal Lathrop, (Welland, Ontario, Canada), 20 Aug 2005 (Reliability: 0).
- [S1292] Margaret Helen Davison Lathrop, Tel conv. 6 Feb 2006 - eloped to Boston, married at the Copley Plaza in 1914 (Reliability: 0).
- [S1292] Margaret Helen Davison Lathrop, Telephone conv. 6 Feb 2006 - eloped to Boston - Copley Plaza 1914 (Reliability: 0).
- [S1218] Hal Lathrop, (Welland, Ontario, Canada), Telephone interview 21 May, 2007 (Reliability: 0).
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