Although he was born Daniel Davidson, so was his father and great-grandfather, therefore, he was known for most of his life as "Dock" Davidson. His great grandfather was Ens. Daniel Davidson, a veteran of the Revolutionary War, who came to Kentucky with his son, Samuel Davidson, in 1801.

Samuel was married to Elizabeth Callahan, granddaughter of Chief Red Bird, also known as Aaron Brock. They settled along what is now known as Red Bird River with Elizabeth's family and their youngest child was Daniel, Dock's father. Elizabeth passed away in 1822 when Daniel was only two years old and Samuel remarried. Some years later, after the 1840 census, Samuel with his new wife and family moved to Missouri, then on to Iowa, while his father, son Daniel and Elizabeth's family remained in Kentucky.

Dock's first wife was Lettie Duff and they had two daughters, Sarah Jane and Haley (Mahala), but Lettie passed away when the girls were very young. Dock soon re-married to Darcous Hensley who raised these two girls as her own and had eleven children herself, one of which was my grandfather Ned.

Dock owned and operated a lumber mill and used a lot of his own timber. I'm sure they also farmed quite a bit and raised livestock.

Dock's great-grandfather, Ens. Daniel Davidson and father, Daniel are both buried here at Red Hill Cemetery as well as Dock and both of his wives, Lettie and Darcous. There are also many other relatives buried here, such as half of Dock's children, one of which is my grandfather, Ned, along with his wife, my grandmother, Alafair, her parents, and Ned's maternal grandparents.

Dock is listed in the 1860 census as 2 years old, and the 1940 census as 82 and living with his youngest son Chief. That would make his birth year as late 1857 or early 1858.