American Biographical Library
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Volume 3 D page 139
Davidson, Augustus Cleveland, educator, was born in Franklin county, Mo., Dec. 3, 1846; son of Samuel Moman and America (Billups) Davidson; grandson of James and Mary (Johnson) Davidson and of Thomas and Ann (Cleveland) Billups; and of Scotch and English ancestry. He was prepared for college at Georgetown, Ky., and was graduated from Georgetown college in 1871. He was ordained as pastor of the Baptist church, Eminence, Ky., July 30, 1871; and was afterward pastor at Bloomington, Ind., 1876 to 1879; Aurora, Ind., 1879 to 1884; Marion, Ala., 1884 to 1887, and Covington, Ky., 1887 to 1893. He was elected president of Gerogetown college, Ky., in 1893 and held the office until 1898, when he resigned and became pastor of the South Side Baptist church, Birmingham, Ala. He was married, Nov. 17, 1874, to Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Keene of Georgetown, Ky. He was elected a member of the Filson club, Louisville, Ky., in 1895. Howard university, Ala., conferred upon him the honorary degree of D.D. in 1885.