John Wesley DAVIS II

Page last updated 25 January 2026.
Picture
Kacie's Photography, 2019.
 
Birth:  17 January 1939 in Washington, D.C.
Death:  29 July 1941 in Washington, D.C.
Burial:  31 July 1941 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot B-9
Headstone Text:  JOHN WESLEY / DAVIS, II / 1939 – 1941

Parents:  John Wesley DAVIS and Annie Teresa DAVIS (m. KING)
Parents’ Children: 
  • Joem Rivers HENNING (m. DAVIS)
  • John Wesley DAVIS II
  • John Wesley DAVIS III
  • Peter King DAVIS
  • Janet Louise SPENCER (m. DAVIS)

Died from heat exhaustion.​

Close Family also in the Same Cemetery:  John is buried in Plot B-9. Also buried in this cemetery are: his grandparents – Bagby and Culena; his great grandparents – John and Mary. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: his great-great grandparents – George and Elizabeth.
 
Family Information Compiled From:  FindAGrave website (#33210217), FamilySearch website (#G3VR-TTN), GenealogyBank, and family records.
 
Documents Include: Daughters of the American Revolution Toaping Castle Chapter survey; District of Columbia Health Department -- burial permit; Evening Star -- death article, deaths reported, obituary; Prince George’s County Genealogical Society -- Murray Funeral Home Records, Stones and Bones; Providence Methodist Church Record of Cemetery Trustee.
 
Abbreviation Key:  
​m. = maiden name
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