Bagby Rivers KING
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Birth: 7 June 1886 in King George, Virginia
Death: 29 May 1950 in Broad Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 1 June 1950 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot B-11
Headstone Text: KING // BAGBY R / 1886 – 1950 // CULENA R. / 1892 – 1979
Parents: James Bagby KING and Annie Dorsey KING (m. ROLLINS)
Parents’ Children:
Spouse: Culena Roberta THORNE (h2. GRIGSBY)
Marriage: 17 July 1912 in Washington, D.C.
Children:
Employment: Bagby worked as an attendant at the Government Hospital for the Insane (St. Elizabeth’s Hospital). He then was a streetcar motorman. He retired as a Lieutenant with the District of Columbia Police Department after 37 years, receiving 12 commendations. He also bred foxhounds for many years.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Bagby and Culena share a headstone, at Plots B-10 and B-11. Also buried in this cemetery are: their son – Harold; their grandson – John; her parents – James and Mary; her sister – Ruby. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: her grandparents – George and Elizabeth.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33210310), FamilySearch website (#LJ1V-BFQ), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society [Sargent, Jean A. editor]. (1984). Stones and Bones: Cemetery Records of Prince George’s County Maryland.
Daughters of the American Revolution Toaping Castle Chapter. (1955).
m. = maiden name
h1., h2. = surname of first husband, second husband
Death: 29 May 1950 in Broad Creek, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Burial: 1 June 1950 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot B-11
Headstone Text: KING // BAGBY R / 1886 – 1950 // CULENA R. / 1892 – 1979
Parents: James Bagby KING and Annie Dorsey KING (m. ROLLINS)
Parents’ Children:
- Bagby Rivers KING
- Dorsey Guy KING
- Verner L. KING
- Vivian Russell KING
- Thomas E. KING
- Annie Wave KING
- Wyvon Wylde KING
Spouse: Culena Roberta THORNE (h2. GRIGSBY)
Marriage: 17 July 1912 in Washington, D.C.
Children:
- Annie Teresa DAVIS (m. KING)
- Harold Rivers KING
- Virginia Iola MOTLEY (m. KING)
- James Beverly KING
Employment: Bagby worked as an attendant at the Government Hospital for the Insane (St. Elizabeth’s Hospital). He then was a streetcar motorman. He retired as a Lieutenant with the District of Columbia Police Department after 37 years, receiving 12 commendations. He also bred foxhounds for many years.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Bagby and Culena share a headstone, at Plots B-10 and B-11. Also buried in this cemetery are: their son – Harold; their grandson – John; her parents – James and Mary; her sister – Ruby. Buried in the Old Providence cemetery are: her grandparents – George and Elizabeth.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#33210310), FamilySearch website (#LJ1V-BFQ), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Prince George’s County Genealogical Society [Sargent, Jean A. editor]. (1984). Stones and Bones: Cemetery Records of Prince George’s County Maryland.
Daughters of the American Revolution Toaping Castle Chapter. (1955).
m. = maiden name
h1., h2. = surname of first husband, second husband
