John Everett ROBEY
Page last updated 26 January 2026.
Known As: Everett
Birth: 7 February 1908 in Maryland
Death: 9 April 1931 in Washington, D.C.
Burial: 11 April 1931 at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendly, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Plot F-14
Headstone Text: No headstone there. Church recently placed a slab there to replace it.
Parents: John Alexander ROBEY and Mary Olivia ROBEY (m. GARNER, h1. DOWNS)
Parents' Children:
- Bessie Marion MILLER (m. ROBEY)
- Martha Irene MILLER (m. ROBEY)
- Charles Edward ROBEY
- Ada Georgiana TILCH (m. ROBEY)
- John Everett ROBEY
- Aubrey George ROBEY
Spouse: Thelma I. ALLEN
Children:
- Dorothy Louise MARTIN (m. ROBEY)
Employment: John was a Mechanic/Laborer.
John died from injuries received as a passenger in an automobile accident.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: John is buried in Plot F-14. Also buried in this cemetery are: his parents -- John and Mary; his brother and brother-in-law -- Robert, Eugene.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#203046507), FamilySearch website (#GFWK-6PR), GenealogyBank, and family records.
Documents Include: Evening Star -- death articles, death memorials, obituary; Prince George’s County Genealogical Society -- Murray Funeral Home Records; Providence Methodist Church Record of Cemetery Trustee; Washington Times -- death article.
Abbreviation Key:
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband