John W. Davis Grave
1912-11-12T08:00Z
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Black and white photo taken in Gresham Pioneer Cemetery, showing the grave of John W. Davis covered in flowers. Fence in background; landscape in background appears to include Johnson Creek draw, Metzger farm field and buildings, and edge of Gresham Butte/Walters Hill so view is likely facing southeast. Inscribed on back in pen: "The grave of J.W. Davis. November 12 - 1912. Gresham Oregon." People: Davis, John W.; Mortimer, Timothy W.
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- Identifier
- ghs20220200005
- Description
- Black and white photo taken in Gresham Pioneer Cemetery, showing the grave of John W. Davis covered in flowers. Fence in background; landscape in background appears to include Johnson Creek draw, Metzger farm field and buildings, and edge of Gresham Butte/Walters Hill so view is likely facing southeast. Inscribed on back in pen: "The grave of J.W. Davis. November 12 - 1912. Gresham Oregon." People: Davis, John W.; Mortimer, Timothy W.
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Date
- 1912-11-12T08:00Z
- Subject
- Cemeteries
- Graves
- Farms
- Flowers
- Provenance
- John W. Davis was born in Kentucky in 1828 and spent most of his life in Illinois and Kansas, serving in the Kansas Home Guard during the Civil War. He also worked as a temperance advocate while living in Kansas. He was a longtime member of the GAR, Masonic order, and the Grange. In 1906 he and his third wife, Elizabeth Shaw Davis, moved to Gresham to live near his son Harvey E. Davis. She survived him on his death in 1912. He is buried in the Gresham Pioneer Cemetery. Timothy W. Mortimer retains ownership of the original photos, which he brought to the museum for scanning in 2022.
- Type
- StillImage
- Relation
- Gresham Heritage
- Item sets
- Gresham Heritage
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