General John Moore Kelso Davis
American, 1844 - 1920
BiographyJohn Moore Kelso Davis was born in Washington, D.C. on 31 January 1844. He was the son of Martha Anderson Kelso Davis and Alexander McDonald Davis (about 1809-1872). On 8 June 1870, John M. K. Davis married Fanny Sanger (1848-1917), and they had three children: Fanny Caroline Davis Hero (1871-1932); John Henry Kelso Davis (1875-1956); and Franck Everly Taylor Davis (1887-1898).
John M. K. Davis graduated from West Point in 1867. He received his commission as a second lieutenant on 16 June 1867 and served in the United States Army for over forty years. During the Spanish American War he was a major and served as inspector-general of volunteers. After the war he commanded the troops at Puerto Rico for a time. John M. K. became a brigadier general on 25 May 1907, and he retired from the Army on 31 January 1908. He died in at his son's home in Hartford, Connecticut, on 20 May 1920.
John M. K. Davis graduated from West Point in 1867. He received his commission as a second lieutenant on 16 June 1867 and served in the United States Army for over forty years. During the Spanish American War he was a major and served as inspector-general of volunteers. After the war he commanded the troops at Puerto Rico for a time. John M. K. became a brigadier general on 25 May 1907, and he retired from the Army on 31 January 1908. He died in at his son's home in Hartford, Connecticut, on 20 May 1920.
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American, 1882 - 1976
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