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Henry Gassaway Davis Jr.

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Henry Gassaway Davis Jr.

Birth
West Virginia, USA
Death
24 Apr 1896 (aged 24)
At Sea
Burial
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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24 years old
Lost at sea

Greenbrier Independent, Lewisburg, West Virginia
Thursday, May 21, 1896, page 3
Information has reached this country of the drowning, on April 24th, of Henry G Davis, Jr, a son of ex-senator Henry G Davis, of this State, while returning to the United States from South Africa on the steamship Munkesenton. Mr Davis had been in poor heath and had decided to cruise to South Africa in a sailing vessel. Upon reaching Cape Colony he concluded to return home, and on this trip the accident occurred. Details could not be learned.
Contributor: Anonymous
24 years old
Lost at sea

Greenbrier Independent, Lewisburg, West Virginia
Thursday, May 21, 1896, page 3
Information has reached this country of the drowning, on April 24th, of Henry G Davis, Jr, a son of ex-senator Henry G Davis, of this State, while returning to the United States from South Africa on the steamship Munkesenton. Mr Davis had been in poor heath and had decided to cruise to South Africa in a sailing vessel. Upon reaching Cape Colony he concluded to return home, and on this trip the accident occurred. Details could not be learned.
Contributor: Anonymous


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