John Wesley Davis & Jessie Franklin Davis - This picture was taken shortly before they were drafted to serve in World War I.
When I
first posted this picture of my great-uncles, John Wesley Davis and Jessie
Franklin Davis of Panola County, Mississippi (L to R), a number of people,
including family members, remarked that I bear a strong resemblance to Uncle
John Wesley. I see some resemblance, but I wasn’t surprised by their
observation. I am known to bear a strong resemblance to other members of my
maternal grandmother’s family.
Nonetheless,
for Veterans Day this year, on the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, the end of World War I, I also pay homage to them, who were both World War
I veterans. Born on 13 December 1893 and 22 February 1896, respectively, near
Como, Mississippi, Uncles John Wesley and Jessie were the first two children
born to my great-grandparents, John Hector Davis & Mary Danner Davis. My grandmother,
Minnie Davis Reed, was the youngest of their nine children. Great-Grandpa John
had four additional children.
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