DAVENPORT, John

Arizona Journal-Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Friday, July 30, 1909, page 4, column 5 County Patient Dies. John Davenport, an inmate of the county hospital, died yesterday afternoon after a long illness, his affliction being pulmonary abscess. He was admitted February 3, last, coming from Kirkland Valley. He was aged about 62 years, and was a native of New York. He followed mining as a vocation, and was said to have used water impregnated with copper solution, this being the basis of his throat trouble. He has relatives residing in Illinois. Pending the receipt of instructions from the ease, his remains are at Runer's (sic Ruffner's) undertaking parlors. Transcriber's note: Mr. Davenport is buried in an unmarked grave at the Citizens Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona