He was the son of John W. Rawlings and Ann Diggs Rawlings. On July 10, 1900 as John Wm. Rawlings, he married Mary Lee Leftwich in Davidson County, Tennessee.
John William Rawlings was born in Charleston, South Carolina. More than 70 years ago he came to the District of Columbia. As a youth he participated in the District’s 100 mile bicycle races. He attended District public schools and graduated from Columbian College, now known as George Washington University. In 1889, he joined the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad and later was employed by the Southern Railway. In 1910, he joined the Interstate Commerce Commission as a clerk. 31 years later he retired as an Assistant Director of the commission’s Bureau of Finance. He was a descendant of Parson Weems, who was known for his biography of George Washington. He was also related to the George Digges family whose home, Warburton Manor, across the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, became the site of Fort Washington. He was a resident of 101 Primrose Street in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He died at age 79 on Friday, June 15, 1951 at Warrenton, Virginia after a short illness. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Lee Leftwich Rawlings, who died in 1948 and his daughter, Mary Rawlings Wood who died in 1935. Survivors included his son-in-law, Sumner Wood of Rockville, Maryland and six grandchildren: Judson Rawlings Wood, Wriley Creath Angel Wood, Brooks Crosby Byrne Wood, Peggy Octavia Wood, all of Rockville; Sumner Wood Jr., who was a student at the Harvard Medical School and David Eliab Wood V, a graduate of Harvard who entered the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Funeral services were held at the Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home at 7557 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland. Interment was in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Source: The Evening Star, Sunday, June 17, 1951.
John William Rawlings was born in Charleston, South Carolina. More than 70 years ago he came to the District of Columbia. As a youth he participated in the District’s 100 mile bicycle races. He attended District public schools and graduated from Columbian College, now known as George Washington University. In 1889, he joined the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad and later was employed by the Southern Railway. In 1910, he joined the Interstate Commerce Commission as a clerk. 31 years later he retired as an Assistant Director of the commission’s Bureau of Finance. He was a descendant of Parson Weems, who was known for his biography of George Washington. He was also related to the George Digges family whose home, Warburton Manor, across the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, became the site of Fort Washington. He was a resident of 101 Primrose Street in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He died at age 79 on Friday, June 15, 1951 at Warrenton, Virginia after a short illness. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Lee Leftwich Rawlings, who died in 1948 and his daughter, Mary Rawlings Wood who died in 1935. Survivors included his son-in-law, Sumner Wood of Rockville, Maryland and six grandchildren: Judson Rawlings Wood, Wriley Creath Angel Wood, Brooks Crosby Byrne Wood, Peggy Octavia Wood, all of Rockville; Sumner Wood Jr., who was a student at the Harvard Medical School and David Eliab Wood V, a graduate of Harvard who entered the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Funeral services were held at the Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home at 7557 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland. Interment was in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Source: The Evening Star, Sunday, June 17, 1951.
He was the son of John W. Rawlings and Ann Diggs Rawlings. On July 10, 1900 as John Wm. Rawlings, he married Mary Lee Leftwich in Davidson County, Tennessee.
John William Rawlings was born in Charleston, South Carolina. More than 70 years ago he came to the District of Columbia. As a youth he participated in the District’s 100 mile bicycle races. He attended District public schools and graduated from Columbian College, now known as George Washington University. In 1889, he joined the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad and later was employed by the Southern Railway. In 1910, he joined the Interstate Commerce Commission as a clerk. 31 years later he retired as an Assistant Director of the commission’s Bureau of Finance. He was a descendant of Parson Weems, who was known for his biography of George Washington. He was also related to the George Digges family whose home, Warburton Manor, across the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, became the site of Fort Washington. He was a resident of 101 Primrose Street in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He died at age 79 on Friday, June 15, 1951 at Warrenton, Virginia after a short illness. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Lee Leftwich Rawlings, who died in 1948 and his daughter, Mary Rawlings Wood who died in 1935. Survivors included his son-in-law, Sumner Wood of Rockville, Maryland and six grandchildren: Judson Rawlings Wood, Wriley Creath Angel Wood, Brooks Crosby Byrne Wood, Peggy Octavia Wood, all of Rockville; Sumner Wood Jr., who was a student at the Harvard Medical School and David Eliab Wood V, a graduate of Harvard who entered the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Funeral services were held at the Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home at 7557 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland. Interment was in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Source: The Evening Star, Sunday, June 17, 1951.
John William Rawlings was born in Charleston, South Carolina. More than 70 years ago he came to the District of Columbia. As a youth he participated in the District’s 100 mile bicycle races. He attended District public schools and graduated from Columbian College, now known as George Washington University. In 1889, he joined the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad and later was employed by the Southern Railway. In 1910, he joined the Interstate Commerce Commission as a clerk. 31 years later he retired as an Assistant Director of the commission’s Bureau of Finance. He was a descendant of Parson Weems, who was known for his biography of George Washington. He was also related to the George Digges family whose home, Warburton Manor, across the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, became the site of Fort Washington. He was a resident of 101 Primrose Street in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He died at age 79 on Friday, June 15, 1951 at Warrenton, Virginia after a short illness. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Lee Leftwich Rawlings, who died in 1948 and his daughter, Mary Rawlings Wood who died in 1935. Survivors included his son-in-law, Sumner Wood of Rockville, Maryland and six grandchildren: Judson Rawlings Wood, Wriley Creath Angel Wood, Brooks Crosby Byrne Wood, Peggy Octavia Wood, all of Rockville; Sumner Wood Jr., who was a student at the Harvard Medical School and David Eliab Wood V, a graduate of Harvard who entered the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Funeral services were held at the Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home at 7557 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland. Interment was in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Source: The Evening Star, Sunday, June 17, 1951.
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