Son of past Chief, and Historian Rufus Davis Jr., John Mark is a journeyman Pipefitter/welder and has worked in the petrochemical industry for over 35 years and is now a safety specialist for Indorama in Port Neches, Texas. He is a proud father of two children, daughter, Jessica Lynn Rodriguez and son, Aaron James Davis and his two grandchildren Virgil Rodriguez, and Lucian Davis
Raised in the marshes and bayous of southeast Texas, he grew up hunting, fishing, trapping, and cooking these bounties his entire life, from ducks, fish, nutria, alligators, gar fish, turtles, deer, squirrel, rabbits, and pork. John Mark has learned and thrived from his multicultural upbringing (Native American/ Cajun) and has intimately learned the ways of both cultures through his grandparents, from hunting, fishing, cooking and his devotion to the Catholic Church.
John Mark is a member and officer of the Knights Of Columbus in Winnie, Texas and has devoted years of service in this capacity to the Catholic Church and the community, and is also a representative of the Adai Caddo Indian Nation of Natchitoches Parish to the St. Kateri Circle in the Diocese of Alexandria Louisiana.
Along with all his other hobbies and responsibilities John Mark is also a country music singer, songwriter, entertainer, and a Nashville recording Artist with a devoted following in that field, and two 14 song albums. Other than family, this is John Mark’s first love. John Mark say’s “If I opened a donut shop, I wouldn’t even have to go to bed.”
Chief Davis is no less devoted to and passionate about his role, as Chief of the Adai Caddo Indian Nation! He assumed this role and responsibility at the passing of his father and beloved past Chief Rufus Davis Jr., October 25, 2022