Rev. 3 Jan. 2012, Gen. 77
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN GRAVES
AND MARGERY HARVEY
OF RANDOLPH CO., NC
GENERATION 1
John Graves (1) was born about 1740
in VA, and died in 1811. According
to Miss Laura L. Walker (from information originally supplied by Mrs. Nellie
(Cox) Beane), John was born in England.
However, according to R‑50, the statement that John was born in
England probably came from someone who re-copied copies of notes of Phanney
Graves (b. 1803) who stated her grandfather, John Graves, was from a John
Graves, born in England, who came to America about 1635. The year of 1635 got changed through
re-copying to 1735 or 1755 or somewhere in between. There is no information as to who may have a copy of the
original notes of Phanney Graves.
R‑50 states that John Graves came to NC with explorers of the same
last name, some sons of Thomas Graves of Spotsylvania Co., VA. They came to the area by 1755. He married Margery Harvey, also said to
be from VA. John and Margery lived
on Bumper’s Fork of Little River.
This 312 acres of land was sold in 1822, after Margery was deceased, by
sons Leonard and Samuel to Silas Moffitt (Randolph Co. Deed Bk. 14, p.
214). This land adjoined Leonard,
Samuel, and William Bolling.
Per R‑210, which cites the Randolph Geneaolgical Journals, the name
of John Graves’ wife is rendered as Margery in his 1811 will and in an 1815 tax
roll, as Margere on the 1820 tax roll, and as Marge in a 1789 deed.
John’s will was dated 5 Jan. 1811,
and probated in Nov. 1811 in Randolph Co., NC (Will Book 3, p. 311). Margery and their son Samuel were
executors of the will. Beneficiaries
were wife Margery, daughters Mary and Elizabeth, sons Samuel, William, Leonard,
and John Jr. Richard, a witness to
the will, had shared a land grant with John Graves, Sr., so apparently had
received his share of the estate previously. Not all of the following 8 children are proven. There are obvious discrepancies between
the accounts and possibilities given in the book by Lillian Sheppard and that
by Aubrey Graves.
The first William Graves listed
below died in late Dec. 1791 or early 1792. In a will dated 30 Dec. 1791 he gave his land to his brother
Leonard, and personal possessions to his brother Samuel and his sister Mary
Anne (“Anne”). According to R‑50
and R‑210, William obtained land grant No. 401 from the state of North
Carolina on 18 Aug. 1787, registered 12 Dec. 1788 (Warrant No. 208, surveyed 29
Dec. 1786), for 300 acres of land on the Little River in Randolph Co. If the entry date for this land grant
was 1786, then he must have been born by 1765 at least, according to R‑50. William Graves may also be placed in
Randolph Co. by a signed 1785-1788 petition regarding court house
location. If he had a family, they
predeceased him. The last son
born, William, was named after his older brother.
Per R‑50, Elizabeth Graves
married Michael Harvey, who may have presented John Graves’ will in court in
1811. If Elizabeth was married in
1811, she was probably born by 1791.
Leonard sold land in 1794 (the 312 acres willed to him by brother
William). Having to be at least 21
years of age in 1794, he was born by 1773. Anne and Mary Graves, previously listed separately, are,
according to R‑50, one daughter named Mary Anne Graves. In 1794, she witnessed a deed as Mary
Hudson. If she was at least 21
years of age at this time, then she was born by 1773.
It is believed that there may be a
connection between this family and the families of Peter Graves, page 90, 1978 Graves Family Newsletter, and William B.
Graves, page 69, 1979 Graves Family
Newsletter?
Also, on pages 105 and 107, 1978
newsletter is information on the descendants of Samuel L. Graves, b.c. 1816,
NC, d. 25 March 1869, Texas Twp., DeWitt Co., IL. He probably first married Molly Mann, married second Mary
Wright, then married Sarah Ann (Baily?) Davis. Since one of his grandchildren was named Zilpha, perhaps he
was related to John Graves of Randolph Co. (R‑1, R‑7, R‑9, R‑18, R‑44, R‑50,
R‑201, R‑202, R‑210)
Children - Graves
+2. Samuel Graves, b. bef. 1764, m. Zylphia Steed, bef. 1790, d.
1830-1840.
3. William Graves, b. bef. 1765, d. Dec.
1791 or early 1792 (Randolph Co., NC).
+4. Richard Graves, b. 1765-1769, m. Hannah Fincher, d. 15 June
1849.
5. Elizabeth Graves, b. bef. 1791 (or c.
1765 per R‑44), m. Michael Harvey.
He was b.c. 1767. Two sons
listed in 1790 Randolph Co., NC census: one b.c. 1786 and the other b.c. 1788.
+6. Leonard Graves, b. bef. 1773, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. before 1850.
+7. John Graves, Jr., b. 2 Jan. 1790, m. Margaret Brookshire, d. 7
March 1883.
+8. Mary Anne Graves, b. bef. 1773, m. Joseph Hudson.
+9. William Graves, b. bef. 1792/3, m. Sarah Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. after 10 Sept. 1850.
GENERATION 2
CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES AND MARGERY HARVEY (1)
Samuel Graves (2) was probably born
before 1764/5 in Randolph Co., NC.
The estimated date of birth is based on 1815 tax list, “0 poll tax,”
making him over 50 years of age, or born by 1764/5. He died 1830-1840, possibly in Clay Co., IN, or while
enroute. He married Zylphia Steed,
daughter of Nathaniel Steed and Susannah Franklin of VA. Nathaniel Steed was the son of John
Steed, Sr. and Ann Hill. Zylphia
was born about 1762, and died in April 1850 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co.,
IN. She was 88 when she died. (She was listed in the Mortality Book for 1850.)
Samuel is said to have sold his land between 1815-1822 in preparation
for his move to IN. By 1831 the
family and many others started from Randolph Co., NC to Clay Co., IN by
horseback train.
As written in R‑210 and per R‑2,
Samuel Graves is mentioned in contemporary records as Samuel Graves
Esquire. He may be placed in
Randolph Co., NC by deeds of 1787, 1788 and 1791, a militia record of March
1789, census records of 1790, 1800, and 1810, marriage bonds of 1799 and 1819,
court records of 1793 and bastardy bonds of 1812, 1814, 1835, and 1839, tax
rolls of 1803, 1815 and 1820, and a voting roll of 1817. He was a constable in 1788. He owned considerable property,
including 612 acres on the Little River, 250 acres on the Uharie River, and 100
acres on Reedy Creek.
The following children are believed
by R‑2 to be the children of Samuel and Zylphia, but only Mary Ann has
been proven to be a child.
According to R‑50, Samuel Sr. and Zylphia had a total of 11
children, eight born by 1800. The
1790 census lists 2 sons and 1 daughter.
The 2 sons were probably Samuel, Jr. and Gillum (thought by some to be a
child of John and Margery Graves) Graves.
The 1800 census lists 3 sons and 5 daughters. This son was probably John Graves who married Annie
("Jonsy") Spencer.
Samuel Graves, Sr. deeded 262 acres of land to John in 1822 (Bk. 17, p.
356) which was witnessed by Mark and Anney Bolling. Mark Bolling was the brother of Talitha who married Samuel,
Jr. It is said that John could
walk 1¼ miles from his house to the village of Seagrove where he somestimes
served as a magistrate. Per R‑50,
Jane Graves is a probable daughter but no information on a Henry Graves. R‑50 also suggests that some of
the children attributed to Samuel Graves and Zylphia may actually be the
children of Samuel Graves, Jr. (R‑9,
R‑17, R‑44, R‑50, R‑201)
Children - Graves
+10. Samuel Graves, Jr., b.c. 1785-86[1], m. Talitha (or Mary) Bolling[2].
+11. Gillum Graves, b.c. 1787-89, m. Sarah Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
12. Daughter, b. bef. 1800.
+13. Mary Ann Graves, b. 5 April 1793, m. Stephen A. Lowdermilk, 25 June 1812, d. 10 Oct. 1831.
14. Henry Graves, b. 1784-1794 (possibly in Randolph Co., NC), possibly never married, d. after 1849.
+15. Margery Graves, b. bef. 1801, m. Miles Beaman, 3 Jan. 1819, d.c. 1825.
+16. Jane Graves, b.c. 1800, m. Randolph Bolling, c. 1816, d. after 1860.
+17. John Graves, b.c. 1799, m. Anne Johnston Spencer, d.c. 1862-1863.
+18. Rebecca Graves, b.c. 1800, m. John Williams, 29 Oct. 1819, d. after 1870.
+19. James Graves, b.c. 1805, m. Matilda ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. after 1850.
+20. Isaac Graves, b.c. 1808, m. Elizabeth Dickens (or Deakins), 2 Jan. 1832, d.c. 1854.
+21. Zylpha (or Zylphia) Graves, b. 14 Oct. 1811, m. Solomon Voncannon, d. 4 Sept. 1876.
+22. Drewry W. Graves, b. 19 Nov. 1813, m(1) Lucinda ‑‑‑‑‑‑, m(2) Laura ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 17 April 1883.
+23. Lucinda Graves, b.c. 1816, m. Frederick King, d. Sept. 1849.
Richard (“Dickey”) Graves (4) was
born some time between 1765 to 1769[3],
in Randolph Co., NC, and died 15 June 1849 in Randolph Co., NC. Randolph
Geneological Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, p. 15, cites: Richard Graves, 80 years old, d. June
1849 after a ten day illness; cf.
1850 Mortality Schedule of Randolph Co., NC. He was buried in the original Graves Cemetery which is
located in Randolph Co., ¼ mile west of State Road 134 and ¼ mile north of
State Road 1118 on an unpaved road.
The graveyeard reportedly contains 19 graves. R-50 states that according to some information, Richard and
his wife were buried on land owned by their son, Samuel. He married Hannah Fincher, daughter of
Benjamin Fincher. Benjamin was a
Quaker, joining the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange Co., NC, in 1755, with
his family. Hannah was born about
1769, listed as age 81 on the 1850 census, then living in the household of her
son Samuel Graves. She died 9 Nov.
1856 in NC at age 87. They moved
to the Seagrove area by 1794 and settled on Little River in the southern part
of the county. All their children
were born in Randolph Co., although the information on their son Richard is
just that he was born in NC.
Richard’s home plantation was purchased in 1794 from his brother,
Leonard, who inherited the land in 1791 from his brother William Graves. William had obtained the land by a 1787
grant from the state. Richard then
deeded this land in 1841 to his son Samuel. Richard and Hannah moved in with Samuel and his wife Rachel.
The book Fincher in the USA, 1683-1900, compiled by Evelyn Davis Fincher and
Ann Wilson Fincher, gives much information on the Fincher family. Hannah Fincher is descended from
Francis Fincher, a Quaker from Worcester, England, who arrived in Philadelphia,
PA, 7 mo., 28th day, 1683 (May 28, 1683) aboard the ship “Bristol
Comfort” accompanied by his second wife, Mary (Achelley) Fincher, his small
children and servants. The descent
of Hannah was: Francis1, John2, Jonathan3,
Benjamin4, Hannah5.
Benjamin was born about 1740 in Chester Co., PA, and died 19 March 1808
in Randolph Co., NC, leaving a wife, 2 sons, and 5 daughters.
As written in R‑210, Richard
Graves may be placed in Randolph Co., NC by documentary evidence dating from
1785, including a signed petition, a law suit of 1789, census records of 1790,
1800, 1830, and 1840, deeds of 1791-1841, militia records of 1801-1802, a will
of 1811, tax rolls of 1803, 1815, 1820, and 1828, voting records of 1817, and
marriage bonds for his son Benjamin in 1822 and daughter Nancy in 1825.
Local Randolph Co. history gives
information that two of Richard’s sons, Benjamin and Samuel, remained in NC and
four other sons went West. It is
said thay had six boys and six girls in total. According to R‑50, Mary Anne and Nancy are most often
identified as daughters of Richard and Hannah, which is confirmed by letters
and other information. In addition
to the children listed below, Cindy Holsapple-Boone says that Jane Graves (#16)
who married Randolph Bowling was also a child of this Richard Graves. However, R‑50 believes Jane is
probably a daughter of Richard’s brother Samuel. The birth order is unclear. (R‑1, R‑4, R‑7, R‑12, R‑13, R‑29,
R‑30, R‑31, R‑44, R‑50, R‑84, R‑85, R‑87,
R‑89, R‑90, R‑201, R‑202, R‑210)
Children - Graves
+24. Elizabeth Graves, b. by 1790, m. Nathaniel King, 1818, d. after 1843.
+25. Sarah Graves, b.c. 1790, m. James Brookshire, c. 1805, d. 25 Aug. 1851.
+26. William Wallace Graves, b.c. 1791, m. Nancy Harvey, 18 Nov. 1813, d. 1863.
+27. Benjamin Graves, b.c. 1795, m(1) Elizabeth Graves, 25 April 1822, m(2) Nancy Woolever, 29 Aug. 1852, d. after 22 Aug. 1871.
+28. Mary Ann Graves, b. 31 Oct. 1799, m. Joseph Mullen Nicholson, 1816, d. 16 April 1890.
+29. John Graves, b.c. 1800, m. Mary Smitherman, 7 Oct. 1824, d. 24 April 1843
+30. Leonard Graves, b.c. 1806, m. Sally Luther, 18 Aug. 1827, d. 1860.
+31. Nancy Graves, b.c. 1807, m. Joel Lucas, 9 June 1825, d. after 1870.
+32. Richard Graves, Jr., b.c. 1810, m(1) Agnes Graves (#254), 23 Nov. 1833, m(2) Sarah A. Bryant, 4 Oct. 1867, d. after 1880.
+33. Samuel Graves, b. 16 June 1812, m. Rachel Luther, 12 Aug. 1836, d. 23 Oct. 25 Nov. 1887.
34. Caroline Graves, m. Nicholson Miller (per R‑1).
Leonard Graves (6) was born before
1773 in Randolph Co., NC, and died before 1850. He is listed on the 1815 tax list for Randolph Co. He married ‑‑‑‑‑‑. According to R‑50, Leonard’s son
Richard has repeatedly been misidentified as the son of Richard and Hannah
Fincher Graves and the two men mistakenly combined into one. Per R‑50, Martha Provost, now
deceased, was “the most informed person on this subject.” She states that the Richard who married
Agnes Graves and the Richard who married Nancy Vuncannon are two separate men
who were first cousins. (R‑50,
R‑75)
Children - Graves
+35. Leonard Graves, Jr., b.c. 1796, m. Mary Jordan Callicott, c. 1815-1817, d. 1860.
+36. Mary Graves, b.c. 1800, m. Charles Hillery Bolling/Boling, d. after 1870.[4]
+37. Frances Graves, b.c. 1803, m. Michael Luther, 13 Jan. 1825, d. after 1870.
+38. Richard Graves, b. Jan. 1810, m. Nancy Vuncannon, 8 March 1834, d. 10 March (or August) 1876.
John Graves, Jr. (7) was born 2
Jan. 1790 in Randolph Co., NC, died 7 March 1883 in Martinsburg, Washington
Co., IN, and was buried in Cravens Cem., located on the family farm in
Washington Co., IN. He married
Margaret (“Peggy”) Brookshire. She
was born 20 Feb. 1791 in Randolph Co., NC, died 26 March 1878, and was also
buried in Cravens Cem. They moved
to Indiana in 1829, going first to Montgomery Co. and then to Washington Co. in
1848 or 1849, settling 3 miles south of Salem. Later they moved to the northwest quarter, section 28, in
what is now Pierce Township, which was their homestead. They apparently also lived for a time
in Kentucky, since at least four of their children were born there, according
to the 1850 census for Washington Co., IN. On the 1860 census, John and Margaret lived with their
daughter Mary Graybill and her family in Jackson Twp., Washington Co., IN. On the 1870 census in Pierce,
Washington Co., IN, John was recorded as John G., age 81; he was listed as a
retired farmer. (R‑44, R‑201,
R‑207, R‑210)
Children - Graves
39. Martha Graves, b. Sept. 1811 (NC, possibly Randolph Co.), d. young.
40. William Graves, b. 12 Dec. 1813 (NC, possibly Randolph Co.), d. young.
41. Henry Graves, b. 10 March 1815 (NC, possibly Randolph Co.), d. young.
+42. Richard Graves, b. 12 Sept. 1816, m. Jane Williams, 6 (or 30) July 1840, d. after 1870.
43. Gillium Graves, was a school teacher. He had in his possession the Graves family manuscript. He was bur. on the family farm in section 28 or 33, Washington Co., IN.
44. Elizabeth Graves, b. 25 Jan. 1820 (possibly in Randolph Co., NC), m. Samuel H. Harshburger, 25 March 1839 (Montgomery Co., IN). The family moved to Missouri.
+45. Mary Graves, b. 11 Oct. 1821, m. Manassah Graybill, 4 Nov. 1841, d. 3 Oct. 1889.
+46. Thomas Graves, b. 21 April 1823, m(1) Amanda Cravens, 8 May 1850, m(2) Elizabeth Baker, 22 Jan. 1866, d. 22 April 1901.
+47. Leonard Graves, b. 28 April 1825, m. Eliza Rexroat, 7 July 1847, d. 1 March 1900.
48. John G. Graves, b.c. 1827 (KY). At the time of the 1850 census, he was living with his parents.
+49. Wade Graves, b. 18 April 1830, m. Malinda Tash, 8 May 1851, d. 15 Jan. 1912.
50. Hannah Graves, b. 1834 (IN), m. John C. Brewer, 8 April 1856. John was buried in New Albany, Floyd Co., Ind.
Mary Anne Graves (8) was born
before 1773 (or about 1764 per R‑44). She married Joseph (“Joel”) Hudson. He was born about 1760. They were listed in the censuses for
1800 and 1810 in Rockingham Co., NC.
(R‑1, R‑7, R‑9, R‑44, R‑50, R‑201, R‑202)
Children - Hudson
51. Joel Hudson, Jr, b.c. 1784-1790.
52. daughter, b. 1784-1790.
53. son, b. 1784-1790.
54. daughter, b. 1790-1794.
55. son, b. 1790-1794.
56. daughter, b. 1790-1800.
57. son, b. 1790-1800.
58. daughter, b. 1800-1810.
William Graves (9) was born about
1794, presumably in Randolph Co., NC, and died after 10 Sept. 1850, probably in
Indiana. He married Sarah Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was also born about 1794, and died
after 1850 according to the 1850 census.
On the 1820 census, a William Graves, age 26-45, one female 16-26, and
two males, 0-10 are listed.
According to R‑201, William was listed with six children in the
1830 census for Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN. William bought two pieces of land in Clay Co. early in 1836
and sold them in Dec. 1836. On the
1850 census for Sterling Twp., Crawford Co., IN, a William Graves, age 56, born
North Carolina and Sarah Graves, age 56, born North Carolina are shown
following an entry for John (#60) and Catharine Graves.
There is some question that the
John Graves below is the son of this William Graves; William Graves was listed
as the father on John’s death certificate; no mother’s name was given. R‑34 believes that the John
Graves below was the son of William Graves (#26). (R‑29, R‑201)
Children - Graves
59. daughter, b. 1815-1820.
+60. John Graves, b. 3 June 1818, m. Catharine (or Katherine) McKinley, 12 April 1846, d. 31 Aug. 1904.
61. son, b. 1810-1820.
62. son, b. 1820-1825.
63. son, b. 1820-1825.
64. daughter, b. 1820-1825.
65. son, b. 1825-1830.
66. son, b. 1825-1830.
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL GRAVES (2) AND ZYLPHIA STEED
Samuel Graves, Jr. (10) was born in
1785-1786 per R‑50, but others say between 1800 and 1810 in Randolph Co.,
NC. He married Mary M. Mann on 28
March 1828 in Vigo Co., IN. She
was born 1810-1820. According to R‑50,
this man may be confused with another person. A Samuel Graves, Jr. is listed in 1815 Randolph Co. with 240
acres-Little River. Would a man
born 1800 to 1810 list acres in 1815?
This Samuel Graves, Jr. who listed acres/taxes in 1815 is belived by R‑50
to be the Samuel Graves deeded 250 acres of land in 1807. If this is the Samuel Graves born by
1785/6, then he would be about 21 years old in 1807. The Samuel Graves born by 1785/6 married Talitha Bolling
(Bolling family history) and went to IN.
The following children were listed in the 1840 census for Van Buren
Twp., Clay Co., IN. The Samuel
Graves recorded on the 1860 census in Van Buren Twp., IN was Samuel (#216), son
of John Graves and Mary Smitherman.
(R‑50, R‑17, R‑201)
Children - Graves
67. son, b. 1810-1820.
68. daughter, b. 1825-1830.
69. daughter, b. 1830-1835.
70. daughter, b. 1830-1835.
71. son, b. 1835-1840.
72. son, b. 1835-1840.
73. daughter, b. 1835-1840.
Gillum (or Gilliam) Graves (11) was
born about 1785/6 in Randolph Co., NC, and probably died before 1850 when Sarah
was recorded on the 1850 census in Boone Co., IA living with her son
Henry. He married Sarah Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1794 in NC, and died
after 1870 in Boone Co., IA. She
was recorded on the 1850-1870 censuses in Boone Co., IA. In 1854, a Sarah Graves (living in
Iowa) sold land in Clay Co., IN to Henry Graves, son of Gillum’s brother Samuel
(#10). Gillum is listed on the
1815 tax list for Randolph Co. He
witnessed deeds in 1815 and 1818.
(R‑44, R‑50, R‑51, R‑201)
Children - Graves
+74. William Graves, b. 1814, m. Sarah Lucas, 1839, d.c. 1844.
+75. Henry Marshall Graves, b.c. 1818, m. Survilla Hull, 8 Feb. 1855, d. 1873.
76. daughter, b. 1830-1840.
77. daughter, b. 1830-1840.
78. son, died in NC.
Mary Ann Graves (13) was born 5
April 1793 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 10 Oct. 1831, while enroute from NC to
Indiana by horseback train (soon after the group had crossed the border of
either Ohio or Indiana), and was buried by the roadside in either Ohio or
Indiana. She married Stephen A.
Lowdermilk, son of John Harrison Lowdermilk and his first wife Mary Elliott, on
25 June 1812 in Randolph Co., NC.
He was born 15 May 1793 in Randolph Co., near Asheboro, died 15 Sept.
1872 near Ashboro in Clay Co., IN, and was buried in Cade Cem., Perry Twp.,
Clay Co., IN. Ashboro, IN and the
Mt. Olive Church near there were supposedly named by Stephen and his son
William for the town and church near their NC home. An old record says “John Lowdermilk was a large slave holder
and on account of Stephen’s anti-slavery convictions he was disinherited by his
parents.” All the children of Mary
Ann and Stephen were born in Randolph Co., NC.
On arriving in Indiana, Stephen
first settled on the Eel River, but shortly afterwards moved to Jackson
township, section 29, and built a cabin.
He later went on foot to Vincennes, IN, to enter his first 40 acres of
land from the government, and he added more later, making a total of 150
acres. It was at this time he met
and married his second wife, Mrs. Sarah (‑‑‑‑) Bolin,
widow of Richard T. Bolin, about 1838 in Clay Co., IN. Sarah was born 3 Oct. 1803, died 9 Sept.
1871, and was buried in Union Cem.
He was an active Methodist, his cabin being used for the first church
services. For 23 years he was a
justice of the peace, without having a single judgement reversed. He was a life-long supporter of
Republican principles and was importantly connected with the organization of
the county and township. He and
Sarah had four children, and their eldest son, Calvin, was reared on the farm
and obtained but little education.
Stephen Lowdermilk was recorded on
the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses in Clay Co., IN. A James W. Lowdermilk, age 19, born Indiana, was listed with
the family in 1850. It is unclear
whether he was the last child of Mary and Stephen; subsequent censuses list a
James W. Boling, b.c. 1831 in
Indiana, who may be a son of Stephen’s second wife Sarah by her first
marriage. James W. Boling’s
children married into the next generation of Graves’ descendants so Boling’s
descendants are listed in the genealogy for clarity. (R‑6, R‑9, R‑201, R‑210)
Children - Lowdermilk, by Mary A. Graves
+79. Elizabeth Ann Lowdermilk, b. 30 March 1813, m. John T. Tucker, 20 Nov. 1830, d. 19 Feb. 1893.
+80. Margery Lowdermilk, b. 27 Dec. 1814, m. William Slack, 10 Jan. 1833, d. 15 Feb. 1895.
+81. William L. Lowdermilk, b. 27 Sept. 1816, m. Mary Wright, 27 March 1842, d. 22 Dec. 1892.
+82. Margaret A. Lowdermilk, b. 2 May 1818, m. Joseph Thomas Roberts, 1839, d. 1861.
+83. Annanias Wesley Lowdermilk, b. 28 Jan. 1821, m. Frances Wheeler, 26 Jan. 1850, d. 31 Dec. 1871.
+84. Sarah S. Lowdermilk, b. 18 Sept. 1822, m. James Franklin Gibbens, d. 29 Nov. 1892.
+85. Evan Annanias Lowdermilk, b. 1 Sept. 1824, m(1) Elizabeth Ann Zenor, 1845, m(2) Mahala Jane Zenor, 15 May 1855, d. 4 Nov. 1875.
+86. Jane Lowdermilk, b. 27 May 1826, m. Absolom (or Absolum) Briley Wheeler, 2 March 1845, d. 10 Aug. 1878.
+87. Louisa McKindrey Lowdermilk, b. 28 Dec. 1827, m(1) James Boothe Zenor, 1845, m(2) James Paxton Albright, 5 Feb. 1863, d. 19 Nov. 1915.
88. Martha Ann (“Patsy”) Lowdermilk, b. 1830, never married. In the 1870 census for Perry Twp, Clay Co., IN, a Patsy Lowdermilk lived with Stephen Lowdermilk and Elizabeth Tucker. She was listed as “insane”. Also lived with sister Louisa in later years.
+89. James W. Lowdermilk (surname is probably Boling), b. Feb. 1831, m. Harriet Muncie/Muncey, c. 1852, d. 1906.
Margery (or Margere or
"Marge") Graves (15) was born about 1802 (or before 1801), probably
in Randolph Co., NC, and probably died in the mid-1820’s (about 1825) She was probably a daughter of Samuel
Graves who performed the marriage (or was the bondsman listed on the marriage
license). She witnessed an 1821
deed from Samuel Graves, Sr.
She married Miles Beaman (or Myles
Beaman[5])
on 3 Jan. 1819 in Randolph Co., NC[6]. He was born about 1800-1801 in NC, and
died after 1870, probably in West Florida. He is listed in the 1854 school census of Nacogdoches Co.,
TX, the 1857 tax list of the county, and the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses of
Nacogdoches Co. He was listed as a
farmer in the 1880 census for Nacogdoches Co. He was a son of Abraham Beaman (b.c. 1772, d. 19 Oct. 1848,
Pike Co., AL[7])
and Rhoda Godwin? (b.c. 1773, d. 29 Feb. 1864). Miles married second Sarah Jane
(‑‑‑‑‑‑) Hightower in 1826 or 1828 in
NC. She was born about 1801 (or
1808) in TN, died about 1875 in Nacogdoches Co., TX, and was buried in Chireno
Cem., Chireno, Nacogdoches Co., TX (or San Jacinto Co., TX per R‑66). Sarah was listed in the 1860 and 1870
censuses, and the 1861 and 1862 tax lists of Nacogdoches Co., TX. She married third John Speer.
Mrs. Lois Barnett Cooksey, a great
great granddaughter of Miles, wrote in January 1980: “The Beamans and Barnetts are very interesting because of
inter‑marriage around 1849-1855 and also because of some sort of a family
feud that made Landy Barnett desert a young second wife about to have a baby
[Josephine Hightower] and Miles Beaman desert a wife (Sarah) who just had
twins. Both men went back to Pike
County, Alabama. Landy Barnett
married a Celia Williams in Pike County in 1852, and Miles Beaman married a
Susan Hancock in 1862. When or
where either man died is not known.”
Miles Beaman married third Susan R.
E. Hancock on 30 March 1862 in Lowndes Co., AL recorded on p. 546 of Alabama
Marriages, 1800-1920.
Sarah had a daughter by her first marriage,
Josephine Hightower, born about 1824 in Arkansas according to R‑65. (R‑62, R‑63, R‑64, R‑65,
R‑66, R‑67, R‑211)
Children - Beaman
+90. Rhoda Beaman, b. 12 (or 17) Nov. 1819, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Crawford, m(2) John F. Davis (?), m(3) Benjamin F. Haney, d. 31 Dec. 1884.
Jane Graves (16) was born about
1800 in Randolph Co., NC, and died after 1860 in Washington Co., IN. She married Randolph Boling (listed
alternately as Bowling, Bolling, Bollen, or Bolin), son of John Bollen (or
Bowling) and Lucielle ("Lucy") Randolph, about 1816 in NC. (One source said he was son of Benjamin
Bolling and Lucille Randolph.) He
was born about 1800 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 13 Feb. 1849 in Washington
Co., IN. He is believed to have
been a Quaker. They moved from NC
to Indiana about 1826.
Rather than being a daughter of
Samuel Graves (#2), it is possible that Jane was a daughter of Richard Graves
(#4) and Hannah Fincher, or possibly of Richard’s father John.
R‑70, who is descended from
Jesse Boling, brother of Randolph, through Jesse's son Larkin, wrote: "My
g-g-grandfather, Larkin, spelled the last name Boling (I have his Bible) and
his father, Jesse, was Boling."
She also wrote: "I would dearly love to find out who the parents of
Lucy Randolph are. I also believe
the Graves line was originally from VA as were the Randolphs and
Bolings/Bollings. The 1790 NC
census (Hillsborough Dist., Orange Co.) included Thomas Redding (Reddings
married into Boling lines) and a Robert Graves Jr. Also, in Sussex Co., VA on the 1787 personal property tax
list was Sarah Graves, John Graves, William Graves, along with several Felts
names (Pattie Felts was married to Benjamin Boling). I think they are all related."
At least the first 6 children
listed below were born in Randolph Co., NC, the seventh in NC, and all the
others in Washington Co., IN.
The following was a typed record
(submitted by R‑43) made by Attorney David W. Bolen, Hillsville, VA. It was addressed to Miss Vinnie Frances
Denny (#1562) and postmarked 14 Sept. 1921:
“Family of Randolph, son of John Bollen
Randolph Bollen, son of John, and
grandson of Benjamin, married Jane Graves in Randolph Co., NC, and soon after
their marriage moved to Washington Co., IN where they reared a family of 16
children, the youngest of whom is the present Mark Boling of Ladega, IN. This Randolph Boling reared a daughter
named Sallie who married a Mr. Hattabaugh, and the present Mrs. Pollock of
Indianapolis is a daughter of this marriage.
Another daughter of Randolph Boling
whose name was Clarissy married a Mr. Denny but my notes do not show the
relation to Miss Vinnie Frances Denny to this marriage. (I am giving her a copy of these notes
with request that she explain her relation and that of her family to this
marriage.).” (R‑43, R‑68,
R‑69, R‑70)
Children - Boling
+91. Benjamin F. Boling, b. 10 Jan. 1818 (or 1817), m. Jane Winslow, 28 (or 29) Aug. 1837, d. 12 Dec. 1855.
+92. John B. Boling, b.c. 1820, m. Eliza Ann Emorville Nicholson, 18 Oct. 1840, d. 1869.
+93. Bethena (or Bethany) Boling, b. 18 Feb. 1821, m. Henry W. Nicholson, 7 Feb. 1836, d. 22 (or 23) July 1900.
94. George Boling, b. by 1825.
+95. Seth Boling, b.c. 1824, m. Malinda A. Hattabaugh, 12 Feb. 1846, d. 14 Nov. 1901.
+96. Mary Anne Boling, b. 7 June 1825, m. Isaac J. Trueblood, 23 March 1848, d. 7 Feb. 1857.
+97. Sarah Boling, b. 11 March 1826, m. George William Hattabaugh, 13 Feb. 1844, d. 27 Sept. 1891 (or 1892).
98. Bailey (or Baley) Boling, b. 1827.
+99. Gilbert Boling, b. 1829, m. Martha Ellen Burns (or Burnes or Burris or Burrows), 20 Jan. 1853, d. 23 July 1885.
100. Elijah Boling, b. 1831, m. Caroline Drom, 1 May 1856 (Washington Co., IN). She was b. in Bavaria, Germany.
+101. Clarissa Boling, b. 1832, m. Thomas Denny, 21 Aug. 1851, d. Aug. 1875.
102. Jane Boling, b. 1835.
+103. Albert G. Boling, b.c. 1836-37, m. Sarah Johnson, 4 Aug. 1860, d. 14 (or 17) May 1910.
104. Randolph Boling, b.c. 1839, d.c. 1864[8]. Listed on the 1850 census with his mother and brother Mark.
+105. Mark Boling, b.c. 1840-42, m. Agnes Catherine Cooper, 12 Feb. 1877, d. 27 Jan. 1922.
+106. Angeline Boling, b. 1845-47, m. John W. Underwood, m. 3 March 1866. d. before 23 Nov. 1872.
John Graves (17) was born about
1799 in NC, and died about 1862.
John married Anne Johnston Spencer, daughter of Johnston Spencer and
Elizabeth Anne Tucker of Randolph Co., NC. She was born about 1805 in NC, and died after 1870. She was known as “Annie” or “Jonsy”
according to R‑50. Previous
information indicated that John married Amy Tucker, daughter of Nathaniel Tucker
and Martha Lawrence, however that seems to be incorrect. Elizabeth Anne (Tucker) Spencer and
Nathaniel Tucker were brother and sister, so Annie and Amy Tucker would have
been first cousins. According to R‑60,
Amy Tucker was listed as a single woman in both the 1850 and 1860 censuses,
living with her brother Jesse Tucker in Montgomery Co., NC. R‑61 also states that Amy Tucker
never married and lived with Jesse until she died. The 1850 Randolph Co., NC census lists John, 51; Annie, 43;
Willis, 27; Sarah, 25; Jane, 22; Polly, 19; Richard, 16; Lucy, 12; Thena, 9;
Martha, 6; Calvin, 5; John C., 8 mo.
The 1870 Randolph Co., NC census lists Anna Graves, 65, and Caroline
Graves, 21. They were family 92;
family 88 was her daughter Jane Luther as head of household; family 91 was
Ransom Vuncannon and granddaughter Mary Luther; family 93 was her son Calvin
Graves and his wife, and family 94 was her son Willis Graves.
Based on old correspondence, the
Graves family apparently lived in Randolph Co., NC, near Montgomery, in the
Pisgah area.
John's will did not list Pauline
among his children, so it is possible she died before 1862. His son, John, probably died young,
since the will refers to Calvin as his youngest son. (R‑10, R‑50, R‑56, R‑60, R‑61)
Children - Graves
+107. Willis Graves, b.c. 1821, m. Mary Strider, 11 Jan. 1866, d. 14 March 1899.
+108. Sarah Graves, b. 11 Aug. 1827, m. Michael Cox, 1854, d. 17 Feb. 1899.
+109. Susan Jane Graves, b. 1828, m. Hillary Luther, 2 Jan. 1851, d. after 1880.
110. Mary Pauline ("Polly") Graves, b. 1831, never married (or married and died young per R‑50).
+111. Richard Graves, b. March 1835, m. Mary Ann Luther, 20 Nov. 1856, d. after 1910.
112. unknown daughter, b.c. 1836, d. young. (per R‑50)
+113. Leacy/Lucy Graves, b. 1838, m(1) Isaiah Strider, 20 April 1856, m(2) Allen Hudson, 2 Feb. 1868, m(3) Alexander Spencer, d. 21 Oct. 1905.
+114. Catherine Parthenia Graves, b.c. 1839, m. Enoch J. Strider, 23 Feb. 1862, d. 7 Nov. 1882.
+115. Martha Anne Graves, b.c. 1844, m. Kendrick Thayer, 28 Nov. 1858, d. 23 May 1924.
116. Calvin Graves, b.c. 1844, m. Elizabeth Graves, 5 July 1863. This Elizabeth Graves is the dau. of Samuel Graves and Rachel Luther according to R‑50. There were two different Calvin Graves who married two different Elizabeth Graves; it is unclear if the marriage date listed is for this Calvin Graves.
117. John Clark Graves, b.c. 1850. Died around 6 years of age and bur. on grandfather Johnston Spencer’s farm in Why Not, NC.
+118. Caroline Ada Graves, b.c. 1851, m. Noah Luck, d. 1877.
Rebecca Graves (18) was born about
1800 in NC, and died after 1870, probably in Clay Co., IN. She married John Williams on 29 Oct.
1819 in Randolph Co., NC. He was born
about 1795 in NC, and died after 1870.
They moved from Randolph Co., NC to Indiana, and were recorded on the
1850 census in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, dwelling 15, page 293. He was a farmer. Their first seven children were born in
NC, and the last four in Indiana.
This family was also recorded on the 1860 and 1870 censuses in Van Buren
Twp., IN.
There is no proof that Rebecca was
a daughter of Samuel Graves.
However, in the 1850 census for Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, the family
was recorded in dwelling 15, page 293, two houses away from Saul and Zylphy Vuncannon
in dwelling 17, page 293. Zylpha
(Graves) Vuncannon was a daughter of Samuel Graves. In 1850 they also lived close to Isaac Graves, brother of
Zylpha and son of Samuel, who was in dwelling 122, page 300, of the same
census. It is also interesting to
see that Rebecca and John had a son listed as Drewry (Andrew Jackson Graves) in
the 1850 census, as did Isaac Graves.
If Rebecca was not a daughter of Samuel Graves, she was almost certainly
a daughter of one of his brothers.
(R‑52)
Children - Williams
119. Polly Williams, b. Aug. 1818, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Headley, d. 28 Jan. 1904.
+120. William Williams, b. Dec. 1820, m. Dicea Bolin, 18 Aug. 1850, d. 15 March 1906.
+121. James Williams, b.c. 1830, m. Nancy Altman, c. 1852, d. after 1880.
122. Elizabeth Williams (twin), b.c. 1832; listed with the family in 1850.
+123. Martha Williams (twin), b.c. 1832, d. aft. 1880.
+124. Anna Williams, b. Feb. 1833, m. Joseph Frank Armstrong, 22 Jan. 1873, d. 11 July 1909.
+125. John G. Williams, b.c. 1836, m(1) Nancy ‑‑‑‑‑‑, m(2) Adaline Williams, 10 Oct. 1869.
+126. Andrew Jackson Williams, b. 29 March 1837, m. Elizabeth Jane Kearns, 29 March 1860, d. 12 Feb. 1917.
127. Talitha Williams, b.c. 1840.
+128. Ellen Williams, b. 21 Dec. 1841, m. George William Altman, 8 Nov. 1860, d. 21 Feb. 1905.
129. Louisa Williams, b.c. 1842. Listed on the 1850 and 1860 censuses.
James Graves (19) was born about
1805 in Jackson or Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, and died after 1850. He married Matilda ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born 1810-1820, and died before
1850. James and his children were
recorded twice on the 1850 census:
once in Menard Co., IL, Roll M432-120, p. 340 on 19 Oct. 1850, and once
in Deep Creek, Clinton Co., IA, Roll M432-182, p. 204 on 31 Oct. 1850. (R‑80, R‑201)
Children - Graves
+130. Zilpha Ann Graves, b. 14 Jan. 1837, m. John Bobbitt Chrisman, 12 April 1857, d. 12 March 1913.
+131. Elias Graves, b.c. 1839, m. Melissa ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. after 1920.
132. Hannah Graves, b.c. 1840 (IN).
133. Isaac Graves, b.c. 1842 (IN).
Isaac Graves (20) was born about
1808 in NC (probably Randolph Co.), died about 1854 at age 46 in Jefferson
Twp., Andrew Co., MO, and was buried there in Green Cem. He married Elizabeth Dickens (or
Deakins or Decking per R‑17), daughter of John Dickens (or Deakins) and Elizabeth
Committ, on 2 Jan. 1832 in Putnam Co., IN. She was born 1815-1818 in KY, died 1863 or 1864 at age 48 in
Andrew Co., MO, and was buried near Isaac in Green Cem., Andrew Co., MO. Isaac probably moved with his parents
and others from Randolph Co., NC to Clay Co., IN about 1831. They apparently moved from Indiana to
McLean Co., IL in 1852, and then to Andrew Co., MO by 1854. All their children except the last one
seem to have been born in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN. They were in the 1850 census for Van
Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, dwelling 122, page 300. Living with them in 1850 was Sarah King, age 17. (R‑17, R‑201)
Children - Graves
134. John Graves, b.c. 1833, possibly m. Hannah Allard, 10 Feb. 1853.
+135. Drewry Graves, b. 5 Oct. 1834, m(1) Mary Ann Dillon, 4 May 1854, m(2) Elizabeth Ellen Robinson, 4 April 1867, d. 4 July 1914.
+136. Mary Elizabeth Graves, b. 22 Feb. 1837, m. Miles Oliver Marshall, 15 Jan. 1854, d. 25 Dec. 1911.
+137. James Graves, b. 15 Nov. 1838, m. Margaret Harvey, d. 20 Nov. 1920.
+138. Robert F. Graves, b. 25 Oct. 1840, m. Eleanor Murray, d. 11 Jan. 1917.
139. Samuel Graves, b. 1843, d. 1854 (at age 11). Bur. Green Cem. (Andrew Co., MO).
+140. William K. Graves, b. 12 Feb. 1845, m. Celestia Hinton, 14 Sept. 1879, d. 16 March 1912.
+141. Zilpha Ann Graves, b. 27 Jan. 1847, m. Lewis Marshall, 11 June 1868, d. 23 March 1903.
142. Isaac Graves, b. 1849, d. before 1860. He appeared on the census in 1850, but was not listed in the 1860 census.
+143. Margaret Elizabeth Graves, b. 15 Dec. 1852, m. William A. Ward, d. 6 Jan. 1929.
Zylpha (or Zylphia) Graves (21) was
born 14 Oct. 1811 in NC, probably Randolph Co., and died 4 Sept. 1876, probably
in Clay Co., IN. She was listed as
age 39 in the 1850 census and age 45 in the 1860 census for Van Buren, Clay
Co., IN. She married Solomon
(“Saul” or “Sol”) Voncannon, son of Peter Voncannon, Jr. and Christina ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
in NC. This name is sometimes
shown as Von Cannon, Vuncannon, etc.
He was born 8 Jan. 1808 in NC, and died 7 Feb. 1853. They were shown in the 1850 census for
Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, dwelling 17, page 293. In 1860 she still lived in Van Buren Twp., next door to a
Samuel Graves, Jr., probably a nephew.
(R‑17, R‑45, R‑201)
Children - Von Cannon
144. Uri Voncannon, m. Elizabeth Sturdevant, 30 Jan. 1859.
+145. Elizabeth Voncannon, b. 27 Sept. 1828, m(1) John Robin Wilson, m(2) William Harrison Craig, 13 March 1862, d. 9 Nov. 1903.
146. Louisa Voncannon, b.c. 1831, m. Harry Danecker, 13 June 1858.
147. John Voncannon, b.c. 1837, m. Sarah Minter Brown.
148. Mary Ann Voncannon, b.c. 1839, m. John Latham, 17 April 1860.
+149. Arretta Voncannon, b. 28 July 1841, m. Elias Muncie, 19 Feb. 1863, d. 7 Sept. 1912.
+150. Alley Jane Voncannon, b. 14 Dec. 1852, m. John Engle Muncie, 12 Aug. 1867, d. 21 April 1919.
Drewry W. Graves (22) was born 19
Nov. 1813 in NC, probably in Randolph Co., died 17 April 1883 in Plattsmouth,
Cass Co., NE, and was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem., Plattsmouth. He first married Lucinda ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
possibly in 1849 or 1850. She was
born 15 July 1820 in Indiana, died 4 Dec. 1863 in Plattsmouth, and was also
buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem. He
married second Laura A. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1815 in NY, and died
after 1880. Drewry sold land in
1840, bought land in 1841, and had his property sold to satisfy claims against
him in 1843, all in Clay Co., IN.
A newspaper account in The
Plattsmouth Journal, Dec. 5, 1927, concerning the death of Drewry’s eldest
child, Drewry M. Graves, states that the Drewry W. Graves family came from
eastern Iowa with the Mormon migration to Utah, and when the Mormons arrived at
Canesville (now Council Bluffs, IA) in 1855, they stopped there for the
winter. Learning that Samuel Martin,
a distant relative of Drewry W. Graves’ wife, lived in Plattsmouth, the Graves
family went there and settled.
Drewry was listed as a brick mason and stone mason in 1860 and 1870, and
as a barber in the 1880 census. (R‑201)
Children - Graves, by Lucinda ‑‑‑‑‑‑
+151. Drewry (or Dorian) M. Graves, b. 18 Nov. 1850, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 2 Dec. 1927.
152. Harrison A. Graves, b. 5 April 1853 (Canesville, now Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA), d. June 1910 (Plattsmouth, NE), bur. there in Pleasant Ridge Cem. His name appears on the 1860 Pottawattamie Co. census. The 1880 census for Cass Co., NE indicates he was a bricklayer.
153. Delia Graves, b.c. 1855 (Canesville, IA), m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Norval, d. 1883 or after (after her father’s death). Listed as Fidele V. on the 1870 census.
154. Metta (or Nettie) F. Graves, b. 18 Sept. 1858 (Plattsmouth, NE), d. 7 Jan. 1865 (Plattsmouth, NE). Bur. Pleasant Ridge Cem.
155. Emma Graves, b. 1858 (Plattsmouth, NE), m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Batson, d. 1883 (or after her father’s death).
+156. Alice Jane Graves, b. 1862, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Morrow, m(2) Charles Luther Graves. Listed as Mary A. on the 1870 census.
Lucinda Graves (23) was born about
1816 in NC. She married Frederick
King. According to the 1850 Clay
Co., IN census, she died in Sept. 1849 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN. (R‑44)
Children - King
157. Nancy King, b.c. 1837.
158. Mary King, b.c. 1840.
159. John King, b.c. 1841.
160. Isom King, b.c. 1843.
161. Jane King, b.c. 1844.
162. Ellen King, b.c. 1848.
163. Grifney King, b.c. 1849.
CHILDREN OF RICHARD GRAVES (4) AND HANNAH FINCHER
Elizabeth Graves (24) was born
before 1790 in Randolph Co., NC, and died probably after 1843 based on the list
of children. She married Nathaniel
King in 1818 in Randolph Co., NC (Book 1, p. 148). He was born about 1796 in NC, and died after 1850 (listed on
the 1850 census for Perry Co., AR).
This family migrated to central Arkansas by 1833, where they appear on
the 1840 census for Conway Co. and the 1850 census for Perry Co. Children Samuel through William were
recorded with Nathaniel on the 1850 census, and children Mary Jane through
William were born in AR. The birth
order for the children listed below was provided by R‑31 as written in
his Volume II genealogy, King Family chapter, pp. 81-105. (R‑31, R‑210)
Children - King
164. Zabide King, b. 1818-1820.
165. Benjamin King
+166. Nancy King, b.c. 1820, m. John Hadlock, d.c. 1856.
+167. Hannah King, b. 25 Nov. 1824, m. William Green, 1840, d. 6 Oct. 1901.
+168. Richard King, b. 1829-1831, m. Parmelia A. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. after 1870.
169. Adison King, b. 1825-1830.
170. Rebecca King, b. 1825-1830.
171. Samuel King, b.c. 1831 (KY).
172. Mary Jane King, b.c. 1833, m. R. F. Trawick.
+173. Caroline King, b. 1835-1837, m. William Taylor.
174. James Addison King, b. 1838-1839; listed on the 1850 census for Perry Co., AR, but not listed by family tradition as a member of this family.
175. Corlton (or Carlton) B. King, b.c. 1839.
176. William C. King, b.c. 1843. May not be Elizabeth’s son based on birthdate. Lived with his brother Richard’s family in 1870 in Higgins, Perry Co, AR.
Sarah (“Sallie”) Graves (25) was
born about 1790 in NC, and died 25 Aug. 1851. She married James Brookshire, son of Mannering Brookshire II
and Prudence ‑‑‑‑‑‑, about 1805. He was born about 1783 in Pendleton
District, Anderson Co., SC (per R‑87) and died 19 March 1864, probably in
Marshall Co., AL (per R‑85).
According to “Genealogical
Abstracts from Reported Deaths from The Nashville Christian Advocate 1850-1851”
by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith, the following obituary appeared:
“SALLY BROOKSHIER daughter of
Richard and Hannah Graves; born Randolph Co., N.C., Oct. 9, 1781; married James
Brookshier, 1805 and moved to Ky., then to Rutherford Co., Tenn.; died August
25, 1851. Her daughter, PERMELIA CAROLINE BROOKSHIER, died Aug. 27, 1851.”
It appears that the birthdate for
Sally is incorrect; Sally’s mother Hannah (Fincher) Graves was 81 on the 1850
census, born about 1769. This
family was recorded on the 1850 census in Marshall Co., AL, Roll M432-10, p.
253 on 13 Dec. 1850. James was 67
and Sarah 60, both born NC. Living
with them were Rebecca, 23, Ellener J., 17, Permelia C., 17; their birthplaces
were listed as AL. Their first
four children were born in NC, Graves Goodrich in KY, the next three in TN, and
the last six in AL.
Information regarding these
families was obtained from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee, OK. A certified copy of the Choctaw Rolls,
Mississippi, 1902, states that James Brookshire, whose Indian name was Old Blue
Nose, and his wife, Sallie Graves, whose Indian name was Choyata, recorded
spelling O-Ha-Ya, were both half Choctaw.
A story by Harper Haynes, submitted
by R‑84, reads: “When Andrew Young Haynes and Sally (Sarah) came to
Texas, they left her father (James Brookshire) in Mississippi. When he was 96 years old, he rode to
Texas alone on an undersized mule.
He lived to be 104 years old.”
(R‑84, R‑85, R‑87, R‑89, R‑90)
Children - Brookshire
+177. Mary Brookshire, b.c. 1808, m. James Malcolm Berry, d. 23 Dec. 1884.
+178. Isaac W. Brookshire, b. Nov. 1809, m. Mahala A. Rains, c. 1837, d. 1 Aug. 1901.
179. Ervin G. Brookshire, b.c. 1811 (Randolph Co., NC), d. 1841 (Madison Co., AL). Confession of Ervin, who was in jail in Huntsville awaiting execution for the murders of S. Hudson and A. N. Woolsey, stated he was born in Randolph Co., NC in 1811; father emigrated to KY, then to TN, then to Blount Co., AL. Stated he had been drinking when deed was committed. Brother Graves G. Brookshire was present when confession was made.[9]
+180. Winifred Manning Brookshire, b. 11 Jan. 1813, m. Edward Council Billingsley, 14 Oct. 1831, d. 6 Feb. 1901.
+181. Hannah Brookshire, b.c. 1814, m. William R. Trice, 15 Dec. 1842.
+182. Graves Goodrich Brookshire, b.c. 1816, m. Sarah Frances Bacon, 26 June 1849, d.c. 1869.
+183. Mannering Brookshire, b.c. 1820, m(1) Sarah Alabama Berry, 9 Feb. 1843, m(2) Rebecca Logan Johnson, 13 Dec. 1854, m(3) Elizabeth Armstrong Rains, July 1875, d. 1897.
+184. Emeline M. Brookshire, b.c. 1822 (or 1825), m(1) Martin H. Berry, 5 Dec. 1839, m(2) Samuel Conn, c. 1860, d. 31 Dec. 1915.
+185. Sarah Lee Brookshire, b. 5 May 1823, m. Andrew Young Haynes, 19 Jan. 1841, d. 21 March 1896.
+186. Richard Brookshire, b. Jan. 1825, m(1) Delila Berry, 1841, m(2) Mary Jane Vaughn, 20 Oct. 1867, d. 4 April 1901.
187. Rebecca Brookshire, b.c. 1827 (AL).
+188. Alexander James Brookshire, b. 24 Dec. 1829, m. Clarisse E. Oliver, 12 Sept. 1853, d. 25 Sept. 1878.
+189. Ellender Jane Brookshire, b. 20 June 1831, m. Alvis Jackson Jolley, 24 Dec. 1854, d. 9 May 1883.
190. Parmelia (or Permelia) Caroline Brookshire, b.c. 1833 (AL), d. 27 Aug. 1851.
William Wallace Graves (26) was
born about 1791 in NC, and died in 1863 in Greene Co., MO. He married Nancy Harvey on 18 Nov. 1813
in Greene Co., MO. She was born
about 1796 in NC, and died after 1870 in Greene Co., MO; as recorded on the
1860 census, she was living with daughter Nancy in Center Twp., Greene Co., MO,
age 74. They were both listed on
the 1850 Clay Co., MO census living next to their son Richard. They were also listed on the 1860
Greene Co., MO census in Center Twp.
Living with them was their daughter Nancy Grimet [sic] and grandchildren
Hannah Kimmons, age 7, Margaret Grimet, age 2, and James Grimet, age 1. They were both buried in Prospect Cem.,
Plano, Greene Co., MO. Their
children were born in Indiana.
According to R‑50, Samuel and
Rachel Luther Graves preserved a letter from William written in 1850 from
Greene Co., MO. The letter
identified a brother Richard, then living in the West, a son Joel and daughter
Nancy. He sent greetings to his
relatives still in NC: his mother, then living with Samuel, his brother Samuel
and family, his brother Leonard and family, brother-in-law Joel Lucas and family,
and brother Benjamin Graves.
There is some question that the
John Graves below is the son of this William Graves. (R‑23, R‑25, R‑34, R‑44, R‑50)
Children - Graves
+191. Warren H. Graves, b.c. 1820, m. Sarah C. Eanoros, c. 1846.
192. John Graves, b.c. 1822, m. Matilda A. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1841.
+193. Richard Graves, b.c. 1823-24, m. Elizabeth Dorrells, 28 May 1846, d. after 1870.
+194. Michael Joel Graves, b. 13 Feb. 1825, m(1) Dosie Melinda Kimmins, 15 June 1848, m(2) Josephine Roberts, 7 May 1868, m(3) Mary Elizabeth Walker, 15 July 1870, d. 18 Jan. 1897.
+195. Margaret Graves, b. 1827, m(1) Andrew Jackson Carter, 17 Aug. 1849, m(2) William McClure, 27 Sept. 1865, d. 12 June 1892.
+196. Nancy Jane Graves, b. 1835-1840, m(1) James Edward Yancey Kimmons, 25 Dec. 1851, m(2) Henry Richard Grimmett, 27 Dec. 1857, d. 17 April 1896.
Benjamin Graves (27) was born about
1795, according to census records, and died after 22 Aug. 1871 in Montgomery
Co., NC. He first married
Elizabeth Graves on 25 April 1822 in Randolph Co., NC Bondsman was Richard Graves. She was not listed on the 1850 census; however Nancy
Woolever is shown as age 30, living with the family. He married second Nancy Woolever on 29 (or 26) Aug.
1852. She was born about 1820 and
died about 1859. She was a
daughter of Henry Woolever and Anna Barbary Luther, who were married in
1810. Nancy filed for divorce in
Feb. 1856 in Montgomery Co., NC claiming “her said husband commenced a course
of cruel treatment towards her and actually beat and abused her so badly that
she was compelled on several occasions to leave her home and family”; the
divorce was granted 11 Sept. 1858 “after a full investigation of the entire
case, we unanimously agreed, and do hereby render our award to be “That the
defendant do pay the plaintiff, nothing, and that the plaintiff Nancy Graves do
pay all the costs of said suit.”
The children of Henry and Anna were
Mary or Martha, b. 1811, m. Thomas Presnell; Jean, b. 1813, d. young; Michael,
b. 1814, m. Sarah Ashworth; Deborah, b. 1816, m. Harvey Presnell; Nancy, b.
1820, m. Benjamin Graves; Elizabeth, b. 1822, m. Joel Ashworth; Aaron, b. 1827;
Disza, b. 1832, m. Kirby Cranford.
Henry Woolever was born in 1789, son of Joseph Woolever and Nancy Pool
who were married 18 Aug. 1787 in Rowan Co., NC. The Woolever family origin was Germany and the Luther family
origin was Austria. (R‑1, R‑12,
R‑30, R‑44, R‑50)
Children - Graves, by Elizabeth Graves
+197. Richard Graves, b.c. 1828, m. Jane Purdue, d.c. 20 June 1862.
+198. Benjamin Bennett Graves, b.c. 1831, m. Synthia Sellars, 25 April 1852, d. 1861-1865.
199. Mary Graves, b.c. 1832, d. after 1850.
Children - Graves, by Nancy Woolever
200. Asbourn Graves, b. 1850, m. Dove ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
+201. Queen Jennie Graves, b. 8 March 1855, m. James Madison Cox, 1 Nov. 1877, d. 6 (or 7) Oct. 1935.
Mary Ann (“Polly”) Graves (28) was
born 31 Oct. 1799 (from her gravestone) in Randolph Co., NC, and died 16 April
1890 in Wood Twp., Clark Co., IN.
She married Joseph Mullen Nicholson, son of Zachariah D. Nicholson and
his second wife Sarah Mary Harvey (she may just have been named Sarah, but was
called Mary by her family) (or Elisabeth Pritchard per R‑29), in 1816 in
Randolph Co., NC. He was born 4
Jan. 1795 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 21 March 1876 in Wood Twp., IN. They were both buried in Pleasant Ridge
Cem., Wood Twp., IN.
They moved from North Carolina to
Indiana in 1816. Joseph was a
Quaker but later joined the Christian Church of Greenville, IN. Their first 3 children were born in Crawford
Co., IN and the others in Clark Co., IN.
R‑29 gives birthplace for Nancy as Clark Co., IN. (R‑4, R‑21, R‑29)
Children - Nicholson
+202. Richard Nicholson, b. 28 July 1817, m. Suzanne Stover, 31 Oct. 1839, d.c. 1868.
203. Nancy Nicholson, b. 5 Nov. 1818, m. John Spear (or Spears) Coffman, d. 18 March 1904. Bur. Pleasant Ridge Cem. (Clark Co., IN).
204. Hannah Nicholson, b. 16 Oct. 1820.
205. Sarah Nicholson, b. 28 Nov. 1821 (or 1826 per R‑29), never married, d. 2 Aug. 1887. Poor health.
206. John Nicholson, b.c. 1824, d. 17 Sept. 1843 (age 19). Bur. Pleasant Ridge Cem. (Clark Co., IN).
207. Judy Nicholson, b.c. 1826, d. 2 May 1842 (age 16). Bur. Pleasant Ridge Cem. (Clark Co., IN). R‑29 shows b. 1842 (Clark Co., IN), died 1852.
208. Zachariah Nicholson, b. 6 Dec. 1827 (or 1828 per R‑29), m. Jane Roberts, d. 16 Jan. 1895. Nelson Scott’s ancestor.
+209. Caroline (or Carolyn) Nicholson, b. 8 Nov. 1829 (or 1830), m(1) Robert Green Scott, 15 July 1847, m(2) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Miller, d. 17 July 1898.
+210. Elizabeth June Nicholson, b. 26 June 1832, m. Jonathan Wade, 9 May 1854, d. 21 Oct. 1923.
211. Mary Ann Nicholson, b. 15 April 1834, m(1) Morgan Bell, 15 Feb. 1856, m(2) Dave Beatty, 28 Aug. 1861, d. 1890. Morgan was the son of Dunbar Bell.
212. Margaret Matilda Nicholson, b.c. 1838 (twin) (or 18 Jan. 1839 per R‑29).
213. James Nicholson, b.c. 1838 (twin). On 1860 census.
214. Rebecca Nicholson, b.18 Jan. 1839, m. Henry Packwood, 17 Feb. 1873 (Clark Co., IN), d. 5 July 1900 (Wood Twp., IN). Henry was the son of Samuel Packwood and Phoebe Heaton.
+215. Joseph Nicholson, b. 14 March 1841, m. Mary Goss, 20 (or 23 per R‑29) Feb. 1864.
John Graves (29) was born about
1800 in Troy, Montgomery Co., NC (just a few miles south of the Randolph Co.
line), and died 24 April 1843 near Harmony, Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN. According to R‑50, John was born
on the family’s home farm in Randolph Co.
He married Mary (“Polly”) Smitherman, daughter of Samuel Smitherman and
Margaret ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 7 Oct. 1824 in Randolph
Co., NC (Book 1, p. 97); Bondsman was Stephen Lowder[milk], and Hugh McCain was
the witness to the ceremony. Polly
was born in 1805 in Troy, and died 17 Dec. 1847 near Harmony, IN. Some information on the Smitherman
family originally taken from Pinhook to
Brazil appears to be incorrect; it has been amended by subsequent research
documented by R‑17. However,
the quoted material from the book remains (with some corrections) in the next
paragraph. According to The Heritage of Montgomery County North
Carolina 1981, Samuel Smitherman had two sons, Jesse Cox Smitherman, b. 11
May 1818, died 12 Dec. 1883, and Noah Smitherman, b. 1806, died 28 Feb.
1876. R‑17’s research
included will information for Samuel Smitherman with the list of his
children: Jesse Smitherman, Noah
Smitherman, Nancy Smitherman Spencer (wife of Harbert/Herbert Spencer), and
Mary Smitherman Graves.
According to Nelle Hubbard in Pinhook to Brazil: “After the death of
Noah Smitherman in Troy, NC, my grandmother, Rebecca Graves Hendrix, received a
notice, as well as her brothers and sisters, alike, to appear in North
Carolina, and to claim their share of the estate of Noah Smitherman as he had
left a fortune, and it was to be divided.
As the daughter, Nancy [sic] Smitherman Graves, had preceded her father
in death, her share was inherited by her children. [Samuel
Smitherman, Polly’s father, died in May 1836 and did not die before her.] At the time they were to go my
grandmother was sick, so Grandfather John Hendrix represented his wife, then
with 6 of the Graves children they traveled to Troy, NC, and were given their
proportionate shares, and they returned home with all gold money as that was
the way of settlement. Their
valises were very heavy and full of gold.
This was such a thrill for the sons and daughters that the story will be
carried along through generations.”
The 1850 census for Van Buren Twp.,
Clay Co., IN, lists their children Margaret and John W. in the household of
George and Elizabeth Cornwell, dwelling 114, page 300, children Noah and Sarah
in the household of their sister [Mary] Jane Williams, dwelling 123, page 301,
and Samuel with his sister Nancy Douglas’s family in Dick Johnson, Clay Co.,
IN. A Noah Graves, age 8, born
Indiana, was also recorded with them; this is probably a second entry for the
Noah below. All the children were
born in Indiana. (R‑17, R‑28,
R‑35, R‑40, R‑50, R‑201, R‑205)
Children - Graves
+216. Samuel Graves, b. 25 Aug. 1825, m. Mary M. Steed, d. 20 March 1880.
+217. Mary Jane Graves, b. 25 Feb. 1827, m(1) John Williams, m(2) Edward Williams, d. 30 Jan. 1902.
+218. Nancy Ann Graves, b. 7 May 1829, m(1) James A. Douglas, 24 Feb. 1848, m(2) George Williams, 11 Oct. 1867, m(3) Joseph P. Montgomery, 29 (or 28) Feb. 1878, d. 11 March 1892.
+219. James W. Graves, b. 22 Jan. 1831, m. Martha Elizabeth Lawson, 17 Nov. 1853, d. 6 Sept. 1892.
+220. Rebecca Smitherman Graves, b. 11 Jan. 1833, m. John Hendrix, Jr., 1 April 1852, d. 29 July 1883.
221. Margaret F. Graves, b. 27 Aug. 1834 (Clay Co., IN), m. James King.
+222. Noah Smitherman Graves, b. 6 March 1836 (or 1838), m. Laura Eugenia Barns, 1867, d. 16 Jan. 1884.
+223. John Wesley Graves (twin), b. 28 Jan. 1840, m. Evaline Stoner Wells, d. 29 Aug. 1923.
+224. Sarah Ellen Graves (twin), b. 28 Jan. 1840, m(1) William F. Gaylord, m(2) Henry Hendrix, Jan. 1863, d. 20 Feb. 1904.
225. Jesse Smitherman Graves, b. 30 July 1842 (Clay Co., IN), never married. He traveled through the Southwest, died, and was buried in that part of the country.
Leonard Graves (30) was born about
1806 in NC and died in Indiana. He
married Sally Luther, daughter of Jacob Luther, Jr. and Rachel Callicott, on 18
Aug. 1827 in Randolph Co., NC. She
was born about 1812 in NC. This
family was listed in the 1840 census of Montgomery Co., NC. Leonard sold land to this
brother-in-law, Joel Lucas, in 1850 in Montgomery Co., NC, then he and Sally
went “West” to Indiana from Randolph Co., NC after 1850.
None of this family has yet been
found in the 1850 census. Irvin is
believed to be a son because he was living with Samuel Graves in the 1860
census for Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO, and Wilburn was living in the same
township in 1870, 1880 and 1900.
All their children were born in NC. (R‑44, R‑50,R‑101, R‑208, R‑209)
Children - Graves
+226. Samuel Graves, b.c. 1837, m. Mary Ann Samsel, 14 April 1853.
227. daughter
228. Irwin (or Erwin or Irvin) Graves, b.c. 1839, m. Lucinda Samsel (sister of Mary Ann Samsel), 26 July 1860 (Cedar Co., MO), d. during the Civil War. Only found in the 1860 census for Stockton, Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO. Lucinda m(2) Asa Tackett, 20 April 1867, and moved to Linn Co., KS.
229. daughter
+230. Wilburn Elbert Graves, b. 14 April 1847, m. Rhoda Hannah Kennedy, c. 1871, d. 25 May 1933.
Nancy Graves (31) was born about
1807 in NC, and died after 1870.
She married Joel Lucas, son of John Lucas and Elizabeth Godwin Milberry,
on 9 June 1825. He was born about
1807 in NC and also died after 1870.
They lived in Montgomery Co., NC prior to moving to Boone Co., IN. They are listed in the 1850 and 1860
censuses for Montgomery Co., NC and the 1870 census for Boone Co., IN. Their children were born in NC. (R‑44, R‑50)
Children - Lucas
231. Candice Lucas, b.c. 1829, m. John P. Routh, d. after 1880.
232. Fincher Lucas, b.c. 1831, m. Margaret Martin.
233. Timothy Lucas, b.c. 1834, m. Rhoda McClain, d. 1897.
234. Lafayette Lucas, b.c. 1836, m. Margaret Routh.
235. Willoughby Lucas, b.c. 1838, m. Emeline Dean (his cousin).
236. Caroline Lucas, b.c. 1841, m. John Frank Ferguson, 19 Nov. 1868 (Boone Co., IN marriage records).
237. Angeline Lucas, b.c. 1843.
238. Missouri Lucas, b.c. 1845, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. after 1880. Listed with brother-in-law John P. Routh in 1880 census for Jefferson, Boone Co., IN.
239. Hannah E. Lucas, b.c. 1846, m. Isley Dean, d. 7 April 1918.
240. Mary Catherine Lucas, b.c. 1848, m. John Unger, d. 16 Feb. 1913.
241. Purdine Lucas, b.c. 1851, m. Martha J. Canada. Listed in Jefferson, Boone Co., IN in 1880.
Richard Graves, Jr. (32) was born
about 1810 in NC, and died after 1880.
He married Agnes (“Agga”) Graves (#254), daughter of Leonard Graves, Jr.
(#35) and Mary Jordan Callicott, on 23 Nov. 1833 in Randolph Co., NC as
recorded in the Randolph County Marriage Bonds List, Book 1, p. 97, and,
according to R‑50, as stated in a letter written by Martha Jansen in
1967. Samuel Graves was the
bondsmen and Hugh McCain the witness.
Agnes Graves was born about 1818 in NC, and died after 1878 in
Montgomery Co., IN. R‑50
states Richard and Agnes moved before 1836 to Montgomery Co., IN. She also states that this Richard was
often confused with Richard (#38), son of Leonard Graves, Sr.
The family settled in Scott Twp.,
Montgomery Co., IN. Agnes and
Richard apparently divorced between 1860 and 1870. When the Atlas of
Montgomery County, Indiana was printed in 1878, Agnes and her son John
lived on the family farm. Agnes
was listed as Agnes “Granes” on the Family
Search (LDS) 1880 United States Census and
National Index living in Clark, Montgomery Co., IN. She was a 60-year old divorcée, born
about 1820, still living with her widowed son, John. Richard married second Sarah A. Bryant on 4 Oct. 1867 in
Clay Co., IN. Sarah was born about
1845 in Indiana; her parents were born in NC. They were recorded in the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Clark,
Montgomery Co., IN. (R‑50, R‑44,
R‑208, R‑209)
Children - Graves
+242. Mary Hannah Graves, b. 12 Aug. 1835, m. John M. Kesler (or Kessler).
243. John Graves, b. 5 Aug. 1837, m. Elizabeth Graves, 6 July 1863.
+244. Calvin Graves, b. 1 Oct. 1839, m. Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1866, d. after 1900.
+245. Sarah Jane Graves, b. 7 Oct. 1842, m(1) William Franklin Rose, m(2) Josephus Graybill, 17 Feb. 1918.
+246. Leonard Graves, b. 28 Aug. 1844, m. Nancy M. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1870, d. after 1900.
Samuel Graves (33) was born 16 July
1812 in Randolph Co., NC, and died sometime between 23 Oct. and 25 Nov.
1887. He married Rachel Luther,
daughter of Jacob Luther, Jr. and Rachel Callicott, on 12 Aug. 1836 in Randolph
Co., NC (Book 1, p. 98); George Auman was the bondsman. She was born 19 Feb. 1814 and died 16
Feb. 1857, both in Randolph Co.
Rachel was a sister of Sally Luther who married Samuel’s brother
Leonard. Both Samuel and Rachel
were buried near their home west of Highway 134, per R‑50.
Jacob Luther, Jr. and Rachel
Callicott were married 18 May 1809 in Randolph Co., NC. Rachel was a daughter of Beverley
Callicott and Priscilla ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
Samuel’s parents, Richard and
Hannah Fincher Graves, were living with him by 1840, and in 1841 they deeded
the family lands, including several adjoining tracts (totaling 664 acres) on
the Little River, and a slave woman Mary to him, retaining only a life interest
in the property.
The following children were listed
in the 1850 census for Randolph Co., except for Agnes who was born later. Much of this information is from Miss
Ruth Ann Shaw, 1742 Pleasant St., Asheboro, NC 27203, who has the family Bible
of Samuel Graves, and from Martha Prevost who copied Randolph Co., NC marriage
bonds for R‑7.
All the children were born in
Pisgah, Randolph Co., NC. Only
Benjamin and Margaret produced grandchildren; the other children left no
descendants. (R‑7, R‑10,
R‑31, R‑35, R-50, R‑201, R‑202, R‑210)
Children - Graves
+247. Benjamin Franklin Graves, b. 12 Aug. 1838, m. Sarah Ellen Wintersteen (or Winterstein), 18 Aug. 1864, d. 5 (or 4) July 1890.
248. Calvin Graves, b. 1 Oct. 1839, m. Elizabeth Graves. This information is from R‑50; however, no Calvin was listed with this family in 1850 or 1860, and this birthdate was listed for the Calvin who was the son of Richard (#31).
249. Zebedee Graves, b. 20 Oct. 1840, d. 7 March 1863 (of pneumonia in Lynchburg, VA, in service during the Civil War). C.S.A. soldier, Co. F, 46th NC regiment. Bur. Old City Cem., Lynchburg, VA.[10]
250. Hannah Graves, b. 3 (or 8) Aug. 1843, m. William (“Wil” or “Bill”) Newland (or Newlin), d. 1867. They married in Indiana. While migrating westward in the winter of 1867 they were robbed and killed by their guide, Jack Waller. When west of Springfield, MO, the men went deer hunting and Jack Waller killed Wil Newlin. After shooting the father the murderer returned to the wagon and killed Hannah and her baby. Relatives of Wil Newlin found Waller in Dallas Co., TX. When returning him to Missouri, he jumped one of them and was killed. Before he died, he confessed to the killings. This incident occurred in 1867 in Hazel Co., MO.
251. Elizabeth (“Betty”) Graves, b. 22 Sept. 1846, m(1) Calvin Graves (not her brother), 5 July 1863 (per R‑35), m(2) William H. Luck, before 1880, m(3) Emsley Gallimore, d. 1931. A child from the first marriage died in infancy. This Calvin Graves may have been a son of Leonard Graves; Calvin’s will was probated in Randolph Co., NC in 1872. William Luck was b. 15 Feb. 1855. Elizabeth and William Luck were listed with Samuel Graves on the 1880 census.
+252. Margaret Rachel Graves, b. 3 April 1849, m. Solomon (or Soloman) Wyatt Trogdon, 20 Aug. 1865, d. 11 April 1888.
253. Agnes (“Agga”) M. Graves, b. 16 June 1852, never married, d. 27 June 1924. Bur. New Hope United Methodist Church Cem. near Seagrove, NC.
CHILDREN OF LEONARD GRAVES (6)
Leonard Graves, Jr., (35) was born
about 1796 in NC, and died in 1860[11]. According to R‑44, this Leonard
is found to be Leonard Graves Esquire in the 1850 census and she was unable to
identify his parents. He married
Mary Jordan Calicott, daughter of Jordan Callicott and Agnes Callicott, about
1815 to 1817. She was born about
1797 in Randolph Co., NC, and died in 1866[12]
in Montgomery Co., IN. Leonard and
his family arrived in IN from Randolph Co., NC in 1836. This family was listed on the 1850
census as Leonard Graves Esq. in which two sons are listed: Brantley, age 21, Franklin, age 17,
page 519, and the 1860 census, both in Scott Twp., Montgomery Co., IN. Also living with the family in 1850
were Lucy Mason, age 13, born NC, and Isaiah, age 11, born NC. (R‑44, R‑50, R‑208, R‑209)
Children - Graves
254. Agnes Graves, b.c. 1818, m. Richard Graves (#32), 23 Nov. 1833, d. after 1878. See #32 for descendants.
+255. Daughter, b.c. 1820, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Mason.
+256. Sarah Graves, b.c. 1823, m. Drake Brookshire, 9 Nov. 1841, d. 20 (or 29) Feb. 1896.
+257. Brantley H. Graves, b.c. 1829, m. Sarah Brookshire, 1856, d. after 1880.
+258. John Franklin Graves, b.c. 1833, m. Norris C. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
+259. Daughter, b.c. 1834, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Moore.
Mary (“Polly”) Graves (36) was born
about 1800 in NC, and died after 1870.
She married Charles Hillery Bolling/Boling. He was born about 1799 in NC, and also died after 1870,
probably in Randolph Co., NC. They
were in the 1850 census for Ashborough, South Division, Randolph Co., NC, page
112, the 1860 census, also in Ashboro, and 1870 in Richland, Randolph Co. with
single daughters Nancy, Ally, Diza and Sarah. All their children were born in NC. In 1880, children Alla, Dicy and Sarah
were all single and living together in Richland Twp., Randolph Co., NC, page
205C, next door to John Franklin Graves (#819), a distant cousin, and his wife
Lousada. R‑50 also lists
Cornelius Boling, b.c. 1826 as a son of this family. (R‑50)
Children - Boling
+260. Agnes Boling, b.c. 1825, m. Elisha Robinson Yow, 20 Jan. 1852, d.c. 1894.
+261. Martha Jane Boling, b. 2 Aug. 1828, m. Alfred Ledbetter Yow, 4 Sept. 1853, d. 23 Aug. 1886.
262. Nancy Boling, b.c. 1829.
+263. Tyson Boling, b.c. 1830, m. Lucy Lucas, 6 Jan. 1859, d. after 1880.
264. Alla Boling, b.c. 1833, d. after 1880.
265. Disa (or Dicy) Boling, b.c. 1835, d. after 1880.
+266. Alfred Boling, b.c. 1837, m. Emeline Garner, 1 Sept. 1867, d. bef. 6 June 1908.
267. Sarah Boling, b.c. 1839, d. after 1880.
Frances (“Fannie”) Graves (37) was
born about 1803 in NC, and died after 1870. She married Michael Luther, son of Jacob J. Luther and Sarah
Linton, on 13 Jan. 1825 in Randolph Co., NC. Leonard Graves, Sr. was the bondsman and Thomas Hancock was
the witness; her name was spelled Phanney on the marriage certificate. He was born 27 Oct. 1804 in NC, and
also died after 1870. This family
was recorded on the 1830-1850 censuses in Randolph Co., NC, the 1860 census in
Sampson Co., NC, and the 1870 census in Boone Co., IA. Michael was recorded on the censuses as
a blacksmith, an occupation some of his sons continued. Their children were born in NC. (R‑59)
Children - Luther
+268. Nancy Jane Luther, b. 8 March 1828, m(1) Wilborn Russell, 27 Oct. 1855, m(2) William Hall, 16 Dec. 1866.
269. Samuel Luther, b.c. 1829, d. after 1850.
+270. Anderson Luther, b. Aug. 1829, m. Julia E. Walls, d. after 1880.
271. Calvin Luther, b.c. 1833, d. after 1860.
+272. Riley Luther, b.c. 1835, m. Mary Ann Wood, 30 June 1859, d. 30 April 1865.
273. Annie Luther, b.c. 1837.
274. Elizabeth Luther, b.c. 1839. There are marriage records in Randolph Co., NC for marriages of an Elizabeth Luther to Daniel Ward on 30 April 1861 and another for a marriage to P. L. Going on 17 Jan. 1856. It is unclear whether either of these is this Elizabeth.
275. Agatha Luther, b. 8 Sept. 1840, m. Wiley Alfred Presnell, 15 Dec. 1858 (Randolph Co., NC), d. by 9 Sept. 1888. d. 17 May 1910 (Clay Co., IN). Wiley was b.c. 1837 (NC), son of John Presnell and Rebecca Cox. He m(2) Mary Emily Bridges on 9 Sept. 1888 (Randolph Co., NC).
276. Sarah Luther, b.c. 1843, d. after 1870.
+277. Elitha Luther, b.c. 1845, m. Noah Voncannon, 25 Oct. 1866, d. 22 Sept. 1925.
278. Barbara Luther, b.c. 1847.
Richard Graves (38) was born Jan.
1810 in NC, died 10 March (or August) 1876, and was buried in Graves Family
Cemetery at Seagrove Plank Rd., near Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC. According to R‑50, this is where
Richard and Nancy’s descendants were buried. He married Nancy Vuncannon, daughter of Jacob
Vuncannon/Voncannon and Sallie Williams, on 8 March 1834 in Randolph Co., NC as
listed in the Randolph Co. Marriage Bonds, Book 1, p. 97. Richard’s brother-in-law, Charles
Boling, was listed as the Bondsman, and Hugh McCain as the witness. She was born in 1809,and died 10 Nov.
1879, both in Randolph Co., NC, and was also buried in Graves Family Cem. Richard lived all his life in Randolph
Co., NC. This family was listed in
the 1860 census for Randolph Co., NC.
This Richard was often misidentified as Richard, the son of Richard and
Hannah Fincher Graves, who married Agnes Graves, according to R‑50.
|
|
Richard’s picture is shown
here. (R‑1, R‑7, R‑31,
R‑35, R‑50, R‑75, R‑201)
Children - Graves
+279. Lousada Graves, b.c. 1834, m. William Spencer, Jr., 1855, d.c. 1867.
+280. Randolph Graves, b. 26 April 1836, m. Martha Jane Parks, 26 Dec. 1861, d. 6 March 1921.
+281. Noah Graves, b.c. 1838, m. Sarah Jane Owens (or Sara Davis), 2 Sept. 1860, d. 14 Aug. 1862.
282. Sally Jane Graves, b.c. 1845, d. before 1874.
+283. Hillary Graves, b.c. 1848, m. Adeline Ashworth, 16 Jan. 1875, d. before 1897.
+284. Elkanah Graves, b. 28 Dec. 1849, m. Wincie Ann Presnell, 1869, d. 27 March 1929.
CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES, JR. (7) AND MARGARET BROOKSHIRE
Richard Graves (42) was born 12
Sept. 1816 in KY, and died after 1870, probably in Montgomery Co., IN. He married Jane Williams on 6 (or 30)
July 1840 in Montgomery Co., IN.
She was born in Dec. 1816 in Indiana, and died 4 July 1902 in New Ross,
Montgomery Co., IN. Her parents
were born in NC according to the 1880 census. Richard and Jane were recorded on the 1850 census in Scott
Twp., Montgomery Co., IN, the 1860 and 1870 censuses in Walnut Twp., Montgomery
Co., IN; Jane was listed as a widow on the 1880 census in Walnut Twp., IN. Also living with her were two
grandchildren, Emery M. Graves, born about 1864 and Omer O. Graves, born about
1858, children of her son John F., and Jane’s sister, Mary Williams, born in
Nov. 1821 in Indiana. Jane was
recorded on the 1900 census in Walnut, Montgomery Co., IN; living with her were
her son Squire, daughter Maggie, grandson James Patterson, and sister Mary
Williams. Richard and Jane’s
children were born in Indiana. (R‑201,
R‑207)
Children - Graves
+285. John F. Graves, b.c. 1841, m(1) Mary E. Grantham, 29 Aug. 1862, m(2) Lucinda Ellen Graves, 2 Oct. 1883.
+286. William H. Graves, b. 22 June 1843, m. Alice A. Motsinger, 4 Aug. 1870, d. 2 April 1911.
287. Mary E. Graves, b.c. 1845.
288. Martha E. Graves, b.c. 1846.
289. Squire Bryant Graves, b. March 1849, probably never married, d. 30 Jan. 1909 (Boone Co., IN).
290. George T. Graves, b.c. Jan. 1850.
291. Stephen W. Graves, b.c. 1855.
+292. Margaret S. Graves, b. Feb. 1857, m. Thomas A. Patterson, 2 Dec. 1880.
Mary (“Polly”) Graves (45) was born
11 Oct. 1821 in KY, and died 3 Oct. 1889.
She married Manassah Graybill, son of Daniel Graybill and Elizabeth
Kinzer, on 4 Nov. 1841 in Montgomery Co., IN. He was born 2 June 1820 in Botetourt Co., VA, and died 7 April
1876. They were both buried in
Cravens Cem. on the old family homestead, Washington Co., IN. They were recorded on the 1850-1870
censuses in Washington Co., IN; their children were born in Indiana. Mary was recorded on the 1880 census
with her daughter Sarah Johnson’s family in Scott Co., IN. Son Edward also lived with them.
Children - Graybill
293. Elizabeth J. Graybill, b.c. 1848.
294. Sarah E. Graybill, b.c. 1851, m. Rufus Johnson, 5 Oct. 1874 (Washington Co., IN).
295. Edward Graybill, b.c. 1862.
Thomas Graves (46) was born 21
April 1823 in KY, as listed in the 1850-1900 censuses in Washington Co., IN,
(or Randolph Co., NC according to the following sketch), died 22 April 1901,
and was buried in Cravens Cem., Washington Co., IN. He first married Amanda Cravens, daughter of John Cravens
and Ann C. Newman, on 8 May 1850 in Washington Co., IN[13]. She was born 16 Sept. 1828 and died 8
(or 3) July 1865. He married
second Elizabeth Baker, daughter of Valentine Baker, on 22 Nov. 1866 in
Washington Co., IN[14]. She was born 14 May 1844, died 26 Aug.
1916, and was also buried in Cravens Cem.
From the History of Lawrence, Orange & Washington Counties, Indiana, by
Goodspeed Brothers & Company, Chicago, 1884, page 893, Pierce Township,
Washington County, Ind., Biographical Sketches:
"THOMAS GRAVES, the seventh of
a family of eleven children born to John and Margaret (Brookshire) Graves, who
were natives of Randolph Co., North Carolina, was born April 21, 1823, in the
same county as his parents. In
1849 the family came to Washington County, Indiana, and here the parents of our
subject died. Thomas Graves
remained on a farm in Montgomery County, this state, until about twenty-six
years of age, in youth receiving only such education as was obtainable at that
early day. March 14, 1850, his
marriage with Amanda Cravens was solemnized, and two children were born to
them, only one - William A., who was born August 18, 1851 and married Mary
Elrod, yet living; James A., born Aug. 27, 1854, and died April 1, 1860, is the
one deceased. July 3, 1865, the
mother died, and November 22, 1866, Mr. Graves married Elizabeth Baker, by whom
he was the father of these two children: Clara E., born Feb. 14, 1869, and
Woodford, born January 5, 1874, died October 16, 1878. As a farmer Mr. Graves has been
hard-working and economical, and by industry has secured 500 acres of
land. In politics he acts in
harmony with the Republican party, whose principles he advocates."
The birth date given in this sketch
does not agree with that on his tombstone, so the tombstone date of April 23,
1821 was used in a DAR application.
John Cravens, father of Amanda
Cravens, died Nov. 15, 1879, age 83 years, 7 months, 12 days, according to
Hardin Family Cemetery, Madison Township, Washington Co., IN, copied by Mrs.
Lois Brown Carter, Indiana Magazine of
History, vol. 35, 1939, p. 119.
(R‑43, R‑49, R‑201, R‑207)
Children - Graves, by Amanda Cravens
+296. William Andrew Graves, b. 18 Aug. 1851, m. Mary Elizabeth Elrod, 8 Aug. 1871, d. 7 March 1908.
297. James A. Graves, b. 27 Aug. 1854, d. 1 April 1860.
Children - Graves, by Elizabeth Baker
298. Clara E. Graves, b. 14 Feb. 1869, m. Millard Motsinger, 29 May 1892 (Washington Co., IN Book K, p. 314), d. after 1908. Lived in Dinuba, CA at the time of her half brother’s death.
299. Woodford Graves, b. 5 Jan. 1873, d. 16 Oct. 1878.
Leonard Graves (47) was born 28
April 1825 in Russell Co., KY, died 1 March 1900 in Richland Co., IL, and was
buried in Haven Hill, Olney, Richland Co., IL. He married Eliza Rexroat, daughter of Silas Rexroat and
Elizabeth Rebecca Abshire, on 7 July 1847 in Indiana. She was born 28 April 1830 in KY, died 24 Dec. 1919 in
Richland Co., IL, and was buried 26 Dec. 1919 in Haven Hill.
They were listed on the 1850
federal census in Pulaski Co., KY.
They lived in Indiana until 1865 when they moved to Richland Co., IL and
settled on a farm near Big Creek, south of Olney. Their first child, Margaret, was born in KY per the 1880
census, the last, Albert, in Illinois, and all the others in Indiana; however,
the 1850 census shows William born in KY.
(R‑8)
Children - Graves
+300. Margaret Elizabeth Graves, b. 4 June 1848, m. Caleb Heindselman, Jr., 7 Nov. 1867, d. 3 Feb. 1915.
301. William Graves, b. 13 Feb. 1850, m. Cassie Welty, 1 Sept. 1878.
+302. John Silas Graves, b. 2 June 1852, m(1) Alma Britton, m(2) Mary Myers, d. 23 March 1931.
+303. Milton Thomas Graves, b. 18 May 1859, m. Mary Elizabeth Glathart, 16 Nov. 1884, d. 10 Nov. 1947.
+304. Mary Hannah Graves, b. 11 July 1861, m. Charles T. Wise, 10 Feb. 1889, d. 5 July 1944.
305. Lydia E. Graves, b. 20 Oct. 1864, m. Joseph C. Herron, 20 April 1886 (Richland Co., IL), d. 3 Feb. 1896 (Haven Hill, IL).
306. Albert L. Graves, b. 15 June 1868. Lived in St. Louis, MO at the time of his father’s death.
Wade Graves (49) was born 18 April
1830 in Montgomery Co., IN, died 15 Jan. 1912 in Washington Co., IN, and was
buried in Tash Cem., Pekin, Washington Co., IN. He married Malinda Tash, daughter of John Tash, Sr. and
Sarah Stanley, on 8 May 1851 in Washington Co., IN[15]. Malinda was born 22 Jan. 1831, died 21
June 1913, and was also buried in Tash Cem. This family was recorded on the 1860-1880, 1900 and 1910
censuses in Pierce, Washington Co., IN.
In 1910, Malinda stated that six of her eight children were living. (R‑41, R‑201, R‑207)
Children - Graves
307. Candace A. Graves, b.c. 1855, m. James Goss, 4 Aug. 1870 (Washington Co., IN Book H, p. 262).
+308. Joseph H. Graves, b. 12 Sept. 1856, m. Laura May Markland, 18 April 1880, d. 8 Nov. 1942.
309. Sarah Graves, b. 19 Oct. 1858, d. 1861 (Washington Co., IN).
310. Rhoda J. Graves, b.c. 1862.
311. Miranda M. Graves, b. 14 Aug. 1863, m. Charles A. Turner, d. 21 July 1932 (Washington Co., IN). He was b. 29 Jan. 1862, son of Enos Turner and Julia Lofton, and d. 3 June 1932 (Washington Co., IN).
312. Louella Graves, b.c. 1865.
313. Charles Lincoln Graves, b.c. 1868.
314. John Graves, b.c. 1872.
315. Myrtle Graves, b. Sept. 1887.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM GRAVES (9) AND SARAH A. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
John Graves (60) was born 3 June
1818 in Clay Co., IN, died 31 Aug. 1904 near Eckerty, Crawford Co., IN, and was
buried in Potter Cem., Rowland, Crawford Co., IN. He married Catharine (or Katherine) McKinley, possible daughter
of John McKinley, on 12 April 1846 in Lafayette Twp, New Albany, Floyd Co.,
IN. She was born 3 March 1828 in
Floyd Co., IN, died 6 Nov. 1897, and was buried in Horton Cem., near Mt.
Pleasant, Perry Co., IN. (R‑29,
R‑34, R‑81)
Children - Graves
316. Mary Graves, b.c. 1847 (Clark Co., IN). On 1850 Crawford Co., IN. census.
+317. John William Graves, b.c. 1848, m(1) Mahelia King, 18 Aug. 1868, m(2) Phoebe Ash, 24 Aug. 1892, m(3) Hannah Ellen Sanders, 18 Nov. 1975 (?).
318. Sarah J. Graves, b.c. 1847 (or 1851 per R‑34), m(1) Elijah Roberson, 20 Feb. 1878, m(2) Benjamin Schriber. She was not listed on 1850 census.
+319. James R. Graves, b. 22 Nov. 1852, m(1) America E. Hatfield, 11 Dec. 1874, m(2) Nancy D. Shoemaker, 1883, d. 9 May 1917.
+320. George Samuel Graves, b. 25 Feb. 1854, m(1) Sarah Rowland, 5 Dec. 1877, m(2) Grace Shannon, 6 Feb. 1918, d. after 1920.
+321. Gilliam Henry Graves, b. 5 April 1856 (or 10 Jan. 1856 per R‑34), m. Nancy Elizabeth Self, 3 (or 31) March 1880, d. 20 Jan. 1910.
322. Nancy Ann Graves, b.c. 1859, m. John Herndon (or Harrison Tucker per R‑34), 30 May 1892.
+323. Robert L. Graves, b. 22 April 1861, m. Mary Ellen Cox, d. 8 Dec. 1948.
324. Richard Jonathan Graves, b. 6 Sept. 1863, m(1) Martha Huston, m(2) Catherine Cox, 12 Dec. 1886, d. 8 May 1917. His obituary states ‘He leaves a companion six children, 7 grandchildren 6 brothers and 2 sisters” but includes no names. He died of TB. Bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem. (French Lick, Orange Co., IN).
+325. Thomas S. Graves, b.c. 1864, m(1) Elizabeth Corbett, m(2) Lillie B. Thompson, c. 1894, d. 1926-27.
326. Michael L. Graves, b. Aug. 1869, m. Nora Cart.
327. David H. (“Babe”) Graves, b. Aug. 1872, m. Sally Sprinkel, d. after 29 Oct. 1931. “Of Tell City, Ind.” when nephew William Henry Graves died in 1931.
GENERATION 4
CHILDREN OF GILLUM GRAVES (11)
William Graves (74) was born in
1814 in Randolph Co, NC, and died about 1844. He married Sarah Lucas, daughter of William Lucas and Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
about 1839. William Lucas was born
31 Dec. 1764 in Randolph Co., NC, and served in the Rev. War. He lived in Montgomery Co., NC, then
Cass Twp., Clay Co., IN. His
daughter, Sarah Lucas, was born in Clay Co., IN. After William Graves died, Sarah married Linsey Stinson[16],
moved to Hendricks Co., IN, and had 7 children. (R‑3, R‑51, R‑201)
Children - Graves
+328. Henry Marshall Graves, b. 1 April 1840, m. Caroline Amelia Hull, 20 Sept. 1866, d. 4 Feb. 1921.
Henry Graves (75) was born 1818
(per his tombstone) in NC, died in 1873, and was buried in Fairview Cem.,
Madrid, Boone Co., IA. He sold
land in Clay Co., IN in 1849 and 1856.
He married Survilla Hull, a sister of Caroline Amelia Hull who married
Henry’s nephew Henry Marshall Graves (#328). They were married on 8 Feb. 1855 in Boone Co., IA. Survilla was born in 1837 in IL, died
in 1889, and was also buried in the Fairview Cem. This double-cousin relationship made the two families very
close. Before 1859 Henry Graves
started to farm close to Madrid (then known as Swede Point), IA. It was there that Henry Marshall Graves
headed when he decided to leave Clay Co., IN, and Henry Marshall worked as a
hand for his uncle Henry until he went to war. ‘Sourvillia’ [sic] was listed on the 1880 census in Douglas,
Boone Co., IA with children John M., Henry D., Sylphia, Lorena and Sarah; the children
were born in IA. Alvine [sic] and
his wife Lucy were recorded in the next household. (R‑26, R‑51, R‑201)
Children - Graves
+329. Alvin Austin Graves, b. 1855, m. Lucy Ann Saunders, 6 Feb. 1879, d. 1942.
330. Newton J. Graves, b. 1857, d. 1858 (or 1868). Bur. Fairview Cem.
331. Jesse M. Graves, b. 1858, d. 1912.
332. Elroy C. Graves, b. 1860, d. 1913. Went to the far West; bur. Fairview Cem., Boone Co., IA.
+333. John Mack Graves, b. 26 March 1862, m. Sophia Emma Turner, 17 Sept. 1890, d. 25 April 1927.
334. Henry Derwood Graves, b.c. 1865, m. Addie E. Bassett, c. 1901. He is probably the one incorrectly given by R‑26 as Dudley Graves, son of Alvin Austin Graves. They were in the 1930 census for Douglas Twp., Boone Co., IA, with her mother Mary E. Bassett living with them. He owned an 80-acre farm between Henry Graves’ (#75) land and the Des Moines river. He tapped the sugar maple trees on his farm for syrup and also had a smoke house for smoking meat. Addie was from Luther, IA, seven miles east of Madrid. They both may be bur. there.
335. Zylphia (or Sylphia) A. Graves, b.c. 1867, m. “Doc” Sturgeon. She was called “Aunt Sylph” by the family. Doc was a retired physician, and Sylph was an osteopath and worked in her home. Henry Marshall Graves (#328) lived in an upstairs room of their home and died there.
336. Lorena M. Graves, b.c. 1867.
337. Sarah E. Graves, b.c. 1872.
CHILDREN OF MARY ANN GRAVES (13) AND STEPHEN A. LOWDERMILK
Elizabeth Ann Lowdermilk (79) was
born 30 March 1813 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 19 Feb. 1893 in Clay Co.,
IN. She married John T. Tucker,
son of Nathaniel T. Tucker and Martha (“Pattie”) Lawrence, on 20 Nov. 1830 in
Randolph Co., NC. He was born 21
June 1810 in Montgomery Co., NC, and died 5 Oct. 1880 in Clay Co., IN. They were both buried on the Grandma
Tucker place, south of State Road 46, one mile west of Cory on what is now the
McIntosh farm in Clay Co., IN.
Their grave has a large stone surrounded by a strong fence of iron pipe,
and the inscription is still legible.
John learned the trade of
blacksmith in Montgomery Co., NC.
He moved to Indiana around 1831, along with his father-in-law Stephen A.
Lowdermilk, making an overland trip in a wagon drawn by six horses. He took with him his bride and all his
worldly possessions.
He purchased 80 acres in Jackson
Twp., when the land was still primeval wilderness (see p. 423, History of Clay Co., by Travis).
He built a log cabin of the typical
pioneer style with stick and clay, a chimney, a roof that was covered with
rived boards, and no door, using a quilt in its place.
One night while John was away,
wolves came and tried to get his calf, but Elizabeth went out and scared the
wolves into leaving. John is
credited with planting the first orchard in the area. He was both a farmer and a blacksmith.
John’s father was General Nathaniel
Tucker. There are some
discrepancies regarding Nathaniel.
The History of Clay Co.
states: “He was, as far as known, a life-long resident of Montgomery Co.,
NC.” However, Dorothy Clark (a
local Clay Co. historian), in an article of 15 Jan. 1961, says, “He came to
Indiana with his son and others in 1830.”
Dorothy Clark is believed to be in error. There are also many references
to Nathaniel Tucker being a General in the War of 1812. In the book Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812: Detached from the
Militia of N.C. in 1812 and 1814 is found an entry with the following
information: Number: 1, Name: Nathaniel Tucker, Rank: Captain, Name of
Federally Detached Unit: 1st Brigade, 4th Regt., 6th
Co. Nathaniel’s father was William
and his mother was Matilda. (R‑6,
R‑9, R‑16, R‑201)
Children - Tucker
+338. Nathaniel Tucker, b. 26 April 1832, m. Rhoda Bratt, 8 Nov. 1855, d. 16 Feb. 1878.
339. Gilford Tucker, b. and d.c. 1834.
+340. Curtis Tucker, b. 17 May 1837, m(1) Miranda Ann Zenor, 26 Dec. 1858, m(2) Levenia Hixson, 31 Aug. 1869, d. 10 Aug. 1904.
+341. Solomon Tucker, b. 28 Oct. 1838, m. Mariah Jane Stoops, 29 March 1865, d. 9 Dec. 1915.
342. Polly Ann Tucker, b. 10 June 1840, m. Samuel (Simon) Lafayette Butt, 29 June 1858, d.c. 1860. Sam was b. 1849. He m(2) Susannah Butcher, 6 May 1861 (Bk. 2, pg. 7).
343. Ananias Tucker, b. 1843 per R‑16 (or 1847 per R‑9), m. Melissa J. Kester, 4 Sept. 1872 (Clay Co., IN Record 5-174).
344. Stephen Tucker, b. 10 Feb. 1843, d. 5 May 1863. He was killed in his first battle in the Civil War, near Nashville, the Battle of Thompson Station.
+345. Evan Tucker, b. 25 Dec. 1848, m. Clarissa Ann Zenor, 1 Oct. 1868, d. 23 Jan. 1926.
346. Martha Ann Tucker, b. 1851, m. Francis Marion Stoops (his 2nd marriage), 29 Aug. 1869. He m(1) Nancy Lowdermilk, 25 Feb. 1863. Nancy was b. 3 Oct. 1843, daughter of Stephen A. Lowdermilk and his 2nd wife Sarah (‑‑‑‑‑‑) Bolin, d. 12 May 1869. Nancy was bur. next to her father in Cade Cem., Clay Co., IN. Francis was b. 17 April 1838 (OH), and d. 17 June 1898 (MO).
347. Francis Hulda Tucker, b. 16 April 1866, d. 14 Feb. 1869. Bur. Zenor Cem.
348. infant son, b. and d. 18 Feb. 1868. Bur. Zenor Cem.
Margery (or Marjorie) Lowdermilk
(80) was born 27 Dec. 1814 and died 15 Feb. 1895 of heart disease. She married William Slack on 10 Jan.
1833. They were the first couple
married in Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN.
He was born 1 Aug. 1805 and died 27 Aug. 1893. (See pp. 520, 574, History
of Clay Co.) (R‑6, R‑9,
R‑201)
Children - Slack
+349. Ira Barnes Slack, b. 13 March 1834, m. Ruthanna P. Wheeler, 8 Oct. 1854, d. 16 May 1864.
+350. Huldah Slack, b.c. 1835, m. Jacob Diel, Jr., 8 Dec. 1859.
351. Jessie Alson Slack [female], b. 1836, never married, d. 1864.
+352. Allie Jane Slack, b. 10 Aug. 1838, m. Samuel Lemuel Akre, 15 Jan. 1865, d. 4 March 1913.
353. Henry Marshall Slack, b. 1840, d. while serving in the Civil War.
+354. John Evan Slack, b. 10 Oct. 1842, m. Levina McCullough, 25 Nov. 1866, d. 26 March 1897.
355. Sarah Ann Slack, b. 27 Dec. 1844, m(1) Thomas T. Bryan, 18 Dec. 1863, (Clay Co., IN), m(2) Richard Graves.
+356. Ezra Lewis Slack, b. 4 Aug. 1849, m. America Muncie, 1 Sept. 1882, d. Jan. 1939.
357. Nancy Ann Slack, b. 2 Jan. 1850 (Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN), d. 1937.
358. infant, b. 28 Aug. 1852.
359. Clarice Catherine Slack, b. 13 Aug. 1853, d. 3 Aug. 1870.
+360. Lily M. Slack, m. Jesse J. Williams, 19 Oct. 19‑‑.
William L. Lowdermilk (81) was born
27 Sept. 1816 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 22 Dec. 1892, age 76 years, 3
months and 10 days. He married
Mary Wright, daughter of Elijah Wright and Elizabeth Deal, on 27 March 1842 in
Asherville, Clay Co., IN. She was
born 20 Oct. 1822 in Harrison Co., IN, and died 17 Oct. 1891, age 68 years, 11
months and 27 days. They were both
buried in Union Church Cem., Asherville, IN. They had four sons and five daughters, all born in Jackson
Twp., Clay Co., IN. Appearing in
the Eel River Propeller of 27 Aug. 1853,
was an article regarding farmers wanting to organize an agricultural
society. William was chosen as
director from Jackson Twp. In
1870, William was farming 4,420 acres and worth $19,000.00. In an obituary notice for Mary, it
stated that she was 6 years old when her parents moved to Clay Co. from
Harrison Co., IN. Her mother died
before she was grown and she and her siblings became the foster children of
Rev. A. W. Hedge. (R‑6, R‑9,
R‑28)
Children - Lowdermilk
361. daughter
+362. Anna Belle Lowdermilk, b. 27 Sept. 1843, m. William Fisher, 13 Sept. 1860. d. 20 July 1912.
+363. Emory Lowdermilk, b. 15 Jan. 1846, m. Mary C. Neidlinger, 28 Dec. 1869, d. 22 May 1908.
+364. Lucinda Lowdermilk, b. 16 Jan 1848, m. William W. McCullough, 26 Oct. 1865, d. 3 Aug. 1915.
+365. Lania Lowdermilk (twin), b. 16 Feb. 1850, m. Vincent McCullough, 29 Jan. 1871, d. 1936.
366. Delaney Lowdermilk (male twin), b. 16 Feb. 1850, d. after Sept. 1850. Listed on 1850 census of Clay Co.
+367. Winfield Scott Lowdermilk, b. 16 Feb. 1851, m. Armilda Boling, 30 March 1873, d. 4 Nov. 1908.
+368. Vincent Hedge Lowdermilk, b. 18 Nov. 1855, m(1) Christina Matilda Presnell, 19 Oct. 1882, m(2) Clarissa (Morgan) Campbell, 14 Jan. 1915, d. 29 Aug. 1923.
+369. Clinton Lowdermilk, b. 2 Dec. 1860, m. Rebecca F. Smith, 14 Oct. 1886, d. 24 Dec. 1894.
Margaret A. Lowdermilk (82) was
born 2 May 1818 in NC, and died in 1861 in Clay Co., IN. She married Joseph Thomas Roberts in
1835 in NC. He was born 8 June
1816 in NC, and died in July 1849.
He was a farmer with over 250 acres. Margaret was recorded on the 1860 census in Andrew, Platte
Co., MO; James was born in Indiana and the other children were born in MO. (R‑9)
Children - Roberts
+370. James William Roberts, b. Aug. 1842, m(1) Elizabeth Childress, m(2) Bettie Tracy, c. 1877, d. July 1929.
+371. Mary Ann Roberts, b.c. 1837, m. George Washington Jackson, by 1855, d. bef. 1870.
+372. Susan Roberts, b.c. 1845, m. George Washington Jackson (as his second wife), 1860-1865.
+373. Albert Clark Roberts, b. 4 March 1847, m. Sarah Isabell Hubbell, 19 Feb. 1868, d. 21 Dec. 1932.
+374. Joseph Thomas Roberts, b. July 1849, m(1) Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑, by 1870, m(2) Matilda (‑‑‑‑‑‑) Drain, c. 1906, d. after 1930.
Annanias (or Annanies) Wesley
Lowdermilk (83) was born 28 Jan. 1821 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 31 Dec.
1871 in Clay Co., IN. He married
Frances Wheeler on 26 Jan. 1850.
(Reinstated marriage license, approved 12 Jan. 1852.) She was born 1 Sept. 1827 and died 15
Oct. 1881. Both were buried in the
Ashboro Cem., Clay Co., IN. (R‑9,
R‑78)
Children - Lowdermilk
+375. Louisa Josephine Lowdermilk, b. 27 Oct. 1851, m. John Wesley Bridgewaters, 25 March 1877, d. 27 Jan. 1940.
+376. Margaret Ann Lowdermilk, b. 1 Aug. 1853, m. Erastus P. Varner, 12 Sept. 1872, d.c. 1885.
+377. Thomas Jefferson Lowdermilk, b. 5 April 1856, m(1) Catherine M. Stephens, 1 April 1877, m(2) Lucy B. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 1937.
+378. Mary Belle Lowdermilk, b. 17 Sept. 1858, m. Frank Snedeker, 23 Nov. 1882, d. 30 Jan. 1933.
379. Clarissa Mahala J. Lowdermilk, b. 26 Nov. 1860, d. 10 Aug. 1862. Bur. Ashboro Cem.
380. Evan Absalom Lowdermilk, b. 5 Feb. 1863, d. young. Bur. Ashboro Cem.
+381. Frances Eliza Kansas Lowdermilk, b. 27 Sept. 1865, m. Napoleon Mellinger, 20 Nov. 1884, d. after 1940.
382. Hannah W. Lowdermilk, b.c. 1867.
383. Rachael Ally May Lowdermilk, b. 1 Nov. 1869, m. George C. Reeder, d. after 1940. She was listed as Alice Reeder of Philadelpia in her sister Louisa Bridgewaters’ obituary.
384. Rettame Ann Worth Lowdermilk, b. 3 May 1872, m. Elmer N. Dawson, 19 May 1896. The ceremony was performed by Frank A. Morgan.
Sarah
Lowdermilk (84) was born 18 Sept. 1822, died 29 Nov. 1892, and was buried in
Moss Cem., Clay Co., IN. She
married James Franklin Gibbens (or Gibbens), son of Jacob Gibbens and Mary Ann
Pierce, on 20 Feb. 1848 in Clay Co., IN.
He was born 25 Oct. 1825 in Frederick Co., VA, died 14 Jan. 1873 in Clay
Co., IN, and was buried in Ashboro Cem., Clay Co., IN. He served in Co. I, 85th IN
Inf. during the Civil War. (R‑6,
R‑9)
Children - Gibbens
+385. Louisa M. Gibbens, b. 26 May 1848, m. William S. Rodman, d. 9 May 1933.
+386. Sarah Savannah Gibbens, m. William Haines.
387. Lewis Cass Gibbens, b. 3 May 1851, d. 15 July 1852. Bur. Zenor Cem.
+388. Stephen Franklin Gibbens, b.c. 1853, m(1) Mary Ball, m(2) Dorothy ‑‑‑‑‑‑, m(3) Emma Pearman
+389. Mary Miranda Gibbens, b. 1859, m. David Anderson Howard, 12 Oct. 1882, d. 1939.
390. Joseph Davidson Gibbens, m. Rhoda ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
+391. Anna Marie Gibbens, m. Marion Burford Howard, d. 1945.
Evan Annanias Lowdermilk (85) was
born 1 Sept. 1824, died 4 Nov. 1875, and was buried in the Union Cem., Clay
Co., IN. He first married
Elizabeth Ann Zenor in 1845. She
was born 5 March 1828 in NC, and died 12 March 1848 in Clay Co., IN. He married second Mahalia Jane Zenor on
15 May 1855 in Clay Co., IN. She
was an older sister of Elizabeth.
She was born 11 Sept. 1823 in Clay Co., IN, and died 6 Nov. 1895. (R‑6, R‑9)
Children - Lowdermilk, by Elizabeth A. Zenor
+392. Ananias McClain Lowdermilk, b. 7 May 1846, m. Delilah Dell DeVore, 13 Aug. 1870, d. 11 March 1926.
Children - Lowdermilk, by Mahalia J. Zenor
+393. James Boothe Lowdermilk, b. 3 Aug. 1856, m(1) Miranda Payne, 23 Feb. 1875, m(2) Sarah R. (‑‑‑‑‑‑) Killian, 24 Sept. 1886, m(3) Sarah E. Walch, 29 June 1893, d. 27 April 1922.
+394. Lawrence Thompson Lowdermilk, b. 17 March 1858, m(1) Myra Ella Diel, 12 Aug. 1877, m(2) Catherine (Fritz) Lazon, 23 May 1912, d. 13 July 1928.
+395. Amanda Ann Lowdermilk, b. 30 Nov. 1860, m. William Butts, Jr., 14 Oct. 1877, d. 9 Nov. 1932.
Jane Lowdermilk (86) was born 27
May 1826, died 10 Aug. 1878, and was buried in Zenor Cem. She married Absolom (or Absolum) Briley
Wheeler, son of Thomas Wheeler and Frances Thompson, on 2 March 1845 near Bowling
Green, Clay Co., IN. He was born
30 April 1825, one of the first children born in Clay Co. Absolom’s parents moved to Harrison
Co., IN about 1820 but moved to Clay Co., IN in 1825 where they both died. Thomas died in his 99th
year, a veteran of the War of 1812, and Frances died at age 86. Thomas’ father was a soldier in the
Revolutionary War, died at age 108, and was buried in the Sloan Cem. Frances’ father died at age 104, and
was buried in the Zenor Cem., near Bowling Green, IN. Although he received a limited education, Absolom became a
prosperous farmer, leasing, then owning land, eventually acquiring 200
acres. The panic of 1873 caused a
setback, but he recovered in a few years, moved to Brazil, IN in 1879, and
became successful in the fire and life insurance business. After Jane’s death in 1878, Absolom
married second Elizabeth Babbitt on 13 July 1879. (R‑6, R‑9)
Children - Wheeler
+396. Crinthia E. Wheeler, b. 1845, m. George W. Shaffer, 11 Oct. 1866, d. 21 April 1895.
+397. Frances Louisa Wheeler, m. Elias Young, 23 Jan. 1866.
+398. James C. Wheeler, b. Oct. 1850, m. Eva Halbert, 18 April 1875, d. 1929.
399. Mahalia V. Wheeler, b. 1854, never married.
+400. Squire Sylvester Wheeler, b. 1855, m. Siopha Ann Belle Tipton, 25 Sept. 1879.
+401. Amanda J. Wheeler, b. 26 March 1858, m. Thomas Wyndham (or Windham), 23 May 1875, d. 30 July 1929.
+402. Lawrence Thomas Wheeler, b. 1861, m. Josephine McMamar, 3 April 1881.
+403. Victoria Wheeler, b. 1864, m. William B. Schartz, 15 May 1886.
Louisa McKindrey Lowdermilk (87)
was born 28 Dec. 1826 in NC, died 19 Nov. 1915 (Record H-19 205)[17]
in Lewis Twp., IN, and was buried in Zenor Cem., Clay Co., IN. She first married James Boothe Zenor in
1845. He was born 5 Sept. 1825 and
died 6 Aug. 1860. She married
second James Paxton Albright on 5 Feb. 1863 (Record B2-93). He was born 28 Dec. 1826 in NC, and
died in 1903. He served in Co H,
20th IL Infantry during the Civil War for three years. They were listed on the 1900 census in
Brazil, Clay Co., IN (ED 1, p. 8).
(R‑9)
Children - Zenor
+404. William Booth Zenor, b. 1 Oct. 1846, m(1) Maria Elizabeth Baker, 22 Aug. 1868, m(2) Julia A. Hosttler, 4 Aug. 1915, d. 1923.
+405. Nancy A. Zenor, b. 21 Jan. 1848, m. Thomas J. Butts, 16 Dec. 1874 (or 1875).
+406. Marshall M. Zenor, b. 10 Aug. 1849, m(1) Mary E. Leberer, m(2) Elizabeth E. Farley, 15 Sept. 1871, d. 1884.
+407. Elizabeth Ann Zenor, b. 3 Feb. 1854, m. David C. Nicoson, 1871, d. 1934.
Children - Albright
+408. Mary Belle Albright, b. 1863, m. Benjamin Kester, 12 July 1886, d. after 1900.
James W. Boling (89) was born in
Feb. 1831 in Indiana, and died in 1906.
He married Harriet Muncie/Muncey, daughter of Samuel Muncie and
Elizabeth Engle, about 1852. She
was born 8 Feb. 1833 in KY, and died 5 March 1917 in Jackson Twp., IN, and was
buried in Union Cem., Jackson Twp., IN.
Her brothers This family was recorded on the 1860-1910 censuses in Clay
Co., IN.
A James W. Lowdermilk, age 19, born
Indiana, was listed with the family in 1850. It is unclear whether he was the last child of Mary and
Stephen; subsequent censuses list a James W. Boling, b.c. 1831 in Indiana, who may be a son of Stephen’s second
wife Sarah by her first marriage.
James W. Boling’s children married into the next generation of Graves’
descendants so Boling’s descendants are listed in the genealogy for
clarity. (R‑9)
Children - Lowdermilk
409. Armilda Boling, b. Dec. 1854, m. Winfield Scott Lowdermilk, 30 March 1873, d. 7 June 1918. See #367 for descendants.
+410. John William Boling, b. Feb. 1857, m. Nancy Anne Perigo, 25 Jan. 1880, d. 1923.
+411. Albert Boling, b. March 1860, m. Sarah Siner, 26 Sept. 1886, d. 1923.
+412. Sarah Elizabeth Boling, b. May 1863, m. Francis M. Siner, c. 1883, d. after 1920.
413. Elias Walter Boling, b. 1866, m. Laura ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1896, d. 1926. Called Walter.
+414. Ersom Boling, b. April 1869, m(1) Janie Myers, 25 Dec. 1898, m(2) Cynthia Scharff, 27 March 1910, d. 1947.
415. Alice Boling, b.c 1872 (IN).
CHILDREN OF MARGERY GRAVES (15) AND MILES BEAMAN
Rhoda Beaman (90) was born 12 (or
17) Nov. 1819 in Randolph Co., NC, died 31 Dec. 1884 in Nacogdoches Co., TX,
and was buried in an unmarked grave in Blue Springs Cem., Etoile, Nacogdoches
Co., TX. She first married J. T.
Crawford of Virginia. Their sons
were born in Arkansas. He died in
Crittenden Co., AR. She married
second either John F. Davis or Nathaniel Davis. There is a listing in Limestone Co., AL for Nathaniel and
Rhoda Davis. Freeman Davis was
born in Arkansas, and Monroe Davis was born in Nacogdoches Co., TX. She married third Benjamin F. Haney of
Illinois on 26 Nov. 1854 in Nacogdoches, TX. He was also buried in Blue Springs Cem., Etoile, TX.
Rhoda was listed on the 1850 census
as Roda [sic] Davis with her first three children living in her father’s
household; she was also listed in the 1854 school census of Nacogdoches Co.,
TX. (R‑62, R‑67, R‑211)
Children - Crawford
+416. Oliver Henry Perry Crawford, b. 1 April 1840, m(1) Elizabeth Lowery, 28 March 1866, m(2) Annie E. Moore, 20 Oct. 1881, d. 13 April 1912.
+417. James Thomas Crawford, 1 Sept. 1842, m(1) Mary A. Morton, 1 May 1867, m(2) Martha Emma Powers, 28 Oct. 1889, d. 7 March 1922.
Children - Davis
+418. Freeman E. Davis, b. Feb. 1847, m(1) Frances Adline Mooney, 12 Aug. 1869, m(2) Sarah E. (‑‑‑‑‑‑) Welch, 26 Oct. 1913, d. 12 Jan. 1918.
+419. Monroe Davis, b. 10 March 1852, m(1) Alice M. Medford, 30 June 1870, m(2) Susannah Milstead, 3 April 1919, d. 29 June 1933.
Children - Haney
+420. Martha J. Haney, b.c. 1855, m. Thomas W. Morton, 4 March 1875, d. 1923.
421. Miles Frank Haney, b. 1857, m. Emma F. Patterson, 6 Dec. 1883, d. 5 March 1926 (Etoile, TX). She was b. 15 Dec. 1863 (TX), daughter of George W. Patterson and Elizabeth Lowery.
422. Morris A. Haney, b.c. 1858 (Nacogdoches Co., TX).
423. Mary Caroline Haney, b. 18 Sept. 1860 (Nacogdoches Co., TX), m. J. W. Lanier, 15 Dec. 1881 (Cherokee Co., TX), d. 4 May 1939. He was b. 16 May 1854, d. 4 Dec. 1911.
CHILDREN OF JANE GRAVES (16) AND RANDOLPH BOLING
Benjamin F. Boling (91) was born 10
Jan. 1818 (or 1817 per R‑69) in Randolph Co., NC, and died 12 Dec.
1855. He married Jane Winslow,
daughter of James Winslow and Mary Armour, on 28 (or 29) Aug. 1837[18]
in Salem, Washington Co., IN. This
family was recorded on the 1850 census in Washington Co., IN; their children
were born in Indiana. Jane was
born 7 Sept. 1821 in Indiana, and died 4 Feb. 1878. They were both buried in Winslow Cem., Belle Plaine, Benton
Co., IA[19]. They moved from Indiana to Iowa. After Benjamin died, Jane married James
Sumner (or Summer). This family
was recorded on the 1860 census in Poweshiek Co., IA; Jane and James were
buried next to each other.
The Winslows were Quakers. They were founders of the Friends Blue
River group in Washington Co., IN.
(R‑69, R‑71, R‑72)
Children - Boling
424. Abeslah (or Absala) Boling, b.c. 1837, m. Henry ("Hank") Wilson.
425. Emerilla Boling, b.c. 1839, m. Schyler Wyman.
+426. Elizabeth Boling, b. 10 Jan. 1843, m. William Schyler Barnett, 10 March 1859, d. 21 Nov. 1908.
427. William Riley Boling, b.c. 1847, m. Josephine Williams.
+428. Jefferson Tilford Boling, b.c. 1851, m(1) Mary S. Graham, m(2) Ludie Albertson, 14 Jan. 1893.
429. Erastus W. Boling, b.c. 1853.
John B. Boling (92) was born about
1820 in Randolph Co., NC, and died in 1869. He married Eliza ("Lisa") Ann Emorville Nicholson[20],
daughter of Benjamin F. Nicholson and Jemima Starr, on 18 Oct. 1840 in
Washington Co., IN. She was born 9
June 1823, and died 10 Dec. 1888, both in Washington Co., IN, and was buried in
Plattsburg Cem., Washington Co., IN.
The family was in the 1860 census for Washington Twp., Washington Co.,
IN, where Eliza was shown as Eliza A. E.
Children George through Harvey were listed with the family in 1860, all
born in Indiana.
There is some question as to whether
Alvin Boling was their son, since he was supposedly born about 1838 and they
didn't marry until 1840. (R‑68,
R‑43)
Children - Boling
+430. Alvin Boling, b.c. 1838, m. Margaret Gordon, 24 Jan. 1861.
431. George W. Boling, b.c. 1841, d. after 1918. Listed in his brother Benjamin’s obituary.
432. Permelia E. Boling, b.c. 1843. She was listed on the 1860 census.
+433. Benjamin R. Boling, b.c. 1847, m. Mary A. McClasky, 12 March 1874, d. April 1918.
434. Mary C. Boling, b.c. 1849. She was listed on the 1870 census.
+435. Senith E. Boling, b. 10 Aug. 1851, m. George W. Robertson, 14 March 1872, d. 21 Feb. 1878 (or 1879).
+436. Amanda M. Boling, b. 27 May 1853, m. David Marion Shields, 31 July 1877, d. 11 Jan. 1945.
+437. James Harvey Boling, b.c. 1859, m. Eunice Ann Hobbs, 30 Dec. 1880, d. 1948.
438. Emma I. Boling, b.c. 1862. She was listed on the 1880 census.
+439. Elijah Jefferson Boling, b. 12 Jan. (or July) 1864, m. Mary Alice Hattabaugh, 13 Oct. 1887, d. 30 Jan. 1942.
Bethena (or Bethany) Boling (93)
was born 18 Feb. 1821 in Randolph Co., NC, died 22 (or 23) July 1900 in
Washington Co., IN, and was buried 24 July 1900 in Nicholson Cem., Washington
Twp., Washington Co., IN. She
married Henry W. Nicholson, son of Benjamin F. Nicholson and Jemima Starr, on 7
Feb. 1836 in Salem, Washington Co., IN.
He was born 22 Dec. 1815, died 15 Nov. 1876, and was buried 22 Nov. 1876
in Nicholson Cem., all in Washington Co., IN. Their children were born in Washington Co., IN. (R‑68, R‑72)
Children - Nicholson
+440. Jemima J. Nicholson, b.c. 1835-7, m. John Martin Bottorff, 12 Oct. 1856, d. 27 Dec. 1901.
441. Miranda Amanda Nicholson, b. 11 July 1838, m. Daniel Bush, 6 Jan. 1859, d. 2 June 1884 (Washington Co., IN). Bur. Old Rush Creek Cem.
442. Silas G. M. Nicholson, b. 8 Jan. 1840, d. 13 March 1891. He was an invalid.
+443. Francis Marion Nicholson, b. 12 Nov. 1842, m. Martha Ellen Gibbons, 25 Feb. 1868, d. 8 Nov. 1895.
+444. Bayley B. T. Nicholson, b. 1845, m. Eliza J. Naugle, 15 Feb. 1866, d. 18 March 1879.
445. Isabel Nicholson, b. 1847.
+446. James K. Polk Nicholson, b. 1849, m. Elvira Gibbons, 7 March 1873, d. 1880.
447. Samuel R. Nicholson, b. 23 Nov. 1850, d. 13 May 1892 (Washington Co., IN). Bur. Nicholson Cem.
+448. Joel D. Nicholson, b. 14 Nov. 1854, m. Effie Margaret Boling, 10 July 1879, d. 22 April 1915.
449. Eliza Ann Nicholson, b. 1857 (or 1853), m. Andrew Sweeney, 1880.
450. Martha V. Nicholson, b. 1857, m. William Hodgins, 8 March 1877.
451. William J. Nicholson, b. 28 Nov. 1861[21], d. 2 May 1886. Bur. Nicholson Cem.
Seth Boling (95) was born about
1824 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 14 Nov. 1901 in Washington Co., IN. He married Malinda A. Hattabaugh,
daughter of Martin Hattabaugh and Lucy Weston, on 12 Feb. 1846 in Salem,
Washington Co., IN. She was born
15 April 1828 and died 20 March 1920, both in Washington Co., IN, and was
buried in Plattsburg Cem., Monroe Twp., Washington Co., IN. The family was listed in the 1860
census for Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN. (R‑68, R‑43)
Children - Boling
452. Berthena (or Bethany) Boling, b.c. 1846.
+453. Vandiver (or Vandaver) Boling, b.c. 1848, m. Serilda Payne, 3 Sept. 1874.
+454. Seth Boling, b. 18 (or 28) Aug. 1851, m(1) Phoebe Shields, 25 July 1875, m(2) Mary Gordon, 28 Oct. 1900, d. 17 April 1925.
+455. Bailey Boling, b.c. 1855, m(1) Mariah Spurgeon, 28 Jan. 1875, m(2) Rachiel M. Rodman, 27 June 1905, d. 7 Oct. 1923.
Mary Anne Boling (96), possibly
called Ann, was born 7 June (or Jan.) 1825[22]
in Randolph Co., NC, and died 7 Feb. 1857. She married Isaac J. Trueblood, son of Samuel Trueblood and
Sarah Cartwright, on 23 March 1848 in Salem, Washington Co., IN. He was born 4 Feb. 1824 in Washington
Co., IN, and died 6 Sept. 1864 in Rome, Floyd Co., GA. Their children were born in Washington
Co., IN.
After Mary Anne died, he married
second Rebecca Jaynes on 10 March 1858 in Salem, IN. She was born about 1833. They had 3 children, all born in Washington Co., IN: Elizabeth E. Trueblood, b. 17 July
1859; Lorenzo D. Trueblood, b. 16 March 1860; John D. Trueblood, b. 28 Feb.
1862. (R‑72)
Children - Trueblood
456. Milton Trueblood, b. 7 Jan. 1850, m. Rebecca Jane England, 30 Aug. 1873 (Salem, IN), d. 24 April 1898 (Indianapolis, IN). She was b. 31 Jan. 1854 and d. 10 May 1925.
+457. Samuel Trueblood, b. 9 Dec. 1851, m. Mary Etta Goodpasture, 23 Feb. 1884, d. 22 June 1937.
+458. Randolph Trueblood, b. 25 Sept. 1853, m. Penelopy O'Hara, 13 Aug. 1873, d. 28 March 1929.
+459. Frasmus Trueblood, b. 25 Dec. 1855, m. Sarah Winslow, 20 Sept. 1877, d. 23 Dec. 1926.
Sarah ("Sally" or
"Sallie") Boling (97) was born 11 March 1826 in NC, and died 27 Sept.
1892 in Washington Co., IN. She
married George William Hattabaugh, son of Jacob Hattabaugh and Ann Frances Judy
(or Anna Judia[23]), on 13
Feb. 1844 in Salem, Washington Co., IN.
He was born 30 Nov. (or May, per R‑43 and R‑72) 1823 and
died 9 Dec. 1898, both in Washington Co., IN. They were both buried in Plattsburg Cem., Monroe Twp.,
Washington Co., IN. Their children
were born in Washington Co., IN.
According to her obituary in The
Republican Leader, Sept. 30, 1892, Kossuth Items – Mrs. George W.
Hattabaugh died of dysentery and was buried in the Plattsburg Cem., Sept.
28. She was 65 years of age.
Jacob Hattabaugh was the son of
George Hattabaugh and Mary Coiner (or Keiner) from PA. Jacob was born 21 Oct. 1793 in Augusta,
VA, died 4 Feb. 1864 in Washington, IN, and was buried in Plattsburg Cem. (R‑68, R‑43, R‑72)
Children - Hattabaugh
+460. Ann Maria Hattabaugh, b.c. 1846, m(1) David Johnson, 12 March 1863, m(2) Thomas Oliver Denny (or Denney), 23 March 1865, d. before 1880.
+461. Eliza Jane Hattabaugh, b. 22 July 1848, m. Isaac C. Baker, Jr., 1 July 1869, d. 29 Oct. 1917.
462. Isaac Columbus Hattabaugh, b. 24 Dec. 1851, m. Allie Miller, 16 Dec. 1875 (Boone Co., IN), d. Oct. 1927 (Grangeville, Lewiston Co., ID). Bur. Grangeville, ID.
+463. Josephine Adelaide Hattabaugh, b. 22 Oct. 1855, m(1) Charles Conner, 9 Sept. 1876, m(2) Flanders Denny, 5 Sept. 1883, d. 27 Jan. 1932.
464. Mary Hattabaugh, b.c. 1857, m(1) Ambrose Pollock, 29 Oct. 1885, m(2) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Rush.
Gilbert Boling (99) was born about
1829-30 in IN, died 23 July 1885 in Washington Co., IN, and was buried in
Walnut Ridge, Washington Co., IN.
He married Martha Ellen Burns (or Burnes or Burris or Burrows), daughter
of John Burris and Elizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 20
Jan. 1853 in Salem, IN. She was
born 2 Nov. 1835 in Indiana, and died 17 Jan. 1914 in Washington Co., IN. The family was listed in the 1860
census for Brown Twp., Washington Co., IN, and the 1870 census for Jefferson
Twp., Washington Co., IN. Their
children were born in Indiana. (R‑68,
R‑72)
Children - Boling
465. Martha Emerine Boling, b.c. 1852-53.
466. Adeline (or Allena Ellen) Boling, b.c. 1853-54.
467. Isaiah (or Joah) Boling, b.c. 1855-56. It is not clear whether this is one person or two.
468. Mary (or Maray) Elphine Boling, b.c. 1857.
469. Diantha Elizabeth Boling, b.c. 1859-60.
470. Laura Boling, b.c. 1862.
471. Rosia Boling, b.c. 1866.
472. Zella Boling, b.c. 1869.
Clarissa Boling (101) was born
about 1832 (or 1838) in Washington Co., IN, and died in Aug. 1875. She married Thomas Denny, son of Joseph
Denny and Sarah Minerva Elliott, on 21 Aug. 1851 in Salem, Washington Co., IN. He was born 24 May 1830, died 5 May
1917, both in Washington Co., IN, and was buried in Kossuth Cem.. Their children were born in Washington
Co., IN. Thomas married second
Martha A. VanCleave on 17 Sept. 1878.
The obituary for Thomas Denny reads
as follows:
Thomas Denny was born in Washington
county, Indiana, May 24 1830 and died May 5 1917 being 86 years, 11 months, and
11 days at his death. Mr. Denny
was married to Clarissa Boling Aug. 21, 1851. To this union were born four children, viz: Israel B. Denny,
Richard N. Denny, Amanda M. Denny and Sarah E. Denny, only two of whom surviv
him: I. B. Denny of Clifty and Mrs. Amanda Reynolds of Jefferson twp. Sarah died in childhood; Richard N.
passed away in Sept. 1912. Mr.
Denny and family lived in Monroe twp., Washington Co., IN, until 1853. He moved to Iowa and lived one year;
moved back to their native county and state, where he lived until 1869. He then moved to Montgomery Co. on a
farm. While there he experienced
some of this world’s trials and tribulations.
In March 1873 he lost his youngest
child, Sarah E., and in August 1875 his wife passed away, leaving him with
three children to fight the battles of life the best way they could under the
circumstances. Sept. 17, 1878 he
married Martha A. VanCleave, who still survives him. In the winter of 1881-82 he moved back to Washington Co. on
his farm in Jefferson twp. where he lived until his death. Mr. Denny was a farmer all his long
life an a shoe maker by trade which trade he followed ever since a young man
until a few years before his death.
He was not a member of any church, but belonged to that class of men who
holds this worlds honors in high principals of man, viz truth, honesty and
virtue. (R‑68, R‑43, R‑72)
Children - Denny
473. Israel B. Denny, b. 17 Feb. 1858, m. Velma Hankins, 1 March 1915 (Salem, IN).
474. Richard N. Denny, b.c. 1860-61, d. Sept. 1912. Bur. Monroe Twp., Washington Co., IN.
475. Amanda M. Denny, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Reynolds.
476. Sarah E. Denny, d. March 1873.
Albert G. Boling (103) was born
about 1836-37 in Indiana, died 14 (or 17) May 1910 in Washington Co., IN, and
was buried 19 May 1910 in Winslow Cem., Washington Twp., Washington Co.,
IN. He married Sarah
("Sallie") Johnson, daughter of Archibald Johnson, Jr. and Mary Rose,
on 4 Aug. 1860 in Salem, Washington Co., IN. She was born 30 March 1841 and died 14 Feb. 1907, both in
Washington Co., IN. They were
listed in the 1870 census for Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN. Their children were born in Washington
Co., IN. (R‑68, R‑72)
Children - Boling
+477. Willard Boling, b. 14 July 1861, m. Polly Ann Goodpasture, 2 March 1895, d. 27 March 1939.
478. Emma A. Boling[24], b.c. 1865.
+479. Mary Boling, b. 13 Oct. 1866, m. Sherman Winslow, 28 Feb. 1884, d. 26 Dec. 1937.
480. David Boling, b. 8 Sept. 1868[25], m(1) California Lyles, 21 March 1897 (Salem, IN), m(2) Grace Hall, 17 Feb. 1904 (Salem, IN). California Lyles was b. 5 March 1870, dau. of Augustus Lyles and Jane Brewster, and d. 30 Jan. 1901 (Washington Co., IN).
481. Cora Bell Boling, b. 16 June 1870, m. James Leatherman, 21 Feb. 1897 (Salem, IN), d. 3 July 1941 (Washington Co., IN). Bur. Franklin, Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN. James was b. 7 June 1864, son of Frederick Leatherman and Isabella Naugle, and d. 15 April 1943 (Washington Co., IN).
482. Clyde Boling, b.c. 1884.
Mark Boling (105) was born about
1840-42 in Washington Co., IN, and died 27 Jan. 1922 in Ladoga, Montgomery Co.,
IN. He married Agnes Catherine
Cooper, daughter of George Cooper and Jane Graves[26],
on 12 Feb. 1877 in Ladoga, IN. She
was born 25 Dec. 1854 in Indiana, and died in March 1915 in Montgomery Co.,
IN. They belonged to the Ladoga
M.E. Church, and he served in the Civil War. They were both buried in Ladoga Cem., Montgomery Co.,
IN. Their children were born in
Montgomery Co., IN.
The following obituary was in the Ladoga Leader newspaper, 26 March 1915.
FUNERAL WILL BE HELD TODAY
Mrs. Mark Boling Died at Her Home in Ladoga Wednesday Morning
Mrs. Agnes Boling died at her home
in Ladoga Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock. She had been in poor health for several months. Goitre and disease of the heart were
her chief afflictions.
The funeral exercises at the M. E.
church will be conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. G. F.
Wiedman. Interment will be made in
Ladoga cemetery.
Agnes Catherine, daughter of George
and Jane Cooper, was born Dec. 25, 1854, and was married to Mark Boling, Feb.
12, 1877, on a farm near Ladoga.
To them five children were born,
Mrs. Alice E. Todd, of Edinburg; Bert Boling, of Brownstown; Mrs. Effie Bordner,
of Indianapolis; and Jennie and Leona Boling, of Ladoga. These children and the husband survive.
When a girl she joined the
Christian church at Ladoga, but after all her children united with the
Methodist church, during Rev. A. W. Wood's pastorate she changed her membership
to that church and though she was not a regular attendant, she was a devoted
christian. She was a loving wife
and mother whose only thought in life was the welfare of her children. No sacrifice was too great for her to
make for them. She has gone to
join her father, mother and brother in a land where there is no suffering.
The following obituary for Mark
Boling was in the Ladoga Leader, p.
1, Thursday, 2 Feb. 1922, vol. 48, no. 5.
VETERAN SOLDIER ANSWERS LAST CALL
Mark Boling Died Friday Morning, After Several Months Illness
SERVED IN THE CIVIL WAR
Mark Boling, son of Randolph and
Jane Boling, passed away at his home here on the morning of January 27, 1922 at
the age of eighty-two years and nineteen days, after an illness of several months,
due to heart trouble.
He was born in 1840, at Salem
Indiana. He was married to Agnes
Catherine Cooper in 1877 and to this union was born five children, Alice Todd,
of Edinburg; Effie Borden, of Indianapolis; Leona McCreary, of this place; and
Jennie Boling, at home. The five
children and four grandchildren survive.
Mrs. Boling preceded him in death seven years ago.
Mr. Boling enlisted in company G,
18th Indiana and served during the Civil war as a fifer.
Mr. Boling has been a well
respected citizen of this place for some forty years and was a member of the
Ladoga M. E. church.
The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church in charge of Rev. H. W. Steen, pastor
of the Presbyterian church. A
quartette, composed of Miss Amy Gardner, Mrs. Grant E. Rose, Rev. Steen and
Donald Henry sang "Asleep In Jesus", "Death Is Only a
Dream" and "Going Down the Valley".
The pall bearers were members of
the American Legion and the deceased was given full military burial. A number of the members of the G.A.R.
also took part. The interment was
in Ladoga cemetery.
Relatives and friends who were here
to attend the funeral were Bert Boling, of Brownstown; Mrs. J. R. Todd, of
Edinburg; Mrs. G. K. Borden and son, of Indianapolis; Mr. And Mrs. G. C. Boling,
of Crawfordsville; Fred Tatlock, of near Wingate; Mrs. Dora Bymaster, Mr. And
Mrs. Otto Bymaster and Oval Boling, of near Carpentersville. (R‑43)
Children - Boling
483. Alice E. Boling, m. R. J. Todd. Of Edinburg, IN in 1922.
484. James (or Bert) Boling; of Brownstown, IN in 1922.
485. Effie Boling, b. 1 Oct. 1888, m. G. K. Borden. Of Indianapolis in 1922.
486. Jennie Boling, unmarried in 1922.
487. Leona L. Boling, m. Chester McCreary, (Ladoga, IN). Lived in Ladoga in 1922. He d. 1961.
Angeline Boling (106) was born
about 1845-47 in Indiana, and died before 23 Nov. 1872 when John married second
Perlina Nicholson. Angeline
married John W. Underwood, son of Nathan Underwood and Dorcas Johnson, on 3
March 1866 in Washington Co., IN (Book G, p. 492). He was born 30 June 1844 in Indiana, died 19 Jan. 1905, and
was buried in Monroe Cem. They
were listed in the 1870 census for Jefferson Twp., Washington Co., IN. Their children were born in
Indiana. (R‑68)
Children - Underwood
488. Dorcus J. Underwood, b.c. 1868, m. Hugh Jamison, 4 Sept. 1884 (Washington Co., IN, Book J, p. 239).
489. Mary A. Underwood, b.c. 1869.
CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (17) AND ANNE J. SPENCER
Willis Graves (107) was born about
1821 in NC, and died 14 March 1899.
On the census, he was listed as 27 in 1850, 35 in 1860, 46 in 1870, and
57 in 1880. He married Mary
Strider, daughter of Abraham Strider and Catherine Vuncannon, on 11 Jan. 1866
in Randolph Co., NC, Book 1, p. 98; E. J. Strider was the bondsman, J. H.
Brown, clerk, the witness, and James B. Ballard, elder, performed the
ceremony. It is unclear if Alfred
is really their son, since Willis was living alone in Randolph Co. in
1860. Also living with them in
1870 was a John Strider, age 18.
Mary was born about 1829 in NC, and died in 1891. They were recorded on the 1870 and 1880
Randolph Co., NC censuses. (R‑10,
R‑50, R‑56)
Children - Graves
490. Alfred Graves, b.c. 1855.
491. Andrew Graves, b.c. 1865.
+492. Nancy Jane Graves, b. 21 Jan. 1867, m. Remus Cagle, d. 8 July 1891.
493. Emily M. Graves, b.c. 1868.
+494. Cornelia A. Graves, b.c. 1871, m. W. S. Freeman.
Sarah Graves (108) was born 11 Aug.
1827 and died 17 Feb. 1899. She
married Michael Cox in 1854. He
was born 15 March 1796 and died 4 April 1882. (R‑56)
Children - Cox
495. John W. Cox, b. 21 Feb. 1855, never married, d. 29 June 1883.
+496. Joshua D. Cox, b. 24 Feb. 1857, m. Ida Mabel Riggs, d. 2 April 1887.
497. Calvin M. Cox, b. 1 Feb. 1860, never married, d. 23 Aug. 1887.
+498. Nancy Jane Cox, b. 1 Sept. 1862, m. William Altenderfer, 23 Oct. 1881, d. 17 Sept. 1937.
Susan Jane (or Jean) Graves (109)
was born about 1828 in NC (according to the 1850 census), although the 1870
census listed her as age 38 (born about 1832), and the 1880 census (Union Twp.,
Lassiter’s Hill, Randolph Co., NC) listed her age as 54 (born about 1826). R‑44 lists her name as “Susan
Jane” Graves. She married Hillary
(or Hillery) Luther, son of Jacob Luther and Rachel Callicott, on 2 Jan.
1851. He was born about 1825 and
died before the 1870 census. She
was a midwife or "Granny woman". He was a millwright.
Their children were born in the Pisgah community, Randolph Co., NC.
Jacob Luther was born in 1787 in
MD, and died about 1866 in Indiana.
He married Rachel on 18 May 1809 in Randolph Co., N.C. Their children were: (1) Sally Luther married Leonard
Graves, 18 Aug. 1827, Randolph Co., NC; (2) Margaret Luther married William A.
Callicott, 24 Jan. 1834, Randolph Co., NC; (3) Rachel Luther married Samuel
Graves, 12 Aug. 1836; (4) James Luther, b. 1816, married Louisa ‑‑‑‑‑‑;
moved to GA and then to Clay Co., MS, (5) Harrison Luther; (6) Mary Luther
married Elijah Voncannon (R‑50 says Mary Luther married Richard Graves);
(7) Nancy Luther married John Auman; (8) Hillary Luther, b. 1825, married Jane
Graves, 1851; (9) Josiah Luther; (10) Harris Luther; (11) Martha Luther; (12)
Elizabeth Ann Luther. Leonard
Graves and Samuel Graves were sons of Richard Graves and Hannah Fincher. (R‑10, R‑44, R‑50, R‑59)
Children - Luther
+499. Elzavan Luther, b.c. 1852 (or Oct. 1848), m. Margaret Melvina Luther, 29 Aug. 1872, d. after 1910.
+500. William Charles Luther, b. Feb. 1854, m. Nancy J. Ledwell, 22 Jan. 1874, d. 1924.
+501. Mary Jane Luther, b. 10 May 1856, m. Ransom Voncannon, 25 Dec. 1873, d. 18 July 1937.
+502. Melvina Luther, b. 12 Dec. 1858, m. Lewis Voncannon, c. 1875, d. 25 Oct. 1953.
+503. Asa Luther, b. 4 Oct. 1860, m(1). Angeline Voncannon, 1 April 1883, m(2) Joan Lewallen, 2 Oct. 1912, d. 23 Oct. 1935.
Richard Graves (111) was born in
March 1835 according to the 1900 census, in Randolph Co., NC, and died after
1910; he was recorded on the 1910 census with his daughter Pirenah Lassiter in
Randolph Co., NC. He married Mary
Ann Luther[27],
daughter of Martin Luther and Sarah Kearns, on 20 Nov. 1856 in Randolph Co., NC
(Book 1, p. 97). According to R‑50,
Mary Ann’s parents were Jacob Luther and Rachel Callicott, therefore brother
and sister Richard Graves and Susan Jane Graves married sister and brother Mary
Ann Luther and Hillary Luther. She
was born 18 Aug. 1833 and died 23 April 1912. This family was listed on the 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900
Randolph Co., NC censuses in Asheboro, New Hope (Lassister’s Creek), and New
Hope, respectively. In 1900, Mary
stated that three of her four children were living. In 1880, Pirenah was listed as Pyrener Lassiter, age 22; she
and Thomas were also recorded in New Hope, Randolph Co., NC. (R‑57)
Children - Graves
+504. Pirenah Alvira Graves, b. Sept. 1857, m. Thomas Postell Lassiter, 13 March 1873, d. 1940.
505. Mary Graves, b.c. 1860; listed as age “1/12” on 1860 census taken 6 Aug. 1860.
506. Ellis Graves; source for this info is not recorded.
507. Vitura Graves, b.c. 1859; listed on the 1870 census; is this the same person as Mary from the 1860 census?
508. Julia Graves, b.c. 1865; listed on the 1870 census; is this the same person as Medie from the 1880 census?
509. Medie Graves, b.c. 1866; listed on the 1880 census; is this the same person as Julia from the 1870 census?
510. Baston E. Graves, b.c. 1875.
Leacy Graves (113) was born in
1838, and died 21 Oct. 1905 in Montgomery Co., NC. Per R‑61, her name was spelled “Lucy” in the 1850
Randolph Co. census, but her name was definitely Leacy, per her gravestone and
various letters and legal papers inherited by him. Leacy first married Isaiah Strider, son of William Strider
and Clarissa Wright, on 20 April 1856 in Randolph Co., NC (Book 1, p. 163);
Bondsman was George B. Bright and Micajah Cox performed and witnessed the
ceremony. They had two children. Isaiah served as a private for the
Confederacy in the 14th N.C. Regiment. He was wounded, captured and died 17 Sept. 1862 at
Sharpsburg, MD. She married second
Allen Hudson, son of Leonard Hudson and Mary (“Polly”) Wright, on 2 Feb. 1868
in Troy, NC. He was born 26 March
1830 in Montgomery Co., and died 15 March 1879. They had three daughters, all born in Montgomery Co., NC. Martha, the youngest, died from typhoid
when she was a young girl. In Feb.
1881, a tornado destroyed their home, however, no one was hurt and relief
workers rebuilt their home.
According to R‑50, Leacy married third Alexander Spencer, son of
William Spencer, Annie (Spencer) Graves’ brother. (R‑50, R‑61)
Children - Strider
511. Calvin Strider, b.c. 1860. Lived with aunt and uncle Thena and E. J. Strider in 1880.
512. Mary Strider, b. 19 June 1862, m. John Henry Saunders, d. 23 April 1923. No children.
Children - Hudson
513. Effie Hudson, b. 6 April 1873, m. William Pinkney Hurley, d. 15 June 1937 (Montgomery Co.) His first wife was Sirona Callicott.
+514. Dora Hudson, b. 15 Oct. 1874, m. Gilbert Tucker, 27 Jan. 1893, d. 6 Oct. 1941.
515. Martha Hudson, d. young. Bur. in Family Cem., Rte. 1310, outside of Troy, NC.
Catherine Parthenia
("Theenie" or “Thena”) Graves (114) was born about 1839 in NC, and
died 7 Nov. 1882. She married
Enoch J. Strider, son of William Strider and Clarissa Wright, on 23 Feb.
1862. He was born 22 Nov. 1836 in
NC, and died 28 Feb. 1918. They
were listed on the 1870 census in Ophir Twp., Montgomery Co., NC and the 1880
census in Union, Randolph Co., NC.
Their children were born in NC.
He married second Sarah Myrick Ledwell about 1885 and had seven more
children; six of them were listed on the 1900 census in Randolph Co., NC. (R‑50, R‑56)
Children - Strider
516. James T. Strider, b.c. 1863.
517. Christine Louisa Strider, b.c. 1865.
518. Isaiah M. Strider, b.c. 1868 (listed as Isham on 1870 census).
519. Sarah C. Strider, b.c. 1871.
520. Dorothy (or Dartha) J. Strider, b.c. 1874.
521. Floraetta Strider, b.c. 1877.
Martha Anne Graves (115) was born
about 1844 in NC, and died 23 May 1924.
Her tombstone in Neighbors Grove Methodist Church Cem., Asheboro, NC
lists 1844-1924. She married
Kendrick (or Kindrick) (“Kinnie”) Thayer, son of Wyatt Nance Thayer and
Cassandra Hearne, on 28 Nov. 1858.
He was born about 1840 and died by June 1863 in a Confederate Army
Hospital in Wilson, NC. He was a
Confederate soldier and had beeen wounded in Suffolk, VA (Co. B, 52nd
NC, CSA). (R‑50, R‑56)
Children - Thayer
+522. Adelaide Victoria Thayer, b. 15 April 1860, m. Enoch Lyndon Callicott, 15 April 1877, d. 25 Dec. 1889.
+523. Queen Alice Thayer, b. 29 Sept. 1862, m. Marion E. Futrell (or Futrelle), c. 1879, d. 27 May 1929.
Caroline Ada Graves (118) was born
about 1851 in NC. She married Noah
Luck, son of Henry Luck and Malvina ‑‑‑‑‑‑. He was born about 1851 in NC, and died
after 1930. They were recorded on
the 1880 census in Cedar Grove, Randolph Co., NC. (R‑50, R‑56)
Children - Luck
524. Ava E. Luck, b.c. 1873 (NC).
525. Eunice A. Luck, b.c. 1874 (NC).
526. William Ellis Luck, b.c. 1878 (NC).
527. Willis D. Luck
528. Queen Ann Luck, b. June 1881.
529. Mishea Luck
530. Stella (Estella?) Luck
CHILDREN OF REBECCA GRAVES (18) AND JOHN WILLIAMS
William Williams (120) was born in
Dec. 1820[28]
in NC, probably Randolph Co., and died 15 March 1906 in Van Buren Twp., Clay
Co., IN. He married Dicea (or Dicy
Ann) Bolin on 18 Aug. 1850. She
was born in March 1823 in NC, and died 14 Jan. 1907 in Van Buren Twp., IN. They were listed in the 1860, 1870,
1880 and 1900 censuses in Van Buren Twp., IN. In 1900, she stated that three of her six children were
living. Their children were born
in Indiana. (R‑52)
Children - Williams
531. Charles E. Williams, b.c. 1852, m. Eliza ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
532. Vandalia Williams, b.c. 1857; not listed on the 1870 census.
533. Sarah E. Williams, b.c.1860.
534. William Williams, b.c. 1861.
535. John T. Williams, b. March 1862, m. Lizzie ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1893.
James Williams (121) was born about
1828-1830 in NC, and died after 1880, probably in Clay Co., IN. He married Nancy A. Altman about
1852. She was born about 1834 in
OH. They were recorded on the
1860-1880 censuses in Van Buren, Clay Co., IN. Their children were born in Indiana. (R‑52)
Children - Williams
536. Mary J. Williams, b.c. 1853.
537. George P. Williams, b.c. 1854.
538. John A. Williams, b.c. 1856, m. Ida B. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
539. Williams M. D. Williams, b.c. 1860.
540. James Thomas Williams, b.c. 1870.
541. Ida B. Williams, b.c. 1874.
Martha (“Patsy”) Williams (123) was
born about 1832 in NC, and died after 1880. It is not known whether she married or not. She was recorded on the 1880 census in
Clay Co., IN with her daughter and her sister Mary Headley. Both Martha and Mary’s occupation was
listed as “servant of all work”.
Children - Williams
542. Rosa Williams, b.c. 1872 (IN).
Anna Williams (124) was born in
Feb. 1833[29]
in NC, probably Randolph Co, and died 11 July 1909 in Clay Co., IN. She married Joseph Frank Armstrong on
22 Jan. 1873 in Clay Co., IN. He
was born in Jan. 1833 in KY, and died 4 Feb. 1915 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co.,
IN. They were recorded on the
1880-1900 censuses in Van Buren Twp., IN.
In 1910, Frank was listed as a 79-year old widower, still living in Van
Buren Twp. (R‑52)
Children - Armstrong
+543. Frank Armstrong, b.c. May 1873, m. Vesta Chattam, 25 March 1915.
John G. Williams (125) was born
about 1836 in NC, and died after 1870.
He married Nancy ‑‑‑‑‑‑ about
1857. She was born about 1840 in
NC. This family was recorded on
the 1860 census in Clay Co., IN.
He married second Adaline Williams on 10 Oct. 1869 in Clay Co., IN. This family was recorded on the 1870
census in Clay Co., IN living with his parents.
Children - Williams, by Nancy ‑‑‑‑‑‑
544. Frances Williams, b.c. 1857.
545. Benjamin F. Williams, b.c. 1858.
Children - Williams, by Adaline ‑‑‑‑‑‑
546. Daniel Williams, b.c. 1869.
Andrew Jackson Williams (126) was
born 29 March 1837 in Indiana, and died 12 Feb. 1917. He married Elizabeth Jane Kearns, daughter of William Kearns
(born in VA) and Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑ (born in PA),
on 29 March 1860 in Clay Co., IN; he was recorded as Drury Williams on his
marriage certificate. She was born
4 July 1842 in OH, and died 3 May 1913.
They were recorded on the 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 censuses in Van
Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN. In 1900,
Elizabeth stated that seven of her fourteen children were living. Their children were born in
Indiana. (R‑52)
Children - Williams
+547. George Calvin Williams, b. Oct. 1861, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑, m(2) Melissa Jane Thompson, 4 July 1891, d.c. 1941.
548. William Riley Williams, b.c. 1864.
549. Mary Laura Williams, b.c. 1865, d.c. 1947. May have been called Laura.
550. Francis Williams, died in infancy.
551. James E. Williams, b.c. 1869, d.c. 1929 (age 60).
+552. Martha Ellen Williams, b. 17 March 1871, m. Dora Watson Parker, 3 June 1889, d. 27 Jan. 1950.
553. Catherine J. Williams, b.c. 1874.
554. Pinky Virginia Williams, b.c. 1876, d.c. 1882 (age 6). Twin of Peter.
555. Peter (“Pete”) Williams, b.c. 1876, d.c. 1898 (age 22). Twin of Pinky.
556. Albert Williams, b. June 1879, d. after 1959 (age 60).
557. Benny Williams, d. at age 4.
558. Pearl Williams, died at about 1 month old.
559. Clarence Williams, died at age 4.
560. Andrew Williams, b. March 1889; lived in Hamilton, IN.
Ellen Williams (128) was born 21
Dec. 1841 in Indiana, and died 21 Feb. 1905. She married George William Altman, son of George P. Altman
and Maria Cornwell, on 8 Nov. 1860 in Clay Co., IN. He was born 15 Sept. 1841 in Indiana. His father was born in PA and his
mother in NJ. They were recorded
on the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Harmony, Clay Co., IN. An 11-year old Rebecca Headley, born in
Indiana, was recorded with this family in 1870. Their children were born in Indiana. George was a butcher, as was his son
John. (R‑52)
Children - Altman
561. Alvin Altman, b. 21 Dec. 1861 (Clay Co., IN).
562. John Simpson Altman, b. 5 Aug. 1863, m(1) Magdalena Schepper, 1 Nov. 1885, m(2) Mahala Green, before 1908, m(3) Victora Acree Furney, d. 26 Jan. 1928 (Harmony, IN).
563. David William Altman, b. 8 Nov. 1865, m. Nettie Shaffer, 14 Jan. 1888 (Clay Co., IN), d. 19 Dec. 1943.
564. Sarah Adaline Altman, b. 10 Aug. 1867, m. John Moore, 23 March 1889.
565. Martha Matilda Altman, b. 17 Oct. 1869, m. William Carr, 6 Sept. 1888.
566. Cora Alice Altman, b. 1 Dec. 1871, m(1) Emery Shaffer, 18 Aug. 1890 (Clay Co., IN), m(2) George D. Hayt, 12 July 1919, d. 15 March 1968.
CHILDREN OF JAMES GRAVES (19) AND MATILDA ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Zilpha Ann Graves (130) was born 14
Jan. 1837 in Indiana, and died 12 March 1913, nine miles west of Jacksonville,
Morgan Co., IL. She married John
Bobbitt Chrisman on 12 April 1857 in Morgan Co., IL. He was born 3 Feb. 1826 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY,
and died 29 Jan. 1908 in Morgan Co., IL.
According to her obituary, she came to Illinois with her family when she
was about nine years old. All her
children were probably born in IL, and six had died before her death in
1913. She was also survived by 12
grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
(R‑80)
Children - Chrisman
567. James M. Chrisman, b.c. 1857.
568. William M. Chrisman, b.c. April 1860.
569. Hannah L. Chrisman, b.c. Aug. 1861, d. after 12 March 1913. Unmarried at the time of her mother’s death.
570. Emily J. Chrisman, b.c. 1863, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Bethard, d. after 12 March 1913. Of “Beardstown” in 1913.
571. Anna F. Chrisman, b. 19 July 1864.
572. Mary Chrisman, b.c. 1866. Not on 1880 census.
573. Sarah B. Chrisman, b.c. 1867, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Smith, d. after 12 March 1913. Of Vermont, IL in 1913.
574. John Newton Chrisman, b.c. 24 Feb. 1870, d. after 12 March 1913. “At home” in 1913.
575. Nancy E. Chrisman, b.c. Nov. 1872, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Rawling, d.c. Jan. 1908. According to her mother’s obituary, “departed this life” within 8 days of her father’s death.
576. Martha F. Chrisman, b.c. March 1874, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Renner, d. after 12 March 1913. Of Vermont, IL in 1913.
577. Lewis E. Chrisman, b.c. 1877, d. after 12 March 1913. “At home” in 1913.
578. Leon C. Chrisman, b.c. 1878.
Elias E. (or W.) Graves (131) was
born about 1839 in Indiana, and died after 5 Jan 1920. He married Melissa ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1841 in IL, and died
after 1880. This family was
recorded on the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Bourbon Co., KS, and Elias was
recorded as a widower in 1910 and 1920; he lived in Greenwood, Ellis Co.,
OK. The first five children were
born in IL, and the last two in KS.
(R‑80)
Children - Graves
+579. William S. Graves, b.c. 1859, m. Mary E. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1889, d. after 1920.
580. James H. Graves, b.c. 1861.
581. Dora Ann Graves, b.c. 1863.
582. George W. Graves, b.c. 1865.
583. Samuel Graves, b.c. 1868.
584. Charles Graves, b.c. 1870.
585. Frank Graves, b.c. 1873.
CHILDREN OF ISAAC GRAVES (20) AND ELIZABETH DICKENS
Drewry Graves (135) was born 5 Oct.
1834 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, died 4 July 1914 in Edmond, Oklahoma Co.,
OK, and was buried there in Grace Lawn Cem. He first married Mary Ann Dillon on 4 May 1854 in Savannah,
Andrew Co., MO. She was born 1829,
died 17 Sept. 1861 in Andrew Co., and was buried there in Green Cem. He married second Elizabeth Ellen
Robinson, daughter of “Cap” Robinson, on 4 April 1867 in Maryville, Nodaway
Co., MO. She was born 1851 in Illinois,
and died 4 Dec. 1923 in Edmond, OK.
Drewry enlisted in Company C, 51st Missouri Infantry, in
1861, and was discharged August 1865 as Corporal in the Union Army. In 1854, he was a farmer living in
Grant Twp., Nodaway Co., MO, and was a member of the Christian Church. In 1889, he joined those numerous
others who made that famous “The Run” into Oklahoma’s new lands. He settled in Township 13, Range 3, in
Oklahoma Co., and lived in Oklahoma the rest of his life. All his children were apparently born
in Nodaway Co., MO. (R‑201)
Children - Graves, by Mary Ann Dillon
586. daughter, b.c. 1855, probably died young.
587. Martha E. Graves, b. 1857, married and had at least one son whose son was postmaster in Nodaway Co., MO, and owned 2 or 3 stores.
588. Elizabeth Graves, b. 20 Nov. 1858.
+589. Isaac Graves, b. 14 Jan. 1861, m. Amanda Murray, d. 10 Sept. 1938.
Children - Graves, by Elizabeth E. Robinson
+590. Samuel B. Graves, b. 7 April 1868, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. after Dec. 1927.
+591. William Victor Graves, b. 5 Sept. 1869, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
592. James Graves, b. 26 Nov. 1873, m. Minnie ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. after 24 Dec. 1927. In 1927, they lived in Hayward, OK. Minnie married second James’ brother, Andrew P. Graves.
593. Henry N. Graves, b. 5 Sept. 1876, married.
594. Andrew P. Graves, b. 28 July 1878, m. Minnie ‑‑‑‑‑‑ (who had first married Andrew’s brother, James), d. after 24 Dec. 1927. Lived in Covington, OK.
+595. Mary E. Graves, b. 19 Aug. 1880, m. ----- Davidson.
+596. Dennis Drewry Graves, b. 8 Sept. 1883, m. Josephine Roberts, 4 June 1913, d. 24 Dec. 1927.
Mary Elizabeth Graves (136) was
born 22 Feb. 1837 in Clay Co., IN, died 25 Dec. 1911 in Rankin (now Reydon),
Roger Mills Co., OK, and was buried there. She married Miles Oliver Marshall, son of Dr. Jesse G.
Marshall and Nancy Lewis, on 15 Jan. 1854 in Andrew Co., MO. Miles was born 24 Oct. 1831 in Indiana,
died 6 Dec. 1886 in Atchison, Atchison Co., KS, and was buried there. Sometime between 1864 and 1869, they
lived in Nebraska. After Miles’
death in 1886, Mary and children Jim and Mary moved to Des Moines, Polk Co., IA
(they may have moved about 1901).
(R‑201)
Children - Marshall
+597. Nancy Elizabeth Marshall, b. 18 Jan. 1856, m. Joshua Baskins, 10 Aug. 1876, d. 17 Sept. 1941.
598. John Harvey Marshall, b. 5 April 1860 (Holt or Andrew Co., MO), d. 5 May 1860. Bur. in Andrew Co., MO.
599. James Lewis Graves (“Jim”) Marshall, b. 28 June 1864 (IA), m. Florence E. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, 1924, d. 1940 (Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kans.). He moved from Okla. to Topeka about 1912. Bur. in Topeka. Florence was born about 1865 and was a school teacher.
+600. Mary Miles Zenter Marshall, b. 17 Sept. 1869, m(1) Calvin Barragar, m(2) George Henry Bowdish, 26 Oct. 1892, d. 9 May 1937.
601. Hattie Jane Marshall, b. 14 Nov. 1876 (Wathena, Doniphan Co., KS), d. 12 June 1887. Bur. in Atchison, KS.
James Graves (137) was born 15 Nov.
1838 in Clay Co., IN, died 20 Nov. 1920 in Andrew Co., MO, and was buried 21
Nov. 1920 in Savannah, Andrew Co, MO.
He married Margaret Harvey, daughter of Andrew Harvey and Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born 14 March 1839 in KY, and
died 1 March 1916. They first
lived in Maryville, Nodaway Co., MO, but later lived 4 miles south of Savannah,
MO. (R‑201)
Children - Graves
602. Elizabeth Mary Graves, b. 1863 (Savannah, MO), m. Martin Eisiminger.
+603. William Henry Graves, b. 26 Aug. 1866, m. Ida Bell Baker, c. 1886, d. 15 Dec. 1936.
+604. John Harvey Graves, b. 1868, m. Rosa Vaughn, d. several years before 1960.
+605. Peter Martin Graves, b. 16 April 1872, m(1) Arra Belle Adkins, 1891 (or 1892), m(2) Mary Ann Bowers, d. 15 March 1943.
606. George W. Graves, b. 1875 (Savannah, MO), m. Rosa Barmen. She was b.c. 1883, and was still living on 1 March 1970. No children.
Robert F. Graves (138) was born 25
Oct. 1840 in Clay Co., IN, died 11 Jan. 1917, and was buried in Green Cem.,
Andrew Co., MO. He married Eleanor
(“Nellie”) Murray, daughter of Aaron L. Murray. She was born 3 Dec. 1839 in TN, died 24 Aug. 1906, and was
buried in Andrew Co., MO. She was
a half-sister to Amanda Murray, who married Isaac Graves (son of Drewry Graves
and Mary Ann Dillon). Robert
Graves moved to Missouri when he was 12 years old, settling 4 miles north of
St. Joseph. He lived for 64 years
in southern Andrew Co. and was a farmer.
(R‑38, R‑201)
Children - Graves
607. Martha Frances (“Fannie”) Graves, b. 1862 (near St. Joseph, Andrew Co., MO), m. William E. Warner. He was a brother of Andrew Johnson Warner, who married Fannie’s sister Rachel. William and Andrew were sons of John Warner and Adaline Blankenship. Fannie and William had one son who married.
+608. Rachel Amy Graves, b. 5 Feb. 1865, m. Andrew Johnson Warner, d. 30 Dec. 1934.
+609. John Henry Graves, b. 1868, m. Maud Ann Fuller, d. 1946.
610. William Graves, b. 25 Oct. 1870 (MO), d. 5 March 1895.
+611. Sarah Graves, b. 1874, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ George.
+612. Robert F. Graves, Jr., b. 1878 (or 1883), m. Ella Vessor, d. 1911.
William K. Graves (140) was born 12
Feb. 1845 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, died 16 March 1912 in Dawn, Livingston
Co., MO, and was buried in Collar Cem., south of Dawn, MO. He married Celestia Hinton, daughter of
James Hinton and Elizabeth Jane Rittenburg, on 14 Sept. 1879 in Kirksville,
Adair Co., MO. She was born 17
April 1860 in Michigan, died 27 Oct. 1943 in State Hospital, Columbia, Boone
Co., MO, and was buried 29 Oct. 1943 in Collar Cem., Dawn. William K. Graves served as a Private
in Captain Charles O. Smith’s Company G, 15th Regt., Kansas
Volunteer Cavalry, during the Civil War, from 19 Sept. 1863 to 7 Nov.
1864. He was a farmer, and they
both belonged to the Methodist Church.
(R‑201)
Children - Graves
613. Margaret (“Maggie”) Graves, b.c. 1880, d. young (before 1901). Bur. Polk Co., IA.
614. Bertha Byrdie Graves (called Byrdie), b. 13 Aug. 1882, m. John Hugh Lewis, 1914, d. 3 April 1962 (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., MO), bur. in Collar Cem. He was born 16 Aug. 1884, son of Joseph Alfred Lewis and Catherine Ann Tudor, died 5 June 1953 in Dawn, MO, and was buried there in Welsh Cem. For many years they operated the telephone exchange in Dawn, MO. They divorced in 1944 and John remarried.
Zilpha Ann Graves (141) was born 27
Jan. 1847 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, died 23 March 1903 in Kansas City,
Jackson Co., MO, and was buried in Union Cem., Kansas City, MO. She married Rev. Lewis Marshall, son of
Dr. Jesse G. Marshall and Nancy Lewis, on 11 June 1868 in Wathena, Doniphan
Co., KS. He was born 9 April 1845
in Decatur Co., IA, died 6 Nov. 1916 in Boone, Boone Co., IA, and was buried in
Pine Hill Cem., Des Moines, Polk Co., IA.
After Zilpha died, he married second Katy ‑‑‑‑‑‑
in 1909. Lewis owned a series of
stores, repaired watches, and preached.
(R‑201)
Children - Marshall
615. daughter, b. 1869 (Wathena, Doniphan Co., KS), d. soon after birth.
616. Drewry Franklin (“Frank”) Marshall, b. 12 May 1871 (Wathena, KS), never married, d. 23 June 1919 (Norfolk, VA). He worked at construction jobs much of his life, and did considerable painting. Bur. Norfolk, VA.
617. Mary Luetta Marshall, b. 4 July 1873 (Wathena, KS), d. Oct. 1874 (Wathena, KS). Bur. Wathena.
+618. Minnie May Marshall, b. 3 March 1875, m(1) James Clinton Sheppard, 2 Aug. 1894, m(2) Orren Taylor, 10 Feb. 1938, d. 20 May 1959.
+619. Thomas William Marshall, b. 7 Feb. 1878, m. Vesta A. Roe, 4 Jan. 1903, d. 19 July 1951.
620. Owen Crandell Marshall, b. 5 April 1881 (Leon, Decatur Co., IA).
621. Claudius Earl Marshall (called Earl), b. 4 Sept. 1888 (Des Moines, IA), d. 1 Jan. 1905 (in an accident at the Duenweg Lead Mine, near Joplin, Joplin Twp., Jasper Co., MO).
622. Iva Belle Marshall, b. 15 April 1894 (Clive, Polk Co., Iowa), d. 2 Sept. 1894. Buried Clive Cem.
Margaret Elizabeth Graves (143) was
born 15 Dec. 1852 in McLean Co., IL, died 6 Jan. 1929 at her daughter Lillie’s
home in Anadarko, Caddo Co., OK, and was buried 7 Jan. 1929 in Memory Lane
Cem., Anadarko. She married
William A. Ward, son of Thomas Ward and Phebe Salverson (or possibly Sabourie). He was born 17 March 1854 or 1855 in
Warren Co., IA, died 22 April 1914 in Joplin, Jasper Co., MO, and was buried 27
April 1914 near Joplin. (R‑201)
Children - Ward
+623. Minnie Alice Ward, b. 15 Nov. 1875, m. Francis Marion Jones, 4 May 1892, d. 16 April 1915.
+624. Ella Ward, b. 10 Nov. 1881, m(1) Dan Edwards, c. 1900, m(2) Rance Stanley Hood, d. 19 April 1913.
+625. Lillie Ward, b. 6 Dec. 1888, m(1) Rance Stanley Hood, m(2) William I. Medlock, 25 Oct. 1926, d. 13 Aug. 1946.
CHILDREN OF ZILPHA GRAVES (21) AND SOLOMON VONCANNON
Elizabeth Voncannon (145) was born
27 Sept. 1828 in NC, and died 9 Nov. 1903 in Clay Co., IN. She first married John Robin
Wilson. She was recorded on the
1860 census in Brazil, Clay Co., IN as the head of the household. Her Wilson children were born in
Indiana. She married second
William Harrison Craig, son of Robert Craig and Mary Gray, on 13 March
1862. He was born 2 Feb. 1835 in
Clement Co., OH, and died 24 Feb. 1901 in Clay Co., IN. (R‑45)
Children - Wilson
626. Charlotte Wilson, b. 4 March 1847.
627. Austin Wilson, b. 1848.
628. Irvin Wilson, b. 8 Sept. 1851.
629. John H. Wilson, b. 10 March 1854.
630. Louisa Wilson, b. 1856.
631. Margaret E. Wilson, b. 7 March 1858.
632. Mary E. Wilson, b.c. 1860.
Children - Craig
+633. William Mason Craig, b. 25 Sept. 1862, m. Cora Nevada Gardner, 17 Jan. 1886, d. 30 July 1851.
634. Martha Craig, b. 29 Sept. 1865, m. John Jackson, d. 6 Feb. 1945.
635. Victoria Craig, b. 30 Jan. 1869 (IN), m. Phillip Schepper, 21 Dec. 1890, d. 12 Oct. 1949.
636. Samuel Craig, b. 8 Jan. 1872, m. Martha B. Earley, 15 Sept. 1893.
Arretta Voncannon (149) was born 28
July 1841 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, and died 7 Sept. 1912 in Jackson
Twp., Clay Co., IN. She married
Elias Muncie, son of Samuel Muncie/Muncy and Elizabeth Engle, on 19 Feb. 1863
in Jackson Twp., IN. He was born
24 April 1845 in Dick Johnson Twp., Clay Co., IN, and died 8 March 1923 in
Jackson Twp., IN. Her sister Alley
married his brother John. (R‑45)
Children - Muncie
+637. James Asbury Muncie, b. Oct. 1864, m. Linda Hancock, 29 May 1887, d. 1945.
+638. William Sanford Muncie, b. 31 July 1866, m. Margaret Wallace, d. 31 Aug. 1950.
Alley Jane Voncannon (150) was born
14 Dec. 1852 in Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., IN, and died 21 April 1919 in Jackson
Twp., Clay Co., IN. She married
John Engle Muncie, son of Samuel Muncie/Muncy and Elizabeth Engle, on 12 Aug.
1867 in Paris, Edgar Co., IL.
Their children were born in Clay Co., IN. John was born 17 May 1843 in Knox Co., KY, and died 5 Aug.
1923 in Jackson Twp., IN. Her
sister Arretta married his brother Elias.
(R‑45)
Children - Muncie
+639. Armilda J. Muncie, b. 18 Sept. 1870, m. Otis E. Whittington, 8 March 1891, d. 21 April 1905.
640. Laura Anise Muncie, b. 21 April 1872, m. William McClelland, d. 25 Aug. 1912 (Clay Co., IN).
+641. William Leonard Muncie, b. 23 July 1874, m. Sarah Ellen Myers, 15 May 1895, d. 5 Jan. 1949.
642. Adaline Muncie, b. 25 Sept. 1877, d. 8 Feb. 1878 (Clay Co., IN).
+643. Rosella A. Muncie, b. 15 Jan. 1879, Joseph Erley, d. 12 Jan. 1908.
644. Jesse L. Muncie, b. 10 Oct. 1881 (Jackson Twp., IN), d. 2 Dec. 1918 (Jackson Twp., IN).
CHILDREN OF DREWRY W. GRAVES (22)
Drewry M. Graves (151) was born 18
Nov. 1850 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA, died 2 Dec. 1927 in
Plattsmouth, Cass Co., NE, and was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cem., 3 miles south
of Plattsmouth. He married ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
they had 5 children, and they were then divorced. His name appears as Drury on most records, although on his
death certificate it is given as Dorias, and in the newspaper article in The Plattsmouth Journal, Dec. 5, 1927,
describing his death, his name is given as Dorian. (R‑201)
Children - Graves
645. Alice Graves, b. Plattsmouth, NE, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Shipley. In 1927, she was living in Bellevue, Sarpy Co., NE.
+646. Jack Con Graves, b. 1886, m. ‑‑‑‑‑, d. 21 April 1962.
647. Clifford C. Graves, m. Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. after his father’s death in 1927.
648. Martin Graves; said to have died 1918 in France during World War I.
649. daughter; d. after her father’s death in 1927.
Alice Jane Graves (156) was born 1862
in Plattsmouth, Cass Co., NE. She
first married ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Morrow. She married second Charles Luther
Graves, son of William Wilbur Graves.
He was born 23 Nov. 1861 in Glenwood, Mills Co., IA, died 15 Dec. 1951
in Plattsmouth, NE, and was buried 19 Dec. 1951 in West Union Cem., Union, Cass
Co., NE. Charles Luther Graves was
descended from John Graves (originally called Johann Sebastian Graff), an
immigrant from the German Palatinate, born about 1703. Charles is listed as 291a in the book John Graves and His Descendants, by Roy
Stockwell. Charles Luther Graves
lived in Plattsmouth, and was a lawyer and judge in that city. (R‑201)
Children - Graves
+650. Harry Everett Graves, b. 19 Feb. 1888, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 1951.
651. Verna Lois Graves, b. 18 Dec. 1890 (Union, NE), m. Harry David Royal, 17 July 1914 (Union, NE). He was born 3 Sept. 1888 (Plattsmouth, NE), son of Glen Royal and Ella Churchill. He worked for the railroad for 57 years. They had no children.
652. Leola Agnes Graves, b. 15 June 1893 (Union, NE), m. Michael A. Derieg, 12 June 1918. He was b. (Chickasha, Grady Co., OK), and died in 1964 or 1965.
CHILDREN OF ELIZABETH GRAVES (24) AND NATHANIEL KING
Nancy King (166) was born about
1820 in NC, and died after 1856, probably in Perry Co., AR. She married John Hadlock. He was born between 1817 and 1818 in
AR. Their children were born in
AR. They were listed on the 1850
and 1860 censuses for Perry Co., AR.
(R‑31, R‑210)
Children - Hadlock
653. Emanuel Hadlock, b.c. 1842.
654. Mary J. Haadlock, b. 1846-1847.
655. John Hadlock, b.c. 1852.
656. George W. Hadlock, b.c. 1854.
657. Sopha Hadlock, b.c. 1856.
Hannah King (167) was born 25 Nov.
1824 in Randolph Co., NC, died 6 Oct. 1901 in Flatonia, Fayette Co., TX, and
was buried alone in Flatonia City Cem.
She married William Green in 1840 in Perry Co., AR. They moved to TX in 1849. He was born 10 May 1818 in MS, and died
12 May 1881 in Blanco Co., TX. (R‑31,
R‑210)
Children - Green
658. Mary Ann Green, b.c. 1841 (Perry Co., AR), d. in infancy.
+659. Elizabeth Victoria Green, b. 19 Sept. 1842, m. Obed Christian, 23 March 1860, d. 28 Dec. 1936.
+660. Sarah E. Green, b. 10 Aug. 1844, m. George E. Lynch, 22 Jan. 1866, d. 1931.
+661. William Polk Green, b. 12 May 1846, m(1) Julia Henrietta Lewis, 16 April 1870, m(2) Maggie Parks Robards (or Rabords), 10 Feb. 1875, d. 15 Aug. 1931.
662. Nancy Caroline Green, b.c. 1848 (Bastrop Co., TX), d. bef. 1860.
+663. Rebecca Jane Green, b. 7 Jan. 1850, m. Edward Burleson Hill, 8 Aug. 1867, d. 4 Feb. 1913.
664. Arkansas Green, b.c. 1852 (Gonzales Co., TX).
+665. Georgia Hannah Green, b.c. 1854, m. Frank P. Webb, c. 1876, d. after 1900.
+666. James Aaron Green, b. April 1857, m. Louisa E. Branham, 17 Nov. 1880.
667. Christian Columbus Green, b. 1859 (Gonzales Co., TX).
668. John Henry Green, b.c. 1861 (Gonzales Co., TX), d.c. 1885.
+669. Rosetta Lois Green, b.c. 1866, m. Raymond B. Tanner, 16 Jan. 1884, d.c. 1936.
Richard King (168) was born between
1829 and 1831 in NC, and died after 1870.
He married Parmelia A. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1834 in TN, and died
after 1870. Their children were
born in AR. They were recorded on
the 1860 census for Bentley Twp., Perryville P.O., Perry Co., AR and the 1870
census in Higgins, Perry Co., AR.
(R‑31, R‑210)
Children - King
670. Samuel B. King, b.c. 1854.
671. Ann Josephine King, b.c. 1856. Listed as Josephine in 1870.
672. William R. King, b.c. 1858.
673. Thomas B. King, b.c. 1860.
674. James King, b.c. 1865.
675. Leonora King, b.c. 1865.
676. John W. King, b.c. 1868.
Caroline King (173) was born
between 1835 and 1837 in AR. She
married William Taylor. He was
born between 1829 and 1830 in TN, and died 2 June 1877 in Gonzales Co.,
TX. Their children were born in
TX. (R‑31, R‑210)
Children - Taylor
677. James M. Taylor, b.c. 1858.
678. Sam B. (or R.) Taylor, b.c. 1859.
679. William Taylor, Jr., b.c. 1860.
680. Cassietta Taylor, b.c. 1866.
CHILDREN OF SARAH GRAVES (25) AND JAMES BROOKSHIRE
Mary Brookshire (177) was born
about 1808 in NC, died 23 Dec. 1884, and was buried in Red Hill, Marshall Co.,
AL. She married James Malcolm
Berry, son of James Malcolm Berry and Mary Trent. He was born 4 May 1790 in Greenville, Pitt Co., NC, died 23
Nov. 1873 in Browns Valley, Marshall Co., AL, and was buried in Brookshire-Berry
Cem., Marshall Co., AL. They were
recorded on the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses in Marshall Co., AL. He was first married to Ruth French. (R‑89)
Children - Berry
681. Isaac Marion Berry, b.c. 1830, m. Sarah Virginia Nesmith. She was b.c. 1834.
682. George William Berry, b.c. 1832.
+683. Ervin Peter Kilfoyle Berry, b. 24 Aug. 1835, m. Sarah Caroline French, 1 Oct. 1858.
684. Mary C. Berry, b.c. 1838, m. Clement C. Nesmith. He was b.c. 1843.
685. Benjamin R. Berry, b 10 Oct. 1841, m. Evaline Nobles. She was b.c. 1843.
686. Rebecca Jane Berry, b.c. 1842, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Hagood, d. after 1870. Lived with parents in 1870.
687. Ezekiel Polk Berry, b. 31 Jan. 1848, m. Martha Jane Noble, d. 9 May 1929. She was b.c. 1849.
+688. Phillip Anderson Berry, b. 21 Jan. 1849, m. S. J. Bryman.
689. Mahala Berry, b.c. 1853.
+690. Gracie Hannah Berry, b. 30 Dec. 1855, m. James Joseph Garrett, 5 April 1871, d. 19 March 1948.
Isaac W. Brookshire (178) was born
in Nov. 1809 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 1 Aug. 1901 in Lee Co., MS. He married Mahala A. Rains, daughter of
Bailey Rains, about 1837 in AL.
She was born in Aug. 1818 in Franklin Co., TN, and died after 1902 in
Lee Co., MS. This family was
recorded on the 1850 and 1860 censuses in Pontotoc Co., MS; they were in Lee
Co., MS in 1870, 1880, and 1900.
Their first four children were born in Blount Co., AL and the rest in
MS. (R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)
Children - Brookshire
691. Franklin R. Brookshire, b.c. 1837, d. 27 June 1862 (Gaines Mill, VA).
+692. Isaac G. Brookshire, b. Nov. 1839, m(1)Sallie D. Irwin, 8 Dec. 1874, m(2) Nancy J. McCombs, c. 1882, d. between 1910-1920.
+693. James B. Brookshire, b.c. 1841, m. Hannah Rebecca McCombs, 7 March 1871, d. 22 May 1876.
694. Sarah M. Brookshire, b.c. 1843.
695. Martha Jane Brookshire, b. 4 Jan. 1845 (Pontotoc Co., MS), m(1) F. C. Millican, m(2) Judge M. Hughey, 7 Jan. 1891 (Lee Co., MS), d. 23 Dec. 1931 (Lee Co., MS). Judge was b. May 1857 (TN).
696. Mary E. Brookshire, b. 9 Feb. 1847, d. July 1871 (both in Lee Co., MS).
+697. Swift B. Brookshire, b.c. 1849, m. Molly E. Johnson, 29 Dec. 1881, d. after 1910.
+698. Jenny Lind Brookshire, b.c. 1851, m. Robert Gordon Creilly, 2 Feb. 1871.
699. Josephine Brookshire, b. 26 Nov. 1852 (Pontotoc Co., MS), d. 30 Nov. 1871 (Lee Co., MS).
+700. Ellen F. Brookshire, b.c. 1854, m. W. R. Wilson, 4 Nov. 1880.
+701. Alice E. Brookshire, b. 13 Oct. 1856, m. William T. Williams, 10 Feb. 1875, d. 11 Oct. 1945.
+702. Reuben S. Brookshire, b. 6 Jan. 1859, m. Edith Frances Seal, 29 Nov. 1901, d. 16 Dec. 1952.
703. Robert Brookshire, b.c. 1864 (Pontotoc Co., MS), d. before 1901 (Lee Co., MS).
Winifred Manning Brookshire (180)
was born 11 Jan. 1813 in Randolph Co., NC, d. 6 Feb. 1901 in Shelby Co., TX,
and was buried in Shady Grove Cem., Shelby Co., TX. She married Edward Council Billingsley, son of Thomas
Billingsley and Nancy Courtney Allen, on 14 Oct. 1831 in Blount Co., AL. He was born 4 April 1811 in Cumberland
Co., KY, died 15 July 1886 in Shelby Co., TX, and was also buried in Shady
Grove Cem. Their first six
children were born in Blount Co., AL, and the rest in Pontotoc Co., MS. (R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)
Children - Billingsley
704. John Billingsley, b.c. 1832, d. 1848 (Pontotoc Co., MS).
+705. Elizabeth Emmaline Billingsley, b. 27 Aug. 1835, m. William Ambrose Long, 28 July 1852, d. 17 July 1883.
+706. Sarah C. Billingsley, b.c. 1836, m(1) Pinkney B. Rains, 13 Aug. 1853, m(2) William H. Yarborough, after 1870, d. 22 Feb. 1900.
707. Mary Billingsley, b.c. 1837, m. W. L. Jones, d.c. 1887 (Sherman, Pontotoc Co., MS.
+708. Courtney P. Billingsley, b. 8 Dec. 1840, m. Edward Marshall Hughes, 23 Dec. 1857, d. 27 Jan. 1926.
+709. Jemima Amanda Billingsley, b. 1 Jan. 1842, m. Joel Marion Hairgrove, 26 Jan. 1860, d. 20 Sept. 1900.
+710. William Mannering Billingsley, b. 9 May 1844, m. Mary Rains, c. 1865, d. 25 Dec. 1888.
+711. James Thomas Billingsley, b. 25 Dec. 1845, m. June Elizabeth Mathis, c. 1868, d. 10 July 1945.
+712. Edward Counsel Billingsley, b. 15 Jan. 1848, m. Delila E. Landrum, July 1870, d. 18 April 1918.
+713. Martha R. Billingsley, b. 30 May 1850, m. John A. Prince, c. 1868, d. 3 Dec. 1931.
714. California Callie Billingsley, b.c. 1852, m(1) Jacob Nolen, 1880 (Shelby Co., TX), m(2) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Brock. Jacob was b.c. 1858 in TX.
+715. Joseph Billingsley, b. 7 May 1853, m(1) Nancy E. Whitton, 1894, m(2) Mattie Wheeler, 3 March 1920, d. 13 Jan. 1929.
716. Winnie Isabella Billingsley, b. 20 Feb. 1855, m. L. Giles F. Connell, d. 24 Dec. 1936 (Shelby Co., TX). He was b. 6 Dec. 1845 (TN), and d. 16 March 1912 (Shelby Co., TX).
+717. Nancy J. Billingsley, b. 31 Jan. 1857, m. George W. Hooper, 10 Nov. 1875, d. 30 March 1952.
Hannah Brookshire (181) was born
about 1814 in Rutherford Co., TN, and died after 1900, probably in Blount Co.,
AL. She was listed on the 1900
census in Blount Co., AL in the household of her daughter Mary and son-in-law
Austin Carus. She married William
R. Trice on 15 Dec. 1842 in Marshall Co., AL. He was born about 1814 in TN, and died between 1870 and
1880. This family was recorded on
the 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses in Blount Co., AL. Hannah was a 55-year old widow in 1880 and unmarried
children W. M., son, age 38, daughter, Lucy, 26, and son, James H., 25, all single,
lived with her. Their children
were born in AL. (R‑84, R‑85,
R‑89)
Children - Trice
718. Manning William Trice, b.c. 1846, d. after 1880.
719. John Trice, b.c. 1847.
+720. Joseph Thomas Trice, b. 18 Oct. 1849, m. Harriet Hinds, 7 July 1869, d. 7 April 1927.
721. Sarah Trice, b.c. 1851.
722. Lucy Trice, b.c. 1853.
723. James H. Trice, b.c. 1855, m. Hulda J. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was b.c. 1855, d. 13 June 1887 (Blount Co., AL).
724. Bettie Trice, b.c. 1858.
+725. Mary Trice, b. March 1863, m. Austin Carus, c. 1878, d. after 1900.
Graves Goodrich Brookshire (182)
was born about 1816 in KY, and died in 1869, probably in McNairy Co., TN. He married Sarah Frances Bacon on 26
June 1849 in Rutherford Co., TN.
She was born in 1827 in KY, and died in 1874. This family was recorded on the 1860 census in Tishomingo
Co., MS, Roll M653-593, p. 467, and 1870 in McNairy Co., TN, Roll M593-1549, p.
300. Sarah was the head of
household in 1870; their first six children were born in MS, Florence was born
in AL, and Graves James was born in TN.
(R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)
Children - Brookshire
726. Octavanas A. Brookshire, b.c. 1850 (or June 1853), m. Alexander Graves Haynes, 2 Sept. 1872, d. 22 May 1929. See #758 for descendants.
+727. Esther Ann Brookshire, b. 15 Oct. 1852, m. Robert Duff Deel, 12 Sept. 1875, d. 29 May 1934.
+728. Robert L. Brookshire, b. 15 Oct. 1854, m. Angelina Alexander, 9 Jan. 1878, d. Nov. 1920.
+729. Sarah Graves Brookshire, b.c. 1857 (or 8 Dec. 1859), m. William A. Sheffield, 28 Nov. 1874, d. 18 July 1947.
+730. Martha Jim Brookshire, b. 11 Feb. 1859, m. Josiah B. Hardin, 20 March 1879, d. 27 Nov. 1937.
731. William Brookshire, b.c. 1862.
+732. Florence Emaline Brookshire, b. 24 Oct. 1865, m. George Washington Deel, 3 (or 4) Sept. 1884, d. 14 Dec. 1943.
+733. Graves James Brookshire, b. 15 Sept. 1869, m(1) Nicy Belle Wardlow, 11 Oct. 1891, m(2) Stella Moore, 11 June 1923, d. 2 Feb. 1952.
Mannering Brookshire (183) was born
about 1820 in TN, and died about 1897 in Marshall Co., AL. He first married Sarah Alabama Berry,
daughter of James Malcolm Berry and Ruth French, on 9 Feb. 1843 in Blount Co.,
AL. The ceremony was performed by
Uriah Williams, M. G. She was born
about 1827 in AL, and died about 1852 in Marshall Co., AL. He married second Rebecca Logan Johnson
on 13 Dec. 1854 in Marshall Co., AL in a ceremony performed by William Trice,
J. P. She was born about 1830 in
AL, and died after 1870 in AL. He
married third Elizabeth Armstrong Rains in July 1875. She was born in March 1830 in GA, and died in 1915 in
Marshall Co., AL. He was recorded
on the 1850 census in Red Hill, Marshall Co., AL with first wife Sarah and his
first three children. In 1860 and
1870 he was with wife Rebecca in Red Hill, AL, and in 1880 he was recorded with
wife Eliza in Township 9, Marshall Co., AL. All his children were born in AL. (R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)
Children - Brookshire, by Sarah Berry
+734. William Leonard Brookshire, b. c. 1844, m. Martha J. Julian, 14 Nov. 1866, d. 13 Jan. 1902.
+735. James Berry Brookshire, b. Sept. 1847, m. Victoria Robinson, 18 July 1871, d. after 1910.
736. John Brookshire, b.c. 1848 (Marshall Co., AL), d. after 1850.
+737. Henry Archer Brookshire, b. 30 July 1851, m(1) Jennie Bailey, 1883, m(2) Ida Lumsden, c. 1894, d. 1937.
Children - Brookshire, by Rebecca Johnson
+738. Victoria Brookshire, b. 5 Oct. 1856, m. Abner Bridges, d. 28 May 1894.
739. Sarah R. Brookshire, b.c. 1857. She was listed on the 1860 and 1870 censuses.
+740. Martha Jane Brookshire, b. 23 July 1858, m. James Fernando Billingsley, 24 Dec. 1879, d. after 1920.
+741. Samuel C. Brookshire, b. 20 Dec. 1859, m. Josephine Holly, 5 Jan. 1888, d. 24 July 1905.
742. Elizabeth Brookshire, b.c. 1861. She was listed on the 1870 and 1880 censuses.
+743. Arthur B. Brookshire, b. 1 May 1864, m. Mary Maude Dagnell, 5 Jan. 1886, d. 30 Dec. 1944.
Emeline M. Brookshire (184) was
born about 1822 (or 1825) in TN (or AL), died 31 Dec. 1915 in Patrick, Dallas
Co., TX, and was buried in Ferris, Ellis Co., TX. She first married Martin H. Berry, son of James Malcolm
Berry and Ruth French, on 5 Dec. 1839 in Blount Co., AL. He was born about 1820 in AL, and died
about 1859 in McNairy Co., TN.
This family was listed on the 1850 census in McNairy Co., TN, Roll
M432-888, p. 133. Emeline’s place
of birth was listed as TN, age 25.
She married second Samuel Conn about 1860 in MS. He was born about 1800 in SC, and died
after 1870. They were recorded in
the 1860 and 1870 censuses in Corinth, MS which was Tishomingo Co. in 1860, and
Alcorn Co. in 1870. Emeline’s
place of birth was listed as AL in both these censuses, age 38 and 45
respectively.
Sarah and Joseph were born in AL,
Mary through John Conn in TN, although the 1860 census listed MS as the place
of birth for Mary and Winney and the 1870 census shows John’s place of birth as
MS.
Emeline was recorded on the 1900
census living with her daughter Margaret’s family in Ellis Co., TX; eight of
her eleven children were still alive.
(R‑85, R‑89)
Children - Berry
+744. Sarah Elizabeth Berry, b. Nov. 1840, m. John M. Babb, c. 1860, d. after 1900.
+745. Joseph Brown Berry, b. 23 Feb. 1843, m(1) Jane Suggs, m(2) Martha G. Asbell, c. 1880, m(3) Mary Bingham, c. 1895, d. 15 Oct. 1933.
+746. Mary Berry, b.c. 1845, m. Robert Simpkins, d. before 1902.
+747. Winney H. Berry, b. 2 Sept. 1848, m(1) George W. Mitchell, 3 March 1864, m(2) John Warren Stogner, 1888, d. 24 May 1931.
+748. Taylor G. Berry, b. Oct. 1848, m(1) Frances Pew, 1876, m(2) Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1909, d. after 1930.
+749. James Pierce Berry, b. 6 Jan. 1853, m. Mary Anna E. Thomas, 1880, d. 15 Jan. 1928.
+750. Clarissa Jube Berry, b. 24 March 1856, m. David Simon Hardin, d. 10 Sept. 1926.
+751. Margaret Berry, b.c. 1857 (or April 1859), m. William F. Biggs, 5 Dec. 1877, died after 1930.
Children - Conn
+752. John Robert Conn, b. 24 Dec. 1864, m. Theodocia Inez Ledbetter, d. 6 Oct. 1952.
Sarah Lee (“Sallie”) Brookshire
(185) was born 5 May 1823 in Rutherford Co., TN, and died 21 March 1896 in
Roby, Fisher Co., TX. She married
Andrew Young Haynes, son of John Haynes and Nancy Nelson, on 19 Jan. 1841 in
Morgan Co., AL. He was born 17
July 1812 in SC, and died 6 Oct. 1900 in Roby, Fisher Co., TX. They were both buried in the Roby Cem.,
Fisher Co., TX. Their gravestone
inscriptions[30] are: A. Y.
Haynes, 7/17/1812-10/6/1900, S. L. wife of A. Y. Haynes, 5/5/1823-3/21/1896,
“Our father & mother are gone, They lie beneath the sod. Dear parents
though we miss you much, We know you rest with God.”
Andrew Young Haynes first married
Amelia B. Johnston on 4 June 1837 in Carroll, MS as recorded in “Hunting for
Bears, Inc.,” Attala Co., MS, 1892-1900.
They had two children: one born in 1838 and one born in 1840. Both
children died at birth. The
information regarding Andrew Young Haynes being Cherokee Indian has not yet
been proven, but it does appear that he was part Cherokee. He had a college education and was a
large land owner in the Shenandoah Valley. The story that has been told is that he left Tennessee to
escape “The Trail of Tears”. They
supposedly lived for many years in Blount Co., AL, and then moved to Pontotoc,
Mississippi. They were recorded on
the 1850 census in Pontotoc Co., MS.
They lived near a trading place called Tupelo, MS. (However, since only their second child
was born in Blount Co., AL, it looks as if they only lived there a short time.) In 1871 they moved the family to
Ferris, Ellis Co., TX by wagon train.
They lived in Ellis Co., then purchased eight sections of land in Fisher
Co., TX.
Andrew Young Haynes was known to
have been a man of very few words, but he often spoke with bitterness about the
U.S. breaking the treaty with the Indians. He continued to wear his Indian blanket and to raise paint
horses as long as he lived. He
taught his sons never to take land from the U.S. government because if they did
they would lose their freedom.
Andrew and three sons went to
Fisher Co., TX in 1880. Alexander
Graves, son of Andrew, owned the land north of what is now Main Street in
Rotan. The other two sons that
purchased land in Fisher Co. at that time were Harper and Warren Haynes.
The Haynes brothers built the
Alright school house, which was later destroyed by fire. They then built the White Flat school
house. This building was used as a
church. When the Haynes land was
sold, the railroad purchased a large number of acres. After the death of Sarah Haynes, Andrew went to live with
Alexandra Graves Haynes in Fisher Co., TX.
It is told that the Haynes children
went to Muskogee, OK, to testify before the Dawes Commission to try to regain
some land by proving their Indian heritage. Georgia Haynes Davis testified on 15 Dec. 1902. At the end of Georgia’s testimony, the
following statement appeared:
“This applicant has the appearance of being descended from white
parentage; has brown hair, grey eyes, medium fair complexion; does not
understand the Choctaw language and has no knowledge of any compliance on the
part of her Choctaw ancestors.”
Her testimony along with that of her siblings is recorded on film in the
National Archives.
This family was recorded on the
1850 census in Pontotoc Co., MS, Roll M432-380, p. 110B, the 1860 census in
Ellistown, Pontotoc Co., MS, Roll M655-540, p. 117, the 1870 census in
Ellistown, Lee Co., MS, Roll M593-736, p. 416, and the 1880 census in Precinct
2, Ellis Co., TX. Children
Harrison through Carolina were born in MS and Warren through Georgia were born
in MS. (R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)
Children - Haynes
753. Harrison H. Haynes, b.18 Nov. 1840 (Morgan Co., AL), d. 1862. He joined the Civil War at age 18, and again in 1861. He fought in the battle of Bull Run, died of measles while in the service and never returned home.
+754. Harriet Emaline (or Emily) Haynes, b. 28 Nov. 1842 (per R‑85) or 28 March 1844, m. John E. Cobb, 10 (or 14) Jan. 1869, d. 2 May 1931.
+755. Indiana Haynes, b. 5 Jan. 1844 (or 1845), m. Wilson Alexander Duff, 8 Oct. 1865, d. 1881.
756. Carolina Haynes, b. 9 Sept. 1845 (or 1846) (AL per 1850 and 1860 censuses).
+757. Andrew Warren Haynes, b. 20 March 1847 (or 20 July 1848), m(1) Triphaney Caroline Deel, 12 Dec. 1874, m(2) Theresa C. Haynes, m(3) Sarah C. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, m(4) Ellen Virginia (Ethridge) Carter, 6 Nov. 1890, d. 23 May 1931.
+758. Alexander Graves Haynes, b. 21 (or 28) June 1852, m. Octavanas A. Brookshire, 2 Sept. 1872, d. 14 Jan. 1944.
+759. William Harper Haynes, b. 31 Aug. 1853, m. Mary Emma Coolidge, 7 Jan. 1886, d. 28 Dec. 1931.
+760. Mary Jane Haynes, b. 15 Jan. 1857, m. Hopkins Turner Wilcher, 1872, d. 26 Nov. 1919.
761. James Haynes, b. March 1860 (Lee Co., MS), d. before 1870.
+762. Georgia Anna Haynes, b. 6 Sept. 1865, m. James Isham Davis, 30 May 1892, d. 7 Dec. 1924.
Richard Brookshire (186) was born
in Jan. 1825 in TN, and died 4 April 1901 in Prairie Co. AR. He first married Delila J. Berry in
1841. She was born about 1822 in AL,
and died about 1865 in MS. He
married second Mary Jane Vaughn on 20 Oct. 1867 in MS. She was born about 1840 in MS, and died
13 Nov. 1922 in Prairie Co., AR.
This family was recorded on the 1850 census in Tishomingo Co., MS, the
1860 census in Pontotoc Co., MS, the 1870 census in DeSoto Co., MS, and the
1880 census in Prairie Co., AR.
The place of birth for Page Brookshire is unknown. Children Sarah through Henninger were
born in AL, Richard in AR, and the others in MS. (R‑84, R‑85, R‑89)
Children - Brookshire, by Delila Berry
763. Page Brookshire; accidentally shot when young.
764. Sarah Brookshire, b.c. 1842.
765. Marsha J. Brookshire, b.c. 1846.
766. Henninger T. Brookshire, b.c. 1848.
767. Caroline Brookshire, b.c. 1853, m. James Arnold.
768. Catherine Brookshire, b.c. 1856.
769. Elizabeth Brookshire, b.c. 1859.
770. John Brookshire, b.c. 1862.
771. Martha Emeline, b.c. 1864.
Children - Brookshire, by Mary Vaughn
+772. Ellen Eliza Brookshire, b. March 1870, m. James Riley Harrison, 26 Dec. 1886.
+773. Louzania Brookshire, b.c. 1872, m. William H. Elrod, 29 Oct. 1890.
+774. Richard Marvin Brookshire, b. Jan. 1878, m. Hulda G. Brewer, 1898, d. 23 Dec. 1971.
Alexander James Brookshire (188)
was born 24 Dec. 1829 in AL, died 25 Sept. 1878 in Shelby Co., TX, and was
buried in Fulson Chapel Cem., Shelby Co. TX. He married Clarisse Ellen Oliver, daughter of Samuel Oliver
and Barbara Rains, on 12 Sept. 1853 in Pontotoc Co., MS. She was born 10 Nov. 1829 in TN, died 3
July 1873 in Shelby Co., TX, and was also buried in Fulson Chapel Cem. This family was recorded on the 1860
and 1870 censuses in Shelby Co., TX.
Brittain was born in MS and the rest of the children in TX. In 1880 the orphaned family was still
in Shelby Co., TX headed by a 30-year old Susan Brookshire, probably Brittain’s
widow. (R‑89)
Children - Brookshire
+775. Brittain Walter Brookshire, b. 12 Sept. 1854, m. Susan ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 28 Dec. 1878.
+776. J. Ford Brookshire, b. 3 Nov. 1856, m. Henryetta Lambright, 23 Feb. 1888, d. 10 March 1917.
+777. William H. Brookshire, b. 27 Nov. 1858, m. Mary Ann Ramsey, 12 Oct. 1882, d. 8 July 1948.
+778. Mary Jane Brookshire, b. 22 March 1861, m. Charles Felix Bogard, d. 20 Oct. 1885.
779. Sallie J. Brookshire, b.c. 1863, d. after 1880.
+780. Samuel H. Brookshire, b. Nov. 1865, m(1) Cynthia S. Ramsey, 18 Sept. 1884, m(2) Maggie (or Margie) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ West, between 1914 and 1920, d. after 1930.
781. J. Berk Brookshire, b. Jan. 1871, d. 1904 (Shelby Co., TX).
Ellender Jane Brookshire (189) was
born 20 June 1831 in AL, died 9 May 1883 in Shelby Co., TX, and was buried in
Bobo-Bradley Cem., Shelby Co., TX.
She married Alvis Jackson Jolley, son of Barnabus B. Jolley and Passey
(or Patsy) Logan, on 24 Dec. 1854 in Pontotoc Co., MS. He was born 18 Nov. 1825 in NC, died 19
Nov. 1894 in Shelby Co., TX, and was also buried in Bobo-Bradley Cem. This family was recorded on the 1880
census in Shelby Co., TX. Their
first two children were born in Pontotoc Co., MS and the rest in Shelby Co.,
TX. (R89, R‑91)
Children - Jolley
782. James A. Jolley, b. 25 Jan. 1856, m. Lula Young, 27 Sept. 1886 (Shelby Co., TX), d. 7 Oct. 1891 (Shelby Co., TX).
783. Benjamin (or Barney) F. Jolley, b. 29 Nov. 1858, d. 19 Sept. 1878 (Shelby Co., TX).
+784. Austin Houston Jolley, b. 29 April 1863, m(1) Elizabeth Jane Lightfoot, c. 1884, m(2) Sarah E. Ledbetter (or Young), 1 Feb. 1913, d. 15 Oct. 1938.
785. Edward Trew Jolley, b. 2 Aug. 1866, d. 30 Sept. 1943 (both in Tenaha, Shelby Co., TX).
786. Elender F. Jolley, b.c. 1869.
+787. Joel L. Jolley, b. 15 Dec. 1870, m. Clara Dickson, 11 Dec. 1893, d. 27 May 1945.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM W. GRAVES (26) AND NANCY HARVEY
Warren H. Graves (191) was born
about 1820 in IN. He married Sarah
C. Eanoros about 1846. She was
born about 1826 in TN. They are
listed in the 1870 census for Greene Co., MO. (R‑44)
Children - Graves
788. Henry Graves, b.c. 1855 (MO).
789. Lillie Graves, c. 1864 (MO).
Richard Graves[31]
(193) was born about 1820 (or 1823-24) in IN, and died after 1880, probably in
Sumner Co., KS according to R‑24.
He married Elizabeth Dorrells (or Dorrell or Dorrill) on 28 May 1846 in
Greene Co., MO (Book A, p. 141).
She was born about 1822 in IN and died before 1870, possibly in KS.
They were listed in the 1850 census
for Greene Co., IN, but moved to Clay Co., MO after the 1850 census because of
the Kansas/Missouri wars. There
they had contact with Franklin Graves who founded the first Baptist Church in
Clay Co., MO, along with Robert James (father of Jesse James). Was Franklin Graves related to Richard
Graves? Franklin Graves was in IN
in the 1840’s, Clay Co., MO, 1846-1898, and died 1898 in Clay Co., MO. According to family oral history, the
James boys plowed the fields for the Graves farm until they started on their
infamous journey robbing trains.
Richard Graves was in the 1870
census for Gore Twp., Sumner Co., KS, without Elizabeth, so she may have
died. Their first 4 children were
born in MO, and the last 2 in KS.
Richard’s parents, William and
Nancy Graves, were in the 1850 census, living near Richard, with daughter Nancy
J. Graves, born about 1835 in Indiana, in their household. (R‑23, R‑24, R‑27, R‑34,
R‑44)
Children - Graves
+790. Mary Virginia Graves, b. 22 Nov. 1848, m. James Harvey Jones, 6 Dec. 1863, d. 5 May 1920.
791. William Graves, b.c. 1849, m. Elizabeth Doran, 1872.
792. Nancy Graves, b.c. 1854.
+793. Ruhama Rebecca Graves, b. 12 Oct. 1856, m. James Marcus Lafayette Cheatham, 23 Oct. 1870, d. 6 Oct. 1913.
794. Josephine (“Docey”) Graves, b. 1858, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Truman, d. 1901. Bur. Masham Cem. (Pawnee, Pawnee Co., OK).
795. Elizabeth Graves, b.c. 1863, d. after 1880. Lived with sister Ruhama in 1880.
Michael
Joel Graves (194) was born 13 Feb. 1825 in Indiana, died 18 Jan. 1897 in Bois
D’Arc, Greene Co., MO, and was buried 20 Jan. 1897 in Prospect Cem., Plano, Greene
Co., MO. He first married Dosie
Melinda Kimmins on 15 June 1848 in Barry/Lawrence Co., MO. She was born about 1827 in NC, and died
about 1867 in Halltown, Lawrence Co., MO.
He
married second Josephine Roberts on 7 May 1868. She died about Jan. 1869 in Lawrence Co., MO. He married third Mary Elizabeth Walker
on 15 July 1870. She was born 21
Nov. 1838 in Indiana, and died 30 May 1911. (R‑25)
Children - Graves, by Dosie M. Kimmins
+796. Nancy Hannah Graves, b. 5 April 1849, m. James Monroe Rose, 25 Dec. 1865, d. 4 July 1926.
+797. Elizabeth Jane Graves, b. 25 July 1861, m. James Marion Rose, 4 Feb. 1880, d. 20 Jan. 1933.
+798. Thomas Joel Graves, b. 25 Oct. 1865, m. Allie Ann Lile, 7 Jan. 1886, d. 24 Aug. 1943.
Children - Graves, by Josephine Roberts
+799. John Richard Graves, b. 31 Dec. 1868, m. Susan Mary Hayes, 3 Nov. 1898, d. 30 Sept. 1948.
Children - Graves, by Mary E. Walker
+800. Melcena Tenndsee Graves, b. 30 March 1871, m(1) Zouave Fleming, 21 March 1891, m(2) Marvin E. Kellogg, 28 Nov. 1900, d. 30 May 1948.
+801. Mary Aurora Graves, b. 16 Jan. 1875, m. James Howard Husted, 30 Dec. 1897, d. 27 June 1954.
802. George Frances Graves, b.c. 1878.
Margaret Graves (195) was born 1827
in IL, died 12 June 1892 in Greene Co., MO, and was buried in Prospect Cem.,
Plano, Greene Co., MO. She first
married Andrew Jackson Carter on 17 Aug. 1849 in Greene Co., MO (Book A, p.
188). He was born in 1827 in
Monroe Co., TN, died 20 Feb. 1862 in the Civil War, and was buried in Feb. 1862
in Prospect Cem., Plano, MO. She
married second William McClure on 27 Sept. 1865. He was born about 1825 in NY. Their children were born in Greene Co., MO. (R‑25, R‑44)
Children - Carter
803. Nancy Carter, b. Feb. 1850 (Greene Co., MO), m. John Gilbert, 1868 (Greene Co., MO), d. Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. Bur. Kansas City, MO.
+804. William Carter, b. 12 Jan. 1852, m. Harriet Ellen Mason, 6 Jan. 1879, d. 22 March 1933.
+805. Calvin Carter, b. 14 Aug. 1853, m. Catherine Elizabeth Conrad, 11 Oct. 1883, d. 28 Nov. 1922.
806. Mahaley Carter, b. 2 Oct. 1855 (Greene Co., MO), d. Greene Co., MO. Buried in Greene Co., MO.
+807. Andrew Jackson Carter, Jr., b. 11 Sept. 1862, m. Etta Ella Jones, 12 June 1887, d. 13 July 1921.
Children - McClure
808. Margaret McClure, b. 1866.
+809. Charles McClure, b. 1868, m. Mary Frances Hill, c. 1893.
+810. Thomas Bronson McClure, b. 22 Dec. 1871, m. Cornelia Biellier, 31 July 1895, d. 28 March 1939.
811. Emily B. McClure, b.c. 1873.
Nancy Jane Graves (196) was born
between 1835-1840 in Indiana, died 17 April 1896 in Greene Co., MO, and was
buried in Prospect Cem., Plano, Greene Co., MO. Nancy was shown living with her parents on the 1850 Greene
Co., MO; age 15, born in Indiana.
On the 1860 census, she was listed with her parents in Center Twp.,
Greene Co., MO as Nancy Grimet [sic], age 23, born in Indiana. Her children Hannah Kimmons, Margaret
Grimet and James Grimet also lived with them. She first married James Edward Yancey Kimmons (or Kimmins),
on 25 Dec 1851 in Greene Co., MO (Book A, p. 229). He was buried in Meismer Cem., Lawrence Co., MO. They divorced, and she married second
Henry Richard Grimmett, son of John Grimmett and Elizabeth Forgeson, on 27 Dec.
1857, also in Greene Co., MO (Book B, p. 128). Their children were born in Paris Springs, Lawrence Co.,
MO. She is recorded on the 1870
census, age 35, living in Center Twp., post office, Springfield, Greene Co.,
MO. She is listed in the 1880
census for Center Twp., Greene Co., MO, age 40. Henry served in the 14th MO State Militia (Union) in the Civil
War and was wounded at the Battle of Springfield in Jan. 1863. He died 7 April 1869 and was buried in
Prospect Cem. (R‑23, R‑25,
R‑39, R‑44)
Children - Kimmons
+812. Nancy Hannah Kimmons, b. June 1855, m. Solomon Redfearn, 1875.
Children - Grimmett
813. Margaret L. Grimmett, b. 5 Oct. 1858, d. 9 March 1885 (Greene Co., MO).
814. James William Grimmett, b. 13 Aug. 1859, m. Melvina McGinnis, 17 Jan. 1892, d. 12 Aug. 1947 (Bois D’Arc, Greene Co., MO).
815. Elizabeth Jane Grimmett, b. 19 Sept. 1862, m. William Henry Rennaker, 1 July 1882, d. 12 Jan. 1938.
+816. Amanda Isabell Grimmett, b. 1 Dec. 1866, m. Harvey Benjamin Arnett, d. 15 Nov. 1901.
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN GRAVES (27)
Richard Graves (197) was born about
1828-1832 in Randolph Co. (or Montgomery Co.), NC. He lived in Randolph Co., enlisted 8 March 1862 in Co. I, 22nd
Regt., NC Troops, C.S.A., as a private, and died on or about 20 June 1862 at or
near Danville, VA of measles (“rubeola”).
He died probably 1-1/2 miles
southwest of what is now downtown Danville. According to F. Lawrence McFall, Jr., of Danville, Richard
was wounded and contracted rubeola in a field hospital. Even though 750 Confederate troops died
there, there is presently no monument, and the area was bulldozed in the 1930’s
for a middle-class housing development.
Richard married Nancy Jane Purdue,
called Jane. She was born in May
1827 in Cheraw, Chesterfield Co., SC, died after 1901, and was buried in Big
Oak Church, Montgomery Co., NC.
According to the 1900 census, she had five children and four were
living. She first married ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Purvis (?).
Jane had to struggle for survival,
farming to keep the children and herself alive. The youngest daughter of Jane’s granddaughter, Louzinia
Lucas’s Ida, tells of when Jane had to go for supplies (i.e., food staples)
during the Civil War years. On the
way home Jane was stopped by soldiers who planned to take her supplies. Jane pleaded with them, saying that she
had little children to feed and they would starve. Ida Lucas said that the soldier in charge made the men let
Jane go when Jane said that her husband was away fighting the war just like
them. Jane applied for Widow’s
Pension Act of 1885 and 1901; both were approved.
Their children were born in
Montgomery Co., NC.
They were listed on the 1870 census
for Richmond, Randolph Co., NC, living near Tyson Boling and Charles H.
Boling. (R‑14)
Children - Graves
+817. Nancy Anne Graves, b. 4 March 1852, never married, d. 8 Oct. 1931.
818. Benjamin B. Graves, b.c. 1853. He left home to go west after the Civil War. He was later heard from, when he was in Arkansas, that “things were looking bad for him and that he was coming on in.” This was the last time he was heard from. His brother, John Graves, waited for Benjamin the rest of his life, and often spoke of him.
+819. John Franklin Graves, b. 4 March 1858, m. Lousada Jane Scott, 7 Nov. 1878, d. 6 Feb. 1930.
+820. Allen Graves, b. 30 March 1860, m. Dora Alice Latham, 1886, d. 15 Dec. 1937.
Benjamin Bennett Graves (198) was
born about 1831 in Montgomery Co., NC, died 1861-1865 in or immediately after
the Civil War, and was buried in No. 2 National Cemetery, Fredericksburg,
VA. His name is recorded variously
as William Bennett, Bennett B. and Benjamin B. He married Synthia Sellars (or Cynthia Sellers[32]),
daughter of Joseph Sellers and Lillie Sutton. She was born about 1832 in Chesterfield Co., SC, died 26 May
1915[33],
and was buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cem., Pageland, Chesterfield
Co., SC. This family was recorded
on the 1860 census in Montgomery Co., NC; their children were born in NC. By 1870, Synthia had returned to her
native SC where she was recorded with her children in Chesterfield Co., SC. In 1880, Synthia and Benjamin lived
together in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield Co., SC. In 1900, she was recorded on the census with son Benjamin’s
family and in 1910 with son William’s family, both in Chesterfield Co.,
SC. (R‑12, R‑48, R‑74)
Children - Graves
+821. John Wilson Graves, b. 22 Dec. 1852, m(1) Ellen Emiline Horton, 29 Dec. 1872, m(2) Mary Nicholson, c. 1905, d. 19 Sept. 1928.
+822. Zelpha (or Zilpha) Della Graves, b. 6 May 1854, m. James Wilson Stegall, c. 1887, d. 3 June 1934.
+823. Rosa Ann Graves, b. 25 Dec. 1855, m. William Madison Jordan, c. 1874, d. 18 Nov. 1914.
+824. William Smiley Graves, b. 26 Dec. 1858, m. Mary Emeline Gaskins, 1881, d. 5 Feb. 1917.
+825. Edward Jackson Graves, b. 9 July 1860, m(1) Mattie Welch, c. 1883, m(2) Lillian B. Gregory, 17 June 1912, d. 26 Feb. 1929.
+826. Benjamin Franklin Graves, b. 20 July 1862, m. Mary Jane Stegall, d. 13 June 1947.
Queen Jennie Graves (201), called
Jennie, was born 8 March 1855 in Montgomery Co., NC, died 6 (or 7) Oct. 1935 in
Mecklenburg Co., NC, and was buried in Evergreen Cem., Charlotte, Mecklenburg
Co., NC. She married James Madison
Cox, son of Micajah Cox and Arpie (Ortha) King, on 1 Nov. 1877 in Montgomery
Co., NC. He was born 1 June 1856
in Cagle Mill, Randolph Co., NC, and died 13 Nov. 1910 in Miami, Dade Co.,
FL. (R‑1, R‑12, R‑30,
R‑31)
Children - Cox
+827. Alfred Rankin Cox, b. 30 Oct. 1878, m. Ada Philpot, 30 Dec. 1909, d. 25 Nov. 1940.
828. John E. Cox, b. July 1881 (Advance, Boone Co., IN), m. Fanny Scruggs, d. 3 April 1951 (Clayton, Rabun Co., GA).
+829. Orena Rosa Cox, b. 14 Feb. 1884, m. Hamilton Russell, 6 Feb. 1911, d. 25 Nov. 1979.
830. infant, stillborn.
+831. Martha Louella Cox, b. 14 March 1886, m. Alfred Ben Capel, 5 June 1918, d. 30 March 1966.
832. Christopher Columbus Cox, b. 12 July 1887, m. Bessie Carter, d. 7 Sept. 1951. They divorced.
833. Flora Graves Pigeon Cox, b. 8 Oct. 1891, m. J. W. Andrews, (Pensacola, Escambia Co., FL), d. 27 July 1986 (Pensacola, FL).
+834. Nellie Madison Cox, b. 6 Nov. 1893, m. Benjamin Calvin Beane, d. 6 April 1986.
CHILDREN OF MARY A. GRAVES (28) AND JOSEPH M. NICHOLSON
Richard Nicholson (202) was born 28
July 1817 in Crawford Co., IN, and died about 1868 in Hillham, Dubois Co.,
IN. He married Suzanne Stover,
daughter of Daniel Stover and Mary Ann LaFrance (or Frantz per R‑33), on 31
Oct. 1839 in Salem Court House, Salem, Washington Co., IN. She was born in 1820 in VA, died after
1872 in Hillham, IN, and was buried near there. (R‑29, R‑33)
Children - Nicholson
835. Angeline Nicholson, m. Granville Stringer, 26 Oct. 1869 (Dubois Co., IN).
836. Elizabeth (“Lizzie”) Nicholson, m. Stephen E. Thacker, 14 Aug. 1869, d. 1922.
837. Nancy Nicholson, m. William B. Curtis, 10 July 1866, d. 1890.
+838. Daniel Nicholson, b. 1 July 1842, m(1) Emma Potts, 17 Aug. 1865, m(2) Mary McCune Kesterson, 13 Sept. 1880, d. 12 Jan. 1889.
+839. Mary Ann Nicholson, b. 10 Jan. 1843, m. Joel B. Rose, 23 Dec. 1862, d.c. 1925.
+840. Margaret Nicholson, b.c. 1850, m. Dick Bledsoe, 29 Jan. 1880.
+841. Josephine Nicholson, b. 12 April 1854, m. William Owen Simmons, 8 Nov. 1875, d. 4 Feb. 1892.
+842. Richard Nicholson, b. 1858, m. Sarah Weaver, 13 April 1878, d. 1925.
+843. Rebecca Melvina Nicholson, b. 11 Feb. 1860, m(1) Benjamin Franklin Nicholson, m(2) Andy McCune, d. 24 Dec. 1943.
+844. Albert Nicholson, b. 15 March 1865, m. Mary Wineinger, 21 Nov. 1885, d. 16 Aug. 1946.
Caroline (or Carolyn) Nicholson
(209) was born 8 Nov. 1829 (or 1830 per R‑29) in Clark Co., IN, died 17
July 1898 in Rising Star, Eastland Co., TX, and was buried 19 July 1898 in the
Rising Star Cem. She first married
Robert Green Scott on 15 July 1847 in Clark Co., IN. He was born 26 Feb. 1825, died 1 June 1872, and was buried 3
June 1872 in Pleasant Ridge Cem., all in Clark Co., IN.
After Robert died, Caroline then
married ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Miller, who was not with her
when she moved to Rising Star, TX in 1884. When Caroline moved to Rising Star, some of her children
went with her and some stayed in Indiana.
Accompanying her to Texas were the Benjamin Franklin Graves (#242)
family as well as Scott, Goss, and Tyler family relatives. On the federal census records of 1860
and 1880 for Clark Co. and Floyd Co., IN, the following ten children are
listed. Death dates are from the
gravestones in the Rising Star Cem. except for Robert G. Scott and Mary Sibelle
Scott who were buried in Indiana.
Caroline also raised her granddaughter Gertrude (“Gertie”) Ellen Scott,
daughter of Lafayette Roe Scott, since her mother died when Gertie was only
nine days old. Their children were
born in Indiana. (R‑4, R‑29,
R‑31)
Children - Scott
+845. Lafayette Monroe Scott, b. 27 Oct. 1848, m(1) Mary Ellen Cook, 6 July 1871, m(2) Mary Miller, 1879.
846. William Franklin Scott, b. 21 June 1850, d. prob. near Duster, TX.
847. Elizabeth Jane Scott, b. 24 July 1852, m. Ephriam Goss, 11 Feb. 1869 (IN), d. 1890 (Rising Star, TX).
848. Joseph Lemuel Scott, b. 1 April 1855, m. Frances J. Hanger, d. 26 March 1901 (Rising Star, TX).
849. Moses Jefferson Scott, b. 29 (or 27) Oct. 1857, m. Charlotte ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 8 Aug. 1915 (Rising Star, TX).
850. Mary Sibelle Scott, b. 10 July 1860, m. George Beasley, 1882 (IN), d. 1925 (IN). Bur Pleasant Ridge Cem.
851. Robert Lowell Scott, b. 4 March 1863 (or May 1867 per R‑29), m. Alice ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 8 March 1900 (Rising Star, TX).
852. Cornelia Caroline Scott, b. 22 Nov. (or 30 July per R‑29) 1865, m. Charlie Tyler (or Taylor), d. 1951 (Rising Star, TX).
853. Ephrim Milburn (or Wilburn per R‑29) Scott, b. 30 Oct. 1869, m. Nellie Murphy, d. prob. Wichita Falls, TX.
+854. Ellen Rebecca Scott, b. 24 March 1872, m. Columbus Gaines Shults, 26 Oct. 1890, d. 14 Oct. 1953.
Elizabeth June (“Sugar”) Nicholson
(210) was born 26 June 1832 in Wood Twp., Clark Co., IN, died 21 Oct. 1923 in
Clark Co., IN, and was buried in the Pleasant Ridge Cem., Clark Co., IN. She married Jonathan Wade on 9 May
1854. (R‑4, R‑29)
Children - Wade
855. Lindsay Wade, b. 31 May 1855, m. Rebecca Clark.
856. Mary Wade
857. Richard A. Wade, b. 15 July 1859, m. Nora Schrieber.
858. Margaret R. Wade, b. 18 Jan. 1861.
Joseph Nicholson (215) was born 14
March 1841 in Wood Twp., Clark Co., IN.
He married Mary Goss, daughter of John Goss (born 1816 in Clark Co., IN)
and Mary McKinley (born about 1820), on 20 (or 23 per R‑29) Feb.
1864. Mary was born in 1841 in
Clark Co., IN. (R‑4, R‑29)
Children - Nicholson
859. John W. Nicholson
860. Leanora Nicholson
861. Charles A. Nicholson, b. 3 April 1876, d. 1900.
CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (29) AND MARY SMITHERMAN
Samuel Graves (216) was born 25
Aug. 1825 in Troy, Montgomery Co., NC (or Indiana), died 20 March 1880 in Clay
Co., IN, and was buried in the Graves Cem., Harmony, Clay Co., IN. He married Mary M. Steed, daughter of
Isham Steed and Margaret ‑‑‑‑‑‑. Isham Steed, his wife, and several of
their children were also buried in Graves Cem. Mary was born 12 Oct. 1829 (in NC per census records), died
16 Feb. 1879, and was also buried in the Graves Cem. Samuel and his brother Noah were listed on the 1850 census
in Van Buren, Clay Co., IN living with their sister Nancy Graves Douglas. Both were listed as born in
Indiana. Samuel and Mary were
recorded on the 1860 and 1870 censuses in Van Buren, Clay Co., IN; their
children were born in Indiana. In
1860, his sister Mary Williams and her family were recorded immediately before
his, and Zylpha Von Cannon (#21) was listed immediately after. (R‑17, R‑35)
Children - Graves
+862. Isham (or Peter) Graves, b. 18 March 1856, m(1) Catherine (or Kathryn) Mathas (or Matthews), m(2) Vina (Moore) Shaffer, 27 Aug. 1893, m(3) Minnie Sackett, 1 July 1911, d. 21 May 1917.
863. Cynthia Graves, b.c. 1858. Listed on 1870 census.
864. Melissa Graves, b.c. 1862. Lived with Isham’s family in 1880. There is a Melissa Blair, b. 14 Jan. 1860, d. 4 June 1917, with husband Arthur J. Blair, b. 28 June 1850, d. 3 May 1927, buried in Graves Cem. along with two children, Alva B., b. 1884, d. 1950, and Winfred, b. 1885, d. 1935.
865. Rhonda (or Rhoda) Graves, b.c. 1863. Lived with Isham’s family in 1880.
866. Laura Graves, b.c. 1864, d after 4 Jan. 1920. Listed on her brother Benjamin’s obituary as a survivor.
+867. John W. Graves, b. 1865, m. Margaret A. Snell, 29 April 1888, d. 11 Sept. 1937.
+868. Benjamin Graves (twin), b. 15 Jan. 1868, m. Elizabeth Hunter, 13 Feb 1893, d. 4 Jan. 1920.
869. Jessie Graves (twin), b. 15 Jan. 1868, d. after 4 Jan. 1920. Listed on his brother Benjamin’s obituary as a survivor.
870. Elias Graves, b. 4 Dec. 1870, d. 28 April 1874. Bur. Graves Cem.
Mary Jane Graves (217) was born 25
Feb. 1827, while the family was enroute from NC to IN, died 30 Jan. 1902, and
was buried in Graves Cem., Brazil, Clay Co., IN. She first married John H. Williams, son of George Williams
and Sarah Presnell. He was born about
1818 in NC, died 17 Nov. 1851 in Indiana, and was buried in Old Hill Cem.,
Brazil, IN. She married second
Edward Williams, brother of her first husband, on 30 Nov. 1852. He was born about 1827 in NC, and died
before 1880. This family was
recorded on the 1860 and 1870 censuses in Clay Co., IN. All her children were born in
Indiana. Edward was also buried in
Old Hill Cem. (R‑17, R‑35,
R‑205)
Children - Williams, by John Williams
871. Henry Clay Williams, b. 5 Sept. 1849.
+872. Lafayette Williams, b. 10 July 1851, m. Ellen E. Buchanan, 20 July 1881, d. after 1920.
Children - Williams, by Edward Williams
+873. Thomas Coswin Williams, b. 5 Oct. 1853, m. Sarah E. Clark.
874. Armilda Williams, b. 15 Nov. 1854, m. Harvey Lewis Buchanan, 19 Feb. 1882 (Clay Co., IN).
+875. Benjamin Franklin Williams, b. 8 March 1856, m. Maude Usher, July 1889, d. 13 July 1889.
+876. Icedosia Lilus Williams, b. 18 May 1858, m. Tom Moss, d. 2 Sept. 1883.
+877. Jane F. Williams, b. 2 Nov. 1859, m. William Matthews, d. 1926.
878. Ulysses S. Grant Williams, b. 5 March 1862, d. 11 June 1865. Bur. Old Hill Cem.
Nancy Ann Graves (218) was born 7
May 1829 and died 11 March 1892, both in Clay Co., IN. She first married James A. Douglas on
24 Feb. 1848 in Indiana. His first
wife was Lydia Hendrix, the mother of two boys, and the daughter of John
Hendrix, Sr. Nancy Ann Graves was
a sister of Rebecca, who married John Hendrix, Jr. Nancy raised the two children left motherless by the death
of Lydia, one of whom was probably Alexander, shown with them on the 1850
census. James Douglas died 5 Dec.
1864. According to Pinhook to Brazil, they had nine
children, three of whom had died before James’ death. Also living with Nancy and James at the time of the 1850
census in Jackson Twp., Clay Co., IN were her brothers, Noah Graves, age 8 and
Samuel Graves, age 22, both born in Indiana.
Nancy Ann married second George
Williams, son of George Williams and Sarah Presnell, on 12 Sept. 1866 in Clay
Co., IN. He married first Hannah ‑‑‑‑‑‑;
they were recorded on the 1860 census in Van Buren, Clay Co., IN with their
three children. He was born about
1831 in NC, and died 12 Aug. 1872.
Nancy and George were recorded on the 1870 census in Van Buren, IN with
children Theodore, 16, Sarah E., 12, Mary E., 9, Charles, 6, and Raney, 10/12. All were listed with the surname
Williams. She married for the
third time Joseph P. Montgomery on 30 Jan. 1878 in Clay Co., IN. He had 5 children by a former
marriage. Thus she served as a
mother to 22 children, as she reared another child with no family ties. There were 6 other children that she
cared for over long periods, and it was always stated that she mothered 28
children.
She united with the United Brethren
church in 1869, and always remained a constant worker. The church stands today, serving the
younger generations, in what was called Benwood. Her funeral services were held at the Mt. Lebanon church,
conducted by the Rev. J. W. Nye. A
large audience attested to the high esteem in which she was held by the
community. Interment was in the
Brazil cemetery.
The vicinity of Benwood and all
that part of Van Buren township, Clay Co., IN, was settled by the parents of
the Graveses and Williamses, who have been life-long friends of the Hendrixes;
their families intermarried. The
ancestors came from the Carolinas at about the same time, and they were from
the same communities in the Carolinas and Virginia. The family members also fought in the Rev. War
together. (R‑17, R‑32,
R‑37, R‑205)
Children - Douglas
+879. Samuel L. Douglas, b. 24 Jan. 1849, m. Elizabeth Huldah Waymire, 4 April 1869, d. 11 June 1908.
880. Theodore Douglas, b.c. 1853.
881. Mary Douglas, b.c. 1855. Listed on the 1860 census.
+882. Elizabeth Douglas, b. 6 Oct. 1857, m. James Price II, 21 Oct. 1878, d. 22 July 1936.
+883. Lydia Ann Douglas, b.c. 1859, m. Jules M. Archer.
884. Charles Douglas, b.c. 1863, m. Catherine Bolter, 12 Nov. 1887 (Clay Co., IN).
885. child
886. child
887. child
Children - Williams
888. daughter, d. in infancy.
+889. Raney Williams, b.c. 1869, m. Maggie Mullen, 31 Dec. 1895.
James W. Graves (219) was born 22
Jan. 1831 in Clay Co., IN, and died 6 Sept. 1892 in Reelsville, Putnam Co.,
IN. He married Martha Elizabeth
Lawson, called Elizabeth or Betsey, on 17 Nov. 1853 in Greencastle, Putnam Co.,
IN. She was born in July 1835 in
Indiana, and died 4 Oct. 1894 in Harmony, Clay Co., IN. Their children were born in Clay Co.,
IN.
According to his pension file from
the National Archives, James Graves enlisted in the Civil War at Indianapolis,
IN and was enrolled on 8 Feb. 1864 in Co. B, 148th Regt., Indiana
infantry as a private. This unit
was commanded by Colonel Ruckle.
James was honorably discharged at Indianapolis on 5 Sept. 1865. His papers indicated that James was
disabled by chronic diarrhea around July 1864 in Tennessee. When he applied for his pension, he was
still suffering from “Chronic Diarrhea, Piles, and disease of one of his
legs”. After James’ death, while
she was living in Washington Twp., Putnam Co., IN, Elizabeth applied for a
widow’s pension. Two children were
living with her at that time, a minor daughter Elizabeth, probably the Lizzie
born in 1878, and Laura Graves.
After her mother’s death in 1894, Elizabeth applied for the pension on
the grounds that she was still a minor child of James and Elizabeth Graves; at
that time daughter Elizabeth was married to G. Thomas.
According to R‑18, there is a
family story that Jesse James and his outlaw gang visited the Clay Co. farm of
James and Elizabeth to water their horses. They were friendly and didn’t cause any trouble for the
Graves family. (R‑17, R‑18,
R‑96)
Children - Graves
+890. Edward Graves, b.c. 1855, m. Elizabeth Prater, 24 April 1876.
+891. Eliza Graves, b.c. 1858, m. John Thomas Maxwell, c. March 1876, d. 1895-1900.
892. Martha Graves, b.c. Dec. 1859, d. after 1880.
+893. John Graves, b. 12 May 1862, m. Nancy Ellen Bolin, 13 July 1885, d. 4 Jan. 1927.
+894. Charles Graves, b.c. 1865, m. Izadora Ligget, 20 Jan. 1888.
+895. Thomas Wallace Graves, b.c. 1870, m. Sarah (Smiley) Maxwell, c. 1893, d. 6 Nov. 1900.
896. Laura Graves, b.c. 1873, m. George Wellen, 31 Oct. 1896 (Clay Co., IN).
+897. Elizabeth (or Lizzie) Graves, b. 27 Oct. 1878, m(1) James Henry Thomas, 24 Dec. 1894, m(2?) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Brown, d. 2 Feb. 1954.
Rebecca Smitherman Graves (220) was
born 11 Jan. 1833 in Clay Co., IN, and died 29 July 1883. According to R‑17, Rebecca’s
tombstone reads “Rebecca F. Graves dau. of J.& M. Graves – wife of
John Hendrix, b. 1/11/1833 d. 7/29/1883”.
There seems to be no proof that her middle name was Smitherman as stated
in Pinhook to Brazil. She married John Hendrix, Jr., fourth
child of John Hendrix and Nancy Whitaker, on 1 April 1852. He was born 29 Feb. 1828 in Wayne Co.,
IN, four miles south of Centerville, IN, and died 11 May 1910.
He was a man of high principles,
honest in all his dealings and loved by all, and had a host of
acquaintances. He started as a
blacksmith, was later a manufacturer, and was finally a merchant, having the
largest and most complete hardware store in Brazil, in partnership with his
brother, Eli. Both John and Rebecca
belonged to the Presbyterian Church and were very liberal in their donations
and entertainment of the visiting clergy.
His father, John, Sr., was the foundation stone of the first church, and
through his generosity the church survived the long, fought-for existence.
John, Jr., possessed quick,
decisive judgement, was of a nervous temperament, and his answers of “yes” or
“no” were demanded. His large
credit business, established with few losses, show him to be a man of talent.
After Rebecca’s death, he married a
school teacher, Miss Mary Carter, in 1885. She outlived him by many years, passing away in Aug. 1928,
with burial at Highland Lawn, Terre Haute, IN. They had no children, but reared a niece, Lucy Hendrix,
daughter of Frank Hendrix. (R‑17,
R‑205)
Children - Hendrix
898. Parlea Hendrix, b. 9 Feb. 1853, d. 7 Aug. 1853.
+899. Charles Wesley Hendrix, b. 21 May 1854, m. Lena Breamer, 22 Nov. 1877, d. 8 May 1809.
+900. Francis Hendrix, b. 29 Oct. 1856, m. Ella Smith, 5 Oct. 1879, d. 1 Jan. 1932.
+901. Laurette Hendrix, b. 13 Nov. 1859, m. Andrew Selwin Decker, 13 June 1875, d. after 1936..
902. Edward Hendrix, b. 10 Sept. 1862, d. 19 Feb. 1863.
+903. Lucy Hendrix, b. 16 Jan. 1864, m. John Brownlee, 22 March 1884, d. 9 Feb. 1908.
+904. Mary Hendrix, b. 28 Dec. 1867, m. William Reddie, 27 April 1887.
+905. Minnie Hendrix, b. 12 July 1871, m. George Ira Kisner, 22 Oct. 1890, d. 5 March 1927.
+906. Harry Day Hendrix, b. 17 Sept. 1874, m. Era Turner, 25 Dec. 1907.
Noah Smitherman Graves (222) was
born 6 March 1836 (or 1838) on the farm near Harmony, Clay Co., IN, that was
taken up as government landThe land was still owned in 1936 by his
descendants. Quite a settlement of
the families of the brothers and sisters is (or was) in and around the town of
Benwood. Although Noah moved away
to Kansas, he continued to be very attached to the old home place. He died 16 Jan. 1884 and was buried in
Maple Hill, Wabaunsee Co., KS.
He married Laura Eugenia Barns in
1867. She was born 14 June 1850 in
Baltimore, MD, and died in Feb. 1933 at her daughter Dora’s home in Vero,
FL.. After their marriage they
lived in Brazil, IN, then later moved to Kansas City, MO. Laura’s family were early settlers near
the town of Harmony, IN.
He was listed twice on the 1850
census: once as age 8 census
living with his sister Nancy Graves Douglas’ family in Dick Johnson, Clay Co.,
IN, and second as age 12 living with his sister [Mary] Jane Williams’ family,
in Van Buren, Clay Co., IN . Noah
and Laura were recorded on the 1870 census in Soldier, Shawnee Co., KS, where
he was listed as age 32, and the 1880 census in Maple Hill, KS where he was
listed as age 42.
After Noah’s death, Laura married
Allen Reed about 1887. To them was
born one daughter, Constance, born 3 May 1888, who married Anthony Wayne Miller
of Kansas City, MO. They adopted
two children and lived in Vero, FL.
(R‑205)
Children - Graves
907. Nettie Graves, b. 20 Feb. 1869, m. Robert L. Chapman. They had 6 children, plus grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They all lived in Center, CO.
+908. Hattie E. Graves, b. 20 Dec. 1870, m(1) John Martin, m(2) Fred M. Chamberlin.
909. Dora E. Graves, b. 28 July 1875, m. Isaac J. Graham. They lived in Kansas City, MO for many years and were in the grocery business there. When the Florida real estate boom developed, they sold out their thriving business and moved to Vero, FL. Dora’s mother lived with her for many years.
John Wesley Graves (223) was born
28 Jan. 1840 in Clay Co., IN, died 29 Aug. 1923 in Douglass, Butler Co., KS,
and was buried in City Cem., Douglass, KS. He married Evaline Stoner Wells of Greencastle, IN on 9 Nov.
1865. She was known as Eva. This family pioneered in the state of
Kansas. The farm that they bought
proved to be over an oil pool and brought them much money.
In John W. Graves’ Declaration for
Pension Papers for his Civil War service, dated 10 Feb. 1915, he stated he was
living in Harmony, IN at the time he enrolled. He enlisted in Indianapolis, IN on 11 Nov. 1864 as a private
in Co. B, 2nd Regt. of the Indiana Cavalry. He was honorably discharged in
Edgfield, TN on 22 July 1865. His
enlistment record stated he was 24 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, his complexion
was “dark”, eyes were “black”, and his hair was “black”. The record also stated that he lived in
Putnam Co., IN from July 1865 until Nov. 1867, Topeka, KS from Nov. 1867 until
Jan. 1868, and then moved to Douglass, KS and lived there until his death. When asked on his application if he had
any children living, he listed only 25-year old William P. Graves and Chloe A.
Graves, b. 2 Feb. 1883. (R‑17,
R‑205)
Children - Graves
910. Sarah A. Graves (Topeka, KS), b. 20 Aug. 1866, d. before 10 Feb. 1915.
911. Mary E. Graves (Butler Co., KS), b. 22 April 1870, d. before 10 Feb. 1915.
912. William P. Graves, b. 8 Sept. 1872 (Butler Co., KS), m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. Lived in Douglass, KS.
913. Minnie D. Graves, b. 28 June 1878 (Douglass, KS), d. before 10 Feb. 1915.
+914. Chloe A. Graves, b. 1 Feb. 1883, m. Delmar Piper.
Sarah Ellen Graves (224) was born
28 Jan. 1840 in Clay Co., IN, and died 20 Feb. 1904 in Granite, VA. She first married William F. Gaylord,
who was a soldier in the Civil War and was killed in battle. They may not have had any
children. She married second Henry
Hendrix, ninth child of John Hendrix and Nancy Whitaker, in Jan. 1863. He was born 5 April 1841 in Wayne Co.,
IN, four miles south of Centerville, IN, and died 11 April 1920 at Johnson
City, Washington Co., TN.
Henry was of the Whitaker type (his
grandmother’s family), large of bone, light complexion, blue eyes, loved to
read, and a good trader. He was a
good blacksmith and machinist. He
was in the carriage manufacturing business for years in Brazil, Clay Co.,
IN. His loss of hearing, which
seems to be hereditary in the Hendrix family, caused him to sell his
business. He purchased a large
acreage in Virginia, near Crewe, Nottoway Co., and moved his family there.
He was a member of Gen. Lew
Wallace’s Zouaves, the old 11th Regt., serving in Co. D, under Capt.
Jabez Smith. After serving this Regiment and getting a discharge, he again
enlisted in the 78th and was in the battle of Union Town, KY, where
he was taken prisoner. After hard
fighting, Capt. Tilghman A. Howard was killed, and to this loss the company
became panic-stricken, retreated and finally surrendered. Henry was a great traveler and covered
territory all over the U.S. He was
known far and wide, with a host of friends. (R‑205)
Children - Hendrix
+915. Benjamin Walter Hendrix, b. 8 April 1864, m. Tessie M. Lewis, 26 Dec. 1896.
916. Ottis Hendrix, b. 12 Nov. 1866, d. 11 Jan. 1889.
+917. Robert Day Hendrix, b. 28 Jan. 1868, m. Victoria L. Zenor, 3 July 1889, d. 1925.
918. Thomas Hendrix, b. 15 March 1870, m. Mattie Orr, Sept. 1896.
919. Lewis N. Hendrix, b. 7 April 1874, m. Emmaline Virginia Patterson, 13 June 1914 (Terre Haute, IN). She was b. 30 Aug. 1876. They lived in Terre Haute.
920. Jesse Hendrix, b. 7 Dec. 1877, d. 21 July 1879.
+921. Julia Johanna Hendrix, b. 17 Feb. 1882, m. Richard Harvey Crannis, 3 April 1902.
CHILDREN OF LEONARD GRAVES AND SALLY LUTHER
Samuel Graves (226) was born about
1837 in NC, probably died 1860-1870, perhaps in the Civil War, and was buried
in the Springfield National Cem.
He married Mary Ann Samsel, daughter of John Devault Samsel and
Elizabeth Wolfe, on 14 April 1853 in Lawrence Co., MO. She was born about 1838 in TN, and died
2 Jan. 1874 in Cedar Co., MO (probate record). Wilburn E. Graves was the administrator of the estate of
Mary Ann Samsel Graves in 1874.
The 1850 census for Grainger Co.,
TN, lists Mary Samsel, age 10, with parents Peter and Elizabeth Samsel. Genealogies submitted to Ancestry.com’s
World Tree give George Peter Samsel and Catherine Elizabeth Shelton as her parents. However, living next to Samuel Graves
and Mary in the 1860 census for Stockton, Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO, is
the family of John D. Sampsell and Elizabeth (perhaps Elizabeth
remarried). The 1870 census shows
Mary and her 3 children still living in Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO. Samuel was a farmer. All their children were born in
MO. (R‑101)
Children - Graves
+922. Sarah Elizabeth Graves, b. 12 Jan. 1852, m. Charles U. Gunier, 26 Oct. 1871, d. 18 May 1943.
923. John W. Graves, b.c. 1857.
924. Lucinda Graves, b. 1860.
Wilburn Elbert Graves (230) was
born 14 April 1847 in NC, died 25 May 1933 of a cerebral hemorrhage in
Stockton, Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO, and was buried 28 May 1933 in Old
Union Cem., Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO. He married Rhoda Hannah Kennedy, daughter of John Kennedy
and Patsy Dunnegan (both born in TN).
She was born 16 June 1848 in Cedar Co., MO, died 19 July 1934 of a
cerebral hemorrhage in Stockton, MO, and was buried 20 July 1934 in Old Union
Cem., Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO.
He has not been found in either the 1850 or 1860 censuses. He was in the 1870 census for
Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO, working as a farm laborer for Jacob
Lindley. He and Rhoda were in all
the censuses for Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO, from 1880 through 1920. They were living with their son Henry
Riley in 1930. He was a
farmer. All their children were
born in MO. (R‑101)
Children - Graves
+925. John Leonard Graves, b. 16 July 1872, m. Emma Mannell, d. 24 March 1934.
926. James A. Graves, b. Oct. 1874, d. 1953. Bur. Old Union Cem., Washington Twp., Cedar Co., MO.
927. Susan (“Susie”) J. Graves, b. March 1878. The 1880 census listed her as 3, so she may have been born in 1877 instead of 1878.
+928. Henry Riley Graves, b. June 1880, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 1955.
+929. George E. Graves, b. Jan. 1882, m. Nora E. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 1961.
930. Rachel S. Graves, b. April 1885.
931. Rosa (“Rosie”) E. Graves, b. Oct. 1887.
CHILDREN OF RICHARD GRAVES (32) AND AGNES GRAVES
Mary Hannah Graves (242) was born
12 Aug. 1835 in Indiana. She married
John M. Kessler, son of Benjamin Franklin Kessler and Eva Mangus. He was born 9 June 1824 in VA, and died
27 March 1903. They were recorded
on the 1870 census in Ladoga, Scott Co., IN. (R‑5, R‑42, R‑44, R‑208)
Children - Kessler
932. Lucinda Alice Kessler, b.c. 1869 (IN), m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Armstrong.
933. Laura A. Kessler, b.c. 1872 (IN), m. ‑‑‑‑‑ Thompson.
Calvin Graves (244) was born 1 Oct.
1839 in Montgomery Co., IN, and died after 1900. He married Sarah F. ‑‑‑‑‑
about 1866. She was born in Aug.
1844 in KY. They were listed on
the 1880 census in Washington Twp., Boone Co., IN, and in the 1900 census in
Sugar Creek Twp., Thorntown, Boone Co., IN; Sarah indicated that she had borne
four children and four children were living. Also living with them were two granddaughters, Bertha M.,
born July 1892 and Aletha, born Feb. 1894. (R‑5, R‑44, R‑208)
Children - Graves
934. William O. Graves, b.c. 1867.
935. Lenard L. Graves, b. Aug 1867.
936. Maud Graves, b.c. 1870.
937. Ralph Graves, b. Jan. 1883.
Sarah Jane Graves (245) was born 7
Oct. 1842 in Montgomery Co., IN.
She first married William Franklin Rose. He died 10 July 1896, and she married second Josephus Graybill
on 17 Feb. 1918. (R‑5, R‑44,
R‑208)
Children - Rose
938. May Rose
939. J. M. (“Sandy”) Rose
940. Richard L. Rose
941. Edward P. Rose
Leonard Graves (246) was born 28
Aug. 1844 in Montgomery Co., IN, and died after 1900. He married Nancy M. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
about 1870. She was born in May
1851 in KY. They lived in
Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN in the 1880 census and in the 1900 census in Sugar
Creek Twp., Boone Co., IN. In
1900, Nancy indicated she had born eight children and that four were still
living. The Jane Graves listed
below never appeared on any census reports; the information on her is from R‑44
and R‑208. (R‑5, R‑44,
R‑50, R‑208)
Children - Graves
942. Edward Graves, b.c. 1873 (IN)
943. J. C. Graves (male), b.c. 1877 (IN).
944. Fred Graves, b. Jan. 1880 (IN).
945. Burch Graves [male], b. Sept. 1886 (IN).
946. Mignon Graves [female], b. July 1889 (IN).
+947. Jane Graves, m. George Cooper.
CHILDREN OF SAMUEL GRAVES (33) AND RACHEL LUTHER
Benjamin Franklin Graves (247),
called Franklin, was born 12 Aug. 1838 in Randolph Co., NC, died 5 (or 4) July
1890 near Leeper, McClain Co., OK (formerly Pontotoc Co., Chickasaw Nation,
Indian Territory), and was buried near Leeper.
He married Sarah Ellen Wintersteen
(or Winterstein), called Ellen, daughter of Jacob (“Jake”) Wintersteen (or
Christian Winterstein and Mary Klepper per R‑13), on 18 Aug. 1864 in New
Albany, Clark Co., IN. The
marriage license was issued 15 Aug. 1864, and they were married by Philip
Bevan. She was born 18 July 1847
(or 1841) in KY (or TN) (her death certificate says 1847 in KY), died 3 Jan.
1929 in Rising Star, Eastland Co., Texas, and was buried in Rising Star City
Cem. According to the 1860 Clark
Co., IN census, Christian Winterstein was born in Germany and his wife Mary was
born in Tennessee.
Their children, except for the last
one who was born in Rising Star, TX, were born in Indiana, probably all at New
Albany. The information on their
children was copied from Albert Graves’ Bible and sent by Hazel Bucy Brown and
Florence C. Graves.
Benjamin may be placed in Randolph
Co., NC in 1856 and in Goldsboro, NC in May 1862. He moved from Randolph Co., NC to IN where he worked on the
Joseph M. Nicholson farm until he was 21 years of age. The Nicholson farm was aout 15 miles
northwest of New Albany, IN, not far from where other members of the Graves
family had settled. He and his
family then migrated from IN to Rising Star, TX in 1884 in company with other
Graves relatives. The group
traveled by railroad as far as Cisco, TX and by wagons on to Rising Star.
From Rising Star, TX, Ben then went
to Oklahoma where, on 5 July 1890, he was shot and killed. The following accounts were printed in The Territorial Topic, Purcell,
Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.
On p. 4, col. 4: “Attorneys Johnson
and Galbrath of Oklahoma City are here defending the Graves boys for the
killing of their father’s slayer, Henry Bowden.”
On p. 5, col. 6: “On last Saturday
near Leeper, W. G. Graves [sic] was shot by Henry Bowden, and the latter by Sam
Graves, both the injured men dying within two hours. All the parties were from Rising Star, Texas, and had been
cropping together on the Jones place.
Some difficulty arose between them in regard to the crop. Bowden borrowed a winchester from a
neighbor on Saturday morning and went to the field where two of the Graves boys
were engaged in plowing cotton.
Here he met the old man, who had been out riding and had with him a shot
gun that he always carried for the purpose of shooting small game. They were joined by the boys and a
heated discussion arose, in the course of which hard names were passed and Bowden
attempted to shoot when the boys seized the gun. In the scuffle that ensued the gun was discharged, the
bullet striking the old man with fatal effect. Bowden managed to fire two more shots without damage before
the gun was taken from him. One of
the boys took the father’s shot gun and fired both loads in the air that it
might not be used against them.
Bowden then advanced upon Sam Graves, who had his gun, evidently bent
upon doing him damage, when Graves’ brother called to him to shoot him, which he
did, inflicting the wounds from which he died later.
Mr. Graves was a highly respected
gentleman about fifty years of age and leaves a wife and large family. He was a member of the Masonic order
and was buried on Sunday. Bowden,
who was about twenty-five years old and single, was also buried Sunday. The parties had been working together
about five years.”
On p. 5, col. 6, issue of July 17,
1890: “Court Notes. In Judge Hocker’s court last Saturday George and Sam Graves
were committed to Paris jail for the killing of Henry Bowden at Leeper, July 5th.”
Character papers were signed by
friends and neighbors to exonerate the two boys. This notarized document was sent from Washington Co.,
Indiana, and it was signed by residents of Washington, Floyd, and Clark
counties in Indiana. This document
was in the possession of Woodrow W. Harris, now deceased.
Purcell was in Indian Territory,
being south of the dividing boundary of Oklahoma Territory and Indian
Territory. Criminal cases from the
district where Purcell was located were tried in Paris, Texas. The repository for the trial records
burned in 1916. No duplicate
records exist. (R‑7, R‑10,
R‑13, R‑47, R‑210)
Children - Graves
+948. Nora Martichia Graves, b. 18 Sept. 1865, m. Charles Elmore Anderson, 13 Jan. 1886, d. Oct. 1946.
+949. George Bucy Graves, b. 23 March 1867, m. Jane Massey, 15 Feb. 1894, d. 29 Dec. 1928.
+950. Mary Lee Graves, b. 31 Oct. 1868, m. James Ephraim (or Elias) Barnes, d. 30 Oct. 1958.
+951. Samuel Esau Graves, b. 11 April 1870, m(1) Mary Lou Shelman, 12 March 1905, m(2) Florence Ceylon Canafax, 26 Dec. 1917, d. 5 Jan. 1946.
952. Clara Bell Graves, b. 27 Nov. 1872, d. 11 Sept. 1885.
+953. Mattie E. Graves, b. 23 Oct. 1874, m. John Noel Smith, 24 Dec. 1890, d. 27 Oct. 1902.
+954. Emma Agnes Graves, b. 18 Feb. 1876, m. Edward Francis Bucy, 16 Dec. 1894, d. 10 Sept. 1967.
+955. Benjamin Christopher Graves, b. 10 Dec. 1877, m. Mattie (Arnold) McBride, 1916, d. 27 June 1957.
+956. Rachel Victoria Graves, b. 22 Jan. 1880, m. Charles L. Guinn, 31 July 1904, d. 8 May 1968.
957. Mona Okley Graves, b. 15 May 1882, d. 12 Nov. 1889 (Indian Territory).
+958. Bertha Mae Graves, b. 16 Feb. 1884, m. John Ellis Harris, 27 July 1903, d. 26 April 1968.
+959. Thomas Albert Graves, b. 18 Feb. 1887, m. Juddie James, 24 Oct. 1909, d. 27 Dec. 1957.
Margaret Rachel Graves (252) was
born 3 April (or Aug.) 1849 and died 11 April 1888. She married Solomon (or Soloman) Wyatt Trogdon, son of
William Casson Trogdon and Barbara Auman, on 20 Aug. 1865 in Randolph Co.,
NC. He was born 22 April 1847 and
died 12 March 1931. Barbara Auman
was a sister of John A. Auman who married Nancy Luther. Both Margaret and Solomon were buried
in the Pleasant Hill Primitive Baptist Church Cem. in Randolph Co., NC. He was a cabinet maker. Their children were born in the
Seagrove area of Randolph Co. (R‑10,
R‑11)
Children - Trogdon
+960. Ellen Trogdon, b. 16 Feb. 1867, m. Noah King, 13 Sept. 1888, d. 29 Jan. 1939.
+961. Houston Trogdon, b. 21 April 1868, m. Alice Presnell, 12 June 1891, d. 6 Nov. 1954.
962. Hannah Trogdon, b. 17 Sept. 1871, d. 23 Oct. 1875. Bur. Pleasant Hill Cem.
+963. Samuel Trogdon, b. 2 Nov. 1874, m. Martha Janet McKay, 7 June 1897, d. 7 May 1954.
+964. William Lola Trogdon, b. 28 Jan. 1886, m. Nettie Jane King, 13 June 1906, d. 26 March 1969.
CHILDREN OF LEONARD GRAVES (35) AND MARY J. CALLICOTT
Daughter Graves (255) was born
about 1820 in Randolph Co., NC.
She married ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Mason. Their children were born in NC. (R‑44)
Children - Mason
965. Lucy Mason, b.c. 1837.
966. Isaiah Mason, b.c. 1839.
Sarah Graves (256) was born in 1823[34]
in Randolph Co., NC, died 20 (or 29) Feb. 1896 in Ladoga, Montgomery Co., IN,
and was buried in the Ladoga Cem., Ladoga, IN. The Ladoga Cem. record states her age as 72 years, 8 months
and 28 days, however, the Montgomery Co. Health Dept. death record gives her
date of death as 20 Feb. 1896, age 77 although the handwriting is difficult to
read. Recorded on her death record
were her parents, Leonard Graves and Mary Callicott of NC. She married Drake Brookshire, son of
Joel Brookshire and Sarah Slack (or Slock), on 9 Nov. 1841 in Montgomery Co.,
IN. He was born 27 Feb. 1819 in
Randolph Co., NC, died 24 May 1913, and was also buried in Ladoga Cem. Their children were born in Indiana. The Drake Brookshire family was
recorded in Montgomery Co., IN in 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880; Sarah was listed
as the wife 1850-1870, born NC, and the wife was listed as Mary in 1880, born
NC with the approximate age that Sarah would have been, so perhaps there was a
recording error. (R‑44, R‑76)
Children - Brookshire
+967. Andrew G. Brookshire, b.c. 1844, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑., d. after 1920.
968. Allen Brookshire, b.c. 1846, d. 19 Jan. 1916 (Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN). Bur. New Ross, IN. He was recorded living with brother Joel’s family in Greencastle, Putnam Co., IN in 1910; age 64, retired, marital status married.
+969. Alexander M. Brookshire, b. 12 May 1848, m. Martha Auman, 1 March 1881, d. 18 March 1915.
970. James Brookshire
+971. Mary Elizabeth Brookshire, b.c. 1854, m. Lafayette Young, 28 Sept. 1871.
972. Elijah Vorhees Brookshire, b. 1856, m. Amanda A. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1883, d. 1936. (Birth and death dates are from BMGI (Biography & Master Genealogy Index). He represented the old eight congressional district in Congress for six years; they are recorded on the 1920 census in Washington, DC and the 1930 census in Los Angeles, CA. Her age was listed as 59 in 1920, and 73 in 1930, b. VA.
+973. Joel Brookshire, b.c. April 1859, m. Anna H. Terry, 7 April 1889, d. 13 Nov. 1927.
+974. Thomas D. Brookshire, b.c. 1862, m. Emma Jane Myers, 27 Nov. 1887, d. after 1930.
975. Calvin W. (or Swan C.).Brookshire, b.c. 1865, m. Mary M. Tobin, d. 1902. She was b. 25 May 1859, dau. of John Tobin and Margaret Gorman (both of Ireland), and d. 19 May 1935 (Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., IN). Both bur. Ladoga Cem. Buried with them is H. J. Brookshire, 1901-1956; his relationship to them is unknown.
+976. Lee Brookshire, b. Aug. 1867, m. Edna Ethel Stotts, 4 March 1897, d. 1948.
Brantley H. Graves (257) was born
about 1829 in Randolph Co., NC, and died after 1880. He married Sarah Brookshire, daughter of Joel Brookshire and
Sarah Slack (or Slock), about 1856.
She was born about 1834 in Montgomery Co., IN. They were listed on the 1860 census in Scott Twp.,
Montgomery Co., IN, and in Clark Twp., town of Ladoga, Montgomery Co., IN in
1870 and 1880. Their children were
born in Indiana. (R‑44, R‑208,
R‑209)
Children - Graves
977. Mary Graves, b.c. 1859.
978. Homer P. Graves, b.c. 1861.
979. Marlin (or Martin/Morton) C. Graves, b.c. 1862 (IN).
+980. Frances E. Graves, b. March 1865, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Benjamin, d. after 1900.
981. Cary Harrison (or Harrison Cary) Graves, b. April 1867, not married in 1900. Listed in Coal Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., IN on the 1900 census.
John Franklin Graves (258) was born
about 1833 in NC. He married
Norris C. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1824 in OH. They were recorded on the 1850 census in Scott Twp.,
Montgomery Co., IN. (R‑44)
Children - Graves
982. Henry W. Graves, b.c. 1849 (IN).
Daughter Graves (259) was born
about 1834 in Randolph Co., NC.
She married ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Moore. (R‑44)
Children - Moore
983. Mary Moore, b.c. 1849 (IN).
CHILDREN OF MARY GRAVES (36) AND CHARLES BOLING
Agnes Boling (260) was born about
1825 in NC, died about 1907, and was buried in Why Not Cem., Randolph Co.,
NC. She married Elisha Robinson
Yow, son of Henry Yow and Phebe Cox, 20 Jan. 1852 in Randolph or Moore Co., NC. Her sister Martha married his brother
Alfred. Robinson was 28 May 1832
in Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC, and died before 1880 when “Aggy” was listed as a
widow on the1880 census in Richland, Randolph Co., NC, ED 225, p. 11. This family was also recorded in
Richland, NC on the 1860 and 1870 censuses, Roll M653-910, p. 229, and Roll
M593-1156, p. 457. Their children
were born in NC. (R‑82, R‑83)
Children - Yow
984. William F. Yow, b.c. 1853. Not on the 1870 census.
+985. Alfred M. Yow, b.c. 1854, m. Louisa ‑‑‑‑‑‑, bef. 1880.
+986. Noah Wesley Wood Yow, b. 11 Nov. 1855, m. Susannah Chriscoe, c. 1883, d. 13 July 1935.
+987. James Martin Yow, b. 17 Dec. 1858, m. Mary Ellen Loudermilk, c. 1894, d. 16 Feb. 1939.
+988. Lucy Jane Yow, b. 24 Feb. 1860, m. John Robert Chrisco, d. 3 Sept. 1923.
989. Phoebe Annie Yow, b.c. 1861 (Randolph Co., NC), m. John W. Kelly.
Martha Jane Boling (261) was born 2
Aug. 1828 in Moore Co., NC, and died 23 Aug. 1886 in NC. She married Alfred Ledbetter Yow, son
of Henry Yow and Phebe Cox, on 8 Sept. 1853 in Moore Co., NC. Her sister Agnes married his brother
Elisha Robinson Yow. Alfred was
born 28 May 1834 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 20 May 1899. This family was recorded on the 1860,
1870 and 1880 censuses in Richland, Randolph Co., NC. Their children were born in NC. (R‑82, R‑83)
Children - Yow
990. Martilla L. Yow, b. Jan. 1857.
991. Mary Jane Yow, b. 24 Jan. 1859, d. 1 July 1917 (NC).
992. Wincy Adeline Yow, b. 1 April 1865, m. Steven Randolph Richardson, c. 1892.
Tyson Boling (263) was born about
1830 in NC, and died after 1880.
He married Lucy (or Leecy) Lucas 6 Jan. 1859. She was born about 1838 in NC, and also died after
1880. They were in the 1880 census
for Richland, Randolph Co., NC, page 204B, living next to Tyson’s brother
Alfred. They were also recorded in
the 1860 census in Asheboro, Randolph Co., NC and the 1870 census living in
Richland. In 1860, children John
5/12 and Wm. H. Slack, 1/12, were living with them. Tyson was listed as a cooper in 1880. All their children were born in
NC. (R‑50)
Children - Boling
+993. William Marion Boling , b.c. 1860, m. Winnie Jane Lucas, aft. 1920.
994. Sarah Louisa Boling, b.c. 1862.
995. Martha Francinus Boling, b.c. 1867.
996. Charles C. Boling, b.c. 1869.
997. George Hilary Boling, b.c. 1873.
998. John Boling, b.c. 1875.
999. Jane Margaret Boling, b.c. 1878.
Alfred Boling (266) was born about
1837 in NC, and died before 6 June 1908.
He married Emeline Garner, daughter of Peter Garner and Elizabeth
(“Betsy”) Morgan, on 1 Sept. 1867 in Randolph Co., NC. She was born about 1840 in NC, and died
in June 1908. They were in the
1880 census for Richland, Randolph Co., NC, page 204B. Emeline was recorded on the 1900 census
still in Richland, NC (ED 96, sheet 5B).
Only 5 of her six children were living, so one of her children is not
included in this list. Their
children were born in NC. (R‑50,
R‑53)
Children - Boling
+1000. Sylvester Boling, b.c. 1868, m. Clyde Bagwell
Strickland, 1904-1905, d. 24 Dec. 1916.
1001. Loella Boling, b.c. 1871, m. J.
Edward McPherson. 10 children.
1002. Rosita Boling, b.c. June 1874, d.
after 1900.
+1003. Richard Boling, b.c. 1875, m. Florence Maner.
+1004. Willis Benjamin Boling, b. 29 Jan 1876, m. Florence
Josephine Callicott (#1636), d. 29 April 1966.
CHILDREN OF FRANCES GRAVES (37) AND MICHAEL LUTHER
Nancy Jane Luther (268) was born 8
March 1828 in NC. She married
Wilborn Russell, son of John McCain Russell and Sarah Cranford, on 27 Oct. 1855
in Randolph Co., NC. He was born
about 6 March 1836 in NC, died 26 Sept. 1863, and was buried in the New Hope
United Methodist Cem., New Hope, Randolph Co., NC. This family was recorded on the 1860 census in Randolph Co.,
NC; their children were born in NC.
A Nancy J. Russell married William Hall on 16 Dec. 1866 in Randolph Co.,
NC. This family was recorded on
the 1870-1920 censuses in Randolph Co., NC. He was born 25 Dec. 1840 in Randolph Co., NC, died 25 June
1921 in Pender Co., NC, and was buried in Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cem.,
Randleman, Randolph Co., NC. There
are many discrepancies in this family:
The first child of Fannie Graves and Michael Luther was recorded as
Jane, age 22, on the 1850 census in Randolph Co., NC. On the 1860 census, Nancy Russell is listed as age 19, b.c.
1841; in 1870 as Jane Hall, she is listed as 25 years old. Also on the 1860 census, a Jane Luther,
age 28 is listed with Frances and Michael Luther in Sampson Co., NC. By 1870, her Russell children have aged
more than ten years: Amanda is
listed as 19, Lee, 15, and Thomas, 13.
They were recorded under the Hall surname. In 1880, Nancy J. is age 38; Amanda Russell, age 24, is
listed as William’s stepdaughter.
In 1900, Nancy J. is recorded as born in Jan. 1841, age 59. She stated that four of her ten
children are living. The Nancy J.
Hall who is listed in the Pender Co., NC death records was recorded as born
about 1841, died 18 March 1926.
This Nancy Hall was also buried in Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Cem. (R‑59)
Children - Russell
1005. Amanda Russell, b.c. 1856.
1006. Lee Russell [male], b.c. 1859.
1007. Thomas Ivey Russell, b. 28 Sept.
1860, m. Roxanna Deaton, d. 12 Jan. 1941 (Cumberland Co., NC).
Children - Hall
1008. Lewis Hall, b.c. 1866.
1009. Mary Hall, b.c. 1868.
1010. Effie Estella Hall, b. May 1880, m.
William L. Hurley, 22 July 1909, d. 20 Feb. 1966 (Troy, Montgomery Co., NC).
1011. Dockery W. Hall, b. 5 Jan. 1881, m.
Decey Strickland, 17 Dec. 1901 (Randolph Co., NC), d. Nov. 1965.
Anderson Luther (270) was born in
Aug. 1829 in NC, and died after 1880.
He married Julia E. Walls.
She was born 17 July 1839 in NC, and died 25 March 1897 in Clay Co.,
IN. This family was recorded on
the 1860 census in Randolph Co., NC and the 1880 census in Clay Co., IN. Their first four children were born in
NC, Frances in IA, and the last two in Indiana. (R‑59)
Children - Luther
1012. Sarah J. Luther, b.c. 1857.
+1013. Anne (or Anna) Eliza Luther, b. 22 Jan. 1860, m. Allen
Gibbens, 16 Feb. 1877, d. 22 Jan. 1941.
+1014. Mary L. Luther, b. Dec. 1863, m(1) James M. Hudson, 12
June 1880, m(2) James Ream, 7 Aug. 1898, d. 10 June 1915.
+1015. William H. Luther, b. March 1866, m(1) Alma R. Nicoson,
21 Nov. 1886, m(2) Alice M. Dyer, c. 1897, d. after 1920.
1016. Frances B. Luther, b.c. 1869, m.
Luther A. Wolfe, 24 May 1901 (Clay Co., IN), d. before 1910.
1017. Dora Luther, b.c. 1873, m. George
M. Baugh, 13 Sept. 1891 (Clay Co., IN).
+1018. Wiley Luther, b. 23 Jan. 1875, m(1) Barbara J. Miller,
12 June 1898, m(2) Bertha A. Moore, 4 April 1905, d. after 1930.
Riley Luther (272) was born about
1835 in NC, and died 30 April 1865 in Point Lookout, MD. He married Mary Ann Wood on 30 June
1859 in Randolph Co., NC. He first
enlisted in Company F, 46th Infantry Regiment, NC, on 16 April 1862,
reenlisted on 15 May 1864, was taken prisoner on 31 March 1865 in Hatcher’s
Run, VA, confined at Point Lookout on 2 April 1865, and died there on 30 April
1865. He served as a
blacksmith. He and Mary Ann were
recorded on the 1860 census in Randolph Co., NC. (R‑59)
Children - Luther
1019. Wilbern Luther, b.c. 1860.
+1020. Willis Luther, b. Feb. 1862, m. Henrietta Burgess, 26
Nov. 1882, d. 5 May 1940.
Elitha Luther (277) was born about
1845 in NC, and died 22 Sept. 1925 in Randolph Co., NC. She married Noah Voncannon on 25 Oct.
1866 in Randolph Co., NC. He was
born about 1845 in NC, and died before 1870. Their children were born in Randolph Co., NC. (R‑59)
Children - Voncannon
1021. Willard Voncannon, b. April 1865,
m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 17 May 1936 (NC). He was recorded as a widower on the
1900 census in Clay Co., IN.
1022. John W. Voncannon, b. Aug. 1867,
never married, d. 1 Nov. 1947 (NC).
CHILDREN OF RICHARD GRAVES (38) AND NANCY VUNCANNON
Lousada Graves (279) was born about
1834 in NC, and died by 1867.
Various documents also list her first name as Loucinda, Lusetta, Lusady
and Lousandy. She married William
Spencer, Jr., son of William Spencer and ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Ashworth, on 25 Jan. 1855 in Randolph Co., NC. She is listed in various sources as Lusetta, Lusady, and
Lousandy. He was born about 1830
in NC, served in the Civil War in 46th Regt., Co. F, NC Troops, and
was a farmer. He married second
Mary E. Tadlock on 10 Sept. 1867 in Randolph Co., NC. (R‑20, R‑75)
Children - Spencer
1023. Angeline Spencer, b.c. 1857
(Randolph Co., NC), never married.
1024. child, b. Dec. 1859 (Randolph Co.,
NC), d. before 1870.
Randolph Graves (280) was born 26
April 1836 in Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC, and died 6 March 1921 in Richland
Twp., Randolph Co., NC. He married
Martha Jane Parks, daughter of Lewis Parks and Elizabeth Allen, on 26 Dec. 1861
in Randolph Co., NC. She was born
24 Dec. 1844, and died 28 Dec. 1916 near Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC. They were both buried in the Graves
Fam. Cem., Randolph Co., NC. He
was a versatile man; a born mechanic, he was also a blacksmith and wheelwright. He lived in the vicinity of Seagrove,
NC all his life. The family was in
the 1880 census for Richland Twp., Randolph Co., NC, page 211D, where he was
listed as a farmer.
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His picture is shown here. (R‑20, R‑31, R‑75, R‑202,
R‑210)
Children - Graves
+1025. Nancy Jane Graves, b. 27 Sept. 1862, m. John Vuncannon,
10 Aug. 1884, d. 3 June 1921.
+1026. Francina (or Francener) Graves, b. 30 Dec. 1865, m.
Joshua E. King, 23 July 1882, d. 30 April 1930.
1027. William Richard Graves, b. 7 March
1867, m(1) Sarah Elma Edna Cox, 21 Feb. 1888, m(2) Mary Ann Loudermilk, d. 17
Oct. 1943. No children. Elma was b. 20 Feb. 1859 and d. 1 Nov.
1920. An adopted son, Houston J.
Owen, b.c. 1903, lived with them in 1910 (Richland Twp., Randolph Co., NC
census). Mary Ann was b. 31 Jan.
1869 and d. 22 Feb. 1951. They
were all bur. Fair Grove UMC, Randolph Co., NC.
1028. Roxanna Graves, b.c. 1869, m. John
Wesley Garner, 17 Jan. 1924 (Moore Co., NC), d. 24 Oct. 1946. He was b. 25 Dec. 1858 and d. 14 Feb.
1951. No children.
1029. Sarah Louzena Graves, b. 23 Nov.
1872, m. Daniel N. (“Nute”) Williams, 5 March 1891, d. 16 Oct. 1916. He was b. 28 March 1862, d. 8 Feb.
1936, and was bur. in Huldah Baptist Church Cem., Randolph Co., NC. No children. The 1880 census listed her as Louzena, age 7.
1030. Hillery Tyson Graves, b. 18 June
1873 (or 1874), never married, d. 12 Jan. 1923. Listed as Hilary T., age 9 on the 1880 census. Bur. Graves Fam. Cem.
+1031. Emeline Graves, b. 16 April 1875, m. Stanley Williams, 1
Jan. 1899, d. 31 May 1961.
+1032. Martha Graves, b. May 1877, m. Houston E. Luck, 5 April
1897, d. 18 Nov. 1936.
+1033. Dolphia Randolph Graves, b. 5 Aug. 1879, m(1) Delilah
Moore, 22 Dec. 1901, m(2) Lee Della Leach, 31 Dec. 1908, d. 6 Nov. 1980.
+1034. Samuel Graves, b. 10 May 1888, m. Lena May Bean, 21
March 1909, d. 26 March 1944.
Noah Graves (281) was born about
1838 in Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC, died 14 Aug. 1862 in Petersburg, VA, and
was buried in Graves Cem., Randolph Co., NC. He married Sarah Jane Owens, daughter of Brantley Owens and
Nancy E. Hancock, (or Sara Davis) on 2 Sept. 1860 in Randolph Co., NC (Book 1,
p. 97). Richard Graves was the
bondsman, B. F. Hoover, clerk, the witness, and Harbird Harcock, Justice of the
Peace. Sarah was born about 1843,
died about 1895, both in Randolph Co., NC, and was also buried in the Graves
Cem. He served in Co. F, 46th
Regt., North Carolina State Troops, C.S.A.; his brother-in-law William Spencer,
Jr. arrived as a replacement soldier on the day Noah died. (R‑20, R‑31, R‑35, R‑202,
R‑210)
Children - Graves
+1035. Alfred Graves, 15 (or 31) July 1861, m. Martha P. Davis,
26 Feb. 1887, d. 1 (or 17) July 1929.
Hillary (or Hilery) Graves (283)
was born about 1848 near Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC, and died before 1897. He married Adeline Ashworth, daughter
of William Ashworth, on 16 Jan. 1875 in Randolph Co., NC. She was born in Feb. 1855 in Randolph
Co., NC. Adeline married second
John B. Ringstaff on 13 March 1897.
John was born in Aug. 1853 in NC.
Hillary lost an arm in a sawmill accident; before his marriage to
Adeline, he had fallen in love with a girl who was superstitious. Since she believed any children they
had together would be born with only one arm, she refused to marry him. Their children were born in Randolph
Co., NC. The family was in the
1880 census for Richland Twp., Randolph Co., NC, page 211D, living next to
Hillary’s brother Elkanah. In
1900, the Ringstaff family lived in Randleman, with Graves children Wincy, Zola
and James. (R‑20, R‑75,
R‑210)
Children - Graves
1036. Dana R. Graves [female], b.c. 1877.
1037. Debarra (or Delarra) L. Graves
[female], b.c. 1878.
1038. B. Wincey (“Dena”) Graves, b. Oct.
1879, m. J. A. Cooper, 21 Sept. 1901 (Randleman, Randolph Co., NC).
1039. Zukla (or Zola) A. Graves, b. May
1881, m. William H. Wicks, 23 Dec. 1900 (Randleman, NC).
1040. James F. Graves, b. Dec. 1886, d.
after 1900.
Elkanah Graves (284), pronounced “El cane ee”, was born 28 Dec. 1849 in Seagrove, Randolph Co., NC, died 27 March 1929