Rev. 23 Aug. 2006, 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 (#1552) 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