Rev. 15 April 2005, Gen. 102
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN GRAVES
OF NC, TN & BLOUNT CO.,
AL
ANCESTRY OF THIS GRAVES
FAMILY
It was believed by Aubrey E. Graves
(R‑200) that his ancestor, John Graves, who was born in NC in 1779 and
first married Betty Beeson, was a son of a James Graves who is also the
probable father of James Graves who married Sarah Watkins. A portion of his discussion follows.
"The fact that our John Graves
of Blount [County, AL] married Elizabeth (Betty) Beeson and that they were both
born in North Carolina helped us tremendously.
A complete Beeson genealogy has been prepared which we examined in
several libraries, and it places the Beesons in and around Guilford and
Randolph Counties [NC] from 1755 to 1802.
We find Elizabeth (Betty) Beeson's father, Captain Edward Beeson, living
in Surry County [NC] in 1810, with John Graves and a James Graves, born around
1750, living in close proximity. This
coincidence leads us to believe that here we have James Graves, the father of
John. A James Graves is also found in
the 1800 Census of Randolph County, North Carolina with several male children
who well could be the early pioneer Graves who settled in Blount County,
Alabama. Many other circumstances point
to this as being the James Graves, father of John, including a family tradition
among the older Blount Countians that John's father was James.
Consequently, with our minds open
for more direct proof than we now have, we begin our immediate family treatise
with 1-JAMES GRAVES and the information we have been able to accumulate
concerning him. Whence he came to
settle for a few years in Surry County, we do not know but we have reason to
believe he came from Randolph County along with the Beesons. Neither do we know in which county John was
born, but we know he was born in North Carolina and certainly one James Graves
was living in Randolph County at the time he was born.
The Beesons were living in Randolph
County in 1800; and, besides the James Graves, there were also Samuel,
Benjamin, Richard, William and John Graves, living there in 1790 and prior
thereto, as well as being there in 1800..."
1-James
Graves, b. ca 1750, is first found in Randolph County, North Carolina, in
1785, in the County Court Minutes under the following entry: “James Graves
enters 200 acres of land lying on the south side of Rutland Creek, beginning at
John Gamon's southwest corner – 3/28/1785”.
We next find James Graves in the
1790 Census of Randolph County with the following family: Graves,
James: 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16,
2 females.
In the 1800 Census of Hillsboro,
Randolph County we find James Graves with this family: Graves, James: 3
males under 10, 2 males 10 to 16, 2 males 16 to 25, 1 male over 45, 1 female
under 10, 2 females 16-25, and 1 female over 45.
It is to be noted that here during
this time he was living in the same County with other Graves: Richard, Sr., John, William, Samuel, Sr. and
Benjamin...He was also near the Beesons, Lathams, Lambs, and other families
whom we know to be closely associated with our family. Captain Edward Beeson married Selena Lamb; Latham Graves was a pioneer Blount
Countian, etc.
However, by 1810 this 1-James
Graves is not to be found in Randolph County; that is, he is not mentioned in
the County Minutes and in the 1815 Tax List of Randolph County he does not
appear as a landowner. Apparently, he
has left the County by 1810.
Fortunately, we find James Graves
in Surry County, North Carolina, in 1809 under this entry in the County Court
Minutes: “A deed from W. Spraggins to
James Graves was proved in Court by James Watkins.”
In the 1810 Census for Surry County
we find James Graves with the following family: Graves, James: 2 males 10 to 16, 3 males 16 to 25, 1 male
over 45, 1 female 25-44, 1 female over 45.
Apparently, James Graves did not
tarry long in Surry County for we find him again in 1810 under this entry in
the County Court Minutes: “A deed from
James Graves to Andrew Mattue was proved in open court by Thomas Johnson”.
And by 1812 we find James Graves
still in Surry County but owning “no acres”.
This is the last entry pertaining to him that is to be found in Surry County.
Interestingly enough, as we have
repeated hereinabove, during his stay in Surry for some three or four years, we
find John Graves, believed to be our 2-John Graves, mentioned several times in
connection with road work, bringing a suit against Andrew Mattue, with Edward
Beeson and James Graves as his witnesses, all strongly indicating that these
three: 1-James Graves, 2-John Graves,
and Edward Beeson all lived nearby. After
1812 the records are silent as to the three again indicating that they were no
longer there. We know John Graves was
in Sequatchie Valley, Tennessee, in 1815; Captain Edward Beeson was in Alabama;
the later whereabouts of James Graves we have not accounted for."
Aubrey Graves believed that his
line of the family descended from one or more of the Graves families found in
Randolph Co., NC. He states (p. 131 of
his book): "A research into the early history of the Graves families in
Randolph County, North Carolina reveals quite clearly that there were at least
five pioneer settlers in that County.
Where they came from to this County we are not yet able to say. However, we do venture the suggestion that
they were direct descendants of either Rice6 Graves or Richard6
Graves of Virginia [apparently children of Thomas Graves and Ann Davenport]...This
is based partly on the fact that subsequent generations of these Graves in
Alabama took the names of Rice and Richard and Samuel and James and John. We consider this a fact of high probative
value, and we found some of them in North Alabama near Blount County.
These early Randolph pioneer Graves
families, as revealed from deed records, deed entries, tax lists, census
reports, etc. were the following: [1]
Richard Graves, b. 1769, d. 1849; [2] John Graves, b. probably about 1750; [3]
Samuel Graves, Sr., probably born by 1750; [4] William Graves, born by 1760;
[5] Leonard Graves, born by 1880 [sic, should be 1780]; [6] James Graves, born
about 1750." This John Graves,
b.c. 1750, was probably the one who married Margery Harvey, and he is probably
the father of Samuel, William, Richard, and possibly Leonard. James Graves is the one previously
discussed. Could James and John, both
born about 1750, have been brothers?
There is some additional
speculation by Aubrey E. Graves in his book about possible lines of descent
from Capt. Thomas Graves of VA.
GENERATION 1
John Graves (1) was born in 1779 in
NC, and died in 1853 in DeKalb Co., AL.
He lived in NC, Sequatchie Valley, TN, and Blount and DeKalb counties in
AL. According to the Blount and DeKalb Co., AL censuses, he was born in NC, and
according to the probate records in the DeKalb Co. courthouse, he died in 1853
in that county. Tradition has it that
he was buried in the Providence Hill Cem. there.
He first married Elizabeth
("Betty") Beeson, daughter of Capt. Edward Beeson and Ann Pennington,
about 1799 in NC. She was born in 1776
in NC, died about 1824 in Blount Co., AL, and was buried in the Graves Cem. in
Blount Co. She first married Professor ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Gorman, her music teacher. They moved
to Tennessee where they had one child, Alfred Gorman. Gorman died there, and Betty returned to NC, where Alfred was
adopted by his grandfather Edward Beeson, and became known as Alfred Gorman
Beeson. By 1815, all six of John and
Betty’s children (except William, the youngest) had been born. Capt. Edward Beeson settled in St. Clair
Co., AL, and later lived in Marshall Co., AL, where he died.
Capt. Edward Beeson was born about
1757 and served in the American Revolution.
He was a son of Benjamin Beeson (b. 1739) and Elizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑. Benjamin was a son of Richard Beeson (b.
1684) and Charity Grubb (b. 1687).
Richard Beeson was a son of Edward Beeson, Sr. and Rachel Pennington (b.
1650), who both left England between 1682-84 with the Penn emigrants.
John Graves married second Lydia (‑‑‑‑‑‑)
Chaney (or Cheney), widow of John Jacob Chaney, on 8 Oct. 1825 in Blount Co.,
AL. John Chaney was the son of Jeremiah
Chaney and Mary Frances Kirby.
According to the 1850 census, recorded 4 Dec. 1850) for DeKalb Co.,
Lydia was born about 1800 in VA. She
died in 1850.
John married a third time, shortly
after the death of Lydia, Mary (Roden) Bailey (also known as
"Polly"), daughter of John B. Roden and Nancy Braswell, on 17 Dec.
1850 in DeKalb Co., AL. Mary married first
William P. Bailey on 30 Nov. 1827 in Blount Co., AL. Mary was born 18 Oct. 1807 in KY, and died after 30 June 1880
when she was recorded on the census with her daughter Susan (Bailey) Dilbeck’s
family in DeKalb Co., AL. It is also of
interest that a sister of Mary (Roden) Bailey was Martha (Roden) Carns, mother
of Mary Jane Elizabeth Carns who married John's grandson, Alexander Graves
(#33).
It is believed that John Graves was
an elder son of James Graves of Randolph and Surry counties, NC. He is found living in Surry Co. next to his
father, James Graves, and near his father-in-law, Edward Beeson, in the 1810
census of that county. By 1815, John
Graves no longer appears in the minutes of Surry Co. Court as engaged in any
activity, nor does he appear in the 1820 census of Surry Co. This is a fair indication that he was no
longer living there.
According to "Early East
Tennessee Tax List" by Mary Barnett Curtis, in Bledsoe Co., TN, which is
in Sequatchie Valley, in 1815 a petition to delay the enactment of the Land Law
during the war between the U.S. and England and afterwards, was signed by the
following: Aaron Lamb, Adam Lamb,
Alexander Lamb, Thomas Beeson, John Graves, and Latham Graves. This fact, coupled with a strong tradition
among the Graves and Beeson families, shows definitely that John Graves was in
Bledsoe Co., TN around 1815. However,
it is entirely possible that he may have arrived a year or two earlier. He was accompanied by the Lambs and Beesons
and, significantly, by Latham Graves who was one of the early settlers of
Blount Co., AL. (R‑14, R‑15,
R‑17, R‑40, R‑200)
Children - Graves, by Elizabeth
Beeson
+2. Alexander Graves, b.c. 1800, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Chamblee, m(2) Drusilla Sanders, 18 Nov. 1823, d. between 1870-1880.
+3. Hiram Graves, b.c. 1802, m. Judy (or Juda) Brown, 7 Dec. 1824, d. 6
April 1891.
+4. Mary Graves, b.c. 1809-1812, m. Clairborne (or Clayborn or
Clabourne) Tiffin (or Tiffen), 28 Feb. 1830, d. 22 Feb. 1876.
+5. Nancy Graves, b.c. 1809, m. Henry Jefferson Parham, 18 April 1827,
d. after 1850.
+6. Anne (or Ann) Graves, b. 26 July 1810, m. Edward Tiffin, 18 April
1827, d. 22 Aug. 1889.
+7. William Graves, b. 10 March 1818, m. Martha Pullen, d. 3 May 1865.
Children - Graves, by Lydia (‑‑‑‑‑)
Chaney
+8. Sarah Hester Graves, b.c. 1826, m. Augusta W. Mullins, c. 1844, d.
after 13 Feb. 1891.
9. John Graves, b.c. 1827, m. Ortha A. Kendricks,
9 Feb. 1851 (DeKalb Co., AL), d. before 1860.
No children. A record appears in
DeKalb Co. Probate Record Book C, p. 426, wherein Hiram Graves, Administrator,
asked the court to sell the lands of John Graves, Jr., who had died. Aubrey Graves (R‑200) had believed
this John was the oldest son of Hiram, but Velvo Chaney (R‑14) determined
that John Jr. was a younger brother of Hiram.
When John Jr. married, his father signed the bond as John Graves, Sr.
10. James Graves, b.c. 1828, m. Margaret E. (or
B.) Edwards, 1 Dec. 1851 (DeKalb Co., AL).
He was administrator of his father's estate in 1853 in DeKalb Co.,
AL. Moved to TX by 1860.
+11. Y. C. Graves, b.c. 1830-33, m(1) Sarah Margaret Adair, 22 March
1851, m(2) Sarah Margaret Patten, 7 May 1854, d. 1875-80.
12. Enoch Graves, b.c. 1832-33, m. Katherine
Kendricks (or Hendricks), 11 March 1851 (DeKalb Co., AL).
+13. Ira Graves, b. 30 Nov. 1836 (or 1837), m. Sarahann S. Mathis, 20
July 1854, d. 11 June 1911.
GENERATION 2
CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (1)
Alexander ("Alex") Graves
(2) was born about 1800 in NC, died between 1870-1880 in Blount Co., AL, and
was buried there in the Graves Cem. between Blountsville and Royal, where many
of his children were also buried. He
moved to Blount Co. with his parents not later than 1818. He settled on Graves Creek between
Blountsville and Royal. He was listed
on the 1870 census, and Drusilla was recorded on the 1880 census as a widow.
He first married ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Chamblee. She had one child who died in
infancy, and she may have died about the same time. He married second Drusilla Sanders on 18 Nov. 1823[1]
in Blount Co., AL; her name was recorded as Lilicus Sanders on the marriage
record. She was the mother of all his
surviving children. Drusilla was born
about 1810 in NC, and died after 1880; she was recorded with son Stokes’ family
on the 1880 census in Blount Co., AL.
She was from a wealthy Mississippi family of planters. The family bible of Alex Graves may be in
the possession of the family of Mrs. Frances Copeland, who lives in the
vicinity of Hillsboro, TX.
When Alex's children married, he
gave each of them a family of slaves.
He owned about twenty slaves when they were freed. Some of the descendants of these slaves live
in Detroit, MI. (R‑3, R‑11,
R‑13, R‑14, R‑25, R‑39, R‑200)
Children - Graves, by ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Chamblee
14. child, d. in infancy.
Children - Graves, by Drusilla
Sanders
+15. Esther Hetty Graves, 30 Jan. 1823 (or 1825), m. William Chaney (or
Cheney), 20 Feb. 1840, d. after 1870.
+16. Robert Sanders Graves, b. 18 Aug. 1826, m. Caryan ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
before 1850.
+17. Doctor Beeson Graves, b. 14 Feb. 1828, m(1) Barbara Ratliff, m(2)
Manila Ann Reid, 22 Dec. 1867, d. before 1900.
+18. Frances Graves, b. 30 Sept. 1829, m. Micajah (or Macajure)
Alexander Bicknell, 2 Aug. 1849, d. 1907.
+19. Sarah Selena Beeson Graves, b. 27 Oct. 1831, m. Calvin Chamblee, c.
1848, d. 1895.
+20. Celia Nation Graves, b. 26 Oct. 1833, m(1) William P. Aycock, 18
Aug. 1852, m(2) James Sinclair, 15 April 1874, d. after 1910.
+21. Nathaniel Holden (or Holder) Graves, b. 9 March 1836, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
22. Afin (or Aphia Kopkins or Hopkins) Graves, b.
3 March 1838, m(1) James Bicknell, 30 July 1854 (Blount Co., AL, p. 522), m(2) ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Basher. Moved to TX.
23. James Clayton Graves, b. 9 Oct. 1840, d.
1860. Bur. Royal Cem. (Blount Co., AL).
+24. Hiram William Graves, b. 3 May 1844, m. Mary M. Wood, 19 Sept.
1866, d. 29 Oct. 1937.
+25. Locke (or Lock) Beeson Graves, b. 15 Nov. 1846, m(1) Sarah Ann
Hendricks, 10 Jan. 1867, m(2) Mary Evans, 20 Dec. 1888, d. 10 Feb. 1927
+26. Stokes B. Graves, b.c. 1846-48, m. Hulda Wood, 3 Sept. 1868, d.
between 1880-1900.
27. General Graves; one of the first people buried
in Royal Cem. (Blount Co., AL).
Hiram Graves (3) was born about
1802 in NC, died 6 April 1891 in DeKalb Co., and was buried in Providence Hill
Cem., Big Wills Valley, DeKalb Co., AL.
He married Judy (or Juda) Brown on 7 Dec. 1824 in Blount Co., AL
(Marriage Records, vol. A, p. 104). She
was born in 1806, died in 1895 (or 11 Nov. 1898 per her tombstone), and was
also buried in Providence Hill Cem.
Aubrey Graves (R‑200)
believed that Judy was possibly a daughter of William Brown. However, Velvo Chaney (R‑14) stated
that an Orphans Court record of 1830, Blount Co., AL, proves that Judy and her
sister Cary Brown (who married Andrew Jackson Chaney, son of John Chaney and
Lydia ‑‑‑‑‑‑, John Graves second wife) were
the children of Joshua Brown, deceased.
Hiram Graves was appointed guardian of the minor Brown children; Cary
Brown and Walker Brown were under 14 years of age, and Patsy and David Brown
were over 14 years but under 21 years of age.
The 1830 census of Blount Co., AL indicates that children of those ages
lived with the Hiram Graves family.
While a youth, Hiram Graves settled
with his parents in Blount Co., and lived there until the early 1840's or
perhaps earlier, when he moved northward and settled in DeKalb Co., in Big
Wills Valley on Big Wills Creek.
Throughout his lifetime, Hiram was
a farmer, becoming a rather large landowner and slaveowner for his section of
the country. A number of his children
continued to live in the Valley, while some of them moved to Sand
Mountain. It is reported that as each
of his children married, he gave them a sizable tract of land for a home. With
a family as large as his, he would have had to own much land to do this.
Hiram Graves, a deacon at Mount
Pleasant Baptist Church (now Providence Hill) in Wills Valley south of
Collinsville, was a signer of the original deed for the three acres of land on
which the church stands. (A member of
the Graves family has a copy of the deed.)
A picture of Hiram Graves and his
wife, Judy (Brown) Graves is shown below.
(R‑13, R‑14, R‑15, R‑17, R‑27, R‑200)
Children - Graves
+28. Elizabeth Ann Graves, b. 17 Feb. 1826, m. John Samuel Smith, c.
1846, d. 16 June 1911.
+29. Esther Graves, b.c. 1829, m. Thomas W. Wilson, 28 March 1851, d. 22
May 1903.
+30. Joshua Graves, b. 12 April 1831, m. Mary Jane Malinda Elenburg (or
Ellenburg), spring 1853, d. 14 Oct. 1918.
+31. James Graves, b. Oct. 1832, m(1) Tapinus Griffin, c. 1853, m(2)
Frances ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1897, d. after 1900.
+32. Henry Graves, b. 4 July 1834, m. Nancy Margaret Jones, 9 Oct. 1853,
d. 27 July 1916.
+33. Alexander Graves, b.c. 1838, m(1) Mary Jane Elizabeth Carns, 4 Aug.
1859, m(2) Lucy (‑‑‑‑‑‑) Brannon, c. 1910,
d. 16 Jan. 1916.
+34. Mary Graves, b.c. 1840, m. George Roden, c. 1857, d. after May
1910.
35. Nancy Graves, b.c. 1842, never married, d.
1916 (DeKalb Co., AL).
+36. Martha Graves, b. Dec. 1843, m. William Hunter Wilson, 25 Dec.
1870, d. after 1920.
37. Delilah Graves, b.c. 1846, m. John Harrell, 9
July 1896 (DeKalb Co., AL). There is a
Delilah Graves bur. in the Mt. Herman Cem. (DeKalb Co., AL) with the following
dates: b. 12 April 1845, d. 7 Nov.
1906, dau. of H. & J. Graves.
+38. Frances Jane Graves, b. 7 April 1847, m. Hiram Thomas Elenburg (or
Ellenburg), 13 June 1870, d. 12 Sept. 1932.
+39. Artha Ann Graves, b. 27 Feb. 1853, m. John L. Templeton, 28 Dec.
1870, d. 7 Aug. 1927.
40. Jackson Graves, b.c. 1850 (?), d. in
infancy. This may be the Andrew Graves
who was listed in the 1850 census as age 7 months.
+41. Hiram Beeson Graves, b. Jan. 1856, m(1) Dolly Smith, 3 Feb. 1882,
m(2) Marinda Emaline Chandler, 10 Aug. 1898, d. 30 June 1915.
Mary ("Polly") Graves (4)
was born about 1809 or 1812 in NC or TN[2]
(or De Kalb Co., AL according to R‑31), and died 22 Feb. 1876 in
Guntersville, Marshall Co., AL. She married
Clairborne (alternately listed as Clayborn or Clabourne) Tiffin (or Tiffen),
son of Henry J. Tiffin and Mary Kincheloe, on 28 Feb. 1830 in Oneonta, Blount
Co., AL. He was born 8 Dec. 1810 in
Washington Co., TN, and died in 1852 in Guntersville, AL. They were both buried in Pendergrass Cem.,
Marshall Co., AL. Polly's sister Ann
married Edward Tiffen, brother of Clairborne.
A deed was found in the probate office of DeKalb Co., AL, conveying
property to Polly and Clairborne. The
1850 DeKalb Co., AL census lists the following children except for Joseph and
David; all were born in AL. At least
the first 4 children were born in Blount Co.
(R‑14, R‑16, R‑31)
Children - Tiffin
+42. William Claiburn (or Clayton) Tiffin, b. 8 Dec. 1830, m(1) Sophia
W. Jett, m(2) Samantha A. Godfrey, 6 Feb. 1868, d. after 15 June 1880.
+43. John Henry Tiffin, b. 5 (or 6) Oct. 1832, m. Nancy Jett, 21 May
1852, d. 22 Dec. 1907.
44. Joseph Tiffin, b. 13 Oct. 1834, d. before 1840
(Blount Co., AL).
+45. Nancy A. Tiffin, b. 6 June 1836, m. John Johnson, 9 Oct. 1856, d.
Jan. 1897.
+46. Winnie Mahala Jane Tiffin, b. 4 June 1838, m. Joseph Hankerson
Jett, 10 May 1857, d. 27 Aug. 1893.
47. Calvin Benson Tiffin, b. 5 Nov. 1840, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
McClure, d. AR.
48. Edward Tiffin, b. 22 Dec. 1842.
49. Martha A. Tiffin, b. 22 Jan. 1845, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Stevenson.
+50. Margaret Tiffin, b. 3 Oct. 1847, m. John Pendergrass, d. after
1910.
+51. David Benson Tiffin, b. 9 Oct. 1850, m. Caledonia Elizabeth Cowley,
22 Nov. 1876, d. 6 Jan. 1929.
Nancy Graves (5) was born about
1809 in NC, and died after 1850, probably in AR. She married Henry Jefferson Parham, son of Thomas Parham, on 18
April 1827 in Blount Co., AL. He was
born about 1809 in TN, and died after 1850.
This family was recorded on the 1850 census in Big Rock, Pulaski Co.,
AR. Their children were born in
AL. (R‑40)
Children - Parham
52. Elmyra Parham, b.c. 1836.
+53. Marquis Lafayette Parham, b. 13 July 1841, m(1) Minerva Adams, 30
Jan. 1860, m(2) Elizabeth Ann (Johnson) Boren, 21 Dec. 1873, m(3) Hannah R. (‑‑‑‑‑‑)
Means, 18 Aug. 1892, d. 6 Dec. 1915.
54. Susan A. Parham, b.c. 1844.
Anne (or Ann) Graves (6) was born
26 July 1810 in NC, and died 22 Aug 1889 in Red Bay, Franklin Co., AL. She married Edward Tiffin, son of Henry J.
Tiffin and Mary Kincheloe, on 18 April 1827[3]
in Oneonta, Blount Co., AL, the same day her sister Nancy married Henry
Parham. Edward was born 6 Sept. 1802 in
TN (or Pickaway Co., OH per R‑31), and died 6 May 1876 in Red Bay,
AL. On the 1850 census in Franklin Co.,
AL, only the following children are recorded with this family: Henry Clay, 20, Mary, 16, Claborn [sic], 13,
William, 10, ‘Melda’, 8, and Sarena, 6.
In 1860, still in Franklin Co., AL, additional children Evalina, 13,
Edward 11, and Nancy, 8 are recorded.
It is unclear if Melinda and Margaret are actually children of Anne and
Edward Tiffin. (R‑5, R‑16,
R‑31)
Children - Tiffin
55. Susan Tiffin
+56. Margaret Tiffin, b. Nov. 1828, m. Alexander Hodges, c. 1850, d.
after 1900.
57. son, b.c. 1828 (Blount Co., AL), d. after
1830.
58. daughter, b.c. 1829 (Blount Co., AL), d. after
1830.
+59. Henry Clay Tiffin, b.c. 1830, m. Charlotta Mitchell, 22 July 1851,
d. 1915.
+60. Mary Ann Tiffin, b. 18 April 1835, m. William Marion Maloy, c.
1855, d. 25 Feb. 1897.
+61. Melinda Tiffin, b.c. 1835, m. Wesley Collin (or Collier), d. after
1880.
+62. Clayburn Tiffin, b. 21 April 1838, m. Margaret Elizabeth Epps, 4
Sept. 1859, d. 20 April 1910.
+63. William M. Tiffin, b.c. 1840, m. Sirenna Spearman, 1861.
+64. Amelda Tiffin, b. April 1842, m. Vincent Pumphrey Maloy, 1865, d.
after 1910.
+65. Serena C. Tiffin, b. Oct. 1844, m. Robert Bullin, 1 Jan. 1865, d.
15 April 1922.
66. Evalyn Tiffin, b.c. 1847, m.‑‑‑‑‑‑
Stanfield.
+67. Edward Tiffin, b. 8 June 1849, m. Lutisha Katherine Stanfield,
1866, d. 6 March 1934.
+68. Nancy Esther Tiffin, b.c. 1852, m. Edward Washington Waldrop, d.
before 24 June 1894.
Capt. William Graves (7) was born
10 March 1818 in Blount Co., AL, died 3 May 1865, and was buried in
Blountsville Cem., Blount Co., AL. He
married Martha Pullen. She was born
about 1821 in AL, and died after 1870.
She was also buried in Blountsville Cem. They were shown in the 1850 and 1860 censuses of Blount Co., with
all the following children except William, all born in AL. In the 1850 census Captain William was listed
as a farmer, living with his wife and four children, Milton, Nancy, Markus, and
Mary. In the 1860 census he was listed
as a merchant with a net worth of $15,000, and 7 children. Martha was listed as a farmer on the 1870
census in Blountsville, AL.
With the outbreak of the Civil War,
William organized Graves Company, Alabama Cavalry, C.S.A., and was commissioned
a captain. Following several campaigns,
he was shot and killed from ambush on 3 May 1865. (R‑39, R‑200)
Children - Graves
69. Milton Graves, b.c. 1841, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. Last heard from in London, England. 2 children.
Recorded with parents on the 1860 census.
+70. Nancy E. Graves, b. Jan. 1844, m(1) G. W. Huffstutler, 5 June 1861,
m(2) Robert Tidwell, 18 March 1869, d. Oct. 1931.
+71. Marquis de Lafayette Graves, b. 17 March 1847, m. Emma C. Brown, 9
Oct. 1870, d. 8 May 1900.
72. Mary Jane Graves, b. Aug. 1848, never
married. Bur. Graves Cem.
+73. Monroe Graves, b. 18 Aug. 1852, m(1) Josephine Livingston, 4 Dec.
1873, m(2) Ada Pettit, 6 Dec. 1885, d. 1926.
+74. Susan Graves, b. May 1854, m. Seburn T. Burnett, 31 Dec. 1868, d.
after 1910.
+75. Saline (or Salena) Graves, b. Sept. 1858, m(1) Thomas H. Dickerson,
2 Dec. 1886, m(2) Richard Nation, c. 1905, d. Feb. 1930.
76. William Graves, Jr.; b.c. 1859, left home as a
young man and never heard from again.
He was not recorded on the 1860 census with the family, but was listed
as age 11 in 1870.
Sarah Hester Graves (8), called
"Sallie" or "Hetty", was born about 1826 in AL, and died
after 13 Feb. 1891. She married Augusta
W. Mullins about 1844. He was born
about 1827 in GA, and died after 1860.
She filed for a widow’s pension for Augusta’s confederate service in 42nd
Regt., Tenn. on 13 Feb. 1891. This marriage
is indicated by the court settlement of her father's estate in 1853 in DeKalb
Co., AL. They lived on the farm
adjoining that of Rev. Samuel Smith, father of John Samuel Smith who married
Elizabeth Graves, daughter of Hiram and Judy (Brown) Graves. This family was recorded on the 1850 census
in DeKalb Co., AL census and the 1860 census in Jackson Co., AL; listed as
Esther, she was recorded as the head of household on the 1870 and 1880 censuses
in Jackson Co., AL. Their children were
born in AL. (R‑14, R‑25)
Children - Mullins
+77. William M. Mullins, b.c. 1845, m. Martha L. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
78. John Mullins, b.c. 1847.
79. Elizabeth Mullins, b.c. 1849.
80. James Mullins, b.c. 1851.
81. Louisa Mullins, b.c. 1853.
82. Emaline Mullins, b.c. 1855. Called Missouri in 1860 and 1880.
83. Mary Mullins, b.c. 1857.
84. Victoria Mullins, b.c. 1861.
85. Ira Mullins, b.c. 1864.
Y. C. Graves (11) was born about
1830-33 in Blount Co., AL, and died about 1875-80 in Blount Co. R‑30 submitted information in May 2000
that DeKalb Co. marriage records show a marriage for Y. C. Graves to Sarah
Margaret Adair, daughter of James Adair and Sarah Sharp, on 22 March 1851[4]
in DeKalb Co., AL. Sarah Adair was born
about 1830 in SC, and died before 7 May 1854 when Y. C. married again. R‑30 believes she died at the time of
John’s birth. The first marriage
information was also submitted by R‑15 with an additional marriage
recorded: Y. C. married second Sarah
Margaret Patten/Patter/Potter on 7 May 1854[5]. Sarah Patten (or Patter/Potter) was born
about 1837 in SC, and died after 1880.
There is a Sarah Graves, born in Dec. 1849 in AL, recorded as the
mother-in-law to Turner Lucy on the 1900; however, the census information
contradicts previously known data. R‑14
indicates that Sarah’s parents were Henry Potter, son of Ephraim Potter, and
Margaret (“Peggy”) Ames.
R‑30 believes that son John
H. was the only child born to the first marriage; however the following census
information neither proves nor disproves that theory. The disparity of John’s age from census year to census year makes
it difficult to determine who John’s mother really was.
Y. C. and second wife Sarah were
listed in the 1860 census for Blount Co., AL, with their children, all born in
AL: John, 6, Henry, 3, and Margaret,
6/12. Sarah was listed as the head of
the family in Etowah Co., AL in 1870, with Jno. [John], 14, Henry, 13, Margret
[sic], 9, Jas 5, and Geo [female], 1.
Y. C. was apparently still alive in 1870, since two more children were
listed in the 1880 DeKalb Co., AL census when John was listed as the head of
family: John, 22, Henry, 20, James, 10
[sic], Georgia Ann, 8, Calvine [sic], and Sallie, 5, and mother, Sarah,
40. The column on the 1880 census which
indicated the place of birth for the mother of John was blank; and the place of
birth for the mother of the other children is listed incorrectly as AL. The 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses indicate
that Sarah Graves was born in SC. When
John was recorded on the 1900 census, his year of birth was recorded as Feb.
1855, and the places of birth for himself, his father and mother were all
recorded as AL. (R‑14, R‑15,
R‑30, R‑47, R‑200)
Children - Graves, by Sarah M.
Patten
+86. John Henry Graves, b. 7 Feb. 1855, m. Emma Hamil, 15 April 1885, d.
14 Sept. 1915.
87. Henry Graves, b.c. 1857.
+88. Margaret Ann Graves, b. 14 Dec. 1860, m. Joseph Samuel Clayton, 7
March 1878, d. 23 Feb. 1928.
89. James Graves, b.c. 1865.
90. Georgia Ann Graves, b.c. 1869; listed on the
1870 census.
91. Calvin Graves, b.c. 1874.
+92. Sarah Graves, b. 14 Dec. 1874 (or July 1875), m. Joshua Turner
Lucy, 4 Sept. 1894, d. 22 Oct. 1952.
Ira Graves (13) was born 30 Nov.
1836 (or 1837) in Blount Co., AL, and died 11 June 1911 in Center, Shelby Co.,
TX. He married Sarahann S. Mathis, daughter
of Edward Mathis and Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 20
July 1854[6]
in DeKalb Co., AL. She was born 11 May
1834 in DeKalb Co, AL, and died 15 May 1909 in Silas, Shelby Co., TX. They were both buried in New Hope Cem.,
Shelby Co., TX.
The story goes that "Ira moved
west to Shelby Co., TX just before the war, from Montgomery, AL". (On Ira's Civil War pension application he
listed 1857.) "There [in
Montgomery] he had a farm which he left for someone else to sell. He was married to Susannah Mathis whose
father, Edward Mathis, was the Wagon Master.
Ira and Susannah had one young son named John W. when they moved. [This should read two, since Ned was born in
1858.] The farm in Alabama did sell,
but he did not receive the money until after the war. It was in Confederate dollars, so he really gave it away."
The first census Ira is listed on
in Shelby Co., TX is 1870, although his war pension application said he lived
in Shelby Co. during the war. He was
recorded on the 1850 census for DeKalb Co., AL, and the 1870 through 1910
censuses in Shelby Co., TX. In 1910,
listed as Susia, she stated that all ten of her ten children were living. (R‑8, R‑14, R‑15, R‑200)
Children - Graves
93. John W. Graves, b.c. 1855 (AL), m. Mary Alice
Bush, c. 1880 (TX), d. 29 Dec. 1946. She
was b.c. 1860.
+94. Edward Clarence Graves, b. 10 Jan. 1857 (or 1858), m. Cynthia
Balgora Ramsey, c. 1876, d. 10 Nov. 1923.
+95. Mary Etta Graves, b. Jan. 1858, m. Irving (or Irvin) Washington
Ramsey, c. 1878, d. 1952.
+96. William L. Graves, b.c. 1862, m. Laura Fountian, c. 1891, d. after
1910.
+97. Louisa Ross Graves, 3 Oct. 1864, m. Thomas J. Forbis (or Forbes),
29 Aug. 1883, d. 24 Oct. 1914.
+98. Virgil Ward Graves, b. 26 Oct. 1866, m. Mary Ann Elizabeth
Crenshaw, 20 Nov. 1889, d. 16 June 1963.
+99. James Richard Graves, b. 16 June 1869, m. Emily Viola Irish, 23
Oct. 1892, d. 2 May 1948.
+100. Martha Frances Graves, b. 16 Feb. 1871, m. Albert Walker Jetton, 6 Sept. 1888, d. 11 Oct. 1949.
+101. Lucy L. Graves, b. 5 March 1873, m. Hiram Jackson Stockman, 23 Aug. 1896 (or 1897), d. 16 April 1941.
+102. Josephine Graves, b. 19 Oct. 1880, m. John M. Miles, c. 1905, d. 8 Sept. 1954.
103. Sallie Graves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Rogers. There is some question as to whether Sallie is a daughter of Ira and Susannah. Although Richard C. Graves (R‑8) has not found a daughter named Sallie, Aubrey Graves (R‑200) listed her on page 11 of his book.
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN OF ALEXANDER GRAVES (2)
AND DRUSILLA SANDERS
Esther Hetty (or Hettie) Graves
(15), called Hettie, was born 30 Jan. 1823 (or 1825), and died after 1870,
probably in TX. She married William
Chaney (or Cheney), son of John Chaney and Lydia ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
on 20 Feb. 1840[7] in Blount
Co., AL. He was born about 1818 in TN,
and also died after 1870. He was a
brother of A. Jackson Chaney who married Cary Brown (sister of Judy Brown), and
John Chaney who married Minerva Griffin.
It is family tradition that the
family moved to Texas about 1857-58, and that William Chaney, son of A. Jackson
and Cary Chaney also moved to TX about 1859.
Children Lydia through James were born in AL; Enoch and Jasper in DeKalb
Co. and the others in Blount Co.
William, Drusilla, and Thomas were born in TX. This family was recorded on the 1850 census in DeKalb Co., AL,
the 1860 census in Titus Co., TX, and the 1870 census in Ellis Co., TX. (R‑13, R‑14, R‑25)
Children - Chaney
104. Lydia Chaney, b.c. 1841.
105. Alexander Chaney, b.c. 1843.
106. John Chaney, b.c. 1845.
107. Enoch Chaney, b.c. 1847.
108. Jasper Chaney, b.c. 1848.
109. Newton Chaney, b.c. 1849.
110. A. Jackson Chaney, b.c. 1852.
111. Doctor Chaney, b.c. 1854.
112. James Chaney, b.c. 1856.
113. William Chaney, b.c. 1858.
114. Drusilla Chaney, b.c. 1863.
115. Thomas J. Chaney, b.c. 1865.
Robert Sanders Graves (16) was born
18 Aug. 1826 in Blount Co., AL. He
married Caryan ‑‑‑‑‑‑ before 1850. She was born about 1832 in AL. This family was recorded on the 1850 census
in Blount Co., AL. (Information
submitted by R‑13 indicated he “died young”). A Cary Ann Graves married Obadiah Sandlin on 7 Jan. 1857 in
Blount Co., AL. (R‑13, R‑25)
Children - Graves
116. Alexander Graves, b.c. Sept. 1850.
Doctor Beeson Graves (17) was born
14 Feb. 1828 in Blount Co., AL, and died before 1900. He first married Barbara Ratliff. She was born about 1831 in AL, and died after 1861. Doctor was listed in the 1850 Blount Co., AL
census with 20-year old Barbara and 1-year old Lafayette. On the 1860 Blount Co. census, he was
recorded with wife, Barbara, and his first four children, all born in AL. He married second Manila Ann Reid on 22 Dec.
1867[8]
in Blount Co., AL. This family was
recorded on the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Blount Co., AL. Listed as Manila A., his second wife was
listed on the 1900 census in Blountsville, Blount Co., AL as a 52-year old
widow with children Lucinda, James, Jane, and John; all nine of her nine
children were living. D. B. Graves and
his wives were buried in a cemetery between Welcome Church and County Hwy. 26,
east of Blountsville, Blount Co., AL, possibly known as the Graves Cem. (R‑13, R‑25, R‑28, R‑200)
Children - Graves, by Barbara
Ratliff
+117. Lafayette Graves, b.c. 1849, m. Martha A. Hood, 5 Dec. 1866, d. 17 Nov. 1888.
+118. Drucilla (or Drusilla) Graves, b. April 1850, m. Thomas Fleming Hood, 24 Nov. 1867, d. 11 July 1921.
+119. Robert S. Graves, b.c. 1854, m. Margaret Chaney, 11 March 1874.
120. Alexander Graves, b. 10 March 1857, m. Maggie R. Bland, 27 Nov. 1879, (Blount Co., AL Marriage Records p. 170), d. 7 Dec. 1883. They were recorded on the 1880 Blount Co., AL census; no children. Bur. at same cem. as parents.
121. W. Austin Graves, b.c. 1861, d. after 1870. Recorded on the 1870 census.
Children - Graves, by Manila A.
Reid
122. Lucinda Graves, b. Jan. 1869.
123. Martha Graves, b.c. 1871.
+124. Ardelia Graves, b.c. 1874, m. Mark M. Brown, 4 Jan. 1891, d. after 1930.
125. Doctor Beeson Graves, Jr., b.c. 1876.
126. Eliza S. Graves, b.c. 1879, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Gibbs, d. after 1972. Lived in Altoona, AL.
127. Barbara Graves
128. James Newton Graves, b. Oct. 1882.
129. Jane Graves, b. March 1885, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Harrison.
130. John P. Graves, b. Aug. 1889.
Frances Graves (18) was born 30
Sept. 1829 in AL, and died in 1907 in TX where she had gone to help raise her
son John Lindsay’s children following their mother’s death. She married Micajah (or Macajure) Alexander
Bicknell, son of James Bicknell and Frances Hoskins, on 2 Aug. 1849. He was born in 1823 in TN, and died 4 Aug.
1885 in AL. This family was recorded on
the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses in Blount Co., AL. Their children were born in AL. (R‑4, R‑13, R‑25, R‑35,
R‑200)
Children - Bicknell
+131. John Lindsay Bicknell, b. 9 Aug. 1850, m(1) Sarah Bales, 7 Nov. 1869, m(2) Martha L. (‑‑‑‑‑‑) Argo, 19 Dec. 1883, m(3) Adeline (‑‑‑‑‑‑) Lillard, 28 Dec. 1899, d. 1925.
+132. Celia E. Bicknell, b. 24 Feb. 1852, m. David Jackson Bales, 20 May 1875, d. Sept. 1927.
+133. William H. Bicknell, b. 9 April 1853, m. Ophelia F. Campbell, 26 Feb. 1874.
+134. Hester Irene Bicknell, b. 9 Feb. 1855, m. Ransom Blackwood, 15 Aug. 1875, d. 11 Sept. 1928.
+135. Mark Alexander Bicknell, b. 5 June 1857, m. Lucinda Melcenda Jones, 11 March 1883, d. 20 May 1947.
+136. George Temple Bicknell, b. 11 June 1859, m(1) Emma R. Hunter, 2 June 1889, m(2) Eliza A. Savannah (‑‑‑‑‑‑) Criswell, c. 1894, d. between 1900-1910.
137. Thomas Bicknell, b.c. 1861. Abbreviated as ‘Thos” and listed as a female, perhaps this is the Frances below.
138. Frances Bicknell, b. 1862, m. Edward Weems, 5 Sept. 1878 (Blount Co., AL, p. 71). No daughter Frances is listed with this family in 1870.
+139. Loucenia (alternately listed as Acene, Acenia, Loueny, or Senia) Bicknell, b. 25 Jan. 1864, m. Major Elbert Self, 3 June 1883, d. 1964.
+140. Hiram Lock (or Locke) Bicknell, b. 16 July 1865, m. Willie Ann Corbin, 4 Nov. 1885, d. July 1937.
+141. James Clinton Bicknell, b. 23 Dec. 1867, m(1) Josephine Myrtle Corbin, 12 June 1886, m(2) Alice ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 1945.
142. Thomas Bicknell, b.c. 1869 (or 20 May 1871), m. Mary Blankenship, 8 Sept. 1886 (Blount Co., AL, p. 320).
143. Joel W. Bicknell, b. 10 July 1872, d. 1872.
Sarah Selena Beeson Graves (19),
called Selena, was born 27 Oct. 1831 in Blount Co., AL, and died in 1895; she
was called Amy S. on the 1880 census.
She married Calvin Chamblee, son of Robert Carter Chamblee and Mary
Warren, about 1848 in Blount Co., AL.
He was born about 1824 and died 8 July 1891, both in Blount Co., AL, and
was buried in Gum Springs Cem., Blount Co., AL. Their children were born in Blount Co. AL, but several of them
moved to TX.
Information on several genealogy
websites in 2005 indicates that Calvin Chamblee’s wife was actually Amy Selena
Holt, daughter of Charles Holt; Calvin and ‘Salene’ were living with the John
Holt family in Blount Co., AL in 1850, but that neither proves or disproves the
Holt connection. Other sources say that
Selena was Selena Beeson who first married an unknown Graves about 1846 and
then married Calvin about 1848. No
marriage record for Calvin or Selena has been located.
R‑13 has a copy of William
Vernon Chamblee’s death certificate which lists his mother’s maiden name as
Graves. (R‑8, R‑13, R‑25,
R‑39, R‑42, R‑43, R‑44)
Children - Chamblee
+144. Robert Alexander Chamblee, b. 23 Feb. 1849, m. Lugania C. Foust, 29 Nov. 1866, d. 13 Sept. 1906.
+145. Mary F. Chamblee, b. 8 Aug. 1851, m(1) William Washington Kelly, 23 Jan. 1866, m(2) Johnson Curtis Cole, 18 Nov. 1874, d. 30 July 1915.
146. Drusilla (or Druzilla) Chamblee, b.c. 1854, m. Joseph F. Hendricks, 18 Dec. 1873 (Blount Co., AL), d. 17 Dec. 1876. Bur. Gum Springs Cem.
+147. James M. Chamblee, b.c. 1857, m. Simone Tidwell.
148. Hester “Easter” Annie Chamblee, b.c. 1860.
+149. Martha Jane Chamblee, b. Feb. 1863 (or 24 Feb. 1865), m. John Orson Barnes, c. 1880, d. 15 Nov. 1928.
+150. Franklin A. Chamblee, b. 8 Dec. 1863 (or 1861), m(1) Clarissa C. Dunivan (or Dunnivan), 23 July 1885, d. 31 May 1930.
+151. William Vernon Chamblee, b. 4 March 1867, m(1) Augusta Ann Dunivan (or Dunnivan), 31 Aug. 1884, m(2) Mary Elizabeth Newkirk, 1907, d. 15 Jan. 1933.
152. Hiram Yancy Chamblee, b.c. 1868.
Celia Nation Graves (20) was born
26 Oct. 1833 in Blount Co., AL, and died after 1910, probably in Hunt Co.,
TX. She first married William P. Aycock
on 18 Aug. 1852[9] in Blount
Co., AL. He apparently died before 1860;
Celia and her children were recorded on the 1860 census in Blountsville; in
1870, she was again recorded in Blountsville with only two children, F. H., a
16-year old female, and W. S., an 11-year old female]. She married second James St. Clair on 15 (or
16[10])
April 1874 in Blount Co., AL. They were
recorded on the 1880 census in Hunt Co., TX.
He was born about 1822 in AL, and died before 1900. Celia was recorded on the 1900 and 1910
censuses as a widow in Hunt Co., TX; only one of her three children was
living. In 1900, two St. Clair stepsons
and a granddaughter, Minnie Rambo, born in Texas in May 1884 lived with
her. In 1910, a grandson, Clyde Ham,
born about 1883 in AL, his wife Ethel, and son J. K., lived with her. On his World
War I Draft Registration Card, Ham is listed as Melton Clyde Ham, born 13
Oct. 1882. It is unclear if these are
actually Aycock descendants. (R‑13,
R‑25, R‑200)
Children - Aycock
+153. Frances Druzilla Aycock, b. 6 Dec. 1853, m. James L. Copeland, 11 Oct. 1871, d. after 1920.
154. James H. Aycock, b. 20 Sept. 1855 (Blount Co., AL), d. between 1860 and 1870.
+155. Willie S. Aycock, b.c. 1859, m. J. R. Rambo, 29 Aug. 1881, d. before 1900.
Nathaniel Holden (or Holder) Graves
(21) was born 9 March 1836[11]
in Blount Co., AL. He married ‑‑‑‑‑‑. They moved to DeKalb Co. (R‑13, R‑25)
Children - Graves
156. Nathaniel Holden Graves, Jr., b.c. 1861.
Hiram William Graves (24) was born
3 May 1844 and died 29 Oct. 1937, both in Blount Co., AL, and was buried in a
cemetery located between Welcome Church and County Highway 26, east of
Blountsville, Blount Co., AL, possibly known as the Graves Cem. He married Mary M. Wood on 19 Sept. 1866[12]
in Blount Co., AL. She was born 23
April 1841, died 14 Nov. 1906, and was also buried in Graves Cem. He lived on his father's farm to age
90. This family was recorded on the
1880 and the 1900-1930 censuses in Blount Co., AL. (R‑13, R‑25, R‑200, R‑203)
Children - Graves
+157. James A. Graves, b. Jan. 1868, m. Sara Eliza Ballew, c. 1891, d. 5 Feb. 1920.
+158. Charlotte Graves, b. Jan. 1872, m. James David Ballew, 20 Dec. 1891.
+159. Jesse M. Graves, b. 4 Nov. 1873, m. Sallie B. Sherrer, c. 1896, d. 13 Nov. 1941.
160. Franklin Graves, b. Oct. 1874, never married, d. 16 Feb. 1956 (Blount Co., AL). Bur. New Lebanon Cem.
161. Mary Mollie Graves, b. 1 Sept. 1877, never married, d. 23 June 1952.
+162. Ophelia C. Graves, b.c. 1884, m. Aott S. Edwards, d. 1908.
+163. Lucy C. Graves, b. Jan. 1885, m. William Zeno Littleton, d. 1960.
+164. Hulda Graves, b. Feb. 1887, m. John Namon Copeland, c. 1902, d. June 1969.
165. Hettie O. (or C.) Graves, b. May 1889.
Locke[13]
(or Lock) Beeson Graves (25) was born 15 Nov. 1846 and died 10 Feb. 1927, both
in Blount Co., AL, and was buried in Blountsville Cem., Blount Co., AL. He first married Sarah Ann Hendricks on 10
Jan. 1867[14] in Blount
Co., AL. She was born 9 May 1848 (or 9
March 1847 according to her tombstone), died 19 June 1888, and was also buried
in Blountsville Cem. They were recorded
on the 1870 and 1880 censuses in Blount Co., AL. He married second Mary Evans on 20 Dec. 1888 in Blount Co.,
AL. She was born 9 Feb. 1847, died 2
June 1936, and was also buried in Blountsville Cem. After Locke died, Mary lived with Johnnie Graves Ballew until her
death. Locke served four years in the
Civil War in the company of his uncle, Capt. William Graves in Graves Company,
Alabama Cavalry, C.S.A. All his
children were born in Blountsville, AL.
(Locke’s picture is shown below.)
(R‑3, R‑10, R‑11, R‑13, R‑25, R‑39,
R‑200)
Children - Graves, by Sarah A.
Hendricks
+166. David A. Graves, b. 27 Nov. 1867, m(1) Belona E. Gillespie, 1 June 1890, m(2) Clistie Mae Higginbotham, after 1910, d. after 1920.
+167. Arra Graves, b.c. 1869, m. Robert Higginbotham, d. before 1897.
+168. Oliver Graves, b. Dec. 1870, m. Josie Fields, d. before 1920.
+169. Johnnie Annie Graves, b. 29 May 1874, m. William Absalom Ballew, d. 11 March 1964.
+170. Ludie Graves, b. 14 Sept. 1878, m. Vester Gravely, c. 1899, d. 21 Aug. 1974.
171. Viola Graves, b.c. 1880.
+172. Jodie Mae Graves, b. 25 Sept. 1882, m(1) Lee Robinson, m(2) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Smith, m(3) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Cherryhomes, m(4) Jess Hendricks, d. 7 Oct. 1968.
Stokes B. Graves (26) was born
about 1846-48 in Blount Co., AL, and died between 1880 and 1900. He married Hulda Wood, daughter of Freeman
Wood and Mirah Dempsey, on 3 Sept. 1868[15]
in Blount Co., AL. She was born in
April 1855 in AL, and died 29 July 1940 in Royal, Blount Co., AL according to
her obituary in the 1 Aug. 1940 edition of The
Southern Democrat. Stokes, Huldah
and their children were recorded on the 1880 census in Blount Co., AL. Huldah was recorded on the 1900 census in
Blount Co., AL as a 45-year old widow; of her seven children, three were still
living. Freeman Wood was the son of
Dempsey Wood. (R‑2, R‑4, R‑25,
R‑200)
Children - Graves
173. George L. Graves, b.c. 1870.
+174. John William Graves, b. 11 June 1874, m. Dora Lee Phillips, 24 Dec. 1896, d. 15 Feb. 1958.
175. Hettie Graves, b. 16 Sept. 1874, m. William David Bicknell, 3 Feb. 1897, d. 7 Dec. 1965. See #520 for descendants.
176. Celia Graves, b.c. 1878.
177. Manila A. Graves, b.c. May 1880, d. as a child.
CHILDREN OF HIRAM GRAVES (3) AND
JUDY BROWN
Elizabeth ("Betty" or
"Betsy") Ann Graves (28) was born 17 Feb. 1826 in Blount Co., AL, and
died 16 June 1911 in DeKalb Co., AL.
She married John Samuel Smith about 1846, probably in DeKalb Co., AL,
although no marriage record is known.
He was born about 1823, probably in Pickens Dist., SC, and died 15 May
1869 in DeKalb Co., AL. They moved to
DeKalb Co., AL, probably at the time of their marriage. The family was recorded on the 1850 and 1860
censuses in DeKalb Co., AL. John’s age
was recorded as 23, born SC in 1850 and 31, born GA in 1860. In 1860, Elizabeth was listed as Edy. They were both buried in Providence Hill
Cem. Their children were born in DeKalb
Co.
John is listed in military records
as John M. Smith. He appears on a roll
of independent scouts in Baxter Gilbreath’s company in the service of the Union
Army, although it was never officially linked to federal service. His birthplace is listed as Pickens Dist.,
SC. He and his oldest son Martin P.
were probably conscripts, since their service began March 1, 1865. (R‑14, R‑18, R‑200, R‑207)
Children - Smith
+178. Martin P. Smith, b.c. 1847, m. Sarah A. Milwee, 19 Oct. 1866.
+179. Hiram Smith, b. 18 Dec. 1850, m. Susan Viola Owens, 10 Feb. 1869, d. 16 May 1904.
+180. Mary Jane Smith, b. 14 March 1853, m. Dewitt Clinton Rollins, c. 1876, d. 6 June 1955.
+181. Samuel A. Smith, b. 11 April 1855, m(1) Nancy Jane Harris, 1 Aug. 1874, m(2) Camilla King, c. 1915, d. 4 Oct. 1936.
182. Jackson Smith, b.c. 1856 (AL).
183. Martha O. Smith, b. 3 March 1860, m. James M. Painter, 3 March 1889 (DeKalb Co., AL, p. 318), d. 17 Aug. 1941 (DeKalb Co., AL). He was b. 25 April 1850 (Person Co., NC), son of Martin Harrell Painter and Ann Wilkes, d. 24 Feb. 1912 (DeKalb Co., AL). Both bur. in Concord Cem. on the Marshall Co.-DeKalb Co. line. Martha was his 2nd wife, and they had no known children. By his first wife, Missouri ‑‑‑‑‑‑, he had 4 children: Sarah Painter, b. 26 Feb. 1879, m. William R. “Bill” White, d. 16 July 1960; Luther Washington Painter; b. 10 Aug. 1880, m. Nancy Callie McCreless, d. 24 Jan. 1938; Missouri Anne Painter, b. Dec. 1884, m. Sherman Holsomback, 24 July 1901, d. 1954; Oma C. Painter, b. Sept. 1888, m. J. Walter Bruce, 22 Dec. 1905.
+184. James C. Smith, b. 13 Nov. 1861, m. Ruth Harris, 22 Nov. 1881, d. 7 Feb. 1906.
Elizabeth (Graves) Smith (right)
and her sister, Polly (Graves) Roden
Esther Graves[16]
(29) was born about 1829 in AL, died 22 May 1903, and was buried in Wilson
Cem., Winston Co., AL. She married
Thomas W. (“Tom”) Wilson on 28 March 1851 in DeKalb Co., AL[17]. This was the first appearance of Thomas Wilson
in official records. “Although
unconfirmed by official records, Thomas was believed to be from Anderson,
Abbeville District, SC, and his siblings or half-siblings are believed to
include B. F. (Ben) Wilson, Abbie Wilson Flannagan, and Sally Wilson Powell[18]. Thomas Wilson was born 4 Oct. 1830 in SC,
died 16 July 1905, and was also buried in Wilson Cem. Thomas and Esther were early residents of extreme southeast
Winston Co., AL.
At the time of the 1860 census,
Thomas and Esther Wilson already had 4 children: John L., William, Alexander,
and Susan Juda. Also living with Thomas
in 1860 was Ordrerl Wilson, a 57 year-old female who could have been Thomas’
mother or other relative, although no confirmation has been found to support
any relationship. Thomas and his family
lived in the eastern census district of Walker Co., AL, near the Hanby’s Mills
Post Office. Hanby’s Mills was located
on the Mulberry River approximately 3 miles southeast of Arkadelphia, AL[19]. Tom owned 40 acres of land of which 35 were
cultivated for farming. During the year
ending June 1, 1860, Tom tended 3 horses, 1 milk cow, 2 oxen, and 2 other
cows. With this livestock and real
estate, Tom supported his family and produced 200 bushels of Indian corn,
picked 2000 pounds of cotton (5 bales), and made 10 pounds of butter[20].
In 1860, Tom and his family were
listed next to the B. F. Wilson residence and very near the residence of
Washington Wilson[21]. B. F. and Washington had 120 and 524 acres
of land, respectively (35 and 130 acres were cultivated). Washington had moved from South Carolina in
the 1830’s and had entered government land in 1835 farther down the Mulberry
River in Township 14, Range 5[22]. Although the 1840 and 1850 census records do
not indicate that Washington had a son of Thomas’ age, it is possible that
Washington may have been a relative that influenced Thomas’ decision to settle
so very nearby.[23]
In 1861, the fifth of Thomas’
children, Hiram, was born. In
approximately 1862[24],
Thomas, Esther, and their family moved to the Rock Creek area of Township 12,
Range 6. Thomas did not own any slaves
and, like many other residents of the Winston County hills, chose not to fight
in the Civil War. Thomas avoided
Confederate service by hiding out in caves along the Rock Creek bluffs to elude
the conscription troops. These caves
are still visible when the Smith Lake water level is low. Thomas periodically emerged from hiding to
help others with the crops or to make shoes for people in the community. Thomas was said to be near-sighted.[25]
Living near Thomas was his good
friend, James Calvert. James also
sought to avoid the conscription troops but was found and taken off to
war. In a letter to his wife, Delilah,
James wrote asking for news about his neighbors with a specific message for his
friend Thomas Wilson:
“… I
have herd that the yankes is in Walker I want to hear from thare whether it is
so or not I want you to right tell me whether you have got whet sode or not,
what you have dun and what you can get dun right what all the nabers is doing
tell thomas wilson to sell that jack if he can sell him to any advantage …”[26]
James never returned to Winston
County, and died of pneumonia in a Union prisoner of war camp.
Thomas’ activities immediately
following the Civil War are unknown.
However, the last 2 of Thomas’ 7 children were born in 1864 and
1866. In a single deed executed on Feb.
9, 1870, Thomas purchased 840 acres of land from John L. Reed of Winston Co.,
AL for $1000. Fourteen of the
twenty-one 40-acre tracts were contiguously located in Sections 13 and 14 of
Township 12, Range 6. These adjacent
tracts include the land upon which the Wilson Cemetery was established (NW of
SW of Section 13 of Township 12, Range 6)[27]. In the 1870 census, Thomas’ real estate was
valued at $1500.
In 1877 and 1879, Thomas and Esther
saw their sons, William and John L., marry Nancy Ann and Susan Agnes
Blevins. John L. eventually moved away
and settled in Lampasas Co., TX[28]. In 1879 and 1889, Alexander and his sister
Sarah Wilson married Sarah Elizabeth Calvert and James Calvert, Jr., children
of James and Delilah (Stewart) Calvert.
These marriages created many double-first-cousin grandchildren of Thomas
and Esther Wilson. Delilah (b.c. 1824)
was a daughter of Samuel Stewart. James
(b.c. 1829) was a son of John W. (b. 5 (or 8) Oct. 1806) and Elizabeth
McCutcheon (b.c. 1808) Calvert.
Elizabeth was a daughter of John D. McCutcheon. John W. Calvert was a son of Joseph Calvert
(b. 5 Jan. 1782) and Elizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑ (b.c.
1785)[29].
By 1900, Thomas and Esther again
lived alone in Winston Co., having raised their seven children. Esther is believed to have died of
tuberculosis in 1903 and Tom died in 1905.
They were both buried under a large cedar in Wilson Cemetery overlooking
the Rock Creek branch of Smith Lake.
Their sons Hiram and Henry and daughters Juda and Sarah were also buried
in the same family cemetery...”
According to the book by Aubrey E.
Graves, soon after their marriage, Thomas and Esther left DeKalb Co., AL, and
settled in what is now Winston Co., AL, and adjoining communities. Most of the information that Aubrey had on
this family was from the administration records of the estate of Hettie’s
sister, Nancy, who died in 1916. He
stated that probable grandchildren include: John Wilson, Jasper, AL; Thomas
Wilson, Arley, AL; Susie Lay, Arley, AL; George Wilson, Vindmont, AL (children
of William Wilson). The following were
heirs of Hettie as of 1916 (all towns in AL):
William Wilson, Arley; Benjamin Wilson, Arley; Nathaniel Wilson, Arley;
Hettie Reece, Logan (also children of William Wilson); Tommie Calvert, Jasper;
Ida Siniard, Jasper (children of Sarah Wilson); Maudie Myers, Jasper; Frank
Wilson, Ardell; Birdie Abbott, Ardell; Carrie Harbison, Ardell (children of
Henry Wilson); Thomas Abbott, Camden; James Hiram Abbott, Jasper; J. Henry
Abbott, Jasper; Sara Rushing, Jasper; Roxie Burrows, Ardell (children of Susan
Juda Wilson). (R‑17, R‑200)
Children - Wilson[30]
+185. John L. Wilson, b. 12 Jan. 1852, m. Susan Agnes Blevins, c. 1870-72, d. 9 Nov. 1946.
+186. William Wilson, b. Jan. 1854, m. Nancy Ann Blevins, c. 1877, d. 1904.
+187. J. Alexander Wilson, b. 31 March 1856, m. Sarah Elizabeth Calvert, 27 March 1879, d. 9 Feb. 1930.
+188. Susan Juda Wilson, b. 19 Dec. 1858, m. John Stanley Abbott, c. 1879, d. 25 Jan. 1893.
+189. Hiram William Wilson, b. 9 April 1861, m. Rebecca Ann England, 25 Jan. 1883, d. 22 Feb. 1942.
+190. Henry Wilson, b. 5 (or 15) April 1864, m. Angeline Elijah Harris, 17 March 1892, d. 1 Jan. 1904.
+191. Sarah Mandy Wilson, b. 23 Sept. 1866, m. James Calvert, Jr., 5 Nov. 1889, d. 12 Oct. 1897.
Joshua ("Josh") Graves
(30) was born 12 April 1831 in Blount Co., AL, died 14 Oct. 1918, and was
buried in Providence Hill Cem., DeKalb Co., AL. Early in his life, he moved to Big Wills Valley, DeKalb Co., with
his parents. He married Mary Jane
Malinda Elenburg (or Ellenburg) daughter of Larkin Elenburg, in the spring of
1853 in a ceremony performed by W. C. Morgan.
She was born in 1838 and died 22 Aug. 1911. Following their marriage, they continued to live near his
father's plantation. He was given a
sizable tract of land, as were all of Hiram's children.
He was a farmer all his life, a
Primitive Baptist, and a devoted husband and father. When his wife died, he moved to Sand Mountain to live. He moved with his daughters, Betty Berry and
Parilee Haralson (or Harrelson), and they settled near the George H. Campbell
homeplace, Joshua buying 40 acres nearby and the daughters buying 40 acres of
the Campbell place. He did no more
farming after he moved to the Mountain.
During the Civil War he served in
the Union Army in Co. G, 1st Alabama and Tennessee Regiment, Vidette
Cavalry. Joshua was a retiring man,
with little visible temper and of a good disposition.
This family was recorded on the
1860 census in Lebanon, DeKalb Co., AL, the 1880 census in Township 9, DeKalb
Co., AL., and the 1900 and 1910 censuses in Van Buren, DeKalb Co., AL
A picture of Joshua and Mary Jane
is shown below, followed by a picture of the entire family in front of their
house. (R‑14, R‑25, R‑33,
R‑200)
Children - Graves
192. Charlotte ("Lottie") Graves, b. 3 Oct. 1854, d. in infancy.
+193. William Henry Graves, b. 3 Nov. 1855, m. Margaret Barksdale, 20 July 1876, d. March 1934.
194. Sarah Jane Graves, b. 5 Feb. 1858, d. after 1930. There is a death for a Sarah J. Graves on 9 Aug. 1940 in DeKalb Co., AL.
+195. Martha Ann Graves, b. 10 Feb. 1860, m. George Henry Campbell, 9 Sept. 1887, d. 31 May 1907.
196. Nancy Elizabeth Graves, b. 11 March 1862, m. James M. Barry, 3 March 1898 (DeKalb Co., AL), d. 1940. Listed as a widow, she lived with her parents in 1900 and 1910; recorded with her sister Parilee in 1920 and 1930; no children.
+197. Hiram Thomas Graves, b. 20 July 1864, m. Mary Jane Carr, 9 July 1885, d. 25 June 1930.
+198. Mary Delilah Graves, b. 9 Nov. 1866, m. Joseph L. Yarbrough, 29 Jan. 1893, d. 12 Jan. 1947.
199. Easter Susan ("Hettie") Graves, b. 13 April 1869, d. in infancy.
+200. James Larkin Graves, b. 7 March 1871, m. Ruth Malissa Cagle, 23 Nov. 1893, d. 28 Nov. 1952.
+201. John Samuel Graves, b. 1 Feb. 1873, m. Nannie Roden, 31 July 1892, d. April 1931.
+202. Alexander Jackson Graves, b. 20 Jan. 1875, m. Sallie C. Chumley, 28 May 1895, d. 23 Nov. 1949.
+203. Parilee Graves, b. 27 March 1877, m. Charles M. Harrelson, 2 Oct. 1898, d. 15 Sept. 1959.
+204. George Washington Graves, b. 28 Feb. 1880, m. Alice Abshur, 23 Sept. 1900, d. May 1935.
+205. Luther Daniel Graves, b. 13 June 1882, m. Jenny Burt, c. 1903, d. 3 April 1951.
Family Group Picture of Joshua
Graves and wife, Mary Jane (Ellenberg) Graves.
According to the inscription on the chimney, the house was built in
1884.
James Graves (31) was born in Oct.
1832 (according to the 1900 census) in Big Wills Valley, DeKalb Co., AL (or
possibly in Blount Co., AL), and died after 1900. He married Tapinus Griffin about 1853. She was born about 1837 in GA, and died between 1880 and
1900. They were recorded on the
1860-1880 censuses in DeKalb Co., AL.
James married second Frances ‑‑‑‑‑‑
about 1897. They were recorded on the
1900 census in Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL; they lived next door to his son
Lincoln and his family.
James served during the Civil War
in the Union Army, Co. G, 1st Alabama and Tennessee Regt., Vidette
Cavalry. There is a headstone in Providence
Hill Cem., DeKalb Co., which bears this information and is probably his
grave. Also serving in the same company
were his brothers, Joshua, Henry, and Alexander. (R‑14, R‑25, R‑200)
Children - Graves, by Tapinus
Griffin
206. Sara Ann Graves, b.c. 1854. Listed on the 1880 census.
207. Alexander Graves, b.c. 1860. Listed on the 1880 census.
+208. Lincoln Graves, b. Sept. 1868, m. Emma McKee, 28 Aug. 1892, d. after 1930.
Henry Graves (32) was born 4 July
1834 in Blount Co., AL, died 27 July 1916 in Foley, Baldwin Co., AL, and was
buried at Mt. Pleasant Cem. on Sand Mountain a few miles from Ten Broeck,
DeKalb Co., AL. He was reared in Big
Wills Valley, DeKalb Co., AL, near Collinsville. He married Nancy Margaret Jones, called Margaret, daughter of
George Washington Jones, on 9 Oct. 1853[31]
in DeKalb Co., AL in a ceremony performed by Rev. Samuel L. Smith. After their marriage, they continued to live
in the vicinity of the Hiram Graves homestead.
Margaret was born 8 Dec. 1838 in DeKalb Co., AL, died 10 (or 16) July
1899 in DeKalb Co., and was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cem., near Groveoak, AL.
Henry's Civil War pension papers
show he was buried at Oak Grove, DeKalb Co., AL, which contradicts the above
burial information.
In or about 1897, he and his wife
moved to Sand Mountain. After Margaret
died, he went to live with his children, mainly Charlsie Bell. They had moved near the "Gipson
Stand", known as the location of U. V. Gipson's home and place of business
a few miles west of Fyffe, AL. Henry
lived among his children first here and later in south Alabama where the Bells
moved, and at Albertville, AL, where the Gipsons moved. Henry was living in Baldwin Co., AL, at the
time of his death, but was returned to DeKalb Co. for burial. Henry was of a kind and gracious
disposition, and gregarious in his affection towards children.
Henry, with his three brothers
previously mentioned, served during the Civil War in the Union Army, 1st
Alabama and Tennessee Regt., Vidette Cavalry.
The family of Margaret Jones,
Henry's wife, is an interesting one.
Two brothers went to Sand Valley, between Collinsville and Gadsden, AL,
around 1815 to 1820. They were George
Washington Jones and Abraham Jones. The
children of the former were: Margaret
Jones Graves, Dicy Jones, Abe Jones, and Renee Jones Green. The children of the
latter were: William Conner Jones, Wat
Jones, Fannie Jones Gilbreath, Dicy Jones Gilbreath, Sara Jones Swann, and
Ellen Jones Chumley. Their descendants
are numerous throughout DeKalb Co. and vicinity.
A picture of Henry Graves is shown
below. (R‑14, R‑19, R‑38,
R‑200)
Children - Graves
+209. Mary Jane Graves, b 15 Nov. 1854, m. Jessie (or Jesse) Columbus Millirons, 30 April 1874, d. 21 Sept. 1926.
210. Nancy Ola Graves, b.c. 1857, d. 26 June 1859.
211. Loudicie (or Dicy Ann) Graves, b.c. 1859, m. J. Able Pendergrass, 12 March 1876 (DeKalb Co., AL Marriage Record, p. 233). Had no children, but adopted a son, Norman Pendergrass.
+212. Sarah Telitha Graves, b. 2 April 1861 (or 1862), m. James Franklin Thompson, c. 1876, d. 12 Oct. 1909.
213. Henry Estes Graves, b.c. 1866, died 12 March 1869.
+214. John Morgan Graves, b. Aug. 1869, m. Lula E. Ryan, 5 May 1895, d. 1937.
+215. Ida Magnolia Graves, b.c. 1872, m. Charles L. Griffin, 2 Feb. 1890, d. after 1930.
+216. Charlsie Graves, b.c. 1874-1877, m. John E. Bell, 25 Dec. 1898, d. 1937.
+217. Leona Graves, b. 16 Aug. 1880, m. Ulysses V. Gipson, 20 Dec. 1897, d. 1 June 1951.
Alexander Graves (33) was born
about 1838 in Big Wills Valley, DeKalb Co., AL, died 16 Jan. 1916, and was
buried in Corinth Cem., Fyffe, DeKalb Co., AL.
He grew up in the Valley, married there, and settled on a nearby farm
given him by his father. It is believed
that most, if not all, of his older brothers and sisters were born in Blount
Co., AL. He first married Mary Jane
Elizabeth Carns, daughter of David Rice Carns, on 4 Aug. 1859 by William B.
Beeson, Justice of the Peace. She was
born in Sept. 1838 in AL, and died between 1900 and 1910.
An interesting story was told about
Mary by her grandson, Aubrey E. Graves, as related to him by his father,
William Joshua Graves.
"Grandmother was noted for her homespun remedies for almost any
malady which befell the family of hers, and, undoubtedly, many of them proved
their worth all through the years with her large line of descendants. Also, she was a great believer in the
science of astrology and could tell her children exactly in what phase of the
moon to plant corn, when to butcher hogs, when to shear their sheep or make
their soap. Our father inherited this
trait to some extent but never to the making of it a fine art, which
grandmother did. But it worked
exceedingly well in some cases and, of course, in some cases it failed."
About 1890, or perhaps a little
earlier, Alexander moved to Sand Mountain and settled at a large spring a few
miles north of Fyffe. He received mail
at old White Oak post office. He bought
a large tract of land, and his son William bought 80 acres of land from him and
another son Hiram bought 160 acres adjoining William's farm.
Alexander was a farmer and a
Primitive Baptist ("hardshell") preacher. After he settled on the mountain, he preached there and also made
periodic trips back to the valley to preach.
He would leave his family on weekends and ride a "hump-back"
mule to the valley, which was no short trip, and there preach for the sheer
love of his calling and without the expectation of ever receiving a penny by
way of recompense. Many were the marriages
at which he officiated, and many were the families he consoled at the last
rites for loved ones.
Following the death of his first
wife, Mary, in later years he married Lucy (‑‑‑‑‑‑)
Brannon about 1910. She was born about
1841 in GA. They separated before his death, although they were recorded
together on the 1910 census in Corinth, DeKalb Co., AL. Lucy indicated that her marriage to
Alexander was her third marriage.
Alexander Graves served in the
Civil War for several months in the Union Army, Co. G, 1st Alabama and
Tennessee Regt., Vidette Cavalry.
A picture of Alexander Graves, his
wife Mary, and most of their family is shown below. (R‑25, R‑200)
Children - Graves
+218. Martha Jane Graves, b. 8 Aug. 1860, m. John Wesley Campbell, c. 1887, d. 15 March 1931.
+219. Rice Alexander Graves, b. 4 April 1863, m. Martha Henry, c. 1887, d. 23 Dec. 1942.
+220. Hiram L. Graves, b. 7 June 1865, m. Nora L. White, 2 March 1890, d. 19 March 1947.
+221. Arthusan Angeline Graves, b. 7 March 1869, m. James Minor Wilks, 10 Sept. 1893.
+222. William Joshua Graves, b. 19 Feb. 1871, m. Cora Teague, 4 July 1895, d. 10 Feb. 1948.
223. Nancy M. ("Nannie") Graves, b. 18 Dec. 1874 (Wills Valley, AL), m. J. Henry Nance, c. 1912, d. 5 Aug. 1956 (DeKalb Co., AL). She lived with her father until after the death of her mother, and did not marry until middle age. Henry Nance's first wife had died and left him with 3 small children. They had no children, and continued to live with Alexander Graves until his death. Nannie died in Fyffe, AL, and was bur. in Corinth Cem. there.
1895 photograph
of Alexander Graves and wife, Mary (Carns) Graves and most of their
family. The parents in front, and,
behind them, left to right: Nancy (Graves) Nance, Cora (Teague) Graves, William
Joshua Graves, Hiram L. Graves, and Rice Alexander Graves.
Mary (“Polly”) Graves (34) was born
about 1840 in DeKalb Co., AL, and died after May 1910, probably in Corinth,
DeKalb Co., AL. Mary’s age was listed
as 10 in 1850, but varied from census to census. She married George Roden, son of Vincent Roden and Sarena ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
about 1857. He was born in May 1833 in
TN, and died after May 1910, probably in Corinth, AL. This family was recorded on the 1860 census in Guntersville,
Marshall Co., AL, the 1870 census in Attalla, Etowah Co., AL, the 1880 census
in Marshall Co., AL, and the 1900 and 1910 censuses in Corinth, AL. In 1910, George and Mary lived with son
Vincent and daughter-in-law Eliza. In
1900 and 1910, Mary stated that of her nine children five were living. It is believed that all their children lived
their lives either in DeKalb Co. or nearby.
Many of the grandchildren lived there and in Chattanooga, TN.
A picture of Polly and some of her
family is shown below. (R‑200)
Children - Roden
224. Hiram C. Roden, b.c. 1859 (AL); only listed on the 1860 census.
225. Vincent J. M. Roden, b. 10 Oct. 1859 (DeKalb Co., AL), m(1) Eliza Jane Smith, c. 1881, m(2) Mary Addie (Holden) Peek, widow of Sherman H. Peek, Jan. 1922, d. 23 Sept. 1943. Eliza was b. June 1866 (AL), and d. 11 May 1921 (DeKalb Co., AL). Addie was b. Feb. 1877 (GA). No children by either marriage. He lived in DeKalb Co.
226. John Roden, b.c. 1865 (AL).
+227. Sarena J. Roden, b. 31 Jan. 1867, m. James Washington Cowart, 7 Jan. 1886, d. 26 July 1957.
228. Frank Roden, b. Dec. 1869 (AL); only listed on the 1870 census.
+229. Mary T. Roden, b. 9 May 1871, m. Leroy M. Dawson, 20 Jan. 1887, d. after 1930.
+230. William L. Roden, b. 26 May 1873, m(1) Laura Dawson, 30 Oct. 1894, m(2) Jessie J. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1926, d. 13 Jan. 1956.
231. Georgia Ann Roden, b. 19 Feb. 1876, m. James Calip Lacy, 2 March 1899, d. 19 April 1950 (Fyffe, AL). He was b. 1 May 1874, son of John C. Lacy and Ellender ‑‑‑‑‑‑, and d. 10 Dec. 1950 (Fyffe, AL). Both bur. Corinth Cem. (Fyffe, AL). No children.
Polly (Graves) Roden and George
Roden (front), and their son, Vincent Roden, and wife, Eliza (Smith) Roden
(rear)
Martha Graves (36) was born in Dec.
1843 in DeKalb Co., AL, and died after 1920, probably in Bayou, Baxter Co.,
AR. She married William Hunter Wilson,
a widower with one child, on 25 Dec. 1870[32]
in DeKalb Co., AL. He was born about
1841 in SC. Shortly after their
marriage they left DeKalb Co. and settled in the small village of Vidette,
Fulton Co., AR. They were apparently
successful planters and homeowners there.
However, on the night of Dec. 20, 1893, Hunter Wilson was killed in a
robbery in which his savings were taken, his house was burned, and his wife
barely survived. The story of this
tragic event has been well told by their son, William, in a written account of
6 or 7 pages. (R‑200)
Children - Wilson
232. child, d. in infancy.
233. child, d. in infancy.
+234. William Hiram Wilson, b. Dec. 1873, m. Alice Thompson, c. 1899, d. after 1930.
Frances Jane (“Fannie”) Graves (38)
was born 7 April 1847 in Big Wills Valley, DeKalb Co., AL, died there 12 Sept.
1932, and was buried in Providence Hill Cem., DeKalb Co., near Collinsville,
AL She married Hiram Thomas Elenburg
(or Ellenburg), son of Larkin Elenburg, on 13 June 1870. He was born 24 Aug. 1848 in AL, died 11
March 1929 in DeKalb Co., AL, and was also buried in Providence Hill Cem.
The Elenburgs were prosperous
farmers and at one time owned 360 acres of rich creek bottom land. Like the Templetons, they had a huge larder
stocked with provisions of all kinds, which tempted the kin as well as
passers-by to pause for a meal and perhaps a few days visit. People were always welcome there. The home was furnished with a beautiful
organ, a rare item in those days, and Mary played it.
Both Fannie and Thomas possessed a
keen sense of humor, and those visiting and passing were treated to a rural,
somewhat primitive, kind of jocular humor so much admired among these early
people.
They were Republicans, as were
practically all of the Hiram Graves clan.
They were also members of the Primitive Baptist Church, so common among
the descendants of John Graves (b. 1779).
Fannie had dark hair and was of
medium build. She was a friendly person
and liked to talk.
Many of the descendants of this
large family still live in DeKalb and nearby Marshall counties in AL, although
many have migrated to TX, OK, and AK.
(R‑27, R‑33, R‑200)
Children - Elenburg
235. Sarah Ann Elenburg, b. 15 Nov. 1871, d. 25 July 1889.
+236. William Hiram Elenburg, b. 9 Oct. 1873, m. Talitha S. Jones, 30 Dec. 1893, d. after 1930.
+237. Nancy Jane Elenburg, b. 13 June 1875, m. James R. Yarbrough, 14 Dec. 1895, d. after 1930.
+238. John Henry Elenburg, b. 2 Feb. 1877, m. Tera O. Smith, 18 Dec. 1898, d. 11 Oct. 1963.
+239. Martha Elizabeth Elenburg, b. 5 Nov. 1878, m. Charlie William Smith, 14 Sept. 1894, d. after 1930.
240. Mary Louisa Elenburg, b. 23 May 1881, never married, d. 18 Dec. 1965.
+241. Juda Mabel Elenburg, b. 9 May 1883, m. W. Stanton Smith, c. 1909, d. 29 Nov. 1936.
242. Jackson T. Elenburg, b. 27 March 1885, never married, d. 23 July 1965.
+243. Theodosia Paralee Elenburg, b. 23 Aug. 1887, m. Wesley Hall, d. after 1968.
Artha Ann Graves (39) was born 27
Feb. 1853 in DeKalb Co., AL, on the Hiram Graves homestead in Big Wills Valley,
died 7 Aug. 1927, and was buried in Providence Hill Baptist Church Cem., DeKalb
Co., AL. She married John L. Templeton
on 28 Dec. 1870 in DeKalb Co., AL. He
was born 24 July 1847, died 24 April 1922, and was also buried in Providence
Hill Cem. This family was recorded on
the 1880 census in DeKalb Co., AL, and the 1900-1920 censuses in Van Buren,
DeKalb Co., AL. In 1900 and 1910, Artha
stated that of her twelve children nine were living.
They were closely associated with
the Elenburgs (the family of Arthy's older sister, Mary Jane), who also lived
near the Hiram Graves’ home. The
Templetons lived there for a while and then moved to the Hiram B. “Uncle Bud”
Graves’ farm at Edward's Bridge near Collinsville when Uncle Bud's family moved
to Sand Mountain.
Their home was noted for its
hospitality, abundance and quality of food, and a knack for preparing it for
the table, according to some of the older people who had the good fortune to
visit in this home. We are told that they
slaughtered as many as 14 hogs in a day, entertained four or five preachers at
one time, and had a splendid peach orchard from which the girls canned hundreds
of cans of peaches in a season. They
eventually owned 196 acres of land.
For the most part, it is believed
the Templeton descendants have continued to live in DeKalb Co., AL, and
adjoining AL counties.
A picture of Arthy, John, and
family is shown below. (R‑200)
Children - Templeton
244. Martha Jane Templeton, b. 19 Jan. 1872, never married, d. 21 Oct. 1956. Bur. Providence Hill Cem.
245. Mary Elizabeth Templeton, b. Nov. 1873, m. Jack A. Cagle, 1 Sept. 1898 (DeKalb Co., AL). They separated; no children.
246. Nancy Ann Templeton, b. Aug. 1875, m. John Henry Gilbreath, 20 Dec. 1896 (DeKalb Co., AL). No children.
+247. James Harvey Templeton (twin), b. 31 Dec. 1877, m. Delia M. Reeves, c. 1905, d. Feb. 1930.
+248. Artha Hardeman Templeton (twin), b. 31 Dec. 1877, m. John W. Hawkins, 15 Feb. 1900, d. 29 Dec. 1924.
249. Henry D. Templeton, b. March 1880.
+250. Hiram T. Templeton, b. Dec. 1882, m. Annie Smith, c. 1921, d. after 1930.
+251. Napoleon Abel Templeton, b. March 1885, m. Vera Gilbreath, c. 1920, d. after 1930.
+252. Thomas J. Templeton, b. March 1887, m. Iris Swindell, c. 1914, d. 21 June 1952.
+253. William Walter Templeton, b. March 1891, m. Edith King, c. 1917, d. after 1930.
Hiram Beeson Graves (41), known to his close acquaintances
as "Uncle Bud", was born in Jan. 1856[33]
in Big Wills Valley, DeKalb Co., AL, died 30 June 1915, and was buried in
Providence Hill Cem. near Collinsville, DeKalb Co., AL, where many of the early
Graves family members were buried. He
first married Dollie Smith on 3 Feb. 1882[34]
in DeKalb Co., AL. He lived and reared
his family by his first wife in Wills Valley.
He worked on his father's farm until he married, then moved into the
house with his parents and lived there several years. Later, he built his home on a large tract of land he had acquired
at Edward's Bridge, near Collinsville, AL.
It was here that his daughter, Myrtie, was born, and that his first wife
died.
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Following Dollie's death, he
married second Marinda Emeline Chandler, daughter of Daniel C. Chandler and
Evaline Keener, on 10 Aug. 1898 in DeKalb Co., AL. She was born about 1873 in AL, and died 9 May 1932 in DeKalb Co.,
AL. The Templetons bought his house
around 1900, and he moved to Sand Mountain and bought a small store in Fyffe
then owned by Vincent Roden and James Graves.
Here he purchased a large tract of adjoining land and entered the
mercantile business.
From a small store and a small
business, this establishment prospered.
The store was enlarged and Uncle Bud became postmaster at Fyffe. He was a man of few words but had an acumen
for business. Soon his son, Wilbur,
joined him in the enterprise, and it became Graves & Son, located in a
large building across the road from the little store and dwelling. Wilbur built himself a house nearby and
lived there for many years. At Uncle
Bud's death, Wilbur became the owner of the business.
Uncle Bud’s picture is shown above. (R‑1, R‑200)
Children - Graves, by Dollie
Smith
+254. Wilbur Vincent Graves, b. 8 Jan. 1883, m. Martha Beulah Gilbreath, 12 Dec. 1909, d. 31 Oct. 1964.
+255. Walter Hiram Graves, b. 1 June 1885, m. Macie Laura Gravitt, c. 1910, d. 15 May 1972.
+256. Mabel C. Graves, b. 26 Feb. 1891, m. George O. Gilbreath, c. 1912, d. Nov 1984.
257. Myrtle Graves, b. 21 Feb. 1898, m. Claude Chitwood, 14 Dec. 1919, d. 15 Jan. 1921.
Children - Graves, by Marinda
Chandler
258. Roy Daniel Graves, b. 25 Oct. 1900, m. Alice Williams, 31 Dec. 1932, d. 6 Jan. 1971. Both bur. Green Chapel Cem. on Sand Mountain. He worked for his brother Wilbur in the store in Fyffe for many years. After the sale of the business to John Alexander, Roy continued as an employee until John's death. He then went into the general merchandise business a few miles west of Fyffe, which he operated for many years. He belonged to the Baptist Church. Alice was b. 20 Nov. 1905 and d. 15 April 1994, both in Jacksonville, AL; she was a school teacher. No children. His picture is shown here.
+259. Gordon S. Graves, b. 24 Sept. 1905, m(1) Ora Parker, m(2) Albie I. Daniel (or Daniels), d. 30 June 1976.
CHILDREN OF MARY GRAVES (4) AND
CLAIRBOURNE TIFFIN
William Claiburn (or Clayton)
Tiffin (42) was born 8 Dec. 1830 in Blount Co., AL, and died after 15 June
1880. He first married Sophia W. Jett
"of Jackson Co., AL", daughter of James Jett and Nancy Elizabeth
Edwards. She was born about 1827 in
Blount Co., AL, and died before 1868.
This family was recorded on the 1860 census in Marshall Co., AL. He married second Samantha Amanda (Cox)
Godfrey, daughter of Franklin Cox and Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
on 6 Feb. 1868[35] in Jackson
Co., AL. She first married Stephen
Godfrey and had a daughter, Mary Jane.
William and Samantha were recorded on the 1870 census in Guntersville,
Marshall Co., AL and the 1880 census in Jackson Co., AL. Samantha was born in Jan. 1832 in GA,
according to the 1900 census when she was recorded with her daughter Mary
(Godfrey) Hall’s family in Mulberry, Franklin Co., AR. Previous censuses recorded her place of
birth as SC. All his children were born
in AL. (R‑5, R‑16, R‑31)
Children - Tiffin, by Sophia W.
Jett
260. Anna Tiffin, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Reaves; not listed on the 1860 census.
261. Martha Tiffin; not listed on the 1860 census.
262. Joseph H. N. Tiffin, b.c. 1854.
+263. James Monroe Tiffin, b. 20 Oct. 1855, m. Martha Jane Long, 25 July 1883, d. April 1937.
+264. William F. Tiffin, b. March 1857, m. Martha A. Reed, c. 1887, d. after 1930.
+265. Marcus D. L. Tiffin, b.c. 1859, m. Millie E. Wood, 4 Oct. 1891, d. after 1900.
266. Elizabeth Tiffin, b.c. 1860.
267. Lucretia Tiffin, b.c. 1862.
Children - Tiffin, by Samantha
A. Cox
268. Julia A. Tiffin, b.c. 1869.
269. Nancy P. Tiffin, b. Nov. 1870. Lived with half-sister Mary Godfrey Hall’s family in 1900.
270. John Claburn Tiffin, b. 11 March 1873. Middle name and birthdate are from his World War I Draft Registration Card in Muskogee Co., OK.
271. Telitha E. Tiffin, b.c. 1879.
John Henry Tiffin (43) was born 5
(or 6) Oct. 1832 in Blount Co., AL, and died 22 Dec. 1907 in Jackson Co.,
AL. He married Nancy Jett, daughter of
James Jett and Nancy Elizabeth Edwards, on 21 May 1852 in Marshall Co., AL. She was born in March 1833 in Blount Co.,
AL, and died 22 March 1882 in Jackson Co., AL.
They were both buried in McAnnally Cem., Jackson Co., AL. (R‑16, R‑31)
Children - Tiffin
272. Sophia W. Tiffin, b.c. 1854 (AL).
+273. William Clayton Tiffin, b.c. 1856, m. Josephine Tipton, 15 Sept. 1880, d. after 1910.
274. Perdiva Ann ("Devia") Tiffin, b. Feb. 1860 (AL), m. Thomas J. Barnes, 25 March 1883 (Jackson Co., AL), d. before 1906. He was b. Nov. 1854 (TN). He was recorded on the 1910 census with 2nd wife Mary (‑‑‑‑‑) Brown in Morgan Co., AL.
+275. Jefferson David Tiffin, b. 18 March 1862, m. Mary Ann Tipton, 5 March 1884, d. 22 March 1926.
276. Cynthia Catherine Tiffin, b. 22 Feb. 1867, m. T. J. Cowan, 23 Sept 1897 (Jackson Co., AL), d. 26 March 1910. Bur. White House on Hill Cem. (Jackson Co., AL).
277. Malinda C. Tiffin, b. 9 Oct. 1869, d. 26 Jan. 1882. Bur. McAnnally Cem.
278. David Henry Tiffin, b. Dec. 1871 (AL), d. after 1900 ("of Jackson Co., AL").
+279. John Franklin Tiffin, b. 23 Nov. 1873 (or 1874), m(1) Rachel G. Coulson, 3 Dec. 1893, m(2) Rebecca Sloan, c. 1905, d. 26 Sept. 1939.
Nancy A. Tiffin (45) was born 6
June 1836 in Blount Co., AL, and died in Jan. 1897 in Marshall Co., AL. She married John Johnson 9 Oct. 1856[36]
in DeKalb Co., AL. He was born about
1831 in SC, and died 12 June 1881 in AL.
They lived in Marshall Co., AL.
Their children were born in AL.
(R‑16, R‑31)
Children - Johnson
280. Washington Johnson, b.c. 1858.
+281. Calvin Benson Johnson, b. 27 Dec. 1859, m. Mary Sigourney Benson, 28 Dec. 1880, d. 6 April 1936.
282. Mary Johnson, b.c. 1862.
Winnie Mahala Jane Tiffin (46) was
born 4 June 1838 in Blount Co., AL, died 27 Aug. 1893 in Beat 3, Madison Co.,
AL, and was buried in Deposit, Madison Co., AL. She married Joseph Hankerson Jett, son of James Jett and Nancy
Elizabeth Edwards, on 10 May 1857 at the J. H. Tiffin residence, Marshall Co.,
AL. He was born in Aug. 1829 in Blount
Co., AL, and died after 1901. (R‑16)
Children - Jett
+283. Lucretia M. Jett, b. 11 Oct. 1858, m. James E. Blackburn, 2 Jan. 1881, d. 25 Aug. 1903.
284. Mattie Martha Jett, b.c. 1860 (AL), m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Self.
285. Matilda Jett, b.c. 1862 (AL).
286. John Jett, b.c. 1865 (AL).
+287. Rufus Bush Jett, b.c. 1868, m. Lillie Edna Erwin, 27 Jan. 1891, d. before 4 June 1900.
+288. James Wesley William Marion Jett, b. July 1872, m. Ida Phillips, 18 Jan. 1899, d. before 1920.
+289. David Benton Jett, b. 30 June 1875, m. Fainer Leutischa Luemma Morring, 10 Aug. 1904, d. 2 Jan. 1947.
+290. Florence N. Jett, b.c. 1878, m. Solon Levoy Morring, 21 Sept. 1904, d. 7 Oct. 1912.
Margaret Tiffin (50) was born 3
Oct. 1847 in AL, and died after 1910, probably in Marshall Co., AL. She married John Pendergrass. He was born about 1847 in AL, and died before
1900. This family was recorded on the
1870 and 1880 censuses in Marshall Co., AL; their children were born in
AL. Margaret was recorded as a widow
living in Marshall Co., AL in 1900 and 1910; by 1910 only seven of her eight
children were living. (R‑16)
Children - Pendergrass
291. Mary Pendergrass, b.c. 1867.
292. Melda Pendergrass, b.c. 1869 (or May 1873 according to the 1900 census).
293. Martha Pendergrass, b.c. 1871.
294. William F. Pendergrass, b. March 1875.
295. John Pendergrass, b. July 1879.
296. Joseph Pendergrass, b. April 1883.
297. Arthur Pendergrass, b. March 1887.
298. James Pendergrass, April 1889.
David Beeson Tiffin (51) was born 9
Oct. 1850 in AL, and died 6 Jan. 1929, probably in AR. He married Caledonia Elizabeth Cowley,
daughter of Benjamin Franklin Cowley and Margaret Missouri Boshart. She was born 4 July 1859 in Guntersville,
Marshall Co., AL, and died 17 May 1937 in AR.
This family was recorded on the 1880 census in Marshall Co., AL, and the
1900-1920 censuses in Logan Co., AR.
Their first three children were born in AL and the remaining children in
AR. In 1910, Caledonia stated that ten
of her eleven children were living.
‘Dona’ was living with daughter Bertha and her second husband in
Sebastian Co., AR in 1930. (R‑14,
R‑16, R‑31)
Children - Tiffin
+299. Sanfrancisco Tiffin, b.c. 1878, m. Nona ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1900, d. after 1920.
300. Benjamin Clayborn Tiffin, b. 15 March 1879. Middle name and birthdate are from his World War I Draft Registration Card in Garvin Co., OK.
301. Allie Tiffin [daughter], b. Sept. 1880.
+302. Arnon F. Tiffin, b. 27 Jan. 1882, m. Minnie Wilson, 19 July 1905, d. 15 Dec. 1969.
303. Caldona Eva Tiffin, b. Nov. 1883.
304. Quincy F. Tiffin [daughter], b. March 1888.
+305. Bertha C. Tiffin, b. 16 Sept. 1889, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Kahsner, m(2) Allen Malvin Duckett, c. 1925, d. Jan. 1982.
306. Morris C. Tiffin [daughter], b. Aug. 1891.
307. Ola T. Tiffin, b. 1 Jan. 1894, d. Aug. 1984. Dates are from the SSDI; last residence was Ft. Smith, Sebastian Co., AR.
308. Lafayette Tiffin, b. March 1897.
CHILDREN OF NANCY GRAVES (5) AND
HENRY J. PARHAM
Marquis Lafayette Parham (53) was
born 13 July 1841 in AL, and died 6 Dec. 1915 in Lee Co., MS. He first married Minerva Adams, daughter of
Richard B. Adams and Nancy Russell, on 30 Jan. 1860 in Jefferson Co., AL. She was born about 1843 in Blackburn,
Jefferson Co., AL, and died 2 Dec. 1873 in Itawamba Co., MS. This family was recorded on the 1860 census
in Jefferson Co., AL and the 1870 census in Fulton, Itawamba Co., MS. He married second Elizabeth Ann (Johnson)
Boren, daughter of Richard Johnson and Nancy Jane Birdsong, on 21 Dec. 1873 in
Itawamba Co., MS. She was born 18 Aug.
1837 in MS, and died 31 Jan. 1891 in Itawamba Co., MS. She first married George Washington Boren
about 1853. Marquis and Elizabeth were
recorded on the 1880 census in Itawamba Co., MS. Marquis married third Hannah R. (‑‑‑‑‑‑)
Means on 18 Aug. 1892 in Lee Co., MS.
She was born in Jan. 1844 in AL, and died after 1920; she was recorded
on the 1920 census with Albert and Zula in Saltillo, Lee Co., MS. (R‑40)
Children - Parham, by Minerva
Adams
309. Mary Parham, b.c. 1868 (MS).
310. Thomas Parham, b.c. 1869 (MS).
+311. Albert Sid Parham, b. 2 March 1872, m. Sallie Zula Brookshire, 30 Jan. 1896, d. 18 July 1950.
Children - Parham, by Elizabeth
Johnson
312. Dolly A. E. Parham, b. 30 Oct. 1874 (Fulton, MS), d. 10 Sept. 1876 (Fulton, MS). Bur. Oak Grove Cem. (Itawamba Co., MS).
313. Samantha A. Parham, b. 8 Nov. 1876, d. 4 Dec. 1876 (both in Itawamba Co., MS). Bur. Oak Grove Cem.
314. Alice Parham, b. 2 Sept. 1878, d. 11 April 1880 (both in Fulton, MS). Bur. Oak Grove Cem.
CHILDREN OF ANNE GRAVES (6) AND
EDWARD TIFFIN
Margaret Tiffin (56) was born in
Nov. 1828 in AL, and died after 1900, probably in MS. She married Alexander Hodges about 1850. He was born in Sept. 1828 in TN. This family was recorded on the 1850 census
in Itwamba Co., MS with no children.
They were not found on the 1860 census, but were listed on the 1870, 1880,
and 1900 censuses in Itawamba Co., MS.
In 1870, William was listed as age 7, born in AL. In 1880, two sons named William were listed,
one born about 1859 in AL and the other born about 1867 in MS. In 1900, Margaret stated that nine of her
eleven children were living; based on the discrepancies in the census records
and the entries below, some of the following entries are probably
incorrect. (R‑31)
Children - Hodges
+315. Malinda Emaline Hodges, b. 6 Nov. 1850, m. George Washington Yarbrough, 27 Oct. 1868, d. 7 Dec. 1912.
316. Malissa Hodges, b.c. 1855 (AL); listed on the 1870 census.
+317. Elizabeth Ann Hodges, b.c. 1857, m. William Henry Holcomb, 24 Nov. 1871, d. after 1910.
+318. Mary S. Hodges, b.c. 1859 (or May 1856), m. William W. Yarbrough, 7 Jan. 1878, d. after 1930.
+319. Martha Jane Hodges, b. Jan. 1860, m. Joseph S. Henley, 8 Dec. 1889, d. after 1930.
320. Edward Hodges, b.c. 1861 (AL). Listed on the 1870 census.
+321. James Alexander Hodges, b. April 1862, m. Leona Elizabeth Bostick, 5 Sept. 1894, d. after 1930.
322. William Hodges, b.c. 1863 (AL).
+323. Isaac C. Hodges, b. Oct. 1864, m. Clementine ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1891, d. after 1930.
324. Francis Hodges [daughter], b.c. 1869 (MS). Only listed on the 1870 census.
+325. Lou Ella Hodges, b.c. 1873, m. Henry D. Pate, 13 Nov. 1889, d. between 1910-1920.
326. Maggie Hodges
Henry Clay Tiffin (59) was born
about 1830 in Blount Co., AL, and died in 1915 in Beaver Co., OK. He married Charlotta Mitchell on 22 July
1851 in Franklin Co., AL. She was born
5 Sept. 1836 in MS, and died 12 Sept. 1917.
Their first eight children were born in AL and the remaining four in
MS. They were recorded on the 1900
census in Pottawatomie Co., OK and on the 1910 census in Beaver Co., OK. (R‑5, R‑31)
Children - Tiffin
327. Mary Louisa Tiffin, b. 15 June 1852, m. Jim Polk Bullin, 19 Oct. 1871 (Itawamba Co., MS), d. 15 Jan. 1920.
+328. Sarah Ann Tiffin, b. Feb. 1854, m. James Drury Cleveland, c. 1870, d. 9 Aug. 1930.
329. Susan Emaline Tiffin, b. 26 Dec. 1857 (Franklin Co., AL), m. Samuel Sevier (“Tip”) Skinner, d. 23 July 1945 (Floyd Co., TX).
330. William C. Tiffin, b. 7 Dec. 1858, d. 6 May 1933.
+331. Edward Columbus Tiffin, b. 22 Aug. 1860, m. Sarah Frances McCullough, c. 1892, d. 1 Jan. 1905.
332. Henry Buel Tiffin, b. 15 Aug. 1862, m. Elizabeth J. Hodges, d. 10 May 1952 (CA).
333. Clayton Tiffin, b. 31 May 1865, d. 16 Feb. 1936.
334. Surrina (or Serena) Katherine Tiffin, b. 1868 (Red Bay, Franklin Co., AL), m. John Miller, 8 Oct. 1893 (Franklin Co., AL), d. 1906 (Beaver, Beaver Co., OK). He was b. 1871 (Red Bay, AL).
335. John Wiley Tiffin, b. 27 Nov. 1870, m. Leanna McCullough, 30 Dec. 1894 (Franklin Co., AL), d. 14 Jan. 1946.
336. Margaret Tiffin, b.c. 1871, m. Sid J. Woods, 24 Jan. 1895 (Franklin Co., AL).
337. Wiley Tiffin, b. 22 Nov. 1873, m. Maggie Perkins.
338. Malinda Tiffin, b. 13 Nov. 1876 (MS), m(1) William Cogar Ham, 20 Feb. 1896 (Itawamba Co., MS), m(2) Oliver Lemuel Bashford, d. 4 March 1965.
Mary Ann Tiffin (60) was born 18
April 1835 in AL, and died 25 Feb. 1897 in Desdemona, Eastland Co., TX. She married William Marion Maloy, son of
Hugh Madison Maloy, about 1855 in TX.
He was born about 1834 in Franklin Co., AL, and died in 1892 in Carrizo
Springs, Dimmit Co., TX. This family
was recorded on the 1870 census in Hunt Co., TX; Mary was recorded in Franklin
Co., AL on the 1880 census; she was the head of the household. The first six children were born in AL and
the others in TX. William married
second Jane Jackson. (R‑5)
Children - Maloy
+339. Edward Vincent Maloy, b. Feb. 1856, m. Lucinda Isabelle Lowe, 1877, d. 1936.
+340. Hugh Marvin Maloy, b. 5 Oct. 1857, m. Clara Louise Isler, 20 June 1887, d. 21 June 1924.
341. Millie Annie Maloy, b.c. 1860, d. 1878.
+342. William Egbert Maloy, b. 14 Aug. 1862, m(1) Emma Dale Arthur, 25 April 1886, m(2) Bettie Lewis, c. 1896, d. 14 Dec. 1942.
+343. James Marion Maloy, b. Aug. 1865, m. Ella L. Strickland, 1890, d. 1912.
+344. Richard Fallis Maloy, b. Nov. 1868, m. Florence Guthrie, 1895, d. 1952.
+345. Pumphrey Angelo Maloy, b. 16 May 1870, m. Nettie Josephine McGowen, 27 Dec. 1891, d. 17 Nov. 1952.
346. Ellis Maloy, d. 1878.
+347. Lou Delpha Maloy, b. March 1875, m. Harrison T. Jones, 1890.
+348. Luther Henry Maloy, b. 26 Oct. 1877, m. Gertrude Mae Davis, 15 Oct. 1905, d. 9 Aug. 1949.
Melinda (or Malinda) Tiffin (61)
was born about 1835 in AL, and died after 1880. She married Wesley Collin (or Collier). He was born about 1833 in AL.
His surname was listed as Collin on the 1860 census in Franklin Co.,
AL. ‘Malinda’ was recorded as the head
of the household in 1870 and 1880 in Itawamba Co., MS; her surname was indexed
as Collier on these censuses. The place
of birth for all her children was listed as MS in 1870 and 1880. She was recorded on the 1870 and 1880
censuses living near her sister Margaret Hodges in Itawamba Co., MS. (R‑5)
Children - Collin (or Collier)
349. Joan Collier, b.c. 1857.
350. John Collier, b.c. 1858.
351. Nancy Collier, b.c. 1861.
352. William Collier, b.c. 1863.
353. Martha Collier, b.c. 1865.
Clayburn (also spelled Clairborn or
Claborn) Tiffin (62) was born 21 April 1838 in Blount Co., AL (or Red Bay,
Franklin Co., AL), died 20 April 1910 in Howard Co., AR, and was buried in
Mineral Springs, Howard Co., AR. He
married Margaret Elizabeth Epps, daughter of Eli Epps and Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
on 4 Sept. 1859 in Itawamba, MS. She
was born 9 June 1848 in MS (or AL), died 10 (or 16[37])
Feb. 1907 in Howard Co., AR, and was also buried in Mineral Springs Cem. This family was recorded on the 1860 and
1870 censuses in Franklin Co., AL, the 1880 census in Itawamba Co., MS, and the
1900 census in Howard Co., AR. In 1900,
Elizabeth stated that seven of her eight children were living. Clayburn was recorded on the 1910 census
living with his son C. See in Mineral Springs, AR. (R‑5, R‑31)
Children - Tiffin
354. Martha J. Tiffin, b.c. 1859 (AL), d. before 1870.
+355. William Eli Tiffin, b. 4 Oct. 1860, m. Mary Ella Mitchell, 16 Oct. 1881, d. 5 June 1948.
356. Surrena Tiffin, b.c. 1865 (AL).
357. Sarah Tiffin, b.c. 1866 (AL).
+358. C. See Tiffin, b. Jan. 1870, m(1) Mary F. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1895, m(2) Mollie B. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1913, d. 1952.
359. Hiram Tiffin, b.c. 1872.
360. Missouri Tiffin, b. 26 April 1874.
+361. William Edward Tiffin, b. 18 Sept. 1877, m. Lizzie Hope ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1898, d. 6 Aug. 1939.
+362. Louis Garvin Tiffin, b. 26 June 1882, m(1) Eathel (or Ethel) Bridgeman, 30 May 1907, m(2) Mary L. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1925, d. 21 June 1953.
William M. Tiffin (63) was born in
1840, and died in Florida. He married
Sirenna Spearman, daughter of William Harvard Spearman and Lizabeth Isabella
Lochridge, in 1861 in Alabama. She was
born 12 Jan. 1845 in Franklin Co., AL, and died 5 March 1894 in Itawamba Co.,
MS. (R‑31)
Children - Tiffin
+363. William Asbury Tiffin, b. 19 Dec. 1862, m. Mary Havanna Hasseltine Hankins, 19 Feb. 1885, d. 1939.
Amelda Tiffin (64) was born in
April 1842 in AL, and died after 1910.
She married Vincent Pumphrey Maloy, son of Hugh Madison Maloy and
Delphia Stamphill, in 1865. He was born
in March 1843 in AL, and died in 1911.
This family was recorded on the 1870, 1880 and 1900 censuses in Franklin
Co., AL and the 1910 census in Seminole Co., OK. Their children were born in AL.
In 1910, ‘Maldy’ [sic] stated that ten of her twelve children were
living. (R‑5)
Children - Maloy
364. Delpha Anne Maloy, b. 1866, m. Bud Fincher.
+365. William H. Maloy, b. March 1867, m. Virgie ‑‑‑‑‑‑, 1888, d. after 1930.
366. Surena Maloy, b. 1869, d. 1880.
+367. Douglas E. Maloy, b. Aug. 1870, m. Artamitia Dobbs, 22 Jan. 1891.
368. Mary L. “Molly” Maloy, b. May 1873, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Lowe.
369. Edna Maloy, b. Feb. 1875, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Mink.
370. Edward V. Maloy, b. 1877.
371. Charles Maloy, b. March 1880, m. Annie Shamlin.
372. John Maloy, b. April 1882.
373. Luther P. Maloy, b. May 1884.
374. Homer Benton Maloy, b. 18 June 1888 (Red Bay, AL). His middle name, birthdate, and place of birth are from his World War I Draft Registration Card in Seminole Co., OK.
Serena C. Tiffin (65) was born in
Oct. 1844 in AL, and died 15 April 1922 in Jefferson Co., AL. She married Robert Bullin on 1 Jan. 1865 in
Red Bay, Franklin Co, AL. He was born
12 Sept. 1844 in Itawamba Co., MS, and died 4 May 1939 in Red Bay, AL. This family was recorded on the 1870, 1880
and 1900 censuses in Franklin Co., AL; their children were born in AL. In 1900, Serena stated that all five of her
five children were living. (R‑5)
Children - Bullin
375. Thomas Bullin, b. Aug. 1868, m. Clementine ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She d. Jan. 1929 (Franklin Co., AL).
376. Edward Bullin, b. Feb. 1870, m. Emma Ham, 18 Dec. 1898 (Franklin Co., AL).
377. Marcus Lafayette Bullin, b. 8 Sept. 1873, m. Lillie C. Hall, 14 Nov. 1897 (Franklin Co., AL), d. Aug. 1966. Called Lafayette. Dates are from the SSDI; last residence was Vina, Franklin Co., AL.
378. Eva Bullin, b. Sept. 1883.
Edward Tiffin (67) was born 8 June
1849 in Franklin Co., AL, and died 6 March 1934 in Red Bay, Franklin Co.,
AL. He married Lutisha Katherine
Stanfield in 1866. She was born 25 Nov.
1848 in Franklin Co., AL, and died 8 Nov. 1934. This family was recorded on the 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and
1930 censuses in Franklin Co., AL; their children were born in AL. In 1900, ‘Luticia’ stated that six of her
seven children were living. (R‑5,
R‑31)
Children - Tiffin
+379. Annie Elizabeth Tiffin, b. 20 Jan. 1869, m. John Robert Thorn, c. 1889, d. 17 April 1956.
+380. William Vincent Tiffin, b. 30 Jan. 1870, m. Samantha Modena Patterson, 2 Feb. 1899, after 1930.
381. Minerva Evaline Tiffin, 25 Jan. 1874, m. John T. Hopkins, d. 4 May 1956.
382. Robert Tiffin, b. 27 Feb. 1876, m. Ida Bell Wren, d. 17 Jan. 1954. She d. 16 April 1947 (Franklin Co., AL).
+383. James Burdit Tiffin, b. 24 Dec. 1882, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑, m(2) Nola D. Walton, 4 May 1910, d. 19 Jan. 1956.
384. Alice Viola Tiffin, b. 23 June 1885, m. Oscar Lee Gober, 24 Sept. 1903, d. 19 Sept. 1973. Dates are from the SSDI; last residence was Tecumseh, Pottawatomie Co., OK.
Nancy Esther Tiffin (68) was born
about 1852 in AL, and died before 24 June 1894, probably in Franklin Co.,
AL. She married Edward Washington
Waldrop. He was born in Aug. 1842 in
AL, and died after 1920. He was
recorded on the 1900 census in Franklin Co., AL with his second wife, Mary Ann
Bullin; they married 24 June 1894 in Franklin Co., AL. Nancy and Edward’s children were born in
AL. (R‑5)
Children - Waldrop
385. Nancy H. Waldrop
+386. Archie Clayton Waldrop, b. 10 March 1869, m. Eva E. Rogers, 21 April 1897, d. 26 May 1951.
387. Annie J. Waldrop, b.c. 1872, m. Robert L. Nabers, 23 Oct. 1892 (Franklin Co., AL, p. 145).
388. Rufus V. Waldrop, b. July 1875, m. Maggie ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1898.
389. Luticia E. Waldrop, b.c. 1879.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM GRAVES (7)
AND MARTHA PULLEN
Nancy E. Graves (70) was born in
Jan. 1844 in Blount Co., AL, and died in Oct. 1931[38]
in Colbert Co., AL. She first married
George W. Huffstutler, probably the son of Lewis Huffstutler and Eleanor ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
on 5 June 1861[39] in Blount
Co., AL. She married second Robert
Tidwell on 18 March 1869[40]
in Blount Co., AL. He was born in Jan.
1848 in AL, and died 21 Nov. 1921[41]
in Blount Co., AL. They were both
buried in Blountsville Cem., Blount Co., AL.
This family was recorded on the 1880 and the 1900-1920 censuses in
Blount Co., AL. All her children were
born in AL. In 1900, Nannie stated that
five of her nine were living. (R‑39,
R‑200)
Children - Huffstutler
390. George Huffstutler, b.c. 1863.
Children - Tidwell
+391. William Sidney Tidwell, b. 12 Feb. 1870, m. Katie Hyatt, c. 1895, d. 9 March 1935.
392. Martha Tidwell, b.c. 1873.
393. Matthew Tidwell, b.c. 1875.
394. Craig Tidwell, b.c. 1877.
395. Robert E. Tidwell, b. July 1881 (Blount Co., AL). In 1968 he lived in Tuscaloosa, AL. A well-known educator, he was Alabama State Superintendent of Education. For many years, he was a professor of education at the University of Alabama where Dr. Tidwell was called “the father of the Extension Service at the University.”
+396. Blake Tidwell, b. 22 Oct. 1883, m. Gertrude ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1908, d. 13 June 1911.
+397. Eugene Francis Tidwell, b. 1 Aug. 1889, m. Annie Mae ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1907, d. June 1970.
Marquis D. L. Graves (71) was born
17 March 1847 in Blount Co., AL, died 8 May 1900 in Blountsville, Blount Co.,
AL, and was buried in the Graves Cem., Blountsville, AL. His obituary was printed in The Southern Democrat on 17 May
1900. He married Emma Brown on 9 Oct.
1870[42]
in Blount Co., AL. This family was
recorded on the 1880 census. Emma
appeared in the 1900-1920 censuses in Blount Co., AL. On the 1900 census, Emma was recorded as a 49-year old widow; she
stated that eight of her ten children were living. She was born 9 Sept. 1850, died in April 1935 or April 1937[43]
in Blount Co., AL, and was also buried in Graves Cem. (R‑39, R‑200)
Children - Graves
398. Lillie E. Graves, b.c. 1872, d. 1964 (at age 92).
+399. Rufus Ernest Graves, b. 13 Dec. 1874, m. Abbie B. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1900, d. 9 Aug. 1956.
400. Herbert Milton Graves, b. 8 Oct. 1878.
401. Roscoe Octavious Graves, b. 21 Aug.
1880. Birth date is from his World War I Draft Registration Card.
402. Martha A. Graves, b. Aug. 1883.
403. Gussie Graves
404. Hattie Graves, b. Oct. 1885.
405. Carrie Graves, b. 11 June 1888, m. Jay Melton, d. May 1982. Dates are from the SSDI; last residence was Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.
406. Joseph Higgins Graves, b. 26 April 1892, d. Dec. 1969. Birth date is from his World War I Draft Registration Card and the SSDI; last residence was Blountsville, AL.
407. son
Monroe Graves (73) was born 18 Aug.
1852 in Blount Co., AL, died in 1926 while serving his fourth term as mayor of
Blountsville, AL, and was buried in Blountsville Cem. He first married Josephine Livingston on 4 Dec. 1873[44]
in Blount Co., AL. She died before
1880. He married second Ada Pettit on 6
Dec. 1885[45] in Blount
Co., AL. She was born in Jan. 1860 in
SC, and died in 1937. This family was
recorded on the 1900 census in Blount Co., AL.
(R‑39, R‑200)
Children - Graves, by Josie
Livingston
+408. William Edgar Graves, b. 14 Feb. 1875, m. Annie Hyatt, 22 Dec. 1895, d. 14 May 1955.
+409. Aubrey S. Graves, b. July 1877 (or 1878), m. Eliza Copeland, c. 1901, d. Oct. 1938.
410. Chally S. Graves, b.c. 1878. Not listed on the 1880 census.
Children - Graves, by Ada Pettit
+411. Otto Lee Graves, b. 4 June 1888, m. Cora Lee Acton, c. 1905, d. 21 Feb. 1949.
+412. Ida Graves, b. 20 Aug. 1900, m. Edgar L. Blackwood, c. 1920, d. 18 June 2003.
Susan ("Sue") Graves (74)
was born in May 1854 in AL, and died after 1910. She married Seburn T. Burnett on 31 Dec. 1868[46]
in Blount Co., AL. He was born in March
1845 in AL. This family was recorded on
the 1870, 1880, and 1900 censuses in Blount Co., AL, and the 1910 census in
King, Cullman Co., AL. In 1900, Susan
stated that five of her nine children were living. Their children were born in AL.
(R‑200)
Children - Burnett
413. Ersey W. Burnett, b.c. 1876.
414. Eugenia Burnett, b. May 1881.
415. Lenor M. Burnett, b. July 1884.
416. Anna Liza Burnett, b. Sept. 1886.
417. Rufus Burnett, b. 9 June 1889, d. Dec. 1965. Dates are from the SSDI.
418. Wilmer Burnett, b. 12 April 1891, d. Sept. 1972. Dates are from the SSDI; last residence was Birmingham, AL.
Saline (or Salena)
("Lena") Graves (75) was born in Sept. 1858 in AL, and died in Feb.
1930[47]
in Blount Co., AL. She first married
Thomas H. Dickerson on 2 Dec. 1886. She
married second Richard Nation about 1905.
He was born about 1849 in AL, and died in Feb. 1935[48]
in Blount Co., AL. They were recorded
on the 1910 and 1920 censuses in Blountsville, Blount Co., AL. There were no children by her second
marriage. (R‑200)
Children - Dickerson
419. Pummie (or Rummie) Dickerson [daughter], b. Dec. 1887 (AL).
CHILDREN OF SARAH E. GRAVES (8)
AND AUGUSTA W. MULLINS
William M. Mullins (77) was born
about 1845 in AL. He married Martha L. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
. She was born about 1842 in AL. They were recorded on the 1870 census in
Jackson Co., AL. (R‑25)
Children - Mullins
420. William H. Mullins, b. Dec. 1869.
CHILDREN OF Y. C. GRAVES (11)
John Henry Graves (86) was born 7
Feb. 1855 in AL, and died 14 Sept. 1915 in Jefferson Co., AL. He married Emma Hamil, daughter of Hugh
Hamil and Louisa Turner Jackson, on 15 April 1885[49]
in Etowah Co., AL. She was born 26 Nov.
1860 in MS, and died 18 March 1954 in Jefferson Co., AL. They were both buried in Elmwood Cem.,
Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL. Their
children were born in AL. This family
was recorded on the 1900 census in Etowah Co., AL. Living with them were Lula Hamil, born in Nov. 1839 in GA,
widowed mother-in-law, and Lessie Hamil, born in Oct. 1882 [sic] in AL,
sister-in-law. This family was recorded
on the 1910 census in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL. In 1920, Emma was a 59-year old widow living with her daughter in
Birmingham, AL. (R‑14, R‑47)
Children - Graves
+421. Regina Graves, b. 13 July 1886, m(1) Edwin E. Swalley, 1 Feb. 1906, m(2) John H. Chaney, c. 1916, d. 7 Feb. 1955.
422. Buell Graves, b. 20 Aug. 1889, d. 30 May 1890 (Gadsden, AL). Bur. Forrest Cem. (Gadsden, AL).
423. Hugh S. Graves, b. July 1892. Recorded on the 1900 and 1910 censuses.
424. Glenn Dwight Graves, b. 22 Jan. 1896. Birthdate is from his World War I Draft Registration Card.
+425. Charles Moody Graves, b. 15 Aug. 1898, m. Lucy Beatrice Sowers, 21 June 1924, d. 17 July 1977.
Margaret Ann Graves (88) was born
14 Dec. 1860 in Blount Co., AL, and died 23 Feb. 1928 in Etowah Co., AL. She married Joseph Samuel Clayton, son of
Joseph Clayton and Jessie Pettit, on 7 March 1878 in Etowah Co., AL. He was born in Sept. 1855, and died 25 Dec.
1922 in Etowah Co., AL. Their children
were born in AL. (R‑14)
Children - Clayton
426. William Y. C. Clayton, b. 30 Jan. 1882, m. Lannie Lucille Ross, d. 7 Nov. 1940.
427. John Wyatt Clayton, b. 25 Dec. 1883, m. Claudia Pearl Johnston, d. 29 Jan. 1947.
428. Thomas Joseph Clayton, b. 5 March 1885, m. Maude Mae Dennis, d. 27 Aug. 1968 (AL).
429. Obie Clayton, b. 1886, never married, d. 1943.
430. Minnie Graves Clayton, b. 20 Jan. 1888, m. William Arthur Bullard, d. 17 Nov. 1941.
431. Lena Ruth Clayton, b. 22 Jan. 1890, never married, d. 3 March 1953.
Sarah (“Sallie”) Graves (92) was
born 14 Dec. 1874 (or in July 1875 according to the 1900 census), died 21 Oct.
1952 in DeKalb Co., AL, and was buried in Fischer Cem., DeKalb Co., AL. She married Joshua Turner “Uncle Boot” Lucy,
son of William Edward Lucy and Martha Pheraby Diana Persons, on 4 Sept. 1894[50]
in Etowah Co., AL. He was born 15 Aug.
1857 in Cherokee Co., AL, died 26 March 1941 in DeKalb Co., AL, and was also
buried in Fischer Cem. This family was
recorded on the 1900-1930 censuses in DeKalb Co., AL; their children were born
in AL. On the 1900 census, Sarah Graves,
mother-in-law, born Dec. 1849 lived with them; it was recorded that Sarah and
her parents were born in AL and that all seven of her seven children were
living. This information contradicts
previous research.
Children - Lucy
432. Mattie L. Lucy, b. Aug. 1894.
433. Buel T. Lucy, b. Dec. 1897.
434. Ardell Lucy, b.c. 1902.
435. Mildred Lucy, b.c. 1904.
436. Tracy Lucy, b.c. 1906.
437. Mack Lucy, b.c. 1909.
438. George Lucy, b.c. 1911.
439. Joshua T. Lucy, b.c. 1914.
440. Ralph Teddy Lucy, b. 14 March 1916, m. Nellie Estella Wilder, 29 April 1939 (Dugout Valley, DeKalb Co., AL), d. 28 Feb. 1997 (DeKalb Co., AL). Bur. Union Hill Bapt. Ch. Cem. (DeKalb Co., AL). ‘Stella’ was b. 24 April 1918 (DeKalb Co., AL).
CHILDREN OF IRA GRAVES (13) AND
SUSANNAH MATHIS
Edward Clarence ("Ned")
Graves (94) was born 10 Jan. 1857 (or 1858) in AL, and died 10 Nov. 1923 in
Remlig, Shelby Co., TX. He married
Cynthia Balgora Ramsey, daughter of Washington Ramsey and Anna Sarah Sparks,
about 1876. She was born 22 June 1855
in DeKalb Co., AL, and died 6 Dec. 1935.
They were both buried in New Hope Cem., Shelby Co., TX. (R‑8, R‑21)
Children - Graves
441. Lida Graves, b. 1877, m. J. C. Day, d. Vidor Co., TX.
+442. Charles William Graves, b. 18 June 1879, m. Ethel Cook, 9 Dec. 1899.
+443. Arthur Preston (or Preston Arthur) Graves, b. 22 Nov. 1881, m. Ida Catherine Jetton, c. 1903, d. Nov. 1957.
+444. Luther Ross (or Ross Luther) Graves, b. 1 March 1884 (or 1885), m(1) Minnie (or Winnie) Cook, 23 June 1905, m(2) Lucille Emanis, 16 Oct. 1917, d. 21 Nov. 1953.
445. Annie Lee Graves, b. Dec. 1887 (or 1888) (TX), m. J. H. Hayes, 28 Dec. 1906 (Shelby Co., TX).
+446. Claude Breckenridge Graves, b. 9 Jan. 1894, m. Minnie Almeda Perkins, 11 Oct. 1916, d. 9 April 1955.
Mary Etta (“Sis”) Graves (95) was
born in Jan. 1858 in AL, died in 1952 in TX, and was buried in New Hope Cem.,
Shelby Co., TX. She married Irving (or
Irvin) “Irv” Washington Ramsey, son of Richard Ramsey and Morning Burgess,
about 1878. He was born 16 Nov. 1856 in
AL, died 2 Nov. 1936 in TX, and was also buried in New Hope Cem. This family was recorded on the1900-1920
censuses in Shelby Co., TX; their children were born in TX. In 1910, Mary stated that 10 of her thirteen
children were living. (R‑8)
Children - Ramsey
447. Lula Ramsey, b. Oct. 1879, d. 1958.
448. Edward Sim Ramsey, b. Sept. 1881, d. 8 Feb. 1980 (Shelby Co., TX).
449. Albert Ramsey, b. and d. 1882.
450. Alford Ramsey, b. and d. 1882.
451. Ira Z. Ramsey, b. March 1883, d. 20 Dec. 1968 (Anderson Co., TX).
452. James D. Ramsey, b. Nov. 1885, d. 24 Oct 1980 (Shelby Co., TX).
453. William P. Ramsey, b. Dec. 1887, d. 31 July 1974 (Shelby Co., TX).
454. John T. Ramsey, b. April 1889, d. 27 March 1971 (Panola Co., TX).
455. Sudie L. Ramsey, b. 19 April 1890 (Shelby Co., TX), m. Jeff Cook, d. 29 Feb. 1932 (near Timpson, Shelby Co., TX).
456. Richard Burk Ramsey, b. Feb. 1892, d. 7 Dec. 1982 (Jefferson Co., TX).
457. Press Ramsey, b. 1894, d. 1901.
458. Della Ramsey, b. April 1895, d. 1977.
459. Virgie Ramsey, b. 24 Nov. 1901, d. 6 Dec. 1936 (TX).
William L. ("Willie")
Graves (96) was born in June 1861 in TX, and died after 1910. He married Laura Fountian about 1891. She was born in June 1865 in AL. This family was recorded on the 1900 census
in Nacogdoches Co., TX and the 1910 census in Shelby Co., TX; their children
were born in TX. In 1910, Laura stated
that seven of her eight children were living.
(R‑8)
Children - Graves
460. Horace Graves, b. Dec. 1891.
461. Willia B. Graves, b. Jan. 1894.
462. Ruth Graves, b. Sept. 1896.
463. Iris Graves, b. July 1898.
464. John R. Graves, b.c. 1902.
465. Joseph C. Graves, b.c. 1903.
466. Mora J. Graves, b.c. 1906.
Louisa Ross Graves (97) was born 3
Oct. 1864, died 24 Oct. 1914 in Shelby Co., TX, and was buried in New Hope
Cem., Shelby Co., TX. She married
Thomas J. Forbis (or Forbes) on 29 Aug. 1883 in Shelby Co., TX. He was born in 1863 in TX, died in 1897 in
Shelby Co., TX, and was buried in Forbis Cem., Shelby Co., TX. Their children were born in TX. (R‑8)
Children - Forbis
+467. Sarah Forbis, b. 16 Dec. 1885, m. Sidney Johnson Black, 13 Dec. 1905, d. Aug. 1979.
468. Mary Nettie Forbis, b. 15 Nov. 1887, d. 7 Dec. 1910 (Shelby Co., TX).
469. Edward V. Forbis, b. 27 Oct. 1888 (or July 1891), m. Pearl Jetton, 14 June 1913, d. 2 Aug. 1913 (Shelby Co., TX). The July 1891 date is from the 1900 census; he was listed as 18 on the 1910 census.
470. Annie L. Forbis, b. Dec. 1889, m. W. D. Peacock, 20 May 1909 (Shelby Co., TX).
Virgil Ward Graves (98) was born 26
Oct. 1866 in Center, Shelby Co., TX, died 16 June 1963 in Silsbee, Harden Co.,
TX, and was buried 18 June 1963 in New Hope Cem., Shelby Co., TX. He married Mary Ann Elizabeth Crenshaw on 20
Nov. 1889 in Center, TX. She was born
13 April 1872 in Old Sardis, San Augustine Co., TX, died 3 July 1946, and was
also buried in New Hope Cem. (R‑8)
Children - Graves
+471. Arthur Burk Graves, b. 24 Oct. 1890, m(1) Mary Todd Benson, 24 Dec. 1915, m(2) Dixie Lumpkin, d. 27 Sept. 1972.
+472. Berterum Anderson Graves, b. 7 Oct. 1897, m. Viola Jones, 24 Dec. 1922, d. 18 Dec. 1960.
473. Davie Mae Graves, b. 4 May 1903 (Center, TX), d. 4 May 1906 (Center, TX).
+474. Bascomb William Graves, b. 23 Jan. 1909, m. Essie Simeon Drake, 26 March 1932, d. 10 Aug. 1989.
James Richard Graves (99) was born
16 June 1869 in New Hope, Shelby Co., TX, died 2 May 1948 in Silas, Shelby Co.,
TX, and was buried in New Hope Cem., Shelby Co, TX. He married Emily Viola Irish, daughter of Benjamin Milam Irish
and Nancy Jane Smith, on 23 Oct. 1892 in Shelby Co., TX. She was born 8 Nov. 1873 (or 1872) in
Nubern, Shelby Co., TX, died 2 Nov. 1972 in Buna, Jasper Co., TX, and was also
buried in New Hope Cem. Their children
were born in New Hope, TX. This family
was recorded on the 1900 and 1910 censuses in Shelby Co., TX. (R‑8, R‑21)
Children - Graves
475. Lela L. Graves, b. 6 March 1894, never married, d. 23 Nov. 1965 (Silas, TX). Bur. Mt. Olive Cem.
+476. Hettie Graves, b. 26 July 1900, m. Charles Nelson, 31 Dec. 1916, d. 14 Jan. 1975.
+477. James Richard Graves, Jr., b. 18 Sept. 1905, m. Golda Mae Williams, 10 June 1939, d. 10 Oct. 2001.
+478. Olga Graves, b.c. 1907, m. Obie Moore, d. 3 July 1928.
Martha Frances ("Fannie")
Graves (100) was born 16 Feb. 1871 and died 11 Oct. 1949, both in Shelby Co.,
TX, and was buried in New Hope Cem., Shelby Co., TX. She married Albert Walker Jetton, son of Hiram Monroe Jetton and
Rebecca Louis McAdams, on 6 Sept. 1888 in Shelby Co. He was born 26 Jan. 1861 in TX, died 27 Sept. 1942, and was also
buried in New Hope Cem. This family was
recorded on the 1900-1920 censuses in Shelby Co., TX; their children were born
in TX. (R‑8, R‑21)
Children - Jetton
479. Annie Lou Jetton, b. Dec. 1889, m. Grover Cook, d. 1984. Two children.
480. Albert Pate Jetton, b. 19 Nov. 1890, d. 6 July 1892 (Shelby Co., TX).
+481. Beulah M. Jetton, b. 21 May 1893, m. Walter Orren (or Oren) Bush, 3 Jan. 1910, d. 26 Aug. 1987.
482. Minnie Belle Jetton, b. Sept. 1895, m. Baxter Wilson. One child.
483. Orren Monroe Jetton, b. 6 Dec. 1897, m. Vanrie Shepherd, d. 7 July 1972 (Shelby Co., TX).
484. Lola M. Jetton, b.c. 1902, m. Monroe Wilson, d. 1978. Two children.
485. Bryan Jetton, b. 5 Jan. 1904, d. 18 Aug. 1928 (Shelby Co., TX).
Lucy L. Graves (101) was born 5
March 1873 in TX, died 16 April 1941, and was buried in Mt. Olive Cem., Shelby
Co., TX. She married Hiram Jackson
Stockman, son of Peter F. Stockman and Sarah A. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
on 23 Aug. 1896 (or 1897) in Shelby Co., TX.
He was born 1 Oct. 1865 in TX, died 27 May 1925 in TX, and was also
buried in Mt. Olive Cem., Shelby Co., TX.
This family was recorded on the 1900-1920 censuses in Shelby Co., TX;
their children were born in TX. (R‑8)
Children - Stockman
486. Earnest Stockman, b. 6 March 1898, d. 31 Aug. 1902. Bur. Mt. Olive Cem.
487. Verna Stockman, b. 21 Sept. 1901, m. Eugene Frederick, d. 29 Dec. 1988. Dates are from the SSDI; last residence was Timpson, Shelby Co., TX.
488. P. Maxie Stockman, b. 6 Jan. 1904, m. Adda Mae Crump, d. 9 Oct. 1981 (Nacogdoches Co., TX). Dates are from the SSDI and Texas Deaths, 1964-98. She was b. 1 Nov. 1899, d. 21 March 1984. Both bur. Mt. Olive Cem.
+489. Mathew Ira Stockman, b. 11 May 1905, m. Cecil Augusta Whitley, 17 Oct. 1928, d. 2 July 1959.
490. Emmitt Marvin Stockman, b. 3 Sept. 1912, m(1) Omie Whitley, 21 Dec. 1933, m(2) Jean Parkinson, d. 13 April 1988 (Shelby Co., TX).
Josephine Graves (102), called
Josie, was born 19 Oct. 1880 in Shelby Co., TX, died 8 Sept. 1954 in TX, and
was buried in New Hope Cem., Shelby Co., TX.
She married John M. Miles, son of Gus Miles and Axie Boyer, about
1905. He was born 12 June 1887, died 14
Sept. 1945, and was also buried in New Hope Cem. This family was recorded on the 1910-1930 census in Shelby Co.,
TX; their children were born in TX. (R‑8)
Children - Miles
491. Clara B. Miles, b.c. 1906.
492. Eva Miles, b.c. 1908.
493. Fleta S. Miles, b.c. 1909.
494. Nettie O. Miles, b.c. 1912.
495. Ida L. Miles, b.c. 1914.
496. John M. Miles, Jr., b. 19 July 1914, d. 17 May 1958.
497. Lois Miles, b.c. 1916.
498. Roy H. Miles, b.c. 1918.
499. Perry Miles, b.c. 1922.
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