Rev. 28 Jan. 2000, Gen. 789

Enos Graves (1) was born 20 June 1850 and died 20 March 1922, both in Coleridge, Randolph Co., NC. He first married Lennie Lucus. He married second Sylvania Siler in Coleridge, NC. She was born 27 March 1858 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 4 May 1946 in Coleridge, Randolph Co., NC. Enos was a farmer and worked for John Caveness who owned a farm in Brush Creek. Enos was the last slave owned by the Caveness family. Both Enos and Sylvania were freed from slavery in 1863. They both worshipped at Lambert Chapel Baptist church, and were buried in the church cemetery. All Enos's children were born in Randolph Co., NC, probably all in Coleridge. (R-1)

Children - Graves, by Lennie Lucus

+2. Joseph Graves, m. Hattie Brown.

3. Sallie Graves

Children - Graves, by Sylvania Siler

4. Deck Graves

+5. Emmitt Graves, m. Blanch Alice Goldston.

+6. George Graves, m. Agusta Ann Marsh.

+7. Ida Graves, m. William Squire Spinks.

+8. Mary Graves, m(1) Garfield Strickland, m(2) James Strickland, d. 25 Feb. 1997.

+9. Alexander Graves, b. 22 Nov. 1886, m. Nettie Cheek, 7 Aug. 1910, d. 2 June 1990.

+10. Alfred Graves, b. 26 March 1887, m. Victoria ------, d. 1 Jan. 1963.

+11. Annie Hazel Graves, b. 12 July 1899, m. Evander Cheek, d. 18 June 1978.

+12. Nancy Leonia Graves, b. 13 Feb. 1901, m(1) General Walden, m(2) Henry Thomas Walden, d. 21 Nov. 1976.

CHILDREN OF ENOS GRAVES (1)

Joseph Graves (2) was born and died in Randolph Co., NC. He married Hattie Brown. (R-1)

Children - Graves

+13. Eura Lea Graves, b. 4 April 1915, m. Hood Siler, d. Feb. 1978.

14. Florence Cheek Graves

15. Jessie Graves

16. Laura Hazel Murrell Graves, b. 5 Aug. 1917 (Randolph Co., NC), d. 30 Nov. 1992 (Siler City, Chatham Co., NC).

17. Etta Lou Crump Graves

Emmitt Graves (5) was born in Coleridge, Randolph Co., NC. He married Blanch Alice Goldston, daughter of Jim Goldston and Cora ------. She was born 8 April 1903 in Ramseur, NC, and died 27 Sept. 1993 in Randolph Co., NC. (R-1)

Children - Graves

18. Virginia Graves

19. Dora Graves

+20. Nathanial Emmitt Graves, b. 24 Dec. 1921, m. Elona Lilly, d. 20 Jan. 1977.

21. Ernest Graves, b. 5 Oct. 1932 (Randolph Co., NC), d. 20 June 1990 (Washington, DC).

George Graves (6) was born and died in Coleridge, Randolph Co., NC. He married Agusta Ann Marsh, daughter of John Marsh and Ada Ring. She was born 21 March 1896 in Randolph Co., NC, and died in Feb. 1977 in Siler City, NC. (R-1)

Children - Graves

22. Betty Staley Graves

23. James V. Graves

24. Louise Jordan Graves

25. Maudstine Brower Graves

26. Rosetta Graves, m. David Strickland. He was b. 26 Feb. 1908 and d. 5 Sept. 1978, both in Siler City, Chatham Co., NC.

+27. Walter Edward Graves, b. 26 Feb. 1926, m. ------, d. 23 Jan. 1998.

+28. Elmer Graves, b. 26 Feb. 1908, m. Corrinnia Staley, d. 5 Sept. 1978.

+29. Ada Graves, b. 10 May 1912, m. Troy Brooks, d. 17 April 1984.

30. Viola Graves, b. 18 Aug. 1914 (Randolph Co., NC), m. East Britt, d. 9 May 1981 (Siler City, Chatham Co., NC).

+31. George Herman Graves, b. 14 Dec. 1918, m. Georgeanna Frazier, d. 12 Nov. 1992.

Ida Graves (7) was born in Coleridge, Randolph Co., NC. She married William Squire Spinks. He was born 29 July 1896 in Randolph Co., NC, and died 21 Jan. 1988 in Siler City, Chatham Co., NC. He was a World War I veteran. (R-1)

Children - Spinks

32. Estella Spinks

+33. Haywood Spinks, b. 9 Aug. 1925, m. Betty Womble, d. 22 Oct. 1998.

34. Dollie Spinks

Mary Graves (8) was born in Coleridge, Randolph Co., NC, and died 25 Feb. 1997 in Ashboro, Randolph Co., NC. She first married Garfield Strickland. She married second James Strickland. (R-1)

Children - Strickland, by 1^st marriage

35. James Strickland, b. Randolph Co., NC, m. Elois ------, d. 12 March 1990 (Winston Salem, NC).

36. Haywood Strickland

37. Alton Strickland, b. 24 March 1924 (Randolph Co., NC), d. 25 Feb. 1997 (Randolph Co., NC).

38. Ester McIntosh Strickland

39. Alene Goldston Strickland

40. Eufenia Rogers Strickland

Children - Strickland, by 2^nd marriage

+41. Fletcher Haywood Strickland, b. 23 Dec. 1922, m. ------, d. 3 Feb. 1999.

42. Mirties Strickland

43. Ester Strickland

44. Octavia Strickland

Alexander Graves (9) was born 22 Nov. 1886 in Coleridge, Randolph Co., NC, and died 2 June 1990 in Siler City, Chatham Co., NC. He married Nettie Cheek, daughter of Pascal Cheek and Nora Hoskin, on 7 Aug. 1910 in Ramsuer, Randolph Co., NC. She was born 24 June 1892 in Ramsuer, Randolph Co., NC, and died 13 Jan. 1971 in Siler City, Chatham Co., NC. The family worshipped at Lambert Chapel Baptist Church, in which they were very active, and Alexander and Nettie were both buried in the church cemetery. All their children were born in Coleridge, Randolph Co., NC. (R-1)

Children - Graves

+45. William Theodore Graves, b. 23 July 1911, m. Etta Louise Siler, d. 11 Sept. 1984.

+46. Harvey Aytch Graves, b. 24 Oct. 1912, m(1) Sadie Siler, m(2) Ann Rebecca Vermillion, d. 22 Oct. 1992.

47. Jr. Graves (was he really Alexander Graves, Jr.?), b. 3 June 1914, d. 20 Oct. 1950 (Ashboro, Randolph Co., NC). Bur. church cem.

+48. Maxine Graves

49. Mattie Graves, b. 1 Aug. 1918, d. 20 April 1919 (Coleridge, Randolph Co., NC).

+50. Vivian Graves

+51. Henry Thomas Graves, b. 29 Dec. 1921, m(1) Mary Jane Glover, m(2) Wilma Mae Brown, d. 21 Aug. 1949.

+52. Jessie Nettie Graves, b. 17 Nov. 1923, m(1) George Aughtry, m(2) James Roy, 4 Oct. 1969, d. 30 April 1985.

53. Ruth Graves

+54. Alfred Graves

55. Hoover Graves, b. 22 Oct. 1928, d. 18 July 1929 (Randolph Co., NC).

+56. Ellsworth Graves, b. 21 April 1930, m. Hazel Bush, d. 11 Aug. 1984.

+57. Garland Graves

+58. Enos Graves

Alfred Graves (10) was born 26 March 1887 in Coleridge, Randolph Co., NC, and died 1 Jan. 1963 in Randolph Co., NC. He married Victoria ------. She was born 31 Aug. 1881 and died in Feb. 1973, both in Randolph Co., NC. (R-1)

Children - Graves

+59. Redell Graves, b. 6 Dec. 1919, m. Pauline Graves, d. 4 June 1992.

Annie Hazel Graves (11) was born 12 July 1899 in Coleridge, Randolph Co., NC, and died 18 June 1978 in Washington, DC. She married Evander Cheek, son of Pascal Cheek and Nora Hoskin. He was born 12 Nov. 1899 and died 14 July 1989, both in Randolph Co., NC. (R-1)

Children - Cheek

60. Tate Cheek

+61. Garland Cheek, b. 17 April 1921, m. Antoinette ------, d. 25 April 1995.

62. Trigg Cheek

Nancy Leonia Graves (12) was born 13 Feb. 1901 and died 21 Nov. 1976, both in Randolph Co., NC. She first married General Walden. He was born and died in Randolph Co., NC. She married second Henry Thomas Walden. All Nancy's children were born in Randolph Co., NC. (R-1)

Children - Walden, by 1^st marriage

62. Robert Walden, b. 8 April 1932 (Liberty, Randolph Co., NC), d. 13 March 1976 (Liberty, Randolph Co., NC).

Children - Walden, by 2^nd marriage

63. Henritta Harris Walden

64. Joe Louis Walden

+65. Teresa Shoffner Walden, b. 1 Jan. 1922, m. Floyd Spinks, d. 31 Dec. 1995.

+66. Clarence Lee Walden, b. 22 March 1924, m. ------, d. 18 June 1978.

+67. James Henry Walden, b. 28 Dec. 1926, m. ------, d. 21 Jan. 1995.

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