Rev. 5 March 2003, Gen. 145
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN GRAVES
OF HALIFAX CO., VA
GENERATION 1
John Graves (1) was born about
1735. He moved to Halifax Co., Va. in
1771. Some sources have stated that he
moved from Spotsylvania Co., Va., but this seems to be in error, according to
Mrs. W. E. Mayberry. The only John
Graves of Spotsylvania Co. she has found is a descendant of Capt. Thomas
Graves' son Francis.
Two of his sons, Easom (or Esom)
and Reuben, moved to Jackson Co., Tenn. about 1800.
In Family Puzzlers, p. 14, issue no. 837, Nov. 3, 1983, is a query
about three brothers, John, Esom, and Jonas Born, born about 1760, who were
from Germany. This raises the
possibility that Esom is a German name and that this family has German
connections (possibly through John Graves' wife?).
The family of Alva Graves
(genealogy 140) was apparently connected with this family. Alva was probably a grandson of John Graves,
probably a son of William Graves (#6), but possibly of Winfield Graves (#7).
DNA analysis has proven that this
part of the Graves family is closely related to Beverly Graves (genealogy 217)
and Archibald Pratt Graves (genealogy 851).
It is also believed that it is closely related to Archibald Graves of NC
& Pike Co., AL (genealogy 63) and others.
(R‑2, R‑4)
Children - Graves[1]
+2. Reuben Graves, b. 23 May 1760, m. Elizabeth Yarbrough, 28 Nov. 1786.
+3. Esom Graves, b.c. 1764, m. Judith Parrott, 11 Jan. 1787, d. 1843.
4. Polly Graves, m. Akin Roberts, 1794.
5. Frances Graves, m. Jon Shepard.
6. William Graves, m. Rebeckah East, 27 March
1781.
7. Winfield Graves
GENERATION 2
CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (1)
Reuben Graves (2) was born 23 May
1760 in Spotsylvania Co., VA. He
married Elizabeth Yarbrough on 28 Nov. 1786.
He may have secondly married Rhoda ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
From Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, vol.
II:FM: “Graves, Reuben, S-3408, Virginia Line, sol lived in Halifax County,
Virginia enl, sol was born 23 May 1760 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, in
1805 he moved to Wartrace Creek in Jackson County, Tennessee and he applied
there 2 October 1832 aged 72. Rhoda
former widow W3542, MA line, See Silas Ball.”
(R‑6)
Children - Graves
+8. Rice Graves, b.c. 1790-92, m. Candice ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
9. Harrison Graves
10. Marshall Graves
11. Nancy Graves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Moreland.
12. Lucy Graves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Sweezy.
13. Patsey Graves, never married.
14. Edna Graves, m. George Teele. They had at least one daughter, Elvira
Elizabeth Teele, who married Wade Hampton Graves (#39), her second cousin.
Esom (or Easom) Graves (3) was born
about 1764, probably in Halifax Co., Va., and died in 1843 in Tenn. He married Judith Parrott, daughter of John
Parrott and Ruth ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 11 Jan. 1787 in
Halifax Co., Va. She was born about
1776.
Their marriage was recorded in the
Daily Marriage Book of Halifax Co., Va.
The will of John Parrott, father of Judith, dated Feb. 18, 1777, Book 1,
page 181, lists children of John and Ruth Parrott. A deed in Halifax Co., Va. shows that John Parrott owned 240
acres on Lawson Creek in that county.
Records of Oct. Court, 1795, show John Graves sold 47-3/4 acres to Reaves
adjoining land of "Esham" Graves.
The clerk misspelled many other words in the deed, in addition to Esom's
name.
Esom and Judith moved to Tenn.
about 1800. Court records of Dec. 15,
1800 for Smith Co., Tenn. show his election as grand juror. Deeds of 1800 and 1808, Smith Co., Tenn.,
show him owning land on the north side of Cumberland on the water of Wartrace
Creek.
A Smith Co., Tenn. deed shows
Reuben Graves owning land adjoining that of Esom Graves. A petition for Overton Co., Tenn.,
established 1806, lists Esom Graves, Beman Graves, Reuben Graves, Charles
Graves, and John Graves. Esom Graves
was listed in the 1820 and 1830 censuses for Smith Co., Tenn. (R‑2, R‑4)
Children - Graves
+15. Beman Graves, b. 13 Jan. 1788, m. Susannah Pate, 25 Aug. 1814, d.
12 July 1865.
16. Jeremiah Graves, b. 1790.
+17. John Parrott Graves, b. 1792, m. Sarah Huse Barton, c. 1827, d.c.
1858.
18. Parasidia (or Parasida) Graves, b. 1794, m.
Booker Pate.
19. Henry Michelberry Graves, b. 1796.
+20. Elizabeth Graves, m. John Burke, d. 1834.
21. daughter, m. Joel Holliday.
+22. James Logan Graves, b. 8 Feb. 1803, m. Sarah Howard Holloman, 1828,
d. 14 March 1874.
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN OF REUBEN GRAVES (2)
AND ELIZABETH YARBROUGH
Rice Graves (8) was born about
1790-92 in VA. He married Candice ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1800 in NC. It is not known when Rice married Candice,
but he is listed as head of household in the 1820 Jackson Co., TN census. He is in the Wilson Co., TN censuses for
1830, 1840, 1850 (5th Civil District, p. 363), and 1860. Her name is spelled Candas in the 1850
census.
Rice and his family are said to
have moved to Hot Spring Co., Territory of Arkansas, about 1833-35. (This doesn’t seem likely if he was still in
the TN census in 1860.)
The will of Rice Graves was written
26 Feb. 1873, and recorded 24 April 1876 in the Wilson Co., TN court. As Candice was not mentioned, it is assumed
she died before then. He did not mention
son Thomas, who was in the 1850 Wilson Co., TN census as age 18. He was the right age to be in the Civil War,
and it is assumed he had died, perhaps in the war, before the will was
written. The reason his daughter Lucy
was mentioned is because she left 2 children who were to receive her share of
the estate. The sale of his inventory
was recorded 22 Aug. 1876. The children
listed below are from Rice’s will and census records. All the children were born in TN, probably Wilson Co. (R‑6)
Children - Graves
+23. William Harrison Graves, b. 18 Jan. 1819, m. Amelia Cunningham, 24
May 1845, d. 17 July 1874.
24. Edna A. Graves, b.c. 1824-1825; no marriage
record found; in father’s household at age 36.
25. Lucy E. Graves, b.c. 1827, m. Thomas Dean, 25
Aug. 1854, d. before April 1876.
+26. Matilda Graves, b.c. 1830, m(1) James H. Chandler, 28 April 1853,
m(2) William H. Chandler, 29 Dec. 1855.
27. Thomas Graves, b.c. 1832, d. before 26 Feb.
1873.
28. Reubin Alexander Graves, b.c. 1836-1838, never
married. Was executor of his father’s
will. Was called Alexander in the 1850
census.
+29. Martha E. Graves, b.c 1839, m. Robert Page, 5 Sept. 1865.
+30. Sarah Elizabeth Graves, b.c. 1845, m. William B. Taylor, 14 Sept.
1871.
CHILDREN OF EASOM GRAVES (3) AND
JUDITH PARROTT
Beman (or Beaman) Graves (15) was
born 13 Jan. 1788 in Halifax Co., Va., and died 12 July 1865 at Little Salt
Lick Creek, Smith Co., Tenn. He married
Susannah Pate, daughter of Stephen Pate and Susannah Martin, on 25 Aug.
1814. She was born May 1792, and died
26 Sept. 1891 at Little Salt Lick Creek.
The will of Beman Graves was filed
Sept. 4, 1865 in Smith Co., Tenn. Other
records include a deed in 1871, Smith Co., Tenn.; land survey, 1825-1898, Smith
Co., Tenn.; inventory of estate, 1871, Smith Co., Tenn. The 1870 U.S. census of Smith Co., Tenn.
listed "Snooky" Graves, age 80; Susannah Graves in later years was
called "Snooky".
The 1850 census for Smith Co., TN,
listed in dwelling 607 Beaman Graves, 61, farmer, born VA, Susannah Graves, 57,
born VA, and children Wade H., 18, Henry M., 15, and Ireph (?) Ann, 5, all born
in TN. Next door in dwelling 608 was
son Jeremiah Graves, 27, born TN, and his family. Nearby, in dwelling 595, was probable daughter Mariah Frances
Wheeler, 28, wife of Rowland Wheeler, 34, and their two children, Elvira S.
Wheeler, 5, and Charlotte S. Wheeler, 2 months.
The 1830 census for Smith Co., TN,
page 90, dwelling 1608, listed Beaman Graves: 2 males under 5, 2 males 5-10, 1
male 40-50 (Beaman), 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, and 1
female 20-30 (wife with wrong age). The
1840 census for Smith Co., TN, page 236, listed Bemon Graves: 2 males 5-10, 1
male 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, and 1 female
40-50. It appears that there is one
more daughter in the following list than shown by the census results, possibly
indicating that Mariah was not a daughter.
Another possibility is that Armennilla died young and was not listed in
the censuses.
The 1830 census records also
indicate that there was a son born 1825-1830 who was not previously included in
the list of children. That son was not
in the household of Beaman Graves in 1840, but there was a William L. Graves of
the correct age in Smith Co., TN in 1840.
He was listed on page 252 of that census with 1 male under 5, 1 male
15-20 (him), 1 female under 5, and 1 female 15-20 (his wife). He could not be found in the 1850 census,
and it is suggested that he may have died.
The 5 year old female in the household of Beaman Graves in 1850 may be
William’s daughter. (R‑4)
Children - Graves
+31. Cassandra Pate Graves, b.c. 1821, m. James R. Ray.
+32. Mariah Frances Graves, b.c. 1822, m. Rowland Wheeler.
+33. Jeremiah Graves, b.c. 1823, m. Nancy J. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
+34. Octavos Graves, b. 3 April 1823, m. Elvira Thaxton, 6 June 1855, d.
4 July 1861.
35. Armennilla Graves
36. William L. Graves, b.c. 1825, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
possibly d. by 1850. 1 son, b. 1835-40,
1 dau., b. 1835-40, and possibly 1 dau., b.c. 1845.
37. John Gassaway Graves, d.c. age 18 (Smith Co.,
Tenn.).
38. Sarah (“Sally”) Graves, b. 15 June 1828 (or
1824), m. Lafayette Draper, d. 1903.
+39. Wade Hampton Graves, b. 10 Nov. 1832, m. Elvira Teal (or Teele), d.
28 Aug. 1901.
40. Henry Michelberry Graves, b.c. 1835, m.
Virginia Pate, d. 1865. She was dau. of
Jubal Early Pate and Martha ("Patsy") Holliday.
John Parrott Graves (17) was born
1792, probably in Halifax Co., VA, and died about 1858 in White Co., TN, just
north of Sparta. He married Sarah Huse
Barton about 1827. She was born about
1806 in MA, and died in 1859 in Hilham, Overton Co., TN (close to the Cumberland
River, about 15 miles south of the KY border).
Her parents were Rev. Titus Theodore Barton (b. 17 Feb. 1766 in Granby,
MA, d. 1827 in IL) and Ruth Huse (b. 1769 in Granby, MA, d. 1853 in
Jacksonville, IL).
The family was listed in the 1850
census for White Co., TN, 12 district, page 79, dwelling 1056: John P. Graves,
51, Sarah H., 44, Richard, 20, Thadeus C., 19, Ann Eliza, 17, Bertha, 15,
Sarah, 12, Clementine, 10. All the
children were born in TN. It is not
known why two children were named Clementine.
Living next door in 1850 in dwelling 1057 was William P. Lee,
Clementine, and their 3 oldest children.
(R‑2, R‑4)
Children - Graves
+41. Clementine Graves, b.c. 1827, m. William Parrott Lee.
+42. Richard McConnell Graves, b. 4 Dec. 1829, m. Elizabeth H. Walker,
30 Oct. 1850, d. 14 Jan. 1908.
+43. Thadeus C. Graves, b.c. 1832, m. Nancy Elizabeth Chilcutt, c. 1849,
d. after 1889.
+44. Adliza Graves, b. 1833, m. Samuel Snodgrass, 1853.
+45. Ruth Barton Graves, b. 19 Aug. 1835, m. George Fletcher Jackson, 17
Aug. 1854, d. 25 July 1901.
46. Sarah Graves, b.c. 1838.
47. Clementine Graves, b.c. 1840.
Elizabeth Graves (20) was born in
Va., and died in 1834 in Jackson Co., Tenn.
She married John Burke, son of William Burke. He was born about 1784 in Albemarle Co., Va., and died 6 June
1842 in Gainesboro, Jackson Co., Tenn.
He secondly married Jane Bucham on 23 Sept. 1835.
It has also been stated that Lucy
Graves married William C. Burke (or Burks), and that they were the parents of
Esom Logan Burke. However, the
relationship of Elizabeth Graves and John Burke as the parents was researched
by Kathy Austin of Aurora, Colo. Her
information is from claim of widow for service pension, War of 1812; Smith Co.,
Tenn., newspaper of 19 Aug. 1842, where Jane asked for server of heirs; census
records; and Caroline Burke who was a daughter of Franklin Parrott Burke and
knew some of the people personally.
The children listed below may not
be in the proper age order. They were
probably all born in Jackson Co., Tenn.
(R‑5)
Children - Burke
48. Henry F. Burke
49. James F. Burke
50. Mary ("Polly") Burke, b. 12 Jan.
1813 (Flynn's Lick, Jackson Co., Tenn.), m. William Green Darwin, 21 Feb. 1833.
51. Elizabeth Burke, m. Tom Simpson.
52. Elvira Leonidas Burke
53. John Graves Burke, b. 13 Nov. 1818, m. Lucy
Moore.
54. William Carrol Burke, b.c. 1819, m. Hannah ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
55. America Ornealo Burke
56. Milly Jane Burke
+57. Esom Logan Burke, b. 3 May 1822, m. Harriett Munday, 23 March 1859,
d. 18 April 1877.
58. Parizida Burke, b.c. 1824, m. William
Washington Moore.
+59. Francis Marion Burke, b. 26 Sept. 1825, m(1) Sarah H. Shephard, 3
Jan. 1850, m(2) Ella Moran, 5 March 1879, d. 1 Dec. 1912.
60. Franklin Parrott Burke, b. 21 Sept. 1828, m.
Catherine Keener, 2 Oct. 1851, d. 17 Feb. 1923.
61. Nancy Burke, b. 1830.
James Logan Graves (22) was born 8
Feb. 1803 (or 1804) in VA, and died 14 March 1874 in Weston, Platte Co.,
MO. He married Sarah Howard Holloman
(or Holliman) in 1828 in Highland, Jackson Co., TN. She was born in 1804 in Wilson Co., TN, and died 29 Aug. 1884 in
Weston, Platte Co., MO. She was
supposedly of Dutch ancestry.
James and Sarah were in the 1870
census for Platte Co., MO, page 495, dwelling 1393. He was listed as age 64,
farmer, and she was listed as age 62, both born in TN. In the 1880 census for Marshall, Platte Co.,
TN, Sarah was in the household of her son Christopher, and her age was given as
76. (R‑12)
Children - Graves
+62. Leonidas M. Graves, b.c. 1830, m(1) Martha B. Powell, m(2) Maggie
M. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 30 Dec. 1894.
+63. Ira Ellis Graves, b. 10 Oct. 1831, m. Cynthia Ann Lovelady, 18 Feb.
1860, d. 30 April 1915.
+64. William Gwinn Graves, b. 27 Sept. 1833, m(1) Phoebe Kincaid, 12
Aug. 1855, m(2) Ella M. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. 22 March 1914.
+65. Serena C. Graves, b. 17 June 1838, m. Joel M. Owens.
+66. Christopher Columbus Graves, b.c. 1841, m. Nancy Siler.
67. LaFayette Graves, m. Elosa Clark.
68. Newton G. Graves, b.c. 1845, m. Louise
Wells. Newton was in the 1870 census
for Platte Co., MO, dwelling 1493, listed as age 25, farmer, no family living
with him.
69. Sarah H. Graves
GENERATION 4
CHILDREN OF RICE GRAVES (8) AND
CANDICE ------
William Harrison Graves (23),
called Harrison, was born 18 Jan. 1819 in Jackson Co., TN, and died 17 July
1874 in the Prattsville-Sheridan area of Grant Co., AR. He married Amelia (or Permelia, called
"Millie" of “Milly”) Cunningham, daughter of Samuel and Margaret
Cunningham, on 24 May 1845 in Saline Co., AR.
She was born 9 Nov. 1829 in Jackson Co., TN, and died 24 June 1900. They and all their children were buried in
the Graves Cem., Grant Co., AR. Census
records and the Graves Cem. inscriptions show that they had 5 known children. All their children were born in AR.
The Graves family was listed in
Sulphur Springs Twp., Montgomery Co., AR in the 1850 census, and in South Fork
Twp., Montgomery Co., AR in the 1860 census.
Land records show Wm. H. Graves entered land May 1, 1856 in the NW SE
part of Section 15 T2S R24W 40 acres.
Samuel Cunningham had entered land 11-1-1848 SE NE S15 T2S R24W 40 ac.
& also 10-10-1856 SW SW S14 T2S R24W.
The McKinney Cemetery, where Samuel and his daughter Cynthia Cunningham
and her family is buried, is on the homestead, NE ¼ of S15, on the north bank
of Lake Ouachita. William H. and Amelia
sold 240 acres, all in S15 T2S R15W, to David Mayberry for $4000 on 26 Dec.
1863.
The Graves family moved to Grant
Co. between the 1860 and 1870 census (Grant Co. was formed from Jefferson,
Saline and Hot Springs counties in 1869).
The 1870 census shows them living in Davis Twp. Amelia was living with her son Thomas and
his family in the 1880 census for Merry Greene Twp., Grant Co., AR. Amelia indicated in the 1880 census that her
father was born in VA and her mother in SC.
Land entry records show William H. Graves, homestead original, NW NW S36
T4S R14W, 40 ac., recorded 4-14-1906; the Grant Co. deed records show that
Thomas Graves claimed this land as sole heir of William H. Graves.
Amelia Graves, 48, of Merry Greene
Twp., secondly married Asa Baucurn (?), 74, of Franklin Twp., Grant Co., AR, on
10 Dec. 1882. (Much of the information
on this family was gathered by Harold Dean Davis or Benton, AR, as part of a
family history book, The Samuel &
Margaret Cunningham Family, and was sent by R‑6.) (R‑6, R‑7)
Children - Graves
70. Samuel R. Graves, b. 15 Aug. 1847, d. 22 Feb.
1875.
+71. Thomas Jefferson Graves, b. 15 Sept. 1849, m. Martha Mellissia
McDonald, d. 15 April 1920.
72. Marshall A. Graves, b. 25 June 1851, d. 3 Aug.
1876.
73. Candice (or Candis) S. Graves, b. 1 Sept.
1855, d. 18 March 1877.
74. U. L. Graves, b. 31 Jan. 1861, d. 10 July
1868.
Matilda Graves (26) was born about
1827 or 1830 in TN. She first married
James H. Chandler on 28 April 1853. She
married second William H. Chandler on 29 Dec. 1855. He was born about 1802 in TN.
They were in the 1880 census for District 15, Robertson Co., TN, page
5A, with daughter Susie and her husband Sam living with them.
Children - Chandler
75. Susie Chandler, b.c. 1863 (TN), m. Sam
Briley. He was b.c. 1857 in TN.
Martha E. Graves (29) was born
about 1839 or 1840 in TN. She married
Robert Page on 5 Sept. 1865. He was
born about 1823 in TN. He was a
farmer. They were in the 1880 census
for Wilson Co., TN, page 404B. Both
their children were born in TN.
Children - Page
76. Fannie Lee Page, b.c. 1866.
77. Robert Page, b.c. 1868.
Sarah Elizabeth Graves (30) was
born about 1845 in TN. She married
William B. Taylor on 14 Sept. 1871. He
was born about 1845 in TN. They were in
the 1880 census for Wilson Co., TN, page 372C, where she was listed as
Elizabeth. (Since the 1880 census
listed her father as born in GA and her mother in NC, perhaps this is not the
right family.)
Children - Taylor
78. William M. Taylor, b.c. 1877.
79. Thomas B. Taylor, b.c. 1879.
CHILDREN OF BEMAN GRAVES (15)
AND SUSANNAH PATE
Cassandra (“Puss”) Pate Graves (31)
was born about 1821 in TN. Her middle
name was given as Pate by R‑4 and as Mudd by R‑13. She married James R. Ray, son of George
Raulston Ray and Elizabeth Dycus. He
was born 17 Oct. 1819 in Jackson Co., TN.
They were in the 1850 census for Smith Co., TN, house 720, two houses
away from brother Octavius in house 718.
James and Cassandra were in the 1880 census for Dist. 3, Jackson Co.,
TN, page 293C, with son Wade living with them.
All their children were born in TN, probably in Smith Co. (R‑13)
Children - Ray
+80. Jeremiah Ray, b. May 1839, m. Elizabeth Sloan, d. 24 Jan. 1910.
81. Armamilla Ray, b.c. 1843.
82. Leonidas M. Ray, b.c. 1846.
83. Sarah J. Ray, b.c. 1848.
84. Wade Hampton Ray, b.c. 1850.
Mariah Frances Graves (32) was born
about 1822 in TN. She married Rowland
Wheeler. He was born about 1816. There is no known proof that Mariah was a
daughter of Beman Graves. The 1850
census for Smith Co., TN, shows Beaman Graves as household 607 and Rowland
Wheeler as household 595, so they lived very close to each other. An LDS record also gives Beman as the father
of Mariah. Both their children were
born in TN. (R‑14)
Children - Wheeler
85. Elvira S. Wheeler, b.c. 1845.
86. Charlotte S. Wheeler, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. Had descendants.
Jeremiah (“Jerry”) Graves (33) was
born about 1823 in TN. He married Nancy
J. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
She was born about 1825 in LA.
They were in the 1850 census for Smith Co., TN, house 608, living next
door to his parents in house 607. Their
first child was born in LA and the others in TN. He was a farmer.
Children - Graves
87. William Graves, b.c. 1840.
88. Henry Graves, b.c. 1842.
89. Laura Graves, b.c. 1846.
90. Harvey Graves, b.c. 1849.
Octavos ("Tobe") Graves
(34) was born 3 April 1823 and died 4 July 1861, both at Little Salt Lick
Creek, Smith Co., TN. He married Elvira
Thaxton (or Thackston?) on 6 June 1855.
She was born 8 July 1835 and died 12 June 1920, both in Smith Co.,
TN. Octavos was listed in the 1850
census of Smith Co., TN, page 264, living with the Hogg family (family
718). He was listed as Octavius Graves,
age 27, laborer, and nearby neighbors included the Pate and Ray families.
In inventory of 1865-1874, Smith
Co., Tenn., D. A. West was appointed guardian of John B. Graves and Susan O.
Graves, children of Octavos Graves, deceased.
(R‑4)
Children - Graves
+91. John Beman Graves, b. 12 July 1857, m(1) Clarkie Dillard, m(2)
Belle Zeldra Duke, 31 Dec. 1891, d. 30 July 1936.
92. Susan O. Graves
Wade Hampton Graves (39) was born
10 Nov. 1832 and died 28 Aug. 1901. He
married Elvira Elizabeth Teel (or Teal or Teele), daughter of George Teel and
Edna Graves. Elvira was born 29 July
1840 and died 22 Jan. 1912. (Could Edna
Graves be a cousin of Wade?) (R‑15)
Children - Graves
93. child, b. and d. 1859.
94. Bernetta Susan Graves, b. 7 Aug. 1859, m(1)
James Radford Draper, 7 Dec. 1879, m(2) J. W. Draper, 18 Jan. 1891, m(3) J. A.
Montgomery, 1 Nov. 1916, m(4) James R. Richmond, 28 Nov. 1920, d. 14 Nov.
1954. James Radford Draper was b. 8
March 1859 and d. 8 April 1888.
95. Josephine Graves, b. 27 April 1862, d. 9 July
1862.
96. Cortez Henry Graves, b. 21 March 1864, d. 5
Jan. 1874.
+97. George Beamon Graves, b. 14 Jan. 1868, m. Ann Tryphena Carver, 26
Nov. 1901, d. 1959.
98. Lee Hatton Graves, b. 3 March 1872, d. 28 Feb.
1875.
+99. Verlena Edna Graves, b. 17 Aug. 1875, m. Joseph J. Pate, 25 July
1895.
CHILDREN OF JOHN PARROTT GRAVES
(17)
Clementine Graves (41) was born
about 1827-1829 in TN. She married
William Parrott Lee. He was born about
1819 in TN. He was a farmer. They were in the 1850 (page 79), 1860 (page
93), 1870 (page 397), and 1880 (page 495B) censuses for district 12, White Co.,
TN. All their children were born in TN,
probably White Co.
Children - Lee
100. Sarah Angeline Lee, b. 20 Jan. 1845, m.
Alamanda Bradford Richardson, 27 Dec. 1865, d. 12 April 1867..
101. Eliza (or Eloise) Lee, b.c. 1847. She was listed as Eliza in 1850 and Eloise
in 1860.
102. Emily Lee, b.c. 1849.
103. Thaddeus Lee, b.c. 1851.
104. Rutha (or Ruth A.) Lee, b.c. 1858.
105. James A. Lee, b.c. 1862.
106. Mary Lee, b.c. 1862. Twin of James.
107. Thomas L. Lee, b.c. 1870.
Richard McConnell Graves (42) was
born 4 Dec. 1829 and died 14 Jan. 1908.
He married Elizabeth (“Lizzie”) H. Walker, daughter of James Hill Walker
and Elizabeth D. ("Betsy") Snodgrass, on 30 Oct. 1850. She was born 16 Jan. 1830 and died 16 June
1915. They were both buried in Britton
Cem., Ellis Co., TX. This family has
not been found in any census.
There is a will in Ellis Co., TX
for a Margaret Walker Collins with W. L. Graves as administrator. Carl Graves owed her money. W. L. Graves may be Lafayette Graves, and
Margaret and Carl are probably his siblings.
(R‑2, R‑11)
Children - Graves
108. Lafayette Graves
109. Samuel Graves
Thadeus C. Graves (43) was born
about 1832 in TN. He married Nancy
Elizabeth (“Lizzie”) Chilcutt about 1849.
She was born about 1837[2]
in TN. They lived in Tarrant Co., TX,
and were listed in the census for that county in 1880[3]. Thadeus was proprietor of a dry goods
(clothing) store, Thad Graves & Sons, in Mansfield, TX. Their first 2 children were born in TN and
the others in TX. (R‑2, R‑9)
Children - Graves
110. Dr.) Richard W. Graves, b.c. 1857.
+111. John Hugh Graves, b. 17 Oct. 1859, m. Emma L. Thornton, 17 Feb.
1891, d. 30 Jan. 1941.
112. Cullen P. Graves, b.c. 1863.
113. William S. Graves, b.c. 1865.
114. Maud Graves, b.c. 1868, m. Z. L. Harland.
115. Commadore Graves, b.c. 1871.
116. Ben B. Graves, b.c. 1874.
Adliza (or Adeliza) Graves (44) was
born about 1833. She married Samuel
Snodgrass[4]
in 1853 in White Co., TN. He was born
about 1830. (R‑2, R‑9)
Children - Snodgrass[5]
117. James Thomas (or L.) Snodgrass, b.c. 1854.
118. John Graves Snodgrass, b.c. 1856.
119. William Lafayette Snodgrass, b.c. 1858.
120. David Crockett Snodgrass
+121. Serma Clementine Snodgrass, b. 1861, m. Drury Cooper Waller, 1878.
122. Richard Columbus Snodgrass
Ruth (or Rutha or Ruthy or Ruthay)
Barton Graves (45) was born 19 Aug. 1835, and died 25 July 1901 in Worthat
(could this be Wortham, Navarro Co.?), Texas. She married George Fletcher
Jackson on 17 Aug. 1854. (R‑2, R‑3)
Children - Jackson
123. Marion Jackson
124. John Jackson
125. Clem Jackson
CHILDREN OF ELIZABETH GRAVES
(20) AND JOHN BURKE
Esom (or Esum or Easom) Logan Burke
(57) was born 3 May 1822 in Jackson Co., Tenn., and died 18 April 1877 in
Wilson Co., Tenn. He married Harriett
Munday on 23 March 1859 in Wilson Co.
She was born in 1832 in Tenn., and died 5 March 1891 in Wilson Co.,
Tenn. They were both buried in a
country graveyard west of Hunter's Point Pike, north of Lebanon, Wilson Co.,
Tenn. All their children were born in
Wilson Co. (R‑5)
Children - Burke
+126. William Logan Burke, b. 5 Jan. 1860, m. Bettie Morgan Trice, 30
Dec. 1886, d. 9 Nov. 1899.
127. John Pate Burke, b.c. 1862.
128. Parasida Burke, b.c. 1863.
129. James Robert Burke, b. 13 Nov. 1866, d. 6 Feb.
1954.
130. Sarah Eula Burke, b. 9 Dec. 1869, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Woolard, d. 20 Sept. 1944.
131. Franklin P. Burke, b.c. 1872.
Francis Marion Burke (59) was born
26 Sept. 1825 and died 1 Dec. 1912. He
first married Sarah H. Shephard on 3 Jan. 1850. He married second Ella Moran on 5 March 1879. (R‑19)
Children - Burke
+132. Mahalia Parrisetta Burke, b. 14 Nov. 1852, m. Orlando Bodeman
Coleman, 12 Oct. 1871, d. 1 Feb. 1946.
CHILDREN OF JAMES L. GRAVES (22)
AND SARAH H. HOLLOMAN
Leonidas M. Graves (62) was born
about 1830 in TN, and died 30 Dec. 1894.
He first married Martha B. Powell.
She was born about 1842 in IN.
He married second Maggie M. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1852 in MO. The family was in the 1880 census for
Marshall, Platte Co., MO, page 6C, with wife Martha. They were in the 1870 census for Platte Co., MO, page 495, living
next door to his brother Ira, with Martha shown as wife of Leonidas. All the children were born in MO.
Children - Graves, prob. by
Martha B. Powell
133. Albert Graves, b.c. 1857.
134. Alice Graves, b.c. 1859.
135. Annie Graves, b.c. 1860.
136. Mollie J. Graves, b.c. 1861.
137. William J. Graves, b.c. 1863-1864.
138. Delila V. (or Sallie) Graves, b.c. 1865. The 1870 census listed Sallie and the 1880
census listed Delia V.
139. Christopher Graves, b.c. 1869.
140. Mattie L. Graves, b.c. 1872.
Children - Graves, prob. by
Maggie M. ------
141. Hugh E. Graves, b.c. 1879.
Ira Ellis Graves (63) was born 10
Oct. 1831 in TN, and died 30 April 1915.
He married Cynthia Ann Lovelady on 18 Feb. 1860. She was born about 1842 in TN. They were in the 1880 census for Marshall,
Platte Co., MO, page 9B, with her listed as Syntha. They were in the 1870 census for Platte Co., MO, page 495,
household 1395. All their children were
born in MO. (R‑17)
Children - Graves
142. Lula (or Azabat) Graves, b.c. 1862. The 1870 census listed her as Azabat and the
1880 census gave Lula.
143. James S. Graves, b.c. 1863.
144. Juda (or Judah) Graves, b.c. 1865.
145. Sarah (“Sada”) Howard Graves, b.c. 1867.
146. Jackson (“Jack”) Graves, b.c. 1869.
+147. Estella Belle Graves, b. 17 Oct. 1870, m. Edward Davis Smith, 6
July 1892, d. 6 July 1963.
148. Joel Graves, b.c. 1873.
149. Maud Graves, b.c. 1875.
150. John Graves, b.c. 1878.
William Gwinn Graves (64) was born
27 Sept. 1833 in TN, and died 22 March 1914.
He first married Phoebe Kincaid on 12 Aug. 1855. She was born about 1837 in KY. He married second Ella M. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1853 in Maine. Both her parents were born in Maine. William was a farmer. The family was in the 1880 census for
Marshall, Platte Co., MO, page 9A, with wife Ella M. All the children were born in MO. Also living with them in 1880 was William’s nephew James Owens,
age 13, son of his sister Serena. They
were in the 1870 census for Platte Co., MO, page 495, with wife Phoebe.
Children - Graves, by Phoebe
Kincaid
151. Sarah (“Sally”) Graves, b.c. 1858.
152. Bell Graves, b.c. 1860.
+153. Nancy W. Graves, b. 2 Sept. 1861, m. Allen A. Hillix, 16 Dec. 1882,
d. 12 March 1884.
154. Proffit (or Robert E.) Graves, b.c. 1866. The 1880 census showed him as Proffit and
the 1870 census listed Robert E., b.c. 1865.
155. Hattie Graves, b.c. 1870.
156. June Graves, b.c. 1872.
157. George Graves, b.c. 1874.
Children - Graves, prob. by Ella
M. ------
158. Willie Graves, b. 1880.
Serena C. Graves (65) was born 17
June 1838. She married Joel M.
Owens. He was born 22 July 1832 in
Lewis Co., KY. Both their children were
born in Platte Co., MO. One or both of
the parents may have died by 1880, since the 1880 census showed Lizzie living
with her brother Christopher, and James living with her brother William. (R‑18)
Children - Owens
159. Lizzie Owens, b.c. 1863.
160. James Owens, b.c. 1867.
Christopher Columbus Graves (66)
was born about 1841 in TN. He married
Nancy Siler. She was born about 1850 in
MO. The family was in the 1880 census
for Marshall, Platte Co., MO, page 9A.
He was a farmer. Also living
with them in 1880 was Christopher’s mother Sarah, and his niece Lizzie Owens,
daughter of his sister Serena. All
their children were born in MO.
Children - Graves
161. Lula Graves, b.c. 1875.
162. Adelia Graves, b.c. 1877.
163. Lena L. Graves, b.c. 1878.
GENERATION 5
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM H. GRAVES
(23) AND AMELIA CUNNINGHAM
Thomas Jefferson Graves (71) was
born 15 Sept. 1849 in Merry Green, Grant Co., AR, and died 15 April 1920. He was a farmer in Sheridan, Grant Co.,
AR. He married Martha Mellissia McDonald,
daughter of John McDonald (b. in NC) and Annie ‑‑‑‑‑‑
(b. in AL). She was born 13 Jan. 1852
in MS, and died 20 July 1905. She was
first married to Mr. Madison (?). The
family was listed in the 1880 census for Grant Co., AR, which showed the first
3 children born in AR. It is believed
that all the children were born in Sheridan, AR.
Mrs. Cansada Haney said that for
health reasons the family moved to higher country. He was then a farmer and a blacksmith near the small town of
Lonsdale, AR.
Mrs. Haney said "Friday was
"fasting" day. All the men
brought their work for my grandfather to do -- shoe horses, sharpen plows, mend
harnesses for horses. They fasted 1
hour, left him the work to do, and went back to their fields to work the
crops." (R‑6, R‑7, R‑8)
Children - Graves
164. William W. W. (or William H. H.)
("Will" or "Willie") Graves, b. 7 Jan. 1874. A family story is that Willie was accused of
a crime he alleged not to have comitted.
He disappeared, became a fugitive, and was never heard of again.
+165. Victoria Graves, b. 25 Sept. 1877, m. James Rufus McDougald, 30
Dec. 1891, d. 13 Oct. 1959.
166. Mary Amanda Graves (called Amanda), b. 25 Nov.
1879, d. 11 Feb. 1885.
+167. John Jefferson Graves, b. 28 June 1882, m. Effie (Twiss?), d. 11
Jan. 1973.
+168. Hester Amelia Graves, b. 20 Aug. 1884, m. Clarence S. Twiss, d. 3
Jan. 1910.
+169. Thomas Alonzo Graves, b. 24 Oct. 1886, m. Emma Olena Mote, 12 Dec.
1909, d. 16 June 1940.
170. Sina Candace (or Candice) Maybel Graves
(called Sina), b. 6 July 1889, m. Silas B. Crawford (or Cranford), d. 7 May
1975. Bur. Pleasant Valley Cem., Hot
Springs Co., AR. Lived in Hot Springs,
AR. He was b. 20 June 1874, d. 20 Jan.
1935, bur. Ten Mile Cem., Saline Co., AR.
No children.
+171. Martha Josephine Graves, b. 23 Dec. 1891, m. August C. Twiss, 9
Aug. 1908.
CHILDREN OF CASSANDRA P. GRAVES (31)
AND JAMES R. RAY
Jeremiah Ray (80) was born in May
1839 and died 24 Jan. 1910, both in Jackson Co., TN. He married Elizabeth Sloan.
She was born about 1839 in TN.
(R‑13)
Children - Ray
172. Lavina Ray, b.c. 1859.
173. Cassandra Ray, b.c. 1860.
174. Leonidas Ray, b.c. 1862.
+175. John Henry Ray, b.c. 1863, m. Susan Alice Porterfield, d. 1940.
176. Lucy Ray, b.c. 1866.
177. Sarah Ray, b.c. 1868.
178. Almeda Ray, b.c. 1869.
179. James Oliver Ray, b.c. 1870.
180. Margaret Louise Ray, b. 5 Jan. 1871.
181. Winton Ray, b. Oct. 1873.
CHILDREN OF OCTAVOS GRAVES (34)
AND ELVIRA THAXTON
John Beman Graves (91) was born 12
July 1857 in Smith Co., Tenn., and died 30 July 1936 in Cookeville, Tenn. The
1870 U.S. census for Smith Co. showed him living with the Thackstons. He first married Clarkie Dillard. She died without having any children. He secondly married Belle Zeldra Duke on 31
Dec. 1891 (?) in Jackson Co., Tenn. She
was born 3 June 1870 in Jackson Co., and died 17 May 1948 in Cookeville,
Tenn. (R‑4)
Children - Graves
+182. Essie Mary Graves, b. 16 July 1893, m. Henry Nevils Foster, 4 Sept.
1918.
CHILDREN OF WADE H. GRAVES (39)
AND ELVIRA E. TEEL
George Beamon Graves (97) was born
14 Jan. 1868, and died in 1959 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. He married Ann Tryphena Carver on 26 Nov.
1901. She was born 23 Feb. 1878. (R‑15)
Children - Graves
183. child
+184. Anne Elizabeth Graves, b. 24 Sept. 1912, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Kirkpatrick, d. 10 Jan. 1982.
Verlena Edna Graves (99) was born
17 Aug. 1875. She married Joseph J.
Pate on 25 July 1895. (R‑15)
Children - Pate
185. Earl Graves, b. 14 June 1896.
186. Willie George Graves, b. 5 Oct. 1897, d. 28
July 1902.
187. John Henry Graves, b. 29 June 1899.
188. child
CHILDREN OF THADEUS C. GRAVES
(43) AND NANCY E. CHILCUTT
John Hugh (or Huey)[6]
Graves (111) was born 17 Oct. 1859 in TN (or near Paris, TX), died 30 Jan. 1941
in Fort Worth, TX, and was buried 31 Jan. 1941 in Mt. Hope Cem., Anson,
TX. He married Emma L. Thornton,
daughter of William Alexander Thornton and Josephine Smith, on 17 Feb. 1891 in
Mansfield, TX[7]. She was born 12 Aug. 1869 and died 6 Sept.
1934. They were Methodist, one of 12
families that built and paid for the Fairview Methodist Church, Plainview
community, Jones Co., TX, from cotton crops of 1905. The church still stands, not in use today, but well preserved,
for annual cemetery working and services on that day. John was a partner with his father in the dry goods business of
Thad Graves & Son in Mansfield, TX[8]. He was also a farmer. He was a Mason. In 1920 they moved to Anson, TX, and they were both buried in
Mount Hope Cem., Anson. (R‑9, R‑10)
Children - Graves
+189. Harold Mathison Graves, b. 2 Dec. 1893, m. Naomi Ethel Conner, 21
May 1918, d. 1 Sept. 1962.
+190. Fred Graves, b. 23 Dec. 1894, m(1) Myrah B. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
m(2) Billie ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
191. Alvin Graves, b. 5 Jan. 1898, d. 17 Jan. 1898.
CHILDREN OF ADLIZA GRAVES (44)
AND SAMUEL SNODGRASS
Serma Clementine Snodgrass (121)
was born in 1861 in Johnson Co., Texas.
She married Drury Cooper Waller in 1878. (R‑2)
Children - Waller
+192. Ada Earle Waller, b. 1879, m. Samuel Byrd Rutledge, 1897.
CHILDREN OF EASOM L. BURKE (57)
AND HARRIETT MUNDAY
William Logan Burke (126) was born
5 Jan. 1860 in Lebanon, Wilson Co., Tenn., died 9 Nov. 1899 in Waco, McLennan
Co., Texas, and was buried in Waco. He
was sheriff, probably of McLennan Co., Texas.
He married Bettie Morgan Trice, daughter of Charles Foster Trice and
Mary Ann Powell, on 30 Dec. 1886 in Waco.
She was born 9 May 1863 in Lebanon, Tenn., died 22 Aug. 1906 in Waco,
and was buried in Waco. She secondly
married Sam W. Whaley. (R‑5)
Children - Burke
+193. William Logan Burke, b. 28 March 1888, m. Ida Louise Hannefield, 24
Jan. 1909, d. 28 March 1961.
194. Ollie May Burke, b. 1894, d. 27 Aug. 1895.
CHILDREN OF FRANCIS M. BURKE
(59) AND SARAH H. SHEPHARD
Mahalia Parrisetta Burke (132) was
born 14 Nov. 1852 in Union, IL, and died 1 Feb. 1946 in McKinney, Collin Co.,
TX. She married Orlands Bodeman
Coleman, son of James T. Coleman and Almira E. Talkington, on 12 Oct. 1871 in
Collin Co., TX. He was born 29 July
1850 in Logan Co., KY, and died 4 March 1930 in McKinney, Collin Co., TX. They were both buried in Wear Cem.,
McKinney, Collin Co., TX. All their
children were born in Collin Co., TX.
(R‑19)
Children - Coleman
195. Nannie Belle Coleman, b. 6 Aug. 1875, d. 23
Jan. 1878 (Collin Co., TX).
196. Jim M. Coleman, b. 27 July 1872, m. Susie V. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. 22 April 1938. She was b. 19 Feb.
1871 and d. 16 Nov. 1939.
+197. Sarah Almira Coleman, b. 31 Dec. 1873, m. Edwin Lewis, 12 April
1892, d. 16 May 1967.
CHILDREN OF IRA E. GRAVES (63)
AND CYNTHIA A. LOVELADY
Estella (or Estell) Belle Graves
(147) was born 17 Oct. 1870 in Weston, Platte Co., MO, and died 6 July 1963 in
Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. She
married Edward Davis (“Dee”) Smith on 6 July 1892 in Platte Co., MO. (R‑17)
Children - Smith
198. Exa Beatrice Smith, b. 18 July 1893, m.
Stanley Rogers, d. 27 Jan. 1968 (Orange Co., CA).
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM G. GRAVES
(64) AND PHOEBE KINCAID
Nancy (“Nannie”) W. Graves (153)
was born 2 Sept. 1861 in MO, died 12 March 1884 in Weston, Platte Co., MO, and
was buried 14 March 1884 in Platte Co., MO.
She married Allen A. Hillix, son of William Walker Hillix and Ellen
Rebecca Whittington, on 16 Dec. 1882 in Weston, MO. He was born 29 June 1861, died 9 July 1940, and was buried at
Camden Point, all in Platte Co., MO. (R‑16)
Children - Hillix
199. Mable G. Hillix, b. 12 March 1884 (Weston,
Platte Co., MO), d. 13 March 1884 (Platte Co., MO).
Return to Alphabetical
Ancestor Listing
Return to Main
Page
[1] This list of children is from Donna Graves Ferrell, as found by her at her local library, and sent to Col. James R. Graves (R‑6).
[2] 1860 census shows age 22. 1860 census, Johnson Co., TX, Alvarado P.O.
[3] 1880 census, Tarrant Co., TX, p. 28, ED99, 241, dwelling 244/246.
[4] His name was given as Samuel Sanders in the LDS Ancestral File. The reason for that is not known, since it is clearly Snodgrass in the 1860 census records. Also, a John Snodgrass is listed as a witness to the marriage of John Huey Graves and Emma Thornton.
[5] The 1860 census, taken Aug. 15, 1860, Johnson Co., P.O. Alvarado, TX, p. 74, household 507-513, lists Samuel Snodgrass, age 31, head of household, Adeliza Snodgrass, age 27, James L. Snodgrass, 6, John G. Snodgrass, 4, William L. Snodgrass, 2, and also a Jackson family group living with them.
[6] R‑9 gave Huey as his middle name, and R‑10 gave Hughes as middle name.
[7] R‑9 gave place of marriage as Mansfield, TX, and R‑10 said near Johnson Station, TX.
[8] R‑10 said the store was in Anson, Jones Co., TX.