James Graves

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Page 12 August 21 1850 HH80/80 Graves, James 20 IL farmer
Emaline 21 IL
Elvidia 05 IL
Malinda 02 IL
Goodman, Samuel 18 IL farmer
Richard 14 IL
Lucinda 12 IL
Mary A 10 IL

Courtesy of Janice Knotter Columbus, OH Janice@Knotter.com

Note that the two Graves children were born prior to the date listed for the marriage of James Graves to Emaline Elliott. The oldest, Elvidia, would have been born was only 15. Born to him during a prior marriage? Younger sisters?

James married Emmeline Elliott on 23 Aug 1849 in White County, Illinois. Emmeline (daughter of John Elliott and Anna Condet) was born before 1829 in Illinois; died on 22 May 1853. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
James Graves (1482) was born 6 Aug. 1829 (or 1830) in White Co., IL, on the farm adjoining the one where he later lived, died 21 Sept. 1913, and was buried in Stokes Chapel Cem., White Co., IL. He first married Emeline (or Emmeline) Elliott, daughter of John Elliott and Anna Condet, on 23 Aug. 1849. She died 22 May 1853. He married second Nancy Jane Gamron, daughter of Thomas Gamron and Anna Patton of White Co., IL, on 6 Dec. 1855 in White Co., IL. She was born 7 Sept. 1835 (or 27 Sept 1836 according to her tombstone), died 5 Dec. 1904, and was also buried in Stokes Chapel Cem. This family was recorded on the 1860-1880 censuses in White Co., IL.

James Graves was "one of the oldest settlers and a very extensive farmer, owning 710 acres of as fine land as there is in the county. Fine buildings and well improved. Mr. Graves is a Democrat and voted his first ballot for Franklin Pierce." (R-231, R-236)


From Captain Thomas Graves
1608 Settler of Jamestown, Virginia and his Descendants (ca. 1580-2012)
As revised as a result of the findings of the Graves/Greaves DNA Study
http://www.gravesfa.org/gen169.htm