tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84682014751049354922024-03-05T16:03:54.241-08:00Graham Southern Roots and ShootsThe purpose of this blog is to document my research on my southern Graham ancestors: their ancestors and descendants.Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-55862852964122942492013-12-30T13:23:00.000-08:002013-12-30T13:47:06.194-08:00A One-eyed Horse The following and seemingly unimportant newspaper article about a stray one-eyed horse doesn't appear to be all that interesting, except that it places Wm. Graham (son of Robert and Ruth) and his brother-in-law Joel Merchant (husband of Christiana Elizabeth Graham) in Rapides Parish, Louisiana on 24 April 1867.<br />
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Since both men lived most of their lives in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, it again doesn't seem to make much difference that we know this particular date placing them in this locality. However, according to family lore we believe that most, if not all of the Graham family fled to Texas during the Civil War. Both Wm. Graham and Joel Merchant served in the Confederate army during the war. Thanks to this little article combined with Joel Merchants marriage to Christiana Elizabeth Graham on 24 Jan 1867, we know that the Graham family had moved back from Texas by, at least early 1867. <br />
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The Louisiana Democrat. (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, April 24, 1867, Image 1<br />
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TAKEN UP and estrayed before me by Gadie Johnson---a DARK BAY HORSE, with blaze face, hind feet white, roach mane and short tail, left eye out, ten years old, thirteen and a half hand high, and branded thus: [see image for brand] Appraised by Joel Merchant and Wm. Graham to be worth Twenty-Five dollars in currency. <br />
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The owner is requested to come forward, prove proverty, pay charges, and take him away within sixty days, or the said Estray will be sold according tot law. Wm. RANDOLPH, a17-47-Printers fee $7 50. J. P. Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-46204991933524249462013-11-15T17:42:00.001-08:002013-11-15T18:41:00.626-08:00Pvt. Wm J. Graham (Confederate Soldier)According to the newspaper article written by his nephew Julian Dow
Graham and published 21 Feb 1873 in The South Rapides Chronicle, we learned that Robert and Ruth Graham's son William Jackson Graham fought for the Confederate cause during the Civil War. <br />
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William Jackson Graham, age 17 years 11 months enlisted in the 16th Regiment Louisiana Infantry, at <a href="http://www.campmoorela.com/" target="_blank">Camp Moore, Louisiana</a> to fight for the Confederacy. His enlistment term was for the duration of the war.<br />
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Between Sept 29th and Nov 1st he was assigned to Company G. the Piney Woods Sharp Shooters. They spent the first winter (1861) at Camp Benjamin in New Orleans. Then in "<span style="font-size: small;"><u>February,
1962</u>, the regiment went to <b>Corinth</b>,<b> </b>Mississippi, as part of
General Daniel Ruggles' brigade." (1) </span><br />
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As part of the Company G. 16 th Louisiana Infantry, William would have been at the:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/battle-of-shiloh.htm" target="_blank">Battle of Shiloh</a></li>
<li><a href="http://battleoffarmington.com/history.htm" target="_blank">Battle of Farmington</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stirling%27s_Plantation" target="_blank">Battle of Stirlings Plantation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Missionary_Ridge" target="_blank">Battle of Missionary Ridge </a></li>
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Wm. J. Graham was captured by Union forces under Major General Thomas at the Battle of Missionary Ridge on 25 Nov 1863.<br />
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His military records further indicated that he was eventually sent to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Island_Arsenal" target="_blank">Rock Island</a> Prisoner of War camp in Illinois. (2) Family lore claims that William walked from Illinois to Louisiana after his release. Upon finding that his family had gone to Texas he obtained a mule and went to Texas. The story continues that when he arrived at the farm where his parents and siblings were staying they did not immediately recognize him. The family eventually returned to Louisiana where William died 11 May 1925 of a cerebral hemorrhage (3) </div>
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In the passing away Monday, May 11, of W. J. Graham, at his home in Forest Hill, South Rapides lost one of her oldest and most highly respected citizens.</div>
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Deceased was numbered among the pioneers of the parish. he was a Confederate Veteran, serving throughout the conflict between the states. He had been in ill health for sometime and his death was not a surprise to his family and friends. <br />
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Mr. Graham is survived by his wife and the following children: Mrs. Z. P. Scarbrock, of McNary, Arizona; Mrs. S A. Mallett, of Beaumont, Texas; Mrs. Charles Saxe, of Houston, Texas; Ellis Graham, of El Dorado, Ark., Hadley Graham, of Forest Hill, La; Arch Graham, of Forest Hill, and Jeff Graham, of Alexandria. <br />
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The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Hill, pastor of the Methodist Church of Lecompte, Tuesday amid a large concourse of friends and relatives, after which the remains were laid away in the family cemetery at Forest Hill. The Ku Klux Klan, of which deceased was a member, had charge at the grave. (4)<br />
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(1) 16th Volunteer Regiment Infantry <a href="http://www.acadiansingray.com/16th%20Regt.%20Inf.htm#G">http://www.acadiansingray.com/16th%20Regt.%20Inf.htm#G</a><br />
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(2) Widows Pension application by Laura Graham dated 8 Jun 1925. <br />
(3) Graham, William Jackson death certificate<br />
(4) obituary copied on the back of his death certificate - newspaper not identified<br />
<br />Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-8722085819241633272013-11-04T15:13:00.000-08:002013-11-04T15:13:02.211-08:00Robert Graham Appointed Commissioner<br />
In Louisiana, Police Juries have served as parish governments since the early1800s. Here's an article that explains more about the <a href="http://www.kplctv.com/story/6693865/history-of-police-jury-government" target="_blank">Police Jury</a>. Road and bridge building and maintenance were handled at the local level by residents who were appointed as Commissioners. In the newspaper article below Robert Graham along with his neighbors H. G. Nash and William Dyer (most likely the father of Robert's daughter-in-law, Laura Dyer m. William Jackson Graham), were appointed commissioners for Spring Hill Ward and charged with the building and maintenance of a bridge. <br />
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Alexandria, La.,<br />January 10, 1878.<br /><br />The Jury met pursuant to adjournment; all members present; F. Seip, President, in the chair. The minutes of yesterday's meeting were read and adopted. [...]<br /><br />On motion of Mr. Calhoon,<br />Resolved, That in accordance with a resolution passed by the Jury, appointed Commissioners to apportion road hands in the respective Wards, <br /> H. B. Nash, Robert Graham and William Dyer are appointed Commissioners for Spring Hill Ward; [...]<br />
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"Alexandria, La., January 10, 1878," The Louisiana Democrat, 16 Jan 1878, p. image 2; digital images; Chronicling America. <a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/">http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/</a> Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-55516677069156001032013-10-25T19:23:00.000-07:002013-10-26T13:23:05.980-07:00 Parents for Robert Graham (1818-1890) of Scott County, Mississippi, Jackson and Rapides Parishes, Louisiana <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="background-color: white;">This report is the culmination of my research to find the parents of Robert Graham. I am grateful to the 30+ years of research by many family historians who tackled this problem before me, as they provided many excelent references and clues for me to build upon. It is my hope that those who find errors or who have evidence that reinforces or challenges my conclusions that they will let me know.</span></span> </i><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Unfortunately, I was unable to make the footnotes work correctly in blogger, so anyone wanting a copy of the this report with all its footnotes/sources, please leave me a comment with your email address and I'll be happy to email you a fully sourced copy. </i></span></div>
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Two men named Robert Graham lived in Scott County,
Mississippi in 1840. Both men were born during the same time period
(1816-1818).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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No documents specifically tell us the names of either of <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">the</span> Robert Grahams’ parents;
therefore, we must build a case for each man through a thorough search and
analysis of the available circumstantial evidence.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Possible
candidates for Robert Grahams’ fathers were those Graham men living in Wayne
County, Mississippi between 1816 and 1820:</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert
Graham<sub>(1)</sub></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Anthony
Graham</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">William
Graham</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Zachariah
Graham</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Both Robert
Graham<sub>(1)</sub> and Anthony Graham had sons named Robert Graham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since there were only two Robert Grahams
living in Scott Co., MS in 1840, the assumption is that one was the son of
Robert Graham<sub>(1)</sub> and the other was the son of Anthony Graham
Sr.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Researchers have struggled with
assigning the correct Robert Graham to his parents for decades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorting out the two families and determining
the parents of each Robert Graham is the goal of this research and analysis.</span></div>
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The easiest way to distinguish the 2 men from one another is
through their wives:</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Robert Graham<sub>(2)</sub> m. Ruth Smith</li>
<li>Robert Graham<sub>(3)</sub> m. Charlotte Pennington.</li>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert</span><sub>(2)</sub>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Ruth Graham were known to have lived in both
Mississippi and Louisiana, and family lore says Robert lived in Texas prior to
1838 and again during the Civil War.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>N<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">o marriage record for Robert Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Ruth Smith was located in Mississippi,
Louisiana or Texas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Scott County, MS
land record between Robert & Ruth Graham and Jackson Graham dated, 28 Aug
1838, establishes them as a married couple. </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> A marriage record, dated 24 Sept
1836, for Robert Graham</span><sub>(3)</sub> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Charlotte Pennington
was found in Rankin County, Mississippi,</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> one of the parent counties of Scott
Co., MS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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We know that the elder Robert<sub>(1)</sub> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>& Christian(a) Graham’s youngest son was
also named Robert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This evidence comes
from three different legal documents.</div>
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<li>March 1827, Hinds County, MS Probate Court
guardianship order making John Graham the guardian of Robert Graham’s minor
children lists Robert as a minor.</li>
<li>On 3 December 1827, Robert is again noted as a
minor in the disposition of the elder Robert Graham’s estate. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></span></span></span></a></li>
<li>Deed of gift registered in Scott County,
Mississippi 19 Sept 1836, wherein Christiana Graham (Robert’s widow) gave the
slave Aaron to her “two youngest sons, Jackson Graham & Robert Graham”.
This direct evidence provided by a mother of her sons’ names is clear and
convincing.</li>
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Because there were only two Robert
Grahams living in Scott County in 1840, we can be confident that one of them
was the Robert Graham named in each of these legal documents.
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Timeline for Robert Graham</u></b><u><sub>(3)</sub><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> m. Charlotte Pennington</b></u></div>
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Robert Graham<sub>(3)</sub> was born about 1816 – 1818, most
likely in North Carolina (1860, 1870 and 1880 federal census).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only the 1850 census lists his birthplace as
South Carolina. And,
no records indicated that he was born in Mississippi.</div>
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Robert and Charlotte Graham’s children:</div>
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</span></span></span>Lafayette Graham b. 1838 Mississippi</div>
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</span></span></span>Frank Graham b. 1843 Mississippi</div>
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</span></span></span>Anthony Graham b. 1844 Mississippi</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1838 Scott County
Tax Rolls </u></b></div>
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Robert Graham <sub>(3)</sub> first appeared in the government
records, in the form of poll taxes. “Poll taxes [general revenue] were a tax
specified by law for every free man above the age of 21 […].” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this time he paid taxes for 1 white poll
(himself) and 2 slaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prior to the
Civil War he was consistently enumerated with slaves.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1840 Census</u> </b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn10;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></span></span></span></a></div>
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Robert<sub>(3)</sub> appeared <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the 1840 federal census for Scott County,
Mississippi with two males under 5 – these would have been the unknown male if
he was born before or in 1840, and Lafayette b. in 1838.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two males between 10 and 29 – Robert fits
this category.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other male is
unknown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one female between 10 and
29 is consistent with Charlotte’s age.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1840 Tax Rolls</u></b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#_ftn11" name="_ftnref11" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn11;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></span></span></span></a></div>
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Again Robert Graham<sub>(3)</sub> paid $1.62 ½ for 1<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> white poll and 2 slaves</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1841 Scott County
Tax Rolls </u></b></div>
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Robert Graham Sr.<sub>(3)</sub> and Robert Graham Jr<sup> </sup><sub>(2)</sub>
appear on this year’s tax roll.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sr.
and jr. only apply to which is older and which is younger, not to a father-son
relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sr. would have been
Robert<sub>(3)</sub> m. Charlotte and the jr. Robert<sub>(2)</sub> m. Ruth. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1845 Scott County,
Mississippi State Census </u></b></div>
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Neither Robert Graham appeared on this census.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By this time Robert<sub>(2)</sub> and Ruth
Graham were in Jackson County, Louisiana, while Robert<sub>(3)</sub> and
Charlotte Graham had moved to Newton County, Mississippi, most likely to be near
his aging father, Anthony Graham and his siblings.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1845 Newton County
Tax Rolls</u></b></div>
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This is the first year that Robert Graham<sub>(3)</sub>
appeared in Newton County.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This would
have been the Robert Graham<sub>(3)</sub> m. Charlotte Pennington; they were
enumerated again on the 1850 and 1860 censuses for Newton County, MS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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On the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1850 federal
census </b>Robert<sub>(3)</sub> and Charlotte Graham are enumerated as family #
2 living in Newton County Mississippi, which borders Scott County Mississippi
on the east.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Family #3 appearing on the
next line in the census is Anthony Graham b. 1770 in North Carolina.</div>
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Living with Anthony Graham are most likely his children:</div>
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1860 Census</u></b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#_ftn16" name="_ftnref16" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn16;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></span></span></span></a></div>
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The family in 1860, was still living in Newton County,
Mississippi. On this census Anthony Graham age 90 is now living with Robert <sub>(3)</sub>
and Charity Graham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps Charlotte
also went by the name of Charity, or the enumerator made an error.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Children living with Robert and Charity are:</div>
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Benjamin Graham, b. 1840 in Mississippi</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Antony Graham, b. 1842 in Mississippi</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>William Graham, b. 1845 in Mississippi</li>
</ul>
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During this year, Anthony Graham along with Robert <sub>(3)</sub>
and Charlotte Graham, among other probable relatives, sold property located in
Rankin County, Mississippi.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#_ftn17" name="_ftnref17" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn17;" title=""></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This further strengthens the theory of a
familial tie between Anthony and this Robert Graham<sub>(3)</sub>.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1870 Census</u></b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#_ftn18" name="_ftnref18" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn18;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Robert</span><sub>(3)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> and Charlotte had moved back to
Scott Co., MS by 1870.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can assume
that Anthony Graham died before 1870, as he would have been about 100 years old
in 1870.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1880 Census</u></b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#_ftn19" name="_ftnref19" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn19;" title=""></a></div>
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By 1880, Robert<sub>(3)</sub> and Charlotte Graham had moved
to Vernon Parish, Louisiana, where they were living with Robert’s brother
Benjamin Graham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was indicated as
the brother on this census.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Naming Patterns for Anthony, Benjamin and Robert Graham</u></b>:</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">The chart
below compares the children’s names of Anthony & <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Assenith</span> Graham and some of their children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benjamin and Robert are possible children of
Robert & Asmeth Graham; Robert</span><sub>(3)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> m. Charlotte Pennington is only 1 possible choice of the
Robert, who was their son.</span></div>
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<td style="border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.0pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Anthony</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> & Asmeth/Assenith</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.95pt;" valign="top" width="125"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert & Charlotte</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.05pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Benjamin & Martha</span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.0pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.95pt;" valign="top" width="125"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.05pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.0pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Benjamin</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.95pt;" valign="top" width="125"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Benjamin</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.05pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">George</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.0pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Asenath</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.95pt;" valign="top" width="125"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Lafayette</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.05pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Sarah</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.0pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
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</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.95pt;" valign="top" width="125"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Frank</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.05pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Samuel</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.0pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
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</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.95pt;" valign="top" width="125"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Anthony</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.05pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Florence</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.0pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
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</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.95pt;" valign="top" width="125"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">William</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.05pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Orphelia</span></div>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.0pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 93.95pt;" valign="top" width="125"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
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</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.05pt;" valign="top" width="128"><div class="Standard" style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: 117.65pt; mso-element-top: 7.9pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Clinton</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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Although the naming pattern is weak, Robert & Charlotte
Graham did name 1 son Benjamin (after a brother?) and 1 son Anthony, perhaps
after the father of Robert. <br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Timeline for Robert
Graham</span></u></b><u><sub>(2)</sub></u><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> m. Ruth Smith</span></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Children of Robert </span></b><sub>(2)</sub><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">
and Ruth Graham:</span></b></div>
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<ol>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Sarah
Graham b. abt. 1839 Mississippi</span>
</li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Christiana
Elizabeth Graham b. abt. 1842 Mississippi</span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">William
Jackson Graham b. 1843 Louisiana</span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Julia
Ann Graham b. 1845 Louisiana</span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Emily
Graham b. 1846 Louisiana</span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Lorenzo
Dow Graham b. 1848 Louisiana</span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Demerious
Graham b. 1850 Louisiana</span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Ruth
M. Graham b. 1851 Louisiana</span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Mary
Ann Graham b. 1853 Louisiana</span></li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Annie
Graham b. 1855 Louisiana</span></li>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Robert Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> and
wife </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">bought
property on Feb. 1, 1836.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Deed Book C,
Page 63.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the first instance of a
record showing that Robert </span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was already married.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ruth Smith was the only known wife of this Robert Graham </span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and she did appear on the land sale of this
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Ruth Graham sold 164
acres of land to Jackson Graham in 1838 for $200. This land was adjacent to
land already owned by Jackson.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#_ftn21" name="_ftnref21" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn21;" title=""></a></div>
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over 21 in Mississippi paid a poll tax every year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is worth noting that this Robert did not
appear in the tax records for 1838.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
1839 records are unavailable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
he paid a poll tax in 1840, so he would have turned 21 between 1838 and 1840.
This is consistent with his gravestone birthdate of 18 Aug 1818. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert Graham
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robert Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appeared on the 1840
Scott County federal census enumerated as:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 male 20-29
years – consistent with Robert’s age, 1 female under 5 years – consistent with
Sarah’s birth before 1840, and 1 female 20-29 years, which could be Ruth.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert
Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paid 1 white poll tax.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Robert
Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was enumerated as 2 males and 2 females.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We don’t know of another male child born
between 1840-1841, but perhaps this child died, or there is an error on the
census.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Ruth Graham moved to
Jackson Parish, Louisiana.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their two
oldest daughters were born in Mississippi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Their 3<sup>rd</sup> child, a son, was born in Louisiana, so we know
that the family moved between the births of the 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup>
children </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">−</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> sometime between 1842 and 1843.</span></div>
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took out 3 land patents in Jackson County, LA: 1851, 1858, and 1859. <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">A patent was a process and was not
granted until the person had resided on or used the land for a specific number
of years – usually about seven years. The patent dates are consistent with the
calculated move date of 1842-1843.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">By the time
of the 1860 census Robert</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">and
Ruth Graham with their children were living in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Family
tradition says that Robert</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>took his family to Texas during the Civil
War.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was probably true, as there were
many reports of thousands of refugees fleeing Louisiana and sitting out the war
in Texas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of Robert</span><sub>(1)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">and Christian (a) Graham’s children migrated to Texas before the
Civil War, so it would be natural for Robert to take his family to safety where
he might already have other family ties.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert
Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">,
now a widower, is still living in Rapides Parish, LA, with 4 of his youngest
daughters.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">This is the
last census record for Robert Graham,</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> as he died on 10 Feb 1890.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Comparison
of Children’s names across Robert</span><sub>(1)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> & Christiana Graham and some of their known children:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">John,
Reuben, Archibald, George Jackson were all children of Robert</span><sub>(1)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">& Christian Graham; Robert</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>m. Ruth is only 1
possible choice of the Robert, who was their son.</span></div>
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Sarah and Jackson are obviously family names as they appear in several of the
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">George <span style="background: yellow;">Jackson</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>& <span style="background: yellow;">Ruth</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Christian</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert</span></div>
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<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Christian</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.15pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<span style="background: yellow; color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Christian</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 83.0pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">George <span style="background: yellow;">Jackson</span></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 90.95pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">William <span style="background: yellow;">Jackson</span></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Mary</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 57.2pt;" valign="top" width="76"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.95pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.15pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<span style="color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">William
<span style="background: yellow;">Jackson</span></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 83.0pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Archibald</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 90.95pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Maranda</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 57.2pt;" valign="top" width="76"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.95pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.15pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 83.0pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="Standard">
<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Sarah</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 90.95pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="Standard">
<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Sarah</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Anjaline</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 57.2pt;" valign="top" width="76"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.95pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Sarah</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.15pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<span style="background: yellow; color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Sarah</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 83.0pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Reuben</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 90.95pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Lorenza</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">David</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 57.2pt;" valign="top" width="76"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.95pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.15pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 83.0pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="Standard">
<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 90.95pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Rebecca</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 57.2pt;" valign="top" width="76"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.95pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.15pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 83.0pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">John</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 90.95pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="Standard">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Matilda</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 57.2pt;" valign="top" width="76"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.95pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.15pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 83.0pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 90.95pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 57.2pt;" valign="top" width="76"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.95pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<span style="background: yellow; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Ruth</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> <span style="background: yellow;">Demarious</span></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.15pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<span style="background: yellow; color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Demarious</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 83.0pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 90.95pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 57.2pt;" valign="top" width="76"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 79.95pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 80.15pt;" valign="top" width="107"><div class="Standard">
<span style="background: yellow; color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Ruth</span><span style="background: yellow;"></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid #00000A 1.0pt; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 83.0pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="Standard">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #00000A 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #00000A .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 90.95pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="Standard">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert
Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
who married Ruth Smith</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">
was born in 1818, in Wayne County Mississippi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His birthdate overlapped with the same dates (1816-1820) that the Robert</span><sub>(1)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">and Christian (Keahey) Graham were living in Wayne County
Mississippi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Robert and
Ruth Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lived in Scott County, Mississippi from about
1836 until sometime between 1842, when their daughter Christian Elizabeth was
born in Mississippi, and 1843, when their son, William Jackson was born in
Jackson County, Louisiana.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was their
son, George Jackson Graham, named for the county of his birth or because the
Jackson family name was passed on to baby George?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christian Keahey Graham was likely the
daughter of John Keahey and Martha Jackson, and the grand-daughter of Samuel
and Christian Jackson.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#_ftn30" name="_ftnref30" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn30;" title=""></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> Both Christian and Jackson were
family names.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However Jackson may also have
been a popular name because of President Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of
New Orleans.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Jackson
Graham and Robert Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">were
both named by Christian Graham in her deed of gift, dated 19 Sept 1836, as her
2 youngest sons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1838, while living
in Scott County, Mississippi Robert and Ruth Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sold property to Jackson
Graham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also named their oldest son
William Jackson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While not direct
evidence of a family connection, these three facts are interesting and suggest
at least some kind of family connection between Robert Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">and Jackson Graham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
Robert also named children:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Christian
(after his mother?)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">William
Jackson (Jackson after his brother or his great-grandmother’s maiden name?)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Demarious
(after older brother John’s wife?), John was the guardian of Jackson and Robert
when they were minors.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">Sarah
– this name comes up in other Graham sibling families.</span></li>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">The
parent/child evidence that Robert Graham</span><sub>(3)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";"> m. Charlotte Pennington was the son
of Anthony Graham is very strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
only other parent option for Robert Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">m. Ruth Smith would be Robert</span><sub>(1)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">and Christian Graham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
evidence of birth date/place and family naming patterns for Robert Graham</span><sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">m. Ruth Smith solidifies the parent/child relationship to Robert
Graham</span><sub>(1)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";">and Christian(a)
Keahey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until new evidence is uncovered
that proves otherwise, we can be confident that </span>Robert Graham<sub>(1)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>and Christian Keahey
were the parents of Robert Graham<sub>(2)</sub><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>b. 20 Aug 1818 in Wayne County, MS.</div>
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Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-14622599892791536552013-10-01T10:08:00.001-07:002013-10-01T10:08:24.397-07:00Zeroing in on Parentage Using Census DataRobert Graham was born 20 August 1818, or so his headstone tell us. And the census records throughout his life consistently report that he was born in Mississippi. But, without any actual documentation, can we pin down Robert's birthplace to a specific county in Mississippi?<br />
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The first census where we can identify Robert Graham is 1840, in Scott County, Mississippi. In fact, there are 2 men named Robert Graham listed on that census. Careful, study of both men through the census records, tells us that 1 of them was probably born in North Carolina sometime between 1816 and 1818. This Robert is also referred to as Robert Graham Sr. on some of the tax rolls, while Robert Graham born in Mississippi on 20 August 1818 is referred to as Robert Graham Jr. <br />
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One of these men's father is Robert Graham b. before 1775 in North Carolina m. Christian Keahey d. 1825 in Hinds County, Mississippi (at least Hinds County is where his probate records are located). and the other Robert Graham's father is Anthony Graham. <br />
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Both the elder Robert and Anthony Graham came from North Carolina to Mississippi on or before 1820. While we don't know the exact arrival years, we can assume that Robert came before Anthony, as only Robert Graham appears on the 1816 Wayne County, Mississippi Territorial census. By 1820, both Robert and Anthony are listed on the 1820 Wayne County, Mississippi Territorial census.<br />
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Since Robert Graham born in 1818 in Mississippi and both potential fathers were living in Wayne County, MS on or before 1820, it is probable that our Robert was born in Wayne, County, MS. Even more important this also suggests that our Robert Graham was the son of the elder Robert Graham and Christian Keahey. <br />
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Robert Graham and Christian Keahey are known to have had a son named Robert. In fact, we know from Robert Graham's 1827 probate records and Christian's 1836 deed of gift that Robert was their youngest child. A son born between 1816 and 1818, when they were already living in Mississippi. According to the census records, their next oldest son, George Jackson Graham, was born 12 April 1816. He was also born in Mississippi -- presumably, he too was born Wayne County, Mississippi.<br />
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The other Robert Graham, born between 1816 and 1818, was born in North Carolina. Since Anthony Graham was not listed in Mississippi in 1816, we can assume he left North Carolina after the birth his son Robert Graham. <br />
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Again, while not definitive proof, the analysis of the census information suggests that Robert Graham b. 20 Aug. 1818 in Mississippi was the youngest son of Robert Graham and Christian Keahey. Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-88427726642481283592013-08-04T11:16:00.000-07:002013-08-04T11:21:38.406-07:00Anthony Graham & Robert & Charlotty Graham This deed, while not concrete proof, does add another piece of evidence to support the hypothesis that Robert Graham m. Charlotte Pennington was the son of Anthony Graham.<br />
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This particular deed is very nice in that it also lists other Graham family suspected of being children of Anthony and Assenith Graham. For example; Christian Sigrest was probably a daughter of Anthony; her husband being Thomas Sigrest. Below is the abstract of the deed. Feel free to contact me for more information on this deed. <br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Anthony Graham &
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<span style="color: #444444;">Twenty first day of February A.D. 1860 between Anthony
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Graham of the County of Newton of the first part. And <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>James Holmes of the County of Rankin of the
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¼ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Sec No 3 and the W 1/2 NW ¼ & S
½ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E 1/2 <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">[illegible</span>]</span> ¼ of Sec No 24 of Township No 6 of
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23 and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>S ½ W ½ NE ¼ Sec 24 Same
Township & Range being land entered on the 4 March 1834 by Felix Flowers.
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of R4 East entered by Thomas Sigrest Dec 11 1836 also the W ½ SE ¼ & E ½
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<span style="color: #444444;">Anthony Graham (seal)<br />
Robert Graham (seal)<br />
M J Sigrest (seal)<br />
Christian X Sigrest (seal)<br />
L D Graham (seal)<br />
Charlotty Graham (seal)<br />
Mary Graham (seal)</span></div>
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Abstracted by: <br />
Norah Glover <br />
30 July 2013</div>
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<b>What we know:</b></div>
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Two Robert Grahams are known to have been born about the
same time, 1816 - 1818, and both lived in Scott County, Mississippi in 1840:
Robert Graham m. Ruth Smith (my direct ancestor) and Robert Graham m. Charlotte
Pennington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The problem is to determine
the parentage of Robert Graham m. Ruth Smith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since there are no documents that tell us the names of either of Robert
Graham’s parents, we are left to build a case through circumstantial
evidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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We do know that an elder
Robert Graham m. Christiana had a son named Robert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This evidence comes from three different legal
documents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first was the March 1827, guardianship
order located in the Hinds County, Mississippi Probate Court records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And on 3 December 1827, Robert is
again noted as a minor in the disposition of the elder Robert Graham’s estate.
(see previous blogs for more on these documents). <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The third document was
the deed of gift registered in Scott County, Mississippi 19 Sept 1836, wherein
Christiana Graham (Robert’s widow) gave the slave Aaron to her 2 youngest sons:
Jackson and Robert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since there are
only 2 Robert Grahams living in Scott County in 1840, we can assume with some
confidence that one of them was the Robert Graham named in Christany Graham’s
gift. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">In this blog I'll discuss Robert Graham m. Charlotte Pennington. Many family historians, without explanation, have attributed this Robert Graham as the son of Robert & Christian Graham. While the evidence is not conclusive it does point to a different conclusion. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Robert Graham m.
Charlotte Pennington</b></div>
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Robert Graham b. about 1816 – 1818, most likely in North
Carolina (1860 and 1880 federal census).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Only the 1850 census lists his birth as South Carolina. </div>
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Robert married Charlotte Pennington 24 Sept 1836 in Rankin
County, Mississippi (FamilySearch, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911, [index]," database, <a href="http://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch.org</a> , accessed 4 Feb 2013).<br />
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Photo taken at the Rankin County Courthouse by Marty Cassidy 2013</div>
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Rankin County was one of the parent counties of Scott
County formed in 1833. </div>
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Possible children of Robert and Charlotte Graham were: </div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Unknown male <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>b. between 1837 and 1840 (possible son as
Robert and Charlotte married in Sep 1836), or he may have been another related or unrelated male. </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Lafayette Graham b. 1838 Mississippi</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Frank Graham b. 1843 Mississippi</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Anthony Graham b. 1844 Mississippi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>William Graham b. 1846 Mississippi</li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1840 Census</u></b></div>
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Robert Graham first appeared in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1840 federal census</b> for Scott County, Mississippi, with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 males under 5 – these would have been the
unknown male if he was born before or in 1840, and Lafayette b. 1838.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 males between 10 and 29 – Robert fits this
category.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other male is
unknown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 female between 10 and 29 was
consistent with Charlotte’s age. </div>
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Both Robert Graham were enumerated on the 1840 Scott County,
Mississippi census. I have discussed the other Robert Graham’s 1840 census
records previously. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1841 Scott County
Tax Rolls</u></b></div>
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Robert Graham Sr. and Robert Graham Jr. appeared on this year’s
tax roll.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sr. and jr. only designated older and younger, not a father-son relationship. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1845 Scott County,
Mississippi State Census</u></b></div>
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Neither Robert Graham appeared on this census. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1845 Newton County
Tax Rolls</u></b></div>
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This was the first year that Robert Graham appeared in Newton
County.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This would have been the Robert
Graham m. Charlotte Pennington, as we will see them again on the 1850 and 1860 censuses
for Newton County, MS. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1850 Census</u></b></div>
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On the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1850 federal
census </b>Robert and Charlotte Graham were enumerated as family # 2 living in
Newton County Mississippi, which was adjacent and to the east of Scott County
Mississippi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Family #3 appearing on the
next line in the census was Anthony Graham b. 1770 in North Carolina. </div>
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Living with Anthony Graham were possibly his children:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span> </div>
<ul>
<li>Benjamin Graham b. 1830 in Mississippi</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Asenath Graham (f) b. 1833 in Mississippi (named for her mother Assenith?)</li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1860 Census</u></b></div>
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The family in 1860, was still living in Newton County,
Mississippi. On this census <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Anthony
Graham age 90 was now living with Robert and Charity Graham.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps Charlotte also went by the name of
Charity, or the enumerator made an error.</div>
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Children living with Robert and Charity were:</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Benjamin Graham, b. 1840 in Mississippi (named for his uncle?)</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Antony Graham, b. 1842 in Mississippi (named for his grandfather?)</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>William Graham, b. 1845 in Mississippi</li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1870 Census</u></b></div>
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By 12 July 1870, Robert and Charlotte Graham were back in Scott County, Mississippi. None of their children were living with them. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>1880 Census</u></b></div>
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By 1880, Robert and Charlotte Graham had moved to Vernon
Parish, Louisiana, and they were living with Robert’s brother Benjamin
Graham.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was indicated as the brother on this census.
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Discussion:</b></div>
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Both Robert Grahams were residing in Scott County,
Mississippi in 1840 (Federal Census). </div>
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Anthony Graham appeared next to Robert and Charlotte Graham
on the 1850 Newton County, MS. Federal census.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And, more telling was that by 1860, the aging Anthony Graham had moved into the
same household as Robert and Charlotte.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This certainly lends credibility to the hypothesis that this Robert
Graham was the son of Anthony Graham, as both Anthony and Robert move from
Scott County to nearby Newton County sometime before 1845.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The Newton County Tax rolls list Anthony Graham starting in
1838, apparently he had already moved at least by that date, and <span style="color: red;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span>Anthony Graham, age 70, did not appear on the Scott County, MS census.<span style="color: red;"> </span>Of note is the fact that a Benjamin Graham living
with Anthony Graham in 1850, was probably a son.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fact that Robert is designated as
Benjamin’s brother on the 1880 census lends weight to the evidence that Anthony
Graham b. 1770 in North Carolina was also the father of Robert Graham m.
Charlotte Pennington. </div>
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It seems that Anthony Graham, age 90, probably died sometime between 1860 - 1870. A search for Anthony Graham's grave on the Internet was negative. No search for Anthony Graham's probate records was conducted as the Newton County probate records only extend back to 1876. </div>
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Still to be analyzed are land records of Anthony Graham. These may hold additional evidence for family relationships. </div>
Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-13226992888965134112013-07-24T03:00:00.000-07:002013-07-24T03:00:11.244-07:00What's in a Name?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Another way of looking at determining parentage, when there
is no definitive document providing the information, is to look at naming
patterns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While not conclusive evidence
of family relationship, names can provide clues that may help unravel family
relations. </div>
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<br /></div>
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In a recent blog, I offered names for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Robert and Christian Graham’s</b> children,
as obtained from Robert’s probate records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Those children were (*indicate named as minor heirs in probate records): </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Margaret </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>John</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Charles</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Anthony</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Reuben *</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> <span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Sarah</span></span>
*</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Christian</span></span>
*</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Archibald *</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>George <span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Jackson</span></span> *</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Robert *</div>
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<br /></div>
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For example we know that the 2 Robert Grahams, living in
Scott County, Mississippi were born about the same time 1816 – 1818, one in Mississippi and one in North Carolina, they had different wives (Ruth and Charlotte), and named their children
differently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;"><b>Children of <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Robert
Graham m. Ruth Smith</span></b></span></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<ol>
<li>
<span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Sarah</span></span>
C. </li>
<li><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Christiana</span></span>
Elizabeth</li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>William <span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Jackson</span></span> </li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Julia Ann </li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Emily </li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Lorenzo Dow </li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Demerius <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or Demarius</li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Ruth M. </li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Mary Ann</li>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Annie </li>
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A quick review, shows that Robert and Ruth Graham’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>children had some similar
names to the elder Robert & Christian Graham: </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Sarah</span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;">
</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Christian(a)</span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;">
</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Jackson</span></span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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According to Farmer in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
History of the Graham Family for the Graham Family Reunion 1979</i>, the elder
Robert Graham’s wife Christian was Christian Keahey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her mother’s maiden name was <span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;">Jackson</span>, and
<span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;">Christian</span> was also her maternal grandmother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She also had a brother <span style="background-color: #a2c4c9;">George Jackson Keahey</span> who died in 1808.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
facts all still need to be researched and documented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, they are tantalizing clues. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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And, now a quick look at the known children (determined from
census records) of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Robert Graham m.
Charlotte Pennington</b></div>
<br />
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<li>Lafayette</li>
<li>Benjamin<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></li>
<li>Frank<span style="background: lime; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: lime;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span></li>
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Keahey grandchildren’s names to see if there are any further matches that
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Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-76380471380903915902013-07-23T16:41:00.002-07:002013-07-23T16:53:02.140-07:00Robert Graham's Father?Who are the potential fathers for Robert Graham b. 20 Aug 1818 in Mississippi, m. Ruth Smith, d. 10 Feb 1890 in Rapides Parrish, Louisiana? There are a number of candidates who were living in Mississippi just before the time that our Robert was born.<br />
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In February 1820, when the census was taken, young Robert Graham would have been 7 years old. That puts him in the males under 10 category. All of the following Graham male heads of households, appearing on the 1820 Mississippi Federal Census, had male children under age 10 listed in their households. <br />
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<li>Robert Graham (1820 Wayne County, MS - 3 males under age 10)</li>
<li>Anthony Graham ( 1820 Wayne County, MS - 3 males under age 10)</li>
<li>William Graham (1820 Wayne County, MS - 3 male under age 10)</li>
<li>Zacharia Graham (1820 Wayne County, MS - 2 males under age 10)</li>
<li>Joseph Graham (1820 Jackson County, MS - 1 male under age 10)</li>
<li>Thomas Graham (1820 Lawrence County, MS - 1 male under age 10)</li>
<li>William Graham (1820 Marion County, MS - 2 males under age 10) </li>
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<a href="http://ancestry.com/" target="_blank">Ancestry.com Trees:</a></h3>
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The following claims have been made for the parents of Robert Graham m. Ruth Smith. A quick search of Ancestry.com will find all three listed as his parents in various trees. Unfortunately, none of these trees provides any sources for Robert's parents.<br /><br /> <br />
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<li><b>William Graham</b> - no name of wife. This was first proposed by Julian Dow Graham, a grandson of Robert and Ruth Graham. The information came from a newspaper article he wrote, which was published in "<i>The South Rapides Chronicle</i>" 21 Feb 1973, Vol 4 No. 3. It is unknown if William Graham had a son named Robert. <br /></li>
<li><b>Robert Graham and Christian Keahey: </b>This couple had a son named Robert. James Morris Farmer suggested that the Robert Graham m. Charlotte Pennington
was the son of Robert and Christian Graham (p.14 <i>The History of the
Graham Family</i>).<br /></li>
<li><b>Anthony Graham and Assenith</b> (various spellings): This couple may also have had a son named Robert. Anthony Graham age 80 was living next to or very near Robert Graham in 1850. In 1860 he was living with Robert and Charlotte Graham. (1850 & 1860 Newton County, MS., Federal Censuses) </li>
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<a href="http://familysearch.org/" target="_blank">FamilySearch.org Pedigrees</a> </h3>
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A search of submitted pedigrees to FamilySearch.org revealed 5 charts for the Robert Graham who married Ruth Smith. Only 2 of the pedigrees suggest parents for Robert:<br /><br />
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<li><b>William Graham:</b> this appears to be submitted by one of the same persons who submitted to Ancestry.com. There is no accompanying discussion or sources. <br /><br /> </li>
<li><b>Robert Graham & Christian Keahey:</b> this pedigree was accompanied with several well known sources and discussion but no firm conclusions. The submitter does warn that the information needs to be proved.</li>
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I'll be exploring all these family relationships in future blogs. The other Grahams living in Mississippi in 1820 with male children under 10 also must be researched to determine if any of them had sons named Robert. <br />
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If anyone has any light to shed on any of the above Graham families, I would love to hear about it. <br />
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Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-51144855121133400022013-07-21T07:56:00.000-07:002013-08-10T18:35:52.325-07:00Timeline Robert and George Jackson Graham<span style="font-size: small;">Sometimes it helps to make a timeline of events to connect people to one another overtime. I offer this very short 13 year timeline to suggest a relationship connection between Robert Graham m. Ruth Smith and George Jackson Graham.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Feb 1825 - Robert Graham husband of Christian dies in Hinds County, Mississippi (<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hinds
Co. MS Probate Records, 1822-1875)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Mar 1827 - John Graham is appointed guardian of Robert Graham's minor children, which included George Jackson Graham and Robert Graham (<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hinds
Co. MS Probate Records, 1822-1875)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Dec 1827 - disposition of Robert Graham's estate names George J. Graham and Robert Graham as minor heirs. (<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hinds
Co., MS. Probate, Inventory books, v 1 1822-1836)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">19 Dec 1836 - Christian Graham gives the slave Aaron to her 2 youngest sons: Jackson Graham and Robert Graham (Scott Co., MS, Deed & Will Book A 1835 - 1839 part 1
p. 13)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">28 Aug 1838 - Robert Graham and his wife Ruth Graham sell 163+ acres of land to Jackson Graham for only $200. (Scott Co., MS, Will and Deeds, A 1835-1839, Part 1, page
282-283)</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">While not definitive proof of a brotherly relationship, at the very least the Graham to Graham 1838 land sale suggests a family connection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sources:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hinds
County Mississippi. Probate Court Records, 1822-1875. Hinds County,
Mississippi, US/CAN Film 878735. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.</span></span></div>
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County Mississippi. Probate Court Records, Inventory books, v 1 1822-1836.
Hinds County, Mississippi. US/CAN Film 878746. Family History Library, Salt
Lake City, Utah.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Scott County, Mississippi, Deed & Will Book A 1835 - 1839 part 1
p. 13, Christiana Graham to Jackson Graham and Robert Graham Deed of
Gift, 19 Sept 1836; County Court Clerk's Office, Forest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Scott County, Mississippi, Will and Deeds, A 1835-1839, Part 1, page
282-283 Robert & Ruth Graham to Jackson Graham 28 Aug 1838, County
Court Clerk's Office, Forest. </span><br />
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Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-6720306670283081492013-07-20T13:40:00.001-07:002013-07-20T13:52:12.831-07:00Robert Graham abt 1770 - 1825 <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In the never ending search for the
parents of my Robert Graham born 20 Aug 1818 in Mississippi, who married Ruth
Smith sometime before 1838, and died 10 Feb 1890 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana,
this week I am looking at the Robert Graham born sometime before 1770 in North
Carolina, who married Christian Keahey, and died Feb 1825 in Hinds County,
Mississippi. It is certain that this Robert Graham also had a son named Robert Graham, but which Robert Graham was this?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Previous researchers have provided
an undocumented list of children for Robert and Christian Graham. The
best known is the list compiled by James Morris Farmer in <i>The History of the
Graham Family for the Graham Family Reunion 1979</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Farmer does a great job of providing
background information and sources on the Grahams. However, like most family
historians of his time, he does not tell us how he determined the different
family relationships. The list of children for Robert and Christian
Graham from Farmer is:</span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">John Graham</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Charles Graham</span></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Reuben Graham</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I left off the spouses for the
children, with the exception of Robert Graham's wife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the Robert’s wife's name that helps to
distinguish between the 2 Robert Graham living in Scott County, Mississippi in
1840. See my previous blog for more on this discussion.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The probate records for Robert
Graham Sr. who died in 1825, supplies the names of his minor children as of
March 1827.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The following record was
transcribed by me on 15 July 2013.</span></span></div>
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and Proceedings had before the Hon. Jno W. N. A Smith Judge of the Probate for
Hinds County the 4th Monday of March 1827” </span></span></span></div>
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Robert Graham]</span></span></span></div>
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that John Graham be appointed Guardian of the person and property of Reuben
Graham and Sarah
Graham Archibald Graham Christian Graham George Jackson Graham and Robert
Graham Minors
and heirs of Robert Graham deceased he having given bond and took the oath
according to law." </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></div>
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this list, we can say with certainty that at least the following were children of
Robert Graham: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Reuben Graham</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></li>
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Graham </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Robert
Graham </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></li>
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already knew, from her 1836 deed of gift, that Jackson Graham and Robert Graham
were the 2 youngest sons of Christiana Graham (See my blog, Christian Graham’s
Deed of Gift). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jackson
Graham and George Jackson Graham are one and the same; he continued to use both
names off and on throughout his life.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Robert Grayham probate distribution of property: </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
would be nice to think that the names of the minor children appear in
chronological order, since the 2 youngest are already in chronological order.
And, it would be great to assume that John Graham was indeed the oldest
son of Robert Graham, but there is nothing in writing to confirm this. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The next piece of evidence also
comes from the probate court. The following is my transcript of the division of
Robert Grayham's property from the </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hinds
County Mississippi. Probate Court Records, Inventory books, v 1 1822-1836</span>: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">December
the 3rd day of 1827</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
is to certify to the Honorable Orphans Court of Hines County that we the
under[?] </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">commissioners
legally appointed by the authority of the aforesaid Orphans Court have </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">properly
discharged our duty as commissioners to make decisions in the Estate of Robert
Gra[?]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">deceased
the divisions states as follows. We allot to the widow of the Late Robert
Grayham</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One
negro woman named Dinah appraised to 500 dollars and also 215.821/2 which
[illegible]</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">715.841/2
which is one third of the Estate which she [</span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">illegible</span></span></span>] as Dower to have and for
her use </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">during
the term of her natural life.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Christian
Grayham R widow received
" "
$715 [off the edge of the
page]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Margaret
Keahey
do "
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143 [off the edge of the page]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">John
Grayham
do
"
"
143 [off the edge of the page]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Charles
Grayham
do
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143 [off the edge of the page]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anthony
Grayham
do
"
"
143 [off the edge of the page]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Reuben
Grayham
do
"
"
143 [off the edge of the page]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sarah
Grayham
do
"
"
143 [off the edge of the page]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Christian
Grayham
do
" "
143 [off the edge of the page]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Archibald
Grayham
do
"
"
143 [off the edge of the page]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">George
J. Grayham do
"
"
143 [off the edge of the page]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Robert
Grayham
do
"
"
143 [off the edge of the page]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We
do also certify that one negro girl named Mary appraised to $400 was equally divided
amongst the five minor heirs I.E. Sarah Grayham, Archibald Grayham Christian
Grayham George J Grayham and Robert Grayham one fifth part of said girl allotted
to each and that the balance in money difference to make the above amount of
[</span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">illegible</span></span></span>] which
negro Girl is to remain in the hands of John Grayham Guardian of said minor inheritants
we set our signatures</span></span></span></div>
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Dempsey Smith</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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Alijah Genty</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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Henry Long</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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17 July 2013 by Norah Glover</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At this time, there are only 5 minor
children, as Reuben apparently reached adulthood after the March 1827
guardianship order. With this division of property, we learn that
Christian Grayham was indeed Robert's widow, and the additional names
of Margaret Keahey (a married daughter?), John, Charles, and Anthony. They all received the same identical shares of the Robert's estate as did Reuben and the
5 minor children. It is likely that all of these named inheritants were the
children of Robert and Christian Graham, but still we cannot say that this with absolute certainty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, the order of
Christian and Archibald differ on the 2 documents putting the exact order of
the children in doubt. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The names on this disposition of
property list are to those on Farmer's list, with the addition of
Margaret and Christian. Margaret Keahey is a bit problematic as
Keahey was also the mother Christian Graham's maiden name, but marriage to a Keahey cousin was
not out of the question. It will take more research to resolve the relationship
of Margaret to the rest of the family. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The spelling of the name
Graham/Grayham differs between the 2 documents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The name Graham is often spelled Grayham throughout official records in
Mississippi. But there is no doubt that these names belong to the same
family members. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">While this all helps to determine
the names of Robert and Christian Graham's children, it still does not resolve
the problem of which Robert Graham living in Scott County, Mississippi in 1840
was the son of Robert and Christian Graham. Additional research and analysis
of the available records and information is needed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;">As always I invite comments and additional insight. </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sources: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Farmer,
James Morris, <i>The History of the Graham Family for the Graham Family Reunion
1979.</i> Raleigh, N.C. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hinds
County Mississippi. Probate Court Records, 1822-1875. Hinds County,
Mississippi, US/CAN Film 878735. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></div>
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<![endif]-->Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-64964764419108819652013-06-21T14:02:00.002-07:002013-07-19T20:06:22.696-07:00Christian Graham's Deed of GiftSometimes, we find evidence of our ancestor's past that makes us uncomfortable. This is one of those times.<br />
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As I continue to look for evidence that might prove the parentage of Robert Graham (1818-1890) m. Ruth Smith I am always squirreling away any information that comes my way. A few years ago, my sister Mary sent me this deed of gift, which clearly states the mother son relationship between Christian Graham and her 2 youngest sons Jackson Graham and Robert Graham. At the time I had never heard of Christian Graham, and I found her gift of a slave was pretty unsettling, so I just put the deed aside and almost forgot about it. But now that I know that this Robert Graham, living in the right place at the right time, was 1 of the 2 Robert Grahams living in Scott County, Mississippi in 1836. One of these men is most likely my ancestor. The question is which one.<br />
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Here's the Deed of Gift from Christian to her sons. Maybe one day, we will know if this Robert Graham is the one who married Ruth Smith or the Robert Graham who married Charlotte Pennington. <br />
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Scott County, Mississippi, Deed & Will Book A 1835 - 1839 part 1 p. 13, Christiana Graham to Jackson Graham and Robert Graham Deed of Gift, 19 Sept 1836; County Court Clerk's Office, Forest. <br />
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Abstract: Deed of Gift </h3>
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I Christian Graham of County of Scott, Mississippi for my two youngest sons, Jackson Graham <br />
& Robert Graham give grant and convey jointly a negro Boy Named Aaron about twenty eight years of age which I purchased from John Haynes. <br />
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Signed - 19th day of September in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred thirty six in the presence of R. Waterman<br />
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Appeared before me Ralph Waterman Clerk of the Probate Court Christiana Graham who acknowledges that she signed the written Deed of Gift freely. 22 day of September 1836.<br />
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Abstracted by <br />
Norah Glover<br />
20 May 2013<br />
<br />Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-2989772537253809432013-06-20T17:17:00.002-07:002013-06-20T17:17:27.182-07:00Robert & Ruth Graham sell land to Jackson GrahamOkay, so it's been awhile since my last post. In fact it has been a very long time... life sometimes just gets in the way.<br />
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So, as everyone knows I've been on a quest to find my 3rd great-grandfather Robert Graham's parents. I wish I could say I have discovered definitive proof of his parents, but alas the proof is still playing hard to get. But the evidence is mounting. <br />
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Just to recap, <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>Robert Graham</b></span> born in Mississippi on 20 Aug, 1818. He married <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>Ruth Smith</b></span> sometime before 28 Aug, 1838. Even though, no marriage record for Robert and Ruth has been found, we know they were married before 28 Aug. 1838 because when Robert sold property in Scott County, Mississippi to <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>Jackson Graham</b></span>, the record states that his wife was Ruth Graham. The surname Smith appears on Ruth's headstone located in the Graham Family Cemetery, in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.<br />
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The headstone clearly states that Ruth Smith was the beloved wife of Robert Graham. </div>
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Deed from Robert and Ruth Graham to Jackson Graham </h3>
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<b>Citation:</b> Scott County, Mississippi, Will and Deeds, A 1835-1839, Part 1, page 282-283 Robert & Ruth Graham to Jackson Graham 28 Aug 1838, County Court Clerk's Office, Forest. <br />
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<b>Abstract of Deed:</b><br />
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Indenture made this twenty eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight between Robert Graham and Ruth Graham his wife of the county of Scott and state of Mississippi of the first and Jackson Graham of the county and state aforesaid of the second part, in consideration two hundred dollars. Parcel of land in the county of Scott and state of Mississippi lots number Ten and fifteen, eleven and fourteen in section number thirty six in Township number eight north of Range number seven east containing one hundred and sixty three 42/100 acres. Signed Robert Graham,<br />
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Ruth Graham in the presences of Jas J Chambers. Ruth Graham having been examined by R. Waterman JP separate & apart from her husband acknowledged that she signed sealed and delivered said deed freely <br />
Recd to be recorded 4th Sept 1838 J J Chambers Clerke <br />
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Abstracted 19 May 2013 by: Norah Glover<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>This deed tells us several things:</b></span><br />
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<li>Robert and Ruth Graham were husband and wife on 28 Aug 1838 and they owned 125+ acres in Scott County, Mississippi, which they sold to Jackson Graham for $200. This small sum may be indicative of a family relationship. </li>
<li>Jackson Graham was also of Scott Co., MS in 1838 </li>
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Robert and Jackson Graham probably share more than just a surname.<br />
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Stay tuned....as I continue to explore this relationship. <br />
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<br />Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-27948637390106388842013-01-11T17:18:00.000-08:002013-01-11T17:18:07.228-08:00Civil War in Rapides Parish, Louisiana<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I love history, but war history has never been an interest of mine. That
has all changed! <br />
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While researching my Robert Graham family in Louisiana I came across the
Civil War military records of Robert’s son William Jackson Graham and some of Robert’s
sons-in laws, which gave me insight into the military lives of these soldiers.
What I really want to know is how did the rest of the family survive and endure
the war. </div>
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While browsing online, I came across a communication, dated 21 Sept 1864
from Abraham Lincoln to General Canby in Louisiana. The gist of the letter says
that the loyal Union people of Rapides Parish were “<span style="color: black; font-family: "MS Shell Dlg 2","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">in great
destitution---almost absolute starvation”. Since most had taken the oath
of allegiance General Baily was asking for permission to take donated food to
them from New Orleans. For a complete and a more graphic account of their
circumstances, see.</span><span style="color: #008e00; font-family: "MS Shell Dlg 2","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><a href="http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/lincoln8/1:34?rgn=div1;view=fulltext" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "MS Shell Dlg 2","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">To
Edward R. S. Canby</span></a><span style="color: #008e00; font-family: "MS Shell Dlg 2","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> (Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln) </span></div>
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While these documents apply only to Union sympathizers, it does illustrate
the dire circumstances of those who were living behind the Confederate lines in
Rapides Parish, LA. </div>
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WOW! <br />
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What an eye opener. This was my first official glimpse into the plight of my
own ancestors who were living in Rapides Parish, LA during the Civil War.
<b><span style="background: #FFF2CC;">They were going hungry, maybe even starving!</span></b>
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This one document spiked my curiosity about the lives of my ancestors
living in the south during and after the Civil War. I am now reading <a href="http://archive.org/details/brokenburnthejou008676mbp" target="_blank"><i>Brokenburn:
The Journal of Kate Stone 1861 - 1868</i></a><i>. </i>Kate, a young woman in
her early 20s at the outbreak of war, chronicles the day to day lives of her
family members throughout the Civil War and its aftermath. Although I am not
yet done reading it, I am completely captivated by her diaries. I am
particularly looking forward to reading about her family’s escape to eastern
Texas and their lives as war refugees. </div>
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Family lore says that my own Graham ancestors also fled to Texas during the
Civil War. I am hoping Kate’s descriptions of life there will give me insight
into my own ancestor’s plight, their flight to Texas, and life as refugees. </div>
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<i>Collected Works of Abraham
Lincoln. Volume 8</i>. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (accessed 7 Jan 2013) <a href="http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/lincoln8/1:34?rgn=div1;view=fulltext">http://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/lincoln8/1:34?rgn=div1;view=fulltext</a>
2006 . </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We
can't dismiss family stories, without checking them out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Many
times we learn that these stories, which were passed down from generation to
generation have changed over time. Much like the game of telephone, the
stories change, are embellished or important facts forgotten with each new
telling of the story. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, in
every family story, no matter how distorted over time, there are probably some
grains of truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, it is worth
searching for the evidence that will prove or disprove each statement in the
family story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />Our
family lore is no different. </span></div>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Robert
Graham was born in Mississippi on August 20, 1818. He moved to Texas in about
1836. He then moved to Natchitoches, La., about 1841. Robert Graham married
Ruth Smith (b. Dec. 5, 1813; d. Jun. 2, 1869) about 1843. Soon after marring
Ruth Smith (a trapper's daughter) from Natchitoches, they moved to Forest Hill,
Rapides Parish, La. (<a href="http://www.ancientfaces.com/story/robert-graham-1818-1890-family-story/382965"><span style="color: blue;">Robert Graham 1818-1890 Family Story</span></a>)</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />There
is more to this story, but for this blog I am only dealing with this first
paragraph. The story can easily be found throughout the Internet, as it has
been repeated many times and in many places. Some of it can be verified and
some of it cannot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
evidence below will show that it is highly unlikely that Robert Graham and Ruth
Smith married in Natchitoches, LA, and while they did eventually move to Forest
Hill, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, it was many years later. </span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Robert
GRAHAM was born on <b>20 August 1818</b> and he died <b>10 Feb 1890</b>.
These dates are probably correct as they appear on his <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#editor/target=post;postID=5363992310691459188"><span style="color: blue;">headstone</span></a>, Graham Family Cemetery, Forest Hill,
Rapides Parish, Louisiana (<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#editor/target=post;postID=5363992310691459188"><span style="color: blue;">headstone photo</span></a> by Elizabeth Mix) So,
far we don't have any collaborating evidence for his birthdate. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To date,
there is no evidence, to prove that Robert moved to Texas in or about 1836,
but as a young man of about 18 years of age, it is entirely possible.
However, if he did move to Texas it was as a man already married to Ruth
Smith.</span></li>
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record dated 1 February 1836, for Robert and Ruth Graham in Scott County,
Mississippi clearly demonstrates that Robert Graham and Ruth Smith were
married prior to this date in 1836. (Book C, page 63 Scott County
Land Records). (Research by Virginia Butter Fields) <span style="background-color: #ffe599;">Additional information added, 11 Jan 2013:</span> Virginia Butter Fields explains that this record information including the Book C page 36 were found in the Scott County, Mississippi book containing the section and township records. When she looked up the land by the legal definition, she found the purchase and sale history along with the book and page number noted. However, the original deed was not located in the present day Book C. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></li>
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wrinkle in the story is that Robert moved to Texas about 1836. There
were several Graham families in eastern Texas, so it is possible...
however.....</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On <b>28
August 1838</b>, Robert and Ruth Graham sold this same property to Jackson
Graham. (Nov 2012 research by Virginia Butter Fields)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then there
is the 1840 Scott County, Mississippi Census, with a Robert Graham and 2
females, of the correct age ranges. (<i>Robert Graham, 1 male 20-29
years, 1 female under 5 years, 1 female 20-29 years</i>). No other Robert
Graham family in 1840 Mississippi fits this census as cleanly. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Robert's &
Ruth's oldest daughters may have been born in Mississippi, placing Robert
and Ruth in Mississippi at least as late as 1839. </span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sarah C.
Graham born about 1839 Mississippi (1850 Census Jackson Parish,
Louisiana)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Christiana
Elizabeth Graham, born about 1842 Mississippi (<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#editor/target=post;postID=8212717974279278512" target="_blank">1850 Census Jackson Parish, Louisiana</a>), although all subsequent censuses list her as being
born in Louisiana, so her birthplace is not definitive. </span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Robert and
Ruth Graham moved to Jackson Parish, Louisiana before 20 Oct 1843, when
their son, William Jackson Graham was born. So, regardless of
whether Christiana was born in Mississippi or Louisiana, we can still be certain
that Robert and Ruth were in Scott County, Mississippi by 29 September
1840, when the census was taken. <br /> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Robert
Graham family appears on the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8468201475104935492#editor/target=post;postID=8212717974279278512"><span style="color: blue;">1850 Census in Jackson Parish, Louisiana</span></a>. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Robert
Graham registered Jackson Parish, LA Land Patents in 1851, 1858 and as
late as 7 Dec 1859. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The family
lived in Jackson Parish, Louisiana for about 16 or 17 years -- which means
they did not move to Rapides Parish, Louisiana right after they married. A
review of the 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1890 census records, along with death
records for most of the Graham children suggest that all of the 7
remaining children were born in Jackson Parish, Louisiana between 1845 and
1855. </span></li>
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& Ruth Graham family first appear in Rapides Parish, Louisiana on 16
Jan 1860 when Robert registered a Land Patent, and again on the 1860
census taken 10 July 1860. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">From
the traditional family story, we have been able to prove that Robert Graham was
probably born in Mississippi in 1818. He did, indeed, marry Ruth Smith,
although no marriage record has been found - the Scott County Courthouse burned
in 1872, so we may never have the record. And, we do not know who her
parents were. And, yes, the family did move to and live in Forest Hill,
Rapides Parish, Louisiana, but not before 1860.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
lesson here is to read and mine those family stories for clues to be proved or
disproved with facts, supported by evidence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sources:
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<span style="color: black; font-family: ""serif"","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Fields, Butter Virginia. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Robert Graham Research Report November
2012. email correspondence. 3 Jan 2013. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mix,
Elizabeth. Photo of Robert Graham headstone taken 1997. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Willis,
Randy. <i>Robert Graham 1818-1890 Family Story</i>. (no date) "Ancient
Faces". accessed 3 Jan 2013. <a href="http://www.ancientfaces.com/story/robert-graham-1818-1890-family-story/382965"><span style="color: blue;"><http://www.ancientfaces.com/story/robert-graham-1818-1890-family-story/382965>.</span></a></span></div>
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Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-78619170138025590212012-12-13T15:06:00.001-08:002013-07-20T13:58:53.483-07:00Dear Graham Descendants,<br />
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Last year I visited with my husband's sister and we started talking about
the family. Well she pulled out old boxes of photos, newspaper clippings,
funeral memorial cards etc... Pretty soon she shared with me her grandmother's
wedding ring and the bride and groom cake toppers from her parent's wedding
cake along with all kinds of other things that she and her mother had
saved. I was able to photograph the items and scan all the photos and
other bits of paper. She had quite a few photos with no names or dates,
but luckily another distant cousin's grandfather (age 92) was able to identify
the people, and in some cases, even tell us where the photos were taken.
I was then able to share these photos and new information with other members of
my husband's family on the family blog, so.... <br />
<br />
Now I wonder, do any of <b>you</b> have old photos or memorabilia stashed in
old photo albums and boxes in the attic or basement? How about funeral
cards, newspaper clippings, or old documents of any type? Maybe you have
things that you inherited from your parents or grandparents -- dare I dream
that anyone reading this might have an old Graham family Bible with names and dates
recorded in it.<br />
<br />
If you have any of these things, how about sharing them with other family
members? What I am suggesting is if you can photograph or scan old photos
or other bits of old family history and email them to me. I'll post them
here on the Graham family blog for all to see. Even if you don't know who
the people are in the photos, maybe someone else will. <br />
<br />
Maybe, just maybe by sharing old photos, newspaper clippings, or other old
items someone will recognize something and identify it for us all. And,
just maybe that old bit family history hidden away in a box or album will be
something that will enrich our Graham family history for you, your children and
grandchildren.<br />
<br />
You don't have to be too perfect in your photo taking; I can clean up most photos before posting them.<br />
<br />
Nothing is too insignificant to not be of historical interest to our family. But if you aren't sure if something might be of interest, ask me -- I'll
probably say YES! <br />
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You can email me at <a href="mailto:norah@rvinglover.com">norah@rvinglover.com</a> Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-87422397948310629392012-11-29T16:07:00.000-08:002012-11-30T09:24:08.900-08:00Ruth Smith's Birthplace<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Ruth Smith wife of Robert Graham was born 5 Dec 1813 in - and that is the
question.<br />
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Where was Ruth Smith born? <br />
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We don't have a lot of information about Ruth prior to her marriage to Robert Graham. We don't know who her parents were. Family tradition says
that her father was a trapper, but with a common last name it is going to be a
problem to discover her parents.<br />
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The first order of business is to determine where Ruth was born, and then
perhaps we can narrow down possible Smith families to discover which one she
came from. In looking over the available documents that list Ruth's
possible birthplaces we discover that there is no agreement and several
possibilities.<br />
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The 1850 (Jackson Parish, Louisiana) and 1860 (<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%;"><span style="background: yellow;">Rapides</span></span>
Parish, Louisiana) censuses both show Ruth as being born in Kentucky.
This is significant because these are the only 2 records of her birth that were
created when she was still alive.<br />
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The 1870 Mortality Schedule for <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%;"><span style="background: yellow;">Rapides</span></span>
Parish, Louisiana states that she was born in Mississippi. We don't know who
gave this information, but it couldn't have been Ruth, herself. <br />
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The only other documents listing possible birthplaces are the death certificates
of some of her children. The informants in some cases were her
grandchildren, and in other instances the relationship of the informant is
unclear, at this time. Of the 5 death certificates examined (William
Jackson Graham 1940; Julia Ann Willis, 1936; Emily Butter, 1933; Mary Ann
(Maggie) Willis, 1940; and Annie Willis, 1936) Alabama (3), Louisiana (1),
and Mississippi (1) were listed. <br />
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Looking back at the history of the Mississippi Territory at the time of
Ruth's birth in 1813, we find that it encompassed both of what we know as
Mississippi and Alabama. If Ruth were born in part of Mississippi that is
now Alabama, that could account for some confusion on the part of her
grandchildren. But other than Kentucky having once been part of Virginal
(before Ruth's birth), there shouldn't be any confusion with Kentucky and
Alabama or Mississippi. <br />
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My best "guess", at this time, is that Ruth Smith was probably
born in Kentucky as this is the only state listed on the censuses during her
lifetime. Perhaps this will change once more records and more of Ruth's family
is found.Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-88086591476846805062012-11-03T08:00:00.000-07:002012-11-03T10:27:25.554-07:00William Jackson Graham - Laura Dyer MarriageOn th 24th of January 1870 Wm J. Graham and Laura Dyer were issued a marriage license in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. William Jackson Graham, son of Robert Graham and Ruth Smith was 26 years old and Laura Dyer, daughter of William Dyer and Mary Hurbert was 20 years old at the time of their marriage. <br />
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The Minister's Marriage Return tells us that they were married at the home of Laura Dyer's father William Dyer on 26 January 1870. There are 2 records of this marriage at the Rapides Parish courthouse. One is a handwritten statement and the other is the standard form. Both are essentially identical and we are left to wonder why 2 records were submitted.<br />
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Additional names to research from these records are: Wm Randolph, Thomas E. Randolph, F. Richard Barker, Mathew P. Willis <br />
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Records obtained from the Rapides Parish Courthouse, Alexandria, Louisiana. Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-36284207837844612442012-11-02T06:00:00.000-07:002012-11-02T06:00:09.130-07:00William Jackson Graham As I started to review my records/files on William Jackson Graham, oldest son of Robert Graham and Ruth Smith I quickly realized that my assumption about his birthplace was wrong.<br />
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According to the 1850 census, Jackson Parish, Louisiana Wm J. Greyham was 7 years old and he was born in Louisiana. In fact, he was the first of Robert and Ruth's children to be born in Louisiana, which is important to know to try and pin down the year when the family moved from Mississippi to Louisiana. <br />
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<span><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: white;">Christiana E. age 8 was most likely born in 1842, and we know from William Jackson Graham's death records that he was born on 29 Oct 1843, which means that the family moved sometime in 1842 or before the end of Oct 1843. </span></span></span><br />
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His death certificate also states that he was born in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. The informant of the information on the death certificate was H. R. Graham (Hadley Robert Graham), one of William's sons.<br />
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However, Jackson Parish was not formed until 1845, so William could not have been born in Jackson Parish in 1843. Jackson Parish was created 27 February 1845 from <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Claiborne_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Claiborne Parish, Louisiana">Claiborne</a>, <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ouachita_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Ouachita Parish, Louisiana">Ouachita</a>, and <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Union_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Union Parish, Louisiana">Union</a> Parishes (1). Obviously, William Jackson Graham was born in one of these other parishes, but which one?<br />
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As a side note, William's younger sister Julia Ann also thought to be born in Jackson Parish was actually born 22 Feb 1845 which was just 5 days before the Jackson Parish was formed. <br />
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A quick online search of the <a href="http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/" target="_blank">BLM GLO</a> for all land patents acquired by any Robert Graham turned up only 3 in Jackson Parish and 1 in Rapides Parish that could have been our Robert Graham. While these records do place the Robert Graham family in Jackson and Rapides Parishes at specific times, they do not help with the birthplace of either William Jackson or Julia Ann Graham. <br />
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On the 1850 Jackson Parish census Robert Graham is listed with real estate valued at $250. This would have been property he acquired prior to the earliest land patent in 1851. It is not know when he acquired this earlier property or in which parish -- Jackson or if before 27 Feb 1845, which parish. <br />
<br />The next steps will be to see if there are any courthouse records for Robert Graham in Jackson Parish and in any of the 3 prior Parishes (Claiborne, Ouachita, or Union) or perhaps church records of William and Julia Ann's baptisms. <br />
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More about William Jackson Graham in upcoming blog posts. <br />
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1. Family Search <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Jackson_Parish,_Louisiana">https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Jackson_Parish,_Louisiana</a> Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-61649924359410577412012-11-01T08:47:00.003-07:002012-11-01T08:47:45.900-07:00What Happened to Sarah?Sarah C. Graham (abt 1838 - after 1850), was the oldest daughter of Robert Graham and Ruth Smith. <br />
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Sarah C. Greyham appears on the 1850 census in Jackson Parish, Louisiana as an 11 year old born in Mississippi. This family is no doubt the same as Robert and Ruth Graham. All the ages and birthplaces of every family member matches those in future censuses. <br />
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She may also be the under age 5 female associated with a Robert Graham on the 1840 census in Scott County, Mississippi.<br />
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Beyond these 2 records there is no hint as to what happened to Sarah C. Graham after 1850. In 1860, Sarah would have been 21 years old; was she already married when the rest of the family moved from Jackson Parish to Rapides Parish, Louisiana in 1860, or perhaps she died sometime between 1850 and 1860? </div>
<br />Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-91251842886615015782012-10-25T11:50:00.005-07:002012-11-01T19:46:46.480-07:00Graham - Pickren Marriage RecordsI was surprised and happy to learn that the 1800s marriage records in Louisiana, and no doubt elsewhere, really comprised more than just the marriage license. The example below for <b>L. D. Graham and A. V. Pickren</b>, my 2nd great-grandparents, is an example of a 3 part marriage record, consisting of marriage bond, license and the minister's statement of the marriage. Each provides information vital to the genealogical record and clues for further research.<br />
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Marriage bonds were taken out a day to several days prior to the marriage. While no money was actually paid, they served as a guarantee for the marriage. The security person listed was often a relative of either the groom or the bride. In the case of L. D. Graham's bond, <b>W. J. P. Byrd</b> served as security. From, the 1880 Census we learn that <b>W. P. Beird</b> was Victoria Pickren's brother. </div>
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How nice it is to also have both of these men's signatures.<br />
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State of Louisiana, <br />
Parish of Rapides</div>
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Know all Men by these Presents, That we <b>L. D. Graham</b>, as
principal, and <b>W. J. P. Byrd</b> as security, are held and firm bound unto the
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Dated at Alexandria, the 3 day of May A. D. 1870 Whereas, a
license has been this day issued by the Clerk of the District court in and for
the Parish of Rapides, to unite in the Bond of Matrimony, the []ove bound, Mr.
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Charles Owen<span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>L.
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State of Louisiana</div>
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Parish of Rapides </div>
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To any Justice of the Peace or Minister of the Gospel, who
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Greeting:</div>
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You are Hereby licensed and permitted to unite in the BOND
OF MATRIMONY, according to the law and Established Rules Mr. <b>L. D. Graham</b> and
Miss <b>A. V. Pickren</b>, Given under my hand ant the Seal of Office as Clerk of the
District Court, in and for the Parish of Rapides, the 3 day of May 1870. </div>
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[signed] Charles Owen dep Clerk</div>
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Minister's Return </h3>
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From this document we learn that L. D. Graham and A. V. Pickren were married on 5 May, 1870 at the home of H.C.C. Teagle, rather than at the home of R. Graham, as were many of her sisters. </div>
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One of the witnesses Silas C. Scarborough, was probably A. V. Pickren's step-father. We know that the newlyweds were living next door (or at least close by) to Silas Scarborough and Mary D. Scarborough from the 1870 census. We also know that A. V. Pickren's mother M. D. Scarborough (widow) and her brother John E. Scarborough were living with L. D. and Aaron V. Graham in Milam Co., Texas in 1880 (census). </div>
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It would be interesting to know who Napoleon B. White (witness), H. C. C. Teagle (residence of marriage ceremony) and J. F. Marshall, Minster were. Almost all the other Graham children were married by one of the Willis ministers, and they were married at the home of R. Graham. This marriage certainly broke with family tradition. </div>
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Another interesting break with Graham marriage tradition was A. V. Pickren's age at the time of marriage. She was only 14. All the Graham daughters were at least 18 and most were in the 20-22 age range at the time of their marriages. And, both sons were over age 20 when they married. L. D. Graham's only brother William Jackson Graham also married a woman over the age of 20. So, A. V. Pickren's tender age of 14 years and 4 months was extremely young by Graham family tradition.</div>
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I also have doubts about A. V. Pickren's signature on the marriage record. Her signature style strongly resembles the signature of L. D. Graham. </div>
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State of Louisiana</div>
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Parish of Rapides</div>
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Be it Remembered that on the 5<sup>th</sup> day of May 1970,
Mr. <b>L. D. Graham</b> and Miss <b>A. V. Pickren</b> personally appeared before me <b>J. F.
Marshall</b> in and for the Parish of Rapides, together with the witnesses whose
names are subscribed hereto. All witnesses of full age, and resident in the
said Parish, and that then and there the said Mr. <b>L. D. Graham</b> and Miss <b>A. V.
Pickren</b> {…}oving produced the license required by Law, signified their desire
and intention, before us the said Marshall and witnesses to be united in the
State of Matrimony: <b>L. D. Graham</b>, and Miss <b>A. V. Pickren</b> were by the said <b>J. F.
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Witnesses:<span style="mso-tab-count: 7;"> </span>[signatures]
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<b>S. C. Scarborough</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 6;"> </span>L.
D. Graham</div>
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[illegible]<span style="mso-tab-count: 7;"> </span>A.
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F Marshall, Minister of the Gospel <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The 3 combined documents provide additional clues to be researched in the future. And, while almost all marriage indexes show the date of 3 May 1870 as the marriage date for this couple, having all the marriage documents shows that while the marriage bond and license were acquired on 3 May 1870, the marriage didn't occur for another 2 days -- on 5 May 1870 </span>Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-5330748207483833762012-10-25T10:01:00.002-07:002012-10-25T10:12:13.657-07:00Lorenzo Dow Graham's Death Information<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lorenzo Dow Graham, my 2nd great-grandfather</h3>
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Born: 23 Mar 1848, Jackson Parish, Louisiana</h3>
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Died: 4 Apr 1933 Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida </h3>
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<b style="color: red;">Note: </b>his name is listed as Lorenza not Lorenzo, this happened frequently in the records, but all other information matches correctly for him. </div>
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Office of Vital Statistics</div>
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Florida State Board of Health Certificate of Death</div>
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</span></span></span>Place of death </div>
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County: Hillsborough<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>District
No: 19-01<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>State File No.
6141-A</div>
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Precinct: Ballast Point.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Precinct No: 19-537<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Registered No. 98</div>
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Length of residence in city or town
where death occurred 1 yrs. 6 mos ___ days. </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Retired carpenter</div>
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House</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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1918</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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</span></span></span>Father’s birthplace: don’t know</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">17.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Informant: Thos. G. Kirk address 3104 Oakellor
St.</div>
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</span></span></span>Burial: Myrtle Hill Date: April 6<sup>th</sup>
1933</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">19.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">20.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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<b>Medial Certificate of Death</b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">21.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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</span></span></span>I Hereby Certify, that I attended deceased from
4/2 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1933 to 4/4 1933.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I last saw him alive on 4/4 1933. Death is
said to have occurred on the date stated above, at 6:45 p.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The principal cause of death and
related caused of importance in order of onset were as follows: </div>
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Cerebral hemorrhage</div>
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Contributory causes: </div>
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Arterial sclerosis</div>
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Hypertension</div>
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Signed: illegible dr signature and
address. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">One new question from the death certificate: who was the informant, Thos. G. Kirk? Was he a close family member whose information could be reliable? </span></div>
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<b>And here's Lorenza Dow Graham's Obituary from the Tampa Daily News,</b></h3>
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<b> 5 April, 1933, page 2 column 5 </b>
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Lorenzo lived a very colorful life -- more on that in the future. Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-38309440353197540092012-10-04T10:33:00.001-07:002012-10-04T17:01:47.816-07:00The One and Only Christiana Elizabeth Graham <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">In my last blog, I shared my thoughts and the circumstantial evidence suggesting that Robert Graham’s and Ruth Smith’s daughters Christiana and Elizabeth were, in fact, one and the same person. Last week, I received the 37 page Succession packet from the Rapides Parish, Louisiana courthouse in Alexandria, LA for Mrs. Christian E. Merchant. I was really excited to receive this, as I already had the marriage records showing that Elizabeth Graham married Joel B. Merchant on 24 Jan 1867 at the home of R. Graham (probably her father as several of her sisters were also married at R. Graham’s home), establishing that Elizabeth Graham was also Elizabeth Merchant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">The Succession packet details all the events after Elizabeth’s death (1888), wherein, her husband Joel B. Merchant (aka J. B. Merchant) served as administrator to settle her estate. The front cover of the packet clearly states that the file is the court records pertaining to </span><span style="background-color: #e1ff49; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">Mrs. Christiana E. Merchant</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">That his wife, Christiana Elizabeth Merchant departed this life recently leaving property in community with your petitioner, and leaving also community debts to pay situated in your Parish of Rapides Louisiana — Petitioner shows that it becomes necessary to have an administrator appointed to administer the Succession of the said deceased, and that is entitled to the appointment.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">The file date of Joel B. Merchant’s petition administration was 20 Aug 1888, which establishes that Christiana Elizabeth Merchant’s death as before that date, and the statement of “departed this life recently” suggests that she probably died during the summer of 1888, in Louisiana. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">Throughout the document she is referred to by the following variations of her name,which lends credence to the fact that Christiana and Elizabeth were one woman, and demonstrates that she was known by both her first and middle names: </span></div>
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<li style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">C. Elizabeth Merchant</li>
<li style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">Christiana Elizabeth Merchant</li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">With this new information along with the information in my last blog entry I feel comfortable in saying that Christiana and Elizabeth were the same woman, and that she died in 1888, while living in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt;">Source: Christiana E. Merchant Succession, Rapides Parish succ. File 535(reporting death and full name of Christiana Elizabeth Merchant wife of Joel B. Merchant) Clerk of Court’s Office, Alexandria. </span></div>
Norah Mix Gloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04008308847653130419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468201475104935492.post-87603356174925069132012-08-24T17:33:00.002-07:002012-09-01T12:46:14.560-07:00Christiana or Elizabeth or both?One of the things that bothers me about Robert Graham's and Ruth Smith's list of children is daughters 2 and 3: <br />
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<li><span style="background-color: #ffe599;">Christiana E. GRAHAM</span> (Cal 1842-After 1900). Born in , , Mississippi. </li>
<li><span style="background-color: #ffe599;">Elizabeth GRAHAM </span>(Cal 1842- ). Born in Louisiana, USA. </li>
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<b style="color: #351c75;">Christiana E. Graham</b> </h3>
<u><b>She only appears on the censuses as a child with her parents Robert and Ruth Graham.</b></u> <br />
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<li>1850 Jackson Parish, Louisiana - age 8 born in Mississippi</li>
<li>1860 Rapides Parish, Louisiana - age 18 born in Louisiana</li>
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She never appears on any record (so far) after 1860.<br />
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While it is possible that Christiana E. Graham was married or had died by 1870, so far, I have not been able to locate any marriage or death/burial records in either Jackson or Rapides parishes, LA.<br />
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<b style="color: #351c75;">Elizabeth Graham</b> </h3>
<b><u>She never appears as a child on the census, and only shows up once she is married to Joel E. Merchant. </u> </b><br />
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So far, I haven't found conclusive evidence that she is the daughter of Robert and Ruth Graham, but here is what I have found, relating to Elizabeth Graham:<br />
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<li>Marriage Bond and Marriage License - 19 Jan 1867 names Joel B. Merchant and Elizabeth Graham</li>
<li>Marriage certificate from minister - 24 Jan 1867 (transcription follows - highlighting of names added by me) </li>
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<li>"Be it Remembered, That on the 24 day of January, 1867 Mr. <span style="background-color: #ffe599;">Joel Merchant</span> and Miss <span style="background-color: #ffe599;">Elizabeth Graham</span> personally appeared before me<span style="background-color: #ffe599;"> D H Willis</span><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"> minister</span> of the Gospel in and for the Parish of Rapides, together with the witnesses <span style="background-color: #ffe599;">G W Smith</span> and <span style="background-color: #ffe599;">D H Willis Jr</span> all <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">witnesses</span> of full age, and resident in the said Parish, and that then and there said Mr. Joel Merchant and Miss Elizabeth Graham having produced the License required by Law, signified their desire and intention before us the said Minister D H Willis Sr and witnesses to be united in the State of Matrimony. Whereupon, after due proclamation made, and no impediment being suggested, they, the said Mr. Joel Merchant and Miss Elizabeth Graham were by me, the said Minister D H Wills Sr in the presence of the said witnesses, JOINED IN WEDLOCK according to the Laws of the State of Louisiana, and by me the said minister duly pronounced to be Husband and Wife.<br />In Testimony Whereof, The parties to the said Marriage hereunto affix their signatures together with me the said Minister D H Willis Sr and the aforesaid Witnesses on <span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">this 24 day of January 1867 at the residence of R Graham in the Parish aforesaid. </span><br />[signed] Joel Merchant<br />[signed] Elisabeth Graham<br />WITENSSES:<br />[signed] G W Smith<br />[signed] D H Willis Jr <br />Given under my hand this the 24 day of January [signed] D H Willis Sr."</li>
<li>The fact that they were married at the home of R. Graham (Robert?) is of interest. The witnesses are also of interest:</li>
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<li>D H Willis Jr was married to another of Robert Graham's daughters: Julia Ann Graham</li>
<li>G W Smith shares the Smith name with Robert Graham's wife Ruth Smith - a relative, perhaps?</li>
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<li>1870 Census Rapides Parish - age 28 born in Louisiana</li>
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<li>living close to (listed next family to) William Jackson Graham family (Robert Graham's son) and only a few houses from Robert Graham's daughter Emily Butter and Robert Graham. </li>
<li>Additionally, Elizabeth Merchant and 3 of Robert Graham's daughters all have a minor female Walker child living with them. </li>
<li>And, living next (on the census) to Robert Graham are 2 Walker boys age 17 & 13 </li>
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<li>Further research on the Walker children shows they are all siblings on the 1850 census - more on them at a later time. </li>
<li>it would seem that there is a connection between the Walker children and the Grahams and Elizabeth Merchant. </li>
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<li>1880 Census Rapides Parish - age 38 born in Louisiana</li>
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<li>Elizabeth's ages in 1870 and 1880 would also be correct for Christiana E Graham </li>
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<li>Elizabeth Merchant died before 21 Dec 1888 - determined by the following evidence:</li>
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<li>Joel Merchant obtained Marriage license to marry Ella McCall on 21 Dec 1888; they were married on 23 Dec 1888 </li>
<li>Louisiana Democrat April 10, 1889 page 3 (newspaper partial transcription)<br />STATE OF LOUISIANA, <br />Parish of Rapides - 12th Judicial District Court.<br />Succession of <span style="background-color: #ffe599;">Mrs. C. E. Merchant</span> No 535<br />Whereas JOEL B. MERCHANT, Administrator of the above numbered and entitled Succession [...] -- </li>
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<li>The initials C.E. certainly suggest that Elizabeth was not her first name, but probably her middle name. And, the first initial C. matches with Christiana E. Graham. </li>
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<li>I haven't been able to locate a death notice/certificate or burial place for Elizabeth Merchant</li>
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While there is no one piece of evidence that resolves the problem of Christiana and Elizabeth C. Graham, there several lines of circumstantial evidence to suggest that these 2 women were one and the same.<br />
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I have ordered all 37 pages of the succession record of Mrs. C. E. Merchant from the Rapides Parish, LA courthouse. I hope that this record will help solve this identity problem. -- Stay tuned.<br />
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If anyone has any information that contradicts or add additional insight into these two female names I would love to hear from you. <br />
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