Rev. 16 June 2016, Gen. 554
DESCENDANTS OF FRANCIS MARION GRAVES AND EMILY ELIZA GENTRY OF AL & TX
GENERATION 1
Francis Marion Graves (1) was born 6 March 1845 in AL, and died 30 Sept. 1909 in Hamilton Co., TX. According to the 1900 census, his parents were both born in KY. He married Emily (ÒEmmaÓ) Eliza Gentry, daughter of Frederick Browder Gentry and Rebecca Patton Barnett, about 1867. She was born 8 Jan. 1849 in Gonzales Co., TX, and died 5 Sept. 1922 in Hamilton Co., TX. They were in the 1900 census for Hamilton Co., TX, when he was a stockman, and all 6 of their children were living. She was in the 1910 census for Hamilton Co., TX, widowed, with her daughter Vivian, and 5 of her 6 children still living. She was in the 1920 census for Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX, with daughter Vivian and her husband Edgar. They have not yet been found in any censuses before 1900. All their children were born in Hamilton Co., TX. (R‑1, R‑4)
Children - Graves
2. Frederick Browder Graves, b. 18 Aug. 1867, d. 11 Aug. 1907.
+3. William Stanton Graves, b. Aug. 1870, m. Henrietta Perry, c. 1895, d. 24 Aug. 1911.
+4. Mary Elizabeth Graves, b. 16 Jan. 1872, m. Jacob Edgar Secrest, 21 Dec. 1892, d. 29 Jan. 1957.
5. James Graves, b.c. 1874.
6. Frances R. Graves, b. Oct. 1876
7. Vivian Graves, b. 25 April 1880, m. James Edgar Moore, 18 June 1919, d. 19 June 1973. He was b. 23 Aug. 1875 in TX, and d. 12 Nov. 1959 in TX.
GENERATION 2
CHILDREN OF FRANCIS M. GRAVES (1) AND EMILY E. GENTRY
William Stanton (or Stanford)
Graves (3) was born in Aug. 1870 in TX, and died 23 Aug. 1911 in Hamilton,
Hamilton Co., TX. He married
Henrietta (ÒEttaÓ) Perry, daughter of George Frederick Perry and Sarah E. Pogue,
about 1895. She was born 6 Sept.
1873 in Corsicana, Barry Co., MO, and died 30 April 1941 in Hamilton, Hamilton
Co., TX. They were in the 1900
census for Hamilton Co., TX, living next to her parents. They were in the 1910 census for Reeves
Co., TX, with all 4 of the children living but not in their household. In 1910 their children were living with
their grandparents, George and Sarah Perry. The 1900 census gave his fatherÕs birthplace as AL, and the
1910 census gave TN. Etta was in
the 1920 census for Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX, widowed, with her 3 youngest
children and her mother. She was
in the 1930 census for Hamilton, TX, with children Fred and Edna, both still
single. All their children were
born in TX. (R‑2)
Children - Graves
+8. Rowena Graves, b. 26 Aug. 1895, m. George Gordon Yates, 24 Jan. 1915, d. 1 Feb. 1990..
9. Frederic (ÒFredÓ) P. Graves, b. Sept. 1897, m. Verna ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was b.c. 1913 in TX. They were in the 1940 census for Hamilton, TX, when he was a pharmacist in a drug store.
10. Edith Graves, b.c. 1903.
11. Edna Graves, b. 18 Sept. 1905 (Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX), d. 12 June 1962 (Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX).
Mary Elizabeth (ÒMollieÓ)
Graves (4) was born 16 Jan. 1872 in Hamilton Co., TX, and died after 1934. She married Jacob Edgar Secrest on 21 Dec. 1892 in Hamilton Co., TX. He was born in Oct. 1862 in TX. They were in the 1900 and 1910 censuses
for Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX.
All their children were born in Hamilton Co., TX.
The following information is
from findagrave.com.
ÒMrs. J. E. Secrest,
saleswoman in the G. M. Carlton Bros. & Co. has the distinction of being a
granddaughter and daughter of pioneers and of having married a pioneer's son,
J. E. Secrest. Her grandfather, Captain F. B. Gentry,
was a San Jacinto veteran and was rewarded for his valiant service in the Army
of the Texas Republic with a grant of land and part of the grant is still in
possession of the heirs. She is the daughter of Marion and Emily (Gentry)
Graves and was born in a log cabin on what is now Rice Street. Her father built
the old mill on Pecan Creek that is now used as the Magnolia Petroleum
warehouse. [Later the old mill building was used by R. B.
Miller for a Gulf Petroleum warehouse. Now --2002-- it is the Pecan
Creek Park Headquarters.--Elreeta
Weathers] He also built the stone business house on the southwest corner of the
square which now houses the Hamilton Market Place. The first Christmas tree
held in town was held there. He also built his residence of stone
which is still in the possession of the family. These places were built
over fifty years ago and are still substantial buildings. The flour mill was the first one built in this county and was
often visited as a show place by the school children of the town. Like all
early pioneers, Mr. Graves witnessed many stirring occurrences in the making of
Hamilton and the county.
J. E. Secrest
was prominent in the affairs of the county, serving as county clerk three terms
and as manager of a mercantile firm until just before his death in 1914, having
resigned to go to Mexico for his health.
After the death of her husband,
Mrs. Secrest, better known as "Miss
Mollie," entered the G. M. Carlton Bros. firm and has sold goods for them
ever since. She probably knows every shopper in Hamilton county
and has a wide clientele and many friends in and out of the county. She is also
connected by birth and by marriage to many prominent families in the county.Ó
(R‑1)
Children - Secrest
12. Emily Ruth Secrest, b. 10 Oct. 1893, never married, d. 11 March 1976.
13. Kathryn Secrest, b. Sept. 1898, died before 1910 census.
14. Helen Gould Secrest, b. 17 July 1902, never married, d. 14 June 1989.
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM S. GRAVES (3) AND HENRIETTA PERRY
Rowena Graves (8) was born 26
Aug. 1895 in Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX, and died 1 Feb. 1990 in Temple, Bell
Co., TX. She married George Gordon
Yates, son of William Winston Yates and Nary (ÒMollieÓ) M. Louthan,
on 24 Jan. 1915 in Hamilton Co., TX.
He was born 4 May 1890 in Bethpage, Sumner Co., TX, and died 16 Nov.
1943 in Weatherford, Parker Co., TX.
(R‑3)
Children - Yates
15. William George Yates, b. 6 May 1918 (Hamilton, Hamilton Co., TX), d. 5 Dec. 1985 (Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., TX).
+16. Henry Perry Yates, b. 26 Jan. 1927, m. Bennye Evelyn Snellings, 24 Feb. 1951, d. 28 March 2011.
17. daughter
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