Rev. 20 March 2008, Gen. 14
DESCENDANTS OF DAVID
WILLIAM GRAVES AND MARY ANN DILLMAN OF KY & IN
GENERATION 1
David William Graves (1) was born
19 March 1828 in KY (or IN), and died 9 Aug. 1878 in Owensboro, Daviess Co.,
KY. He married Mary Ann Dillman on 14
Nov. 1850. She was a daughter of
Michael Dillman (b. 2 Dec. 1810 in OH) and Cynthia Batman (b. 20 Feb. 1809 in
Harrison Co., OH).
He was in the 1850 census for
Jennings Twp., Crawford Co., IN, listed as William Graves, 22, farmer, born in
Marion Co., IN, living with her family (listed as Michel and Syntha
Dillman). The census was taken Oct. 7,
1850, so he hadn’t yet married Mary Ann.
They were probably the ones in the 1860 census for Hammond Twp., Spencer
Co., IN, although his wife’s name was listed as Margaret. They were in the 1870 census for Paradise,
Muhlenberg Co., KY. He was a shoemaker.
On the assumption that the 1850
census was correct about where he was born or at least that he had lived in
Marion Co., IN, the census records were checked. No Graves families were found in Marion Co., in 1830 or 1840, but
the 1850 census for Centre Twp., Marion Co., IN, listed David Graves, 76,
farmer, and his wife Mary A. Graves, 67, both born in PA. These could be the parents of David William
Graves. (R‑1)
Children - Graves
+2. George Riley Graves, b. 7 Oct. 1851, m. Sarah E. Coombes, 4 July
1875.
+3. Dennis Gresham Graves, b. 25 July 1855, m(1) Nancy Ann Coombes, 26
Dec. 1875, m(2) Sarah Elizabeth Smith, 17 June 1880, d. 12 Dec. 1923.
4. David William Graves, b. 3 Oct. 1858, m. Clementine
Black.
+5. Michael Dillman Graves, b. 21 Sept. 1860, m. Mary M. Fox, c. 1884.
+6. Adda D. Graves, b. 8 Feb. 1862, m. Samuel J. Wallace, c. 1883.
7. Malinda Ellen Graves, b. 5 Jan. 1864.
8. Mary Kissner Graves, b. 24 Nov. 1867, m. D. M.
Wallace.
9. Kattie Graves, b. 26 Jan. 1869.
10. Daniel Boone Edwin Graves, b. 10 Sept. 1874,
d. 14 Dec. 1878 (Owensboro, KY).
GENERATION 2
DAVID W. GRAVES (1) AND MARY ANN
DILLMAN
George Riley Graves (2) was born 7
Oct. 1851 in IN. He married Sarah E.
Coombes on 4 July 1875. She was born in
June 1860 in KY. They were in the 1900
census for Owensboro, Ward 3, Daviess Co., KY, when he was a shoemaker. All their children were born in KY.
Children - Graves
+11. Covington R. Graves, b. Dec. 1876, m. Nora V. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
12. Daniel W. Graves, b. Dec. 1878.
13. Mary V. Graves, b. June 1886.
14. Berrie (or Benie) M. Graves, b. Nov. 1891.
Dennis Gresham Graves (3) was born
25 July 1855, died 12 Dec. 1923, and was buried in Oak Hill Cem., Evansville,
IN. He first married Nancy Ann Coombes
on 26 Dec. 1875. She died 26 Dec. 1879
in South Carrollton, KY. He secondly
married Nannie Smith (also known as Sarah Elizabeth Smith) on 17 June 1880. She was born in March 1857 in KY. They were in the 1900 and 1910 censuses for
Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN. He was
a shoemaker. His first 9 children were
born in KY, and the last one in IN. (R‑1)
Children - Graves, by Nancy A.
Coombes
15. Arthur Raymond Graves, b. July 1877, d. 22
March 1878.
16. Nannie A. Graves, b. 26 June 1879, d. 31 Aug.
1879 (Nelson Creek, KY).
Children - Graves, by Nannie
Smith
17. Adah (or Ada) Graves, b. 14 May 1881.
18. David William Graves, b. 26 Feb. 1883.
19. Leslie Graves, b. 10 June 1885, d. 5 July 1886
(Ky.).
+20. Fred Walter Graves, b. 21 April 1887, m. Lola M. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
21. Clarence Paul Graves, b. 13 April 1890.
22. Mary Ellen Graves, b. 25 Dec. 1891.
23. Dennis Pennington Graves, b. 12 Aug. 1894, d.
17 Oct. 1895 (Oak Hill, KY).
24. Annie Helen Graves, b. 26 Nov. 1898.
Michael Dillman Graves (5) was born
21 Sept. 1860 in IN[1]. He married Mary M. Fox about 1884. She was born in March 1862 in Germany. They were in the 1900 and 1910 censuses for
Ward 1, Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY. He
was a shoemaker and had his own shop.
All their children were born in KY.
Children - Graves
+25. Anna L. Graves, b. Jan. 1886, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Allen.
26. Viola C. Graves, b. Dec. 1887.
+27. Rosalee Graves, b. Nov. 1889, m. Ray Martin, c. 1909.
28. Mary Margaret Graves, b. Nov. 1897.
Adda (“Addie”) D. Graves (6) was
born 8 Feb. 1862 in IN. She married
Samuel J. Wallace, about 1883. He was
born in Oct. 1853 in PA. According to R‑2,
he was a son of John Wallace and Nancy ‑‑‑‑‑‑. A John Wallace and wife Nancy were in the
1870 census for Wayne Twp., Mifflin Co., PA, with a Samuel Wallace, 19, but his
age is not quite right. Since the 1900
census for Civil Dist. 2, Pickett Co., TN, shows him living next to William
Wallace, 76, and Sarah, 75, there is some question whether these might be his
parents, although William could be an uncle.
They were in the 1910 census for Union Twp., Greene Co., AR. He was a farmer. All their children were born in IN. (R‑2)
Children - Wallace
29. William M. Wallace, b. Sept. 1883.
30. Clod (or Claude?) M. Wallace, b. Sept. 1885.
+31. Sterling Thomas Wallace, b. 27 Jan. 1887, m. Sally Dee Hendrix, 28
Jan. 1919, d. 25 May 1963.
32. Donald Linnis Wallace, b. 10 Aug. 1888, d. 1
Aug. 1967 (Los Angeles Co., CA). Not
with the family in 1900 census.
33. Dennis Riley Wallace, b. 28 Oct. 1893, d. 26
July 1955 (Tulare Co., CA).
34. Lewis Graves, b. Oct. 1893. Could this be the same as Linnis?
35. Hiram Stanley Wallace, b. 5 Aug. 1895, d. 6
July 1980 (Santa Clara Co., CA).
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN OF GEORGE R. GRAVES (2)
AND SARAH E. COOMBS
Covington R. Graves (11) was born
in Dec. 1876 in KY. He married Nora V. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1897 in AL. They were in the 1920 census for Ward 6,
Jackson Parish, LA, when he was a postmaster.
Children - Graves
36. C. Graves (son), b.c. 1919 (LA).
DENNIS GRESHAM GRAVES (3)
Fred Walter Graves (20) was born 21
April 1887 in Hartford, KY. He grew up
in Indiana. He married Lola M. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
about 1909. She was born about 1890 in
IL. They were in the 1910 and 1920
censuses for Chicago, Cook Co., IL. He
was a pressman for a printing company.
(R‑1)
Children - Graves
37. Helen Jewel Graves, b. 1909 (Chicago, IL), m.
William E. Martin.
CHILDREN OF MICHAEL D. GRAVES
(5) AND MARY M. FOX
Anna (“Annie”) L. Graves (25) was
born in Jan. 1886 in KY. She married ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Allen. He died before the 1910 census
for Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY, since she was then a widow living with her
parents and her son.
Children - Allen
38. Garrett (?) Allen, b.c. 1907 (KY).
Rosalee (“Rosa” or “Rosie”) Graves
(27) was born in Nov. 1889 in KY. She
married Ray Martin about 1909. He was
born about 1889 in KY. They were in the
1910 census for Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY, living with her parents. They were in the 1920 census for 8th
District, Daviess Co., KY, when he was working in a buggy factory.
Children - Martin
39. Samuel Martin, b.c. 1911 (KY).
CHILDREN OF ADDA D. GRAVES (6)
AND SAMUEL J. WALLACE
Sterling Thomas Wallace (31) was
born 27 Jan. 1887 in IN, and died 25 May 1963 in Strathmore, Tulare Co.,
CA. He married Sally Dee Hendrix,
daughter of Franklin Andre Hendrix and Mary Elizabeth Hailey, on 28 Jan.
1919. She was born 15 May 1896 in
Elbridge, Obion Co., TN, and died 13 Feb. 1975 in Strathmore, CA. They were both buried in Hillcrest Cem.,
Porterville, Tulare Co., CA. (R‑2)
Children - Wallace
40. Gerald Emery Wallace, b. 21 March 1920 (OK),
d. 6 July 1948 (Strathmore, Tulare Co., CA).
41. Harold Oswald Wallace, b. 11 Oct. 1921, d. 7
Feb. 1972 (?) (Strathmore, Tulare Co., CA).
42. Waymond Calvin Wallace, b. 18 Feb. 1924
(Ardmore, Carter Co., OK), m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 11
Aug. 1985 (Strathmore, Tulare Co., CA).
Bur. Hillcrest Cem., Porterville, CA.
3 children.
43. Herbert Eugene Wallace, b. 11 Oct. 1927, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. April 1993. 3 children.
44. Mary Belle Wallace, b. 17 Dec. 1929 (Lake
Providence, East Carroll Parish, LA), m. David Homer Bedwell, 15 Dec. 1948, d.
25 Aug. 2004. She was bur. 31 Aug. 2004
in Lindsay-Strathmore Cem., Lindsay, Tulare Co., CA. He was b. 7 Oct. 1928, and d. 19 Aug. 1994 in Lindsay, CA. 3 children.
45. child
46. Chester Lee Wallace, b. 11 June 1936 (Lake
Providence, East Carroll Parish, LA), d. 6 Dec. 1938.
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