Revised 29 Dec. 2007, Gen. 36
DESCENDANTS OF JOSEPH
GRAVES AND CATHERINE STRINGFELLOW
OF STAFFORD CO., VA
GENERATION 1
Joseph Graves (1) was probably born
about 1770 (between 1765 and 1784) and probably died before 1830. He was listed in the 1810 census for
Stafford Co., VA, but was not in the 1820 census for that county. He married Catherine (or Katherine)
Stringfellow, daughter of James Stringfellow and Susannah ‑‑‑‑‑‑. A Catherine Graves was listed as head of
household in the 1830 census for Stafford Co., VA, and the members of the
household match those in the 1810 census.
She was born 8 Oct. 1777 in Culpeper Co., VA. The following children have not been proven, but they all have
Stafford Co., VA connections, their migration paths are similar, and their
dates of birth match well. Also many of
the names in the families of these children are similar. (R‑1, R‑6)
Children - Graves
+2. George W. Graves, b. 6 March 1807, m. Louisa Johnson, 17 Aug. 1837,
d. 26 Nov. 1882.
+3. Susan Alexander Graves, b. 16 March 1810, m. E. Alexander Payne, c.
1828, d. 21 Nov. 1887.
+4. William Wilson Graves, b.c. 1813, m. Sarah Eliza Allison, 10 Aug.
1843, d. 20 March 1862.
+5. Mary Jane Graves, b. 17 March 1816, m. Thomas Charles Monroe.
GENERATION 2
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH GRAVES (1)
AND CATHERINE ‑‑‑‑‑‑
George W. Graves (2) was born 6
March 1807 in VA, and died 26 Nov. 1882 in Gilmer, Upshur Co., Texas. A letter dated 22 June 1884 states that his
wife Louisa is trying to sell her place there in Upshur Co. He married Louisa Johnson on 17 Aug. 1837 in
Talladega Co., AL. She was born 16 Oct.
1823 in TN or AL (census records differ), and died 20 Dec. 1886 in Upshur Co.,
TX. They were both buried in Concord Cem., Upshur Co., Texas. They were listed
in the 1840, 1850, and 1860 Talladega Co., AL censuses, and in the 1880 Upshur
Co., TX census. All their children were
born in AL except for Louis, who was born in LA as his parents were on their
way to Texas. (R‑2)
Children - Graves
6. Frances A. ("Fannie") Graves, b.
1839, m. Rush McGrady.
7. James W. Graves, b. 1842.
8. Benjamin F. Graves, b. 1844. He was in the 1870 census at Fort Coucho,
Bexar Co., TX, listed as Sergeant, Co. B, 4th Cavalry. He hasn’t been found in later censuses.
9. Elizabeth J. Graves, b. 1846.
10. John W. Graves, b. 1849.
11. George A. Graves, b. 1850.
12. Sue (maybe Susan) Graves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Barnwell.
13. Charles P. Graves, b. Jan. 1856. He was in the 1900 census for Upshur Co.,
TX, farmer, still single, with his widowed sister Sallie and her family living
with him.
14. Mary ("Mollie") Graves, b. 15 April
1858, m. George W. Whatley, 19 Dec. 1875.
+15. Thomas Jefferson Graves, b. 9 Dec. 1859, m. Mary Ann Godfrey, 6
July 1884, d. 28 July 1932.
+16. Sallie I. Graves, b. Jan. 1865, m. W. S. Vivian, 14 Jan. 1885.
+17. Louis Alvin Graves, b. 16 April 1867, m(1) Frances Elizabeth Shaw,
25 Dec. 1888, m(2) Laura Johnson Davis, 17 June 1922, d. 8 March 1941.
Susan Alexander Graves (3) was born
16 March 1810 in Virginia, and died 21 Nov. 1887 in Hopkins Co., Texas, aged 77
years, 8 months, 5 days (Bible record).
She married E. (Elijah?) Alexander Payne about 1828 in Va., probably
Stafford Co. He was born about 1799 in
Va., and died 24 July 1874, at age 75 (Bible record). The Payne ancestor came to Va. in 1619 and soon owned 1500 acres
on Occuquan, now Prince William Co. (formed from Stafford Co.). Their first three children were born in
Stafford Co., Va., and the later children were born in Ala.
The 1880 census indicates that both
Susan's father and mother were also born in Va. Mrs. Coleman suspects that Susan was a daughter of Catherine
Graves who was listed on the 1830 Stafford Co., Va. census as age 50 to 60.
Also, early in 1979, Mrs. Coleman finally found Susan's family Bible, and it is
the source of some of the information on Susan's descendants. (R‑1)
Children - Payne
+18. Margaret Catherine Payne, b. 31 July 1830, m(1) Leander Caver, 20
Jan. 1853, m(2) Francis J. Dumas, 16 Nov. 1856, d. 29 June 1870.
+19. William Knox Payne, b. 13 Oct. 1832, m. Johanna Reilly, 23 Feb.
1870, d. 8 April 1875.
+20. Mary Virginia Payne, b. 16 June 1835, m. James Ricks, 15 Sept.
1853.
21. Elijah Alexander Payne, b. 3 Feb. 1838
(Talladega Co., Ala.), d. 2 March 1866.
CSA records show that he enlisted 2 June 1861 at Corinth, MS, in Co. G (was
L and sometimes M), 6th Ala. Regt.
Payroll records from Sangster Cross Roads, MS, Union Mills, VA, and Camp
Terrell, VA. Discharged 8 March 1864. He is not listed on the 1860 Dallas Co., AL
census, and probably moved to MS with his sister Margaret Catherine and husband
Francis J. Dumas. Apparently he never
married, as his birth and death dates were listed in the Bible, but no marriage
date.
+22. Benjamin Franklin Payne, b. 2 Jan. 1841, m. Emily W. Adkins, 8 ----
1871, d. 28 (?) July 1896.
+23. Anneliza Payne, b. 16 Jan. 1844, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. 12 April 1876.
+24. Thomas Jefferson Payne, b. 29 Sept. 1847, m. Johanna (Reilly)
Payne, 10 Jan. 1878, d. 8 March 1904.
25. Joseph Kelly Payne, b. 5 Nov. 1850 (Selma,
Dallas Co., Ala.), never married, d. 24 May 1898 (Hopkins Co., Texas).
+26. Susan Graves Payne, b. 24 April 1854, m. Joseph J. Conner, 10 July
1878, d. 27 Aug. 1927.
William Wilson Graves (4) was born
about 1813 in VA, and died 20 March 1862.
He lived in Cherokee Co., AL, and was in Clark Co., AR in 1859. He married Sarah Eliza Allison on 10 Aug.
1843 in Cherokee Co., AL, according to their family Bible. She was born 11 Nov. 1821. She lived in Henry Co., GA. In his family Bible is found a record of
Mary Jane Graves who married Thomas C. Monroe, supporting the supposition that
Mary Jane was his sister. Information
on this family and that of Mary Jane Graves is apparently found in Spivey Family & Allied Lines by Mrs.
G.H.L. Dunagin. His widow was in the
1870 census for Beat 4, Neshoba Co., MS, Philadelphia P.O., with children
Thomas, Joseph, Mattie, and William.
They were farmers. (R‑4)
Children - Graves
+27. Margaret Catherine Graves, b. 2 June 1844, m. Wiley G. Spivey.
+28. Thomas Allison Graves, b. 27 March 1847, m. Amanda Artemis Field, 9
Jan. 18--.
29. Mary Jane Graves, b. 2 July 1849.
+30. Joseph Alexander Graves, b. 2 Oct. 1851, m. Emily Matilda Steele.
31. Martha (“Mattie”) Virginia Graves, b. 12 Jan.
1857.
32. Billie Susan Graves, b. 20 Aug. 1862. Listed as a son, William, in 1870.
Mary Jane Graves (5) was born 17
March 1816 in Stafford Co., VA, and was buried at Thompsonville in northern
Gonzalez Co., TX. She married Thomas
Charles (or Cowper?) Monroe. He was the
eldest son of Thomas Monroe (who was a son of William Monroe). He was born 19 Feb. 1814 in Stafford Co.,
VA, and died 2 June 1865. He lived in
GA in 1837, in Dallas Co., AL in 1840, and in Autauga Co., AL in 1845. Their first child was born in Warren Co.,
GA, the next 2 in Dallas Co., AL, and the last 4 in Autauga Co., AL. It is believed that Mary Jane moved to Texas
with one of her children after her husband's death. (R‑4, R‑5)
Children - Monroe
33. George Winchester Monroe, b. 7 Sept. 1837.
34. James Williamson Monroe, b. 17 Jan. 1840, m.
Elizabeth Atkinson, 2 March 1866.
+35. Thomas Cowper Monroe, b. 26 Nov. 1842, m. Susan Elizabeth Mahan, 20
July 1865, d. 27 Feb. 1913.
36. Mary Jane Monroe, b. 7 Oct. 1845, m. R. J.
Adkinson, 29 March 1863.
+37. Sarah Catherine Monroe, b. 3 March 1846, m. John Lewis Kerr, 5 Feb.
1873.
38. Martha Chappell Monroe, b. 22 June 1851.
39. Robert Wilson Monroe, b. 17 Dec. 1853.
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN OF GEORGE W. GRAVES (2)
AND LOUISA JOHNSON
Thomas Jefferson Graves (15) was
born 9 Dec. 1859 in Talladega, Talladega Co., Ala., died 28 July 1932 in
Palava, Fisher Co., Texas, and was buried in Fisher Co., Texas. He married Mary Ann Godfrey, daughter of
William Jasper Godfrey and ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Fry, on 6
July 1884 in Waxahachie, Ellis Co., Texas.
She was born 9 Aug. 1866, and died 28 Jan. 1927 in Palava, Fisher Co.,
Texas. He was a farmer and also worked
for the Texas and Pacific Railroad.
Their first 4 children were born in Waxahachie, Ellis Co., Texas, and
the last 5 in Palava (or Palavo), Fisher Co., Texas. (R‑2, R‑3)
Children - Graves
40. Alvin Graves, b. 30 April 1885, d. 5 March
1893.
41. Ophelia Graves, b. 1886, d. 1888.
42. Bertie Graves, b. 1887, m. Elmer R. Nolen, 25
Dec. 1904, d. 1934.
43. William Herman Graves, b. 30 Aug. 1889, m. Ada
Blair, 12 June 1909, d. 1 June 1967.
44. Bessie Ida Graves, b. 9 Sept. 1893, m.
Jefferson D. Harvey, 17 Dec. 1911, d. 6 Jan. 1928.
45. Annie Mabel (or Mabel Ann) Graves, b. 11 Dec.
1898, m. Leonard L. Leeper, 9 April 1918, d. 2 Nov. 1958.
46. Thomas Page (or Paige) Graves, b. 21 April
1900, m. Juanita Nolen, 30 July 1925, d. 13 Jan. 1958.
47. Ermel Mae Graves, b. 11 July 1904, m. Lewis F.
Smith, 22 Dec. 1923.
48. Leland Elmer Graves, b. 26 July 1908, m. Elma
Pauline Graves, 23 Dec. 1933.
Sallie I. Graves (16) was born in
Jan. 1865 in AL. She married W. S.
Vivian on 14 Jan. 1885. He died by
1900. Sallie and her children were in
the 1900 census for Upshur Co., TX, living with her unmarried brother Charles. Five of her six children were still
living. All the children were born in
TX.
Children - Vivian
49. Walton Vivian, b. Dec. 1886.
50. Hugh Vivian, b. March 1890.
51. George V. Vivian, b. Jan. 1892.
52. Willie Vivian, b. Oct. 1892.
53. Charles Vivian, b. June 1896.
Louis Alvin Graves (17) was born 16
April 1867 in Louisiana, died 8 March 1941 in Anderson Co., Texas, and was
buried in Fort Houston Cem., Anderson Co.
He first married Frances ("Fannie") Elizabeth Shaw, daughter
of George Washington Shaw and Martha Jane Glen, on 25 Dec. 1888 in Upshur Co.,
Texas. She was born 17 March 1870 in
Ga., died 17 July 1917 in Palestine, Anderson Co., Texas, and was also buried
in Fort Houston Cem. Louis secondly
married Laura Johnson Davis. The first
six children were born in Gilmer, Upshur Co., Texas, and the last two were born
in Palestine, Anderson Co. He was in
the 1900 census for Upshur Co., TX, with wife Fannie, and his grandmother
Elizabeth Glenn (b. Jan. 1807, widow) living with them. All his children were born in TX. (R‑2)
Children - Graves
54. Roy Alvin Graves, b. 18 Oct. 1889, m(1) Bess
Carlisle, m(2) Nona J. Lewis, d. 30 June 1948.
+55. Levi Temple Graves, b. 6 March 1892, m. Fannie Elizabeth Collier,
14 Dec. 1913, d. 1 Nov. 1960.
56. Cora Irene Graves, b. 30 Nov. 1894, m. Edwin
Herbert Woodard, d. 24 Nov. 1978.
57. Haskell Homer Graves, b. 6 Aug. 1897, m. Lula
Watkins, d. 26 Dec. 1964.
58. Clarence Clyde Graves, b. 22 Aug. 1900, m.
Lamora Denson, 19 Dec. 1925, d. 23 May 1952.
59. Ola Mae Graves, b. 1 April 1903, m. Thomas
Oliver Perry. Her 1982 address: 740
McCormick, Shreveport, LA 71104.
60. Marvin Thomas Graves, b. 31 Oct. 1906, m. Inez
Byrum.
61. Lester Leonard Graves, b. 15 Oct. 1910, m. Ada
O'Neal, d. 30 June 1939.
CHILDREN OF SUSAN A. GRAVES (3)
AND E. ALEXANDER PAYNE
Margaret Catherine Payne (18) was
born 31 July 1830 in Stafford Co., Va., and died 29 June 1870 (in Miss.?). She
first married Leander Caver on 20 Jan. 1853, possibly in Autauga City,
Ala. He died 19 Aug. 1853. She secondly married Francis J. Dumas. (R‑1)
Children - Caver
62. Elizabeth Leander Caver, b. 22 Oct. 1853, d.
25 Aug. 1855.
Children - Dumas
63. Susan (?) (Larson?) Catherine Dumas ("son
of Francis J. Dumas and Margaret his wife"), b. 17 Aug. 1857 (Wilcox Co.,
Ala.), d. 10 Sept. 1872 (Miss.?).
64. David Alexander Dumas, b. 27 Nov. 1859 (Wilcox
Co., Ala.), m. Lizzie Yarbrough, 2 Sept. 1881 (Hopkins Co., Texas).
65. Margaret Ellen Dumas, b.c. 1862 (Miss.), m.
William Brossy, 13 March 1881.
+66. Frances Dumas, b.c. 1864, m. Henry Askew.
William Knox Payne (19) was born 13
Oct. 1832 in Stafford Co., Va., and died 8 April 1875 in Selma, Dallas Co.,
Ala. He married Johanna Reilly on 23
Feb. 1870 in Selma. She was born 16 Dec. 1850 in New Orleans, La., died 15
April 1892 in Hopkins Co., Texas, and was buried in Black Oak Cem. He served in the CSA, was taken prisoner and
was held at Fort Delaware, DE, where he contracted tuberculosis. (R‑1)
Children - Payne
67. Selena Vrenda Payne, b. 18 Sept. 1871 (Selma,
Ala.), d. 27 April 1894 (Union, Hopkins Co., Texas).
68. William Annie Payne (female), b. 31 Sept. 1874
(Selma, Ala.), d. 5 April 1954 (Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas).
Mary Virginia Payne (20), called
Virginia or "Jennie", was born 16 June 1835 in Stafford Co., Va. She married James Ricks on 15 Sept.
1853. Family tradition is that she
lived in Birmingham, Ala. (R‑1)
Children - Ricks
69. Johnnie (?) A. (Albert?) Ricks, d. 29 June
1859.
70. William Wilson Ricks, d. 25 June 1863.
Benjamin Franklin Payne (22) was
born 2 Jan. 1841 in Dallas Co., Ala., and died 28 (?) July 1896 in Hopkins Co.,
Texas. He married Emily W. Adkins on 8
---- 1871. He enlisted in the Civil War on 24 Jan. 1862, at age 21, in Shelby
Springs, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., in Co. A, 28th Ala. Inf., paroled 1 May 1865
at Greensboro, N.C. The following two children were born in Texas, according to
the 1880 census. There may have been
others. (R‑1)
Children - Payne
71. M. V. Payne (daughter), b.c. 1875.
72. Charles W. Payne, b.c. 1878.
Anneliza Payne (23) was born 16
Jan. 1844 in Dallas Co., Ala., and died 12 April 1876 in Hopkins Co.,
Texas. She presumably married, in which
case the last name of her son shown below would not have been Payne. (R‑1)
Children - Payne (?)
73. Walter Payne, b.c. 1874 (La.), d.c. 1894
(Hopkins Co., Texas, as a result of a tree falling on him).
Thomas Jefferson Payne (24) was
born 29 Sept. 1847 in Selma, Dallas Co., Ala., and died 8 March 1904 in
Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas. He married
Johanna (Reilly) Payne, widow of his older brother William Knox Payne, on 10
Jan. 1878 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., Texas. (R‑1)
Children - Payne
+74. Jewel Alice Payne, b. 14 Oct. 1878, m. Samuel Terrell Barton, 22
Dec. 1898, d. 23 July 1960.
+75. Thomas Jasmine Payne, b. 22 Nov. 1880, m. Abner Basil McDonald, 1
Sept. 1898, d. 18 July 1962.
+76. John Howard Payne, b. 25 Jan. 1883, m. Vannie White, d. 25 Jan.
1965.
+77. Oscar Ross Payne, b. 4 May 1886, m. Willie Mae Watson, 18 Dec.
1918, d. 27 Sept. 1939.
Susan Graves Payne (26) was born 24
April 1854 in Autauga City, Autauga Co., Ala., died 27 Aug. 1927 in Hopkins
Co., Texas, and was buried in Shooks Chapel Cem. She married Joseph J. Conner on 10 July 1878 in Hopkins Co.,
Texas. He was born 4 Aug. 1832 in
Ireland, and died in Hopkins Co., Texas.
All their children were born in Hopkins Co. (R‑1)
Children - Conner
78. Margaret J. Conner, d. 18 May 1880 (Hopkins
Co., Texas).
+79. Robert Conner, b. 1881, married.
+80. Clabourne Knox Conner, married.
+81. Susan Ellen Conner, b. 18 Dec. 1887, m. Henry Benjamin Anderson, d.
4 May 1973.
+82. Emma Conner, b. 1895, m. Walter Everett Holloway.
+83. Henry Kelly Conner, b. 1895, m. May Reagan, d. 1970.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM W. GRAVES
(4) AND SARAH E. ALLISON
Margaret (“Maggie”) Catherine
Graves (27) was born 2 June 1844 in AL.
She married Wiley G. Spivey. He
was born about 1838 in AL. They lived
in Clark Co., AR, and in MS. They were
in the 1880 census for Dixon, Neshoba Co., MS.
Living with them in 1880 were Martha Spivey, 78, SC, his mother, Sarah
E. Graves, 67, SC, his mother-in-law, and Willie Irene Graves, 18, AL, daughter
of Sarah, probably the same as Billie Susan Graves, Maggie’s sister. All their children were born in MS. (R‑4)
Children - Spivey
84. Willie Spivey, b.c. 1866.
85. Charley G. Spivey, b.c. 1868.
86. Sarah C. Spivey, b.c. 1870.
87. Olley V. Spivey (daughter), b.c. 1872.
88. Henry Spivey, b.c. 1874.
89. Bunyan D. Spivey, b.c. 1876.
90. Frederic E. Spivey, b.c. 1879.
Thomas Allison Graves (28) was born
27 March 1847 in AL. He married Amanda
Artemis Field on 9 Jan. 18‑‑.
She was born about 1855 in AL.
They were in the 1880 census for Dixon, Neshoba Co., MS. All their children were born in MS. (R‑4)
Children - Graves
91. William R. Graves, b.c. 1873.
92. Sue E. Graves, b.c. 1877.
93. Leroy F. Graves, b.c. 1879.
Joseph Alexander Graves (30) was
born 2 Oct. 1851 in AL. He married
Emily Matilda Steele[1]. She was born about 1856 in MS. They were in the 1880 census for Dixon,
Neshoba Co., MS. He was a farmer. All their children were born in MS.
Children - Graves
94. William S. Graves, b.c. 1875.
95. Victoria V. Graves, b.c. 1877.
96. Martin G. (or L.) Graves, b.c. 1879.
CHILDREN OF MARY J. GRAVES (5)
AND THOMAS C. MONROE
Capt. Thomas Cowper Monroe (35) was
born 26 Nov. 1842 in Dallas Co., AL, and died 27 Feb. 1913. He married Susan Elizabeth Mahan, daughter
of Archimedes M. Mahan and Mary Bennett, on 20 July 1865. She was born 7 April 1845 in Perry Co., AL,
and died 5 Jan. 1919 in Magnolia, Columbia Co., AR. (R‑4)
Children - Monroe
+97. Claudia Monroe, b. 13 June 1866, m. Washington Cromwell Blewster,
15 April 1888, d. 6 Jan. 1925.
Sarah Catherine
("Sallie") Monroe (37) was born 3 March 1846 (or 1848) in Autauga
Co., AL, near Selma. She married John
Lewis Kerr on 5 Feb. 1873. He died 6
Nov. 1922 at Thompsonville, Gonzales Co., TX.
All their children were born in Gonzales Co. (R‑5)
Children - Kerr
+98. Annie Lula Kerr, m. Thomas H. Phelps.
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[1] Her full name is from an Ancestry World Tree submission by Eric Williams (in folder of Richard Parks) from information of Lawrence Glenn Hardin.