Revised 17 Dec. 2004, Gen. 63

DESCENDANTS OF ARCHIBALD GRAVES OF NC & PIKE CO., AL

GENERATION 1

Archibald Graves (1) was born about 1785 in NC, and moved to Pike Co., AL around 1830.

There was an Archibald Graves living in Marion Co., SC in 1810, with Hardy Graves and others; this may be the same Archibald. (See genealogy of Hardy Graves of SC & Pike Co., AL.) There was also an Archibald Graves in Marion Co., SC in 1850, but that is a different person.

Members of the family of Joseph Blythe Greaves also lived in Marion Co., SC in 1810; could there be a connection?

It is possible that Archibald was a brother of Hardy Graves, Benjamin Graves, and possibly a James Graves, and that all were sons of a John Graves. It is also possible that this John Graves was a brother of Thomas Graves who married Miss Liles and perhaps also of another Hardy Graves born about 1750. John and Thomas Graves both lived in SC and in Carter Co., TN. Some of this speculation is shown on the chart on the next page.

It is thought that Archibald Graves was married twice. The name of his first wife is not known. His second wife was Harriett Edna Eddins. She was born about 1820, according to the 1850 Pike Co., AL census. The estate of her father, Joseph Eddins, confirms that she first married Archibald Graves, and secondly married Luke Flowers.

Archibald died in 1856 in Pike Co., and his will is on file in Will Book A of the Pike Co. records. It is thought that he lived south of Spring Hill community. The following children were mentioned in his will. (R‑1, R‑2)

Children - Graves

2. Eliza Ann Graves, m. Reddick Mills, 18 Dec. 1849 (Pike Co., AL).

+3. Martha Jane Graves, b.c. 1834, m. Abner Flowers, 23 Dec. 1849, d. 1918.

+4. James Marion Graves, b.c. 1845, m. Mary Jane Williams, d. 1921.

+5. Lorenza Hill Graves, b.c. 1848, m. A. M. A. Wilson, 11 Jan. 1871, d. 1890.

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOME GRAVES FAMILIES OF SC, TN & AL

GENERATION 2

CHILDREN OF ARCHIBALD GRAVES (1)

Martha Jane Graves (3), called Jane, was born about 1834, and died in 1918 near Moultrie, GA. She married Abner (or Avender) Flowers on 23 Dec. 1849 in Pike Co., AL. He was born about 1825 and died in 1864. He was a Confederate soldier. (R‑3)

Children - Flowers

+6. William Marion Flowers, b.c. 1852, m. Eliza Adeline Jackson, d. 1931.

7. Elizabeth Flowers, b.c. 1855.

8. Nathan Flowers, b.c. 1857.

9. Mary Flowers, b.c. 1859.

James Stephen (or Marion) Graves (4), called Marion, was born about 1845, and died in 1921 in AR. He married Mary Jane Williams. She was born about 1849 and died in 1887. He was a Confederate soldier. He and his family moved to AR after the Civil War. The 1850 census for Pike Co., AL, dwelling 1393, page 237, lists the family of Archibald and Harriett with Stephen (not Marion), 5, and Lorenzo, 3. (R‑3)

Children - Graves

+10. Richard Archibald Graves, b.c. 1867, m. Thursa Jane Stephens, d. 1939.

+11. Lewis F. Graves, b.c. 1869, m. Laura ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

12. Elevenia Graves, b.c. 1873.

13. Ellen Elizabeth Graves, b.c. 1876.

14. Anna C. Graves, b.c. 1877.

15. Florence Graves, b.c. 1887, m. Luther Davis. He was b.c. 1887.

Lorenza Hill Graves (5) was born in 1848, probably in Pike Co., AL, and died in 1890. He married A. M. A. Wilson, called Americus, on 11 Jan. 1871 in Pike Co. They lived south of the Spring Hill community. She was born in 1850, and died in 1924 in Pike Co., AL, daughter of Confederate soldier James M. Wilson and his wife Mary. Both Lorenza and Americus were buried at Center Ridge Methodist Church, in the lower section of Pike Co.

When the Pike Co. book was written, the home where Lorenza and Americus lived was still standing, unoccupied for some years, and still owned by the Graves family. (R‑1)

Children - Graves

+16. Ida Graves, b. 1872, m. Robert E. Lee Flowers, 24 Dec. 1891, d. 1948.

17. Fox Graves, b. 1874, m. Barbara Jones, d. 1959. Both bur. at Center Ridge Methodist Church.

18. Effie Graves, d. 8 Aug. 1907 (Pike Co., AL, shortly before she was to be married). Bur. Center Ridge Methodist Church.

19. Lorenza Exodus Graves (called X), m. Barbara Rhodes.

20. Mae Graves, m. Jesse Duffell.

21. Maude Graves, m. Joe Duffell.

22. Robert Graves, m. Mattie Wise, d. Feb. 1973 (Opp, AL). Both bur. at Wise's Mill Church, Coffee Co., AL.

GENERATION 3

CHILDREN OF MARTHA J. GRAVES (3) AND ABNER FLOWERS

William Marion Flowers (6) was born about 1852 and died in 1931. He married Eliza Adeline Jackson. She was born about 1868 and died in 1956. (R‑3)

Children - Flowers

23. Edna Flowers, b.c. 1887.

+24. William Young Flowers, b.c. 1888, m. Lula Copeland, d. 1922.

+25. Maude Rae Flowers, b.c. 1891, m. Alonzo Ginwright, d. 1930.

26. Mollie Mae Flowers, b.c. 1891, m. Allan Marshal.

27. Salemna Flowers, b.c. 1893, m. Nimrod McNais.

28. Marion Abner Flowers, b.c. 1894.

CHILDREN OF JAMES M. GRAVES (4) AND MARY J. WILLIAMS

Richard Archibald Graves (10), called R. A. or Arch, was born about 1867 and died in 1939. He married Thursa Jane (“T. J.”) Stephens. She was born about 1870 and died in 1943. (R‑3)

Children - Graves

+29. Henry Wallace Graves, b.c. 1893, m. Martha Bela Hill, d. 1966.

30. Annie Pearlie (“Pearl”) Graves, b.c. 1895, m. H. W. Sheppard.

+31. Bernard Laverne Graves, b.c. 1896, m. Connie ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

32. Myrtle Graves, b.c. 1900, m. Robert Watson.

+33. Hiram Graves, b.c. 1902, m. Estelle ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

+34. Grace Graves, b.c. 1903, m. Walter E. Spurgeon.

35. Richard Graves, b.c. 1906, m. Ola May ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

Lewis F. Graves (11) was born about 1869. He married Laura ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1875. (R‑3)

Children - Graves

36. Harvey Graves, b.c. 1893.

37. Veda Graves, b.c. 1895.

38. Lonnie Graves, b.c. 1898.

CHILDREN OF LORENZA H. GRAVES (5) AND A. M. A. WILSON

Ida Graves (16) was born about 1872 and died in 1948. She married Robert Lee Flowers on 24 Dec. 1891 in Pike Co., AL. (R‑3)

Children - Flowers

39. Hill Graves Flowers

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