Revised 27 Sept. 2005, Gen. 103
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM
GRAVES AND SARAH FORD
OF SC & FRANKLIN CO.,
MS
GENERATION 1
William Graves (1) was born 1780-90
in SC, and died before 11 March 1849 in Franklin Co., MS. He married Sarah Ford, daughter of Thomas
Ford and Elizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑. Information on the following children is from
Deed Book D, Franklin Co., MS, and census records.
DNA testing has shown that this
family is descended from the Graves family of Halifax Co. and Caroline Co., VA
(genealogy 145 et al).
Based partly on names, it seems
possible that this William Graves was descended from the Graves family of
Spotsylvania Co., VA (partly because of the names Bartlett and Osborne),
possibly from Thomas Graves (b. by 1721) and Isabella Susan Bartlett. There was a son of this Thomas named
Bartlett O. Graves. It appears that most
of this family went to KY, but some of the Spotsylvania Co. group were in SC,
at least for a while. Although this
connection with the Graves family of Spotsylvania Co. is probably wrong, this
has not yet been proven by DNA analysis.
(R‑2)
Children - Graves
+2. Thomas F. Graves, b. 1820-25, m. Mary Jane May, 21 Feb. 1849.
+3. Osborne Bartlett Graves, b.c. 1827, m. Eliza Jane Corban, 12 Feb.
1846, d.c. 1852.
4. Franklin P. Graves
5. William J. Graves, m. Mary E. Craton, 15 July
1847 (Franklin Co., MS), d. before April 1849 (Franklin Co., MS).
6. Sarah Caroline Graves, b.c. 1836 (MS), d.
after 1880 (MS).
+7. John Quincy Adams Graves, b. 19 Feb. 1839, m(1) Sicily M. Darsey,
18 June 1859, m(2) Emma Wilkinson, 1889, d.c. 22 May 1894.
GENERATION 2
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM GRAVES (1)
AND SARAH FORD
Thomas F. Graves (2) was born
1820-1825 in Franklin Co., MS. He
married Mary Jane May, daughter of David May and Sarah King, on 21 Feb. 1849 in
Franklin Co., MS[1]. She was born about 1830 in Franklin Co., MS,
and died in Franklin Co. All their
children were born in Jefferson Co., MS.
Thomas is listed in the 1850
Jefferson Co., MS census (family 64), with one child, as an overseer for F. J.
Chamberlin. He was in the 1860 census
for Jefferson Co., MS (family 77) with the children listed below. In 1860 he had a personal estate of $12,000
and was manager of a farm owned by Hunt and Buckner. Thomas and his family have not yet been found in any records
after 1860.
Deeds in Franklin Co., MS:
21 Dec. 1848, Thomas F. Graves to
Thomas H. Corban, deed to 109 acres (late residence of O. B. Graves ?), section
33, township 7, range 2, book D, page 353.
(How did he get title to this land?
No deed has been found in Franklin Co.)
19 Jan. 1849, Thomas F. Graves from
William Graves, deed of gift to 2 slaves, Jane, a woman, and James, a boy, book
D, page 362.
7 Feb. 1850, Thomas F. Graves and
Mary Jane sell their right of estate of David May, who was deceased, book D,
page 424, Franklin Co., MS. (David was
Mary Jane’s father.)
22 June 1850, Thomas F. Graves
(executor), to Osborne B. Graves, deed to 440 acres, section 41, township 7,
range 2, on Morgan’s Fork, book D, page 447.
(R‑2, R‑5)
Children - Graves
8. S. C. Graves, b.c. 1850.
9. William Graves, b.c. 1851.
10. Edward Graves, b.c. 1853.
11. John C. Graves, b.c. 1855.
12. Thomas Graves, b.c. Feb. 1859.
Osborne (“Aub”) Bartlett Graves (3)
was born about 1827 and died about 1852-1853[2],
both in Franklin Co., MS. He married
Eliza Jane Corban, daughter of Elisah (or Elisha) Corban and Mary Ann Kinnison,
on 12 Feb. 1846 in Franklin Co., MS[3].
She was born 15 Nov. 1830. Eliza Jane
was a half-sister of Amelia C. Corban who married Samuel Wharton. The estate papers of Osborne are in Probate
Book B, page 128, Franklin Co., MS (book missing).
All their children were born in
Franklin Co., MS. (R‑2, R‑5)
Children - Graves
+13. James F. Graves, b. 20 Jan. 1847, m(1) Rhoda Currie Middleton, 1
Feb. 1866, m(2) Mary Ella Corban, 9 May 1907, d. 17 March 1927.
+14. Sarah Elizabeth Graves, b. 3 Aug. 1848, m. Franklin M. Aldridge, 5
Aug. 1865, d. 17 May 1935.
15. Mary Adeline Graves, b. 12 Oct. 1849, m.
Thomas Richard (or Richard Thomas) Neale, 7 Feb. 1867 (Franklin Co., MS), d. 18
Feb. 1940 (Hineston, Rapides Parish, LA).
+16. William T. Graves, b. March 1852, m. Phebia Ann Whittington, 31
Jan. 1875, d. 1928.
+17. Osborne Bartlett Graves, b. 3 Aug. 1853, m. Catherine Alice Long,
31 March 1875, d. 15 July 1934.
John Quincy Adams Graves (7) was
born 19 Feb. 1839 in District One, Franklin Co., MS, and died about 22 May 1894
in Franklin Co.
According to a biographical sketch
written by his grandson, John Seab Graves, his name was John Quitman Graves and
he was named for John Anthony Quitman who was a prominent politician of
Natchez, former governor of Miss. in the 1850's, and a volunteer Mexican War
hero. However, both Barbara Celotto and Kirby Maxwell Graves (son of John Q. A.
Graves, Jr.) say the name was John Quincy Adams Graves.
He grew up in Mississippi to be a
farmer. He homesteaded or bought a
large tract of land bordering on Well's Creek, where he worked and lived until
he died in 1901 at the age of 62. His
farm and home were near what later became the village of Roxie, named for his
baby daughter Roxie. It is said that
because of his high standing as a citizen, the citizens were glad to honor him
and his daughter in naming the town for her.
He served in the Regimental Band of
the 4th Volunteer Miss. Regt. in the Civil War. While in the army at Pensacola, Florida, he joined the Baptist Church,
and when the war ended, he had his membership transferred to Union Baptist
Church in Franklin Co. He was a devout
member of this church, and was an enthusiastic worker in it from the time he
joined until he passed away.
He was a staunch member of the S.
B. Stampley Lodge as early as 1868, and was elected County Supervisor of his
District some time in the 1880's. He
served so well and with such distinction that he was re-elected from term to
term until he passed away.
He first married Sicily M. Darsey,
sister of Francis H. Darsey, on 18 June 1859.
She was born in 1841 in Franklin Co., Miss., and died in 1887 at the age
of 45.
He secondly married Emma Wilkinson
of Roxie, Miss. in 1889. (R‑1)
Children - Graves, by Sicily M.
Darsey
+18. William Henry Graves, b.c. 1858, m. Helene Marie Seab, c. 1881, d.
1924.
19. Roxie Graves, b.c. 1860, died young.
+20. John Quincy Adams Graves, Jr., b.c. 1863, m. Alice R. Seale, 22
Dec. 1885.
21. Sallie M. Graves
Children - Graves, by Emma
Wilkinson
22. Houston Graves, moved to Ala.
23. Vivian Graves, moved to Louisiana.
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN OF OSBORNE B. GRAVES
(3) AND ELIZA J. CORBAN
James F. (Franklin or Francis)
("Jim") Graves (13) was born 20 Jan. 1847[4]
and died 17 March 1927, both in Franklin Co., MS. He first married Rhoda ("Rhodie") Currie Middleton on 1
Feb. 1866 in Franklin Co., MS. He
married second Mary Ella Corban, daughter of Joseph Elisha (“Joe”) Corban and
Martha Alice Whittington, on 9 May 1907 in Franklin Co., MS. She was born 4 Aug. 1875 and died 10 April
1967, both in Franklin Co., MS. All the
children by both wives were born in Franklin Co., MS.
Joe Graves (youngest son) said
there was a big split in the family when Jim married Ella. He feels bitter toward Osborne Monroe and
John because he said they did not help him and his mother after his father
died. After Jim’s death, Mazie and
Sally went to Vicksburg and stayed with Sicily for a while.
Billy Lea said that Mary Ella and
Joe went to live with John Quincy and Queen Victoria for a short time, but the
women did not get along and they left.
(R‑2, R‑5)
Children - Graves, by Rhoda C.
Middleton
+24. Osborne Monroe Graves, b.12 Jan. 1868, m(1) M. M. Morgan, 4 July
1888, m(2) Mary Josephine Aldridge, 18 June 1890, m(3) Sophia J. Collier, 14
Jan. 1897, d. 24 Dec. 1951.
+25. Sicily Anna Graves, b. 31 May 1869, m. William Francis Aldridge, 20
April 1890, d. 14 Dec. 1952.
+26. Catherine Lula Graves, b. 16 March 1875, m. John Newman Collier, 5
May 1892, d. 10 Feb. 1952.
27. Lizzie Graves, b. April 1876, m. James Monroe
Cannon, 14 Nov. 1906 (Franklin Co., MS), d. before 1910 (Franklin Co., MS).
28. Eliza Jane (“Janie”) Graves, b. 16 Jan. 1876,
m. John Pemberton Claughton, 14 Oct. 1896 (Franklin Co., MS), d. 11 Feb. 1967
(Franklin Co., MS).
29. John Quincy Graves, b. 13 Jan. 1880, m. Queen
Victoria Corban, 1 May 1901 (Franklin Co., MS), d. 8 May 1944 (Jackson, MS).
30. Stella Graves, b. 15 Jan. 1881, m. Ben Bishop,
d. 17 June 1968 (Beaumont, TX).
31. Lillian Graves, b. 31 Aug. 1886, m. Jesse Bufkin,
d. 24 July 1962.
Children - Graves, by Mary E.
Corban
32. Jimmie Mazie Graves, b. 2 March 1910, m. John
Wesley Tarver, 17 June 1935, d. July 1984.
33. Sally Graves, b. 19 Nov. 1912, m(1) Sam Jones,
m(2) Bill Lee, 7 Feb. 1937 (Franklin Co., MS), m(3) Willard McCaa, 14 Jan.
1960, d.c. 1968.
34. Joe Graves, b. 30 April 1914, m. Beatrice
Wilds.
Sarah Elizabeth Graves (14) was
born 3 Aug. 1848 and died 17 May 1935, both in Franklin Co., MS. She married Franklin (or Francis) (“Frank”)
M. Aldridge, son of Thomas Jackson Aldridge and Mary J. Jones, on 5 Aug. 1865
in Franklin Co., MS. He was born about
1845 in Franklin Co., MS, and died before June 1924. They were both buried in Providence Cem., Franklin Co., MS.
Frank served in Company I, 14th
Cavalry, CSA. Frank M. Aldridge applied
for pension as a Veteran of Confederacy on 2 Sept. 1912 and 22 Aug. 1916 (D. W.
Corban and J. F. Graves witnesses). He
stated that he joined Company I in 1863 and served until the close of the war,
almost 2 years. He was sick in the
hospital with measles at the time of surrender. He owns no property and has 4 sons and 1 daughter. Sarah filed for pension 18 June 1924 as a
widow.
All their children were born in
Franklin Co., MS. (R‑2, R‑5)
Children - Aldridge
+35. Charles F. Aldridge, b. May 1866, m. Etta (or Ella) M. Calcote, 27
Dec. 1887.
36. Thomas F. Aldridge, b. 2 March 1869, d. 20
Aug. 1875 (Franklin Co., MS).
+37. Ada B. Aldridge, b. 2 May 1871, m. Andrew Jackson (or Jefferson)
Anders, 27 Dec. 1888, d. 4 April 1942.
38. J. Graves Aldridge, b. 7 Dec. 1873, m. Nora
Melissa Harvard, 19 Dec. 1900 (Franklin Co., MS), d. 4 Nov. 1934 (Franklin Co.,
MS).
39. Burton J. Aldridge, b. 24 Feb. 1878, d. 8 Oct.
1878 (Franklin Co., MS).
+40. Hiram R. Aldridge, b. 5 Oct. 1879, m. Ada A. Graves, 11 Nov. 1900,
d. 6 April 1955.
41. Pearce (or Pierce) H. (or J.) Aldridge, b. 3
May 1885, d. 22 Nov. 1956 (Franklin Co., MS).
William T. (“Bill”) Graves (16) was
born in March 1852[5] and died in
1928, both in Franklin Co., MS. He
married Phebia Ann Whittington, daughter of William Whittington and Julia
O’Steen, on 31 Jan. 1875 in Franklin Co., MS[6]. They were both buried in Providence Cem.,
Franklin Co., MS.
According to Bessie Rollins, 10 May
1989: “Bill farmed for Luther Whittington all his life. Phebia was paralyzed and her tongue shook
all the time for a good many years before she died. She had white hair that was kept cut short like a man’s. Bessie Rollins and Louis Graves stayed with
her. When Bessie was 15 she returned
home, and Fannie and Zack Norris took care of her until Fannie became too sick
to care for her. Bill was deaf all his
life.”
The 1870 census for Franklin Co.,
MS, page 83, showed W. T. Graves, 19, farm laborer, living in the household of
E. J. Aldridge, 40, farmer. The 1880
census for District 1, Franklin Co., MS, page 3B, listed W. T. Graves, 27, P.
A. Graves, 21, and children S. E. Graves, 5, Julia Graves, 3, and T. F. Graves,
4 months. They were in the 1900 and
1910 censuses for Beat 1, Franklin Co., MS.
All their children were born in Franklin Co., MS. (R‑2)
Children - Graves
+42. Sarah Elizabeth Graves, b. 25 Sept. 1877, m(1) John Hartford
Oglesby, 24 Dec. 1896, m(2) Charlie Lee Mitchell, 4 April 1936, d. 20 May 1963.
+43. Julia A. Graves, b.c. Sept. 1878, m. J. Fredrick Campbell, 3 Jan.
1901, d. 1970.
+44. Thomas Fred Graves, b. Feb. 1880, m(1) Bertha Black, 17 July 1902,
m(2) Anna Hauyse, 10 April 1920, m(3) Mary Wade, 9 Oct. 1921, d. 1925.
+45. Luther Graves, b. April 1883, m(1) Mollie Mitchell, c. 1906, m(2)
Clara Wade, 21 June 1925.
46. Fannie L. Graves, b. 25 June 1885, m(1) Zack
Norris, 2 June 1901 (Franklin Co., MS), m(2) ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. 9 Nov. 1962 (Franklin Co., MS).
+47. Jane A. Graves, b. 1 May 1887, m. Archie Freeman, 21 Feb. 1905, d.
9 Feb. 1975.
48. John Graves, b. June 1888 (or 1889), d.c.
1914.
+49. William Edward Graves, b. 1 Sept. 1890, m(1) Aslee Mulkey, 14 March
1910, m(2) Eunice Lois Freeman, 28 Sept. 1926, d. 9 May 1973.
+50. Myrtis Rebecca Graves, b. 3 Oct. 1895, m. Jim Buchanan Whittington,
10 May 1914, d. 20 Aug. 1979.
51. Thomas (“Tomie” or “Tommy”) N. Graves, b.
March 1899, d. 1964. This is the son
listed in the 1900 census as A. N., b. March 1899, and as Thomas N., age 11, in
the 1910 census.
52. David V. Graves, b.c. 1903, d. Aug. 1905.
+53. Eunice Graves, b. 15 June 1905, m(1) Ferdnand Baker Delaughter, 10
April 1918, m(2) ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 30 March 1986.
54. Eugene Graves, d. Feb. 1914.
Osborne Bartlett (“Bart”) Graves
(17) was born 3 Aug. 1853 and died 15 July 1934, both in Franklin Co., MS. He married Catherine Alice Long, daughter of
Thomas Long and Maria Jones, on 31 March 1875 in Franklin Co., MS. They were both buried in Providence Cem.,
Franklin Co., MS. (R‑2)
Children - Graves
55. O. J. Graves, b.c. 1879.
56. Ada A. Graves, b. 16 April 1883, m. Hiram R.
Aldridge (#40), 11 Nov. 1900, d. 1967.
See #40 for descendants.
+57. Janie V. Graves, b. 7 Sept. 1886, m. Louis Corban, 21 Dec. 1904, d.
7 March 1906.
58. Mary Adelia Graves, b. 6 April 1888 (Franklin
Co., MS), m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Corban, m(2) Silas E.
Cobb, d. 20 March 1973 (Wiggins, Stone Co., MS).
59. Alice Pearl Graves, b. Jan. 1891 (Franklin
Co., MS), m. Henry D. Bowar.
60. Sarah (“Sal”) C. Graves, b.c. Feb. 1893, m.
Antonio Souderes.
61. Ivy Long Graves, b. 18 Sept. 1894, m(1) Blanche
Murray, m(2) Millie Hootsel, d. 12 Jan. 1962.
62. B. C. (“Benny”) Graves, b.c. Jan. 1896.
+63. Willie Osborne Graves, b. 22 Sept. 1877, m. Mattie Eleanor Brueck,
14 Aug. 1901, d. 2 Aug. 1944.
CHILDREN OF JOHN Q. A. GRAVES
(7)
William Henry Graves (18) was born
in 1858 in Franklin Co., Miss., and died in 1924 in Roxie, Franklin Co.,
Miss. He married Helena Marie Seab,
daughter of Joseph Seab and Mary Helen Nienaber, about 1881. She was born in 1857 on the Seab farm in
Franklin Co., 3 miles east of what later became Roxie, and died in 1923 in
Roxie, Franklin Co., MS. They were both
buried in the Union Baptist Church Cem. on the Roxie-Whiteapple road, Franklin
Co. Both her parents were born in
Germany.
According to his son, John Seab
Graves, William "grew up as a farmer boy and didn't get much schooling,
and it may not have been his fault or a choice of his as the Civil War freed
the colored man when he was a boy 7 or 8 years old which, no doubt, put him in
the field to help make ends meet. My
daddy was what I would call a bootstrap individual and lifted himself up by his
own bootstraps so to speak and made his way through the world like many others
before him had done, without any education to speak of."
"My father became a member of
the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County when I was a small boy, perhaps
even before I was born, and remained in that office until he passed away. My father later entered politics in a local
way, not long after he married. I
imagine he got the inspiration from his father."
The family was in the 1910 census
for Beat 1, Franklin Co., MS, page 19B, with children Myrtle, 15, and Helena
M., 11, and boarder Tommie Graves, 15.
The 1920 census for Roxie, Franklin Co., MS, page 8B, listed only
daughter Helena, 22, still at home. (R‑1,
R‑5)
Children - Graves
+64. Willie Lamar Graves, b. 31 Dec. 1881, m. Jeffie Coventry Roark, d.
3 Feb. 1948.
65. John Seab Graves, b. 1883, d. 1983.
66. William Henry Graves, Jr., b. 1885, d. 1955.
67. Leslie Graves, b. 1888, d. 1895.
68. Ben Franklin Graves, b. 1890, d. by 1987.
69. Sicily Helena Graves, b. 1891, d. 1895.
70. Myrtle Elizabeth Graves, b. 1894, d. 1985.
71. Helena Margaret Graves, b. 1899, d. 1922.
John Quincy Adams Graves, Jr. (20)
was born in Sept. 1862 in MS. He married
Alice R. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born in Sept. 1866 in MS. Both her parents were born in Germany. They were in the 1900 and 1910 censuses for Beat 1, Franklin Co.,
MS. He was a postmaster for the post
office. All their children were born in
MS. (R‑1, R‑2)
Children - Graves
72. Minnie R. Graves, b. Dec. 1886.
73. Mary S. Graves, b. Aug. 1888.
74. Earnest H. Graves, b. July 1890, possibly died
by 1910. Not in 1900 census.
75. Joseph A. Graves, b. Aug. 1893.
76. Conley (or Conaly) J. Graves, b. Aug. 1896.
77. Kirby Maxwell ("Max") Graves, b.c.
1907, m. Pauline ‑‑‑‑‑‑, c. 1928. She was b.c. 1910 in MS. They were in the 1930 census for Greenville,
Washington Co., MS, page 2A, at 102 South Broadway. In 1930 he was a claim agent for the railroad. 1986 address: Rt. 2, Box 58A, Meadville, MS
39653.
GENERATION 4
CHILDREN OF JAMES F. GRAVES (13)
Osborne Monroe Graves (24) was born
12 Jan. 1868 and died 24 Dec. 1951, both in Franklin Co., MS. He first married M. M. Morgan on 4 July 1888
in Natchez, Adams Co., MS. He married
second Mary Josephine Aldridge, daughter of Samuel King Aldridge and Sarah Jane
Harrigill, on 18 June 1890 in Franklin Co., MS. He married third Sophia J. Collier on 14 Jan. 1897 in Franklin
Co., MS. Both children were born in
Franklin Co., MS. (R‑5)
Children - Graves, by Sophia J.
Collier
+78. Henry Harrison Graves, b. 10 Feb. 1906, m. Florence Havard, 2 Oct.
1937.
+79. Eva Mae Graves, b. 18 July 1911, m. Wallace Havard.
Sicily Anna Graves (25) was born 31
May 1869 in Franklin Co., MS, and died 14 Dec. 1952 in Meridian, Lauderdale
Co., MS. She married William Francis
(“Billy”) Aldridge, son of Samuel King Aldridge and Sarah Jane Harrigill, on 20
April 1890 in Franklin Co., MS. He was
born in Aug. 1858 in Franklin Co., MS.
All their children were born in Hamburg, Franklin Co., MS. (R‑5)
Children - Aldridge
80. Dolly Aldridge, b. March 1891.
81. Virgil K. Aldridge, b. Dec. 1892.
82. Estes Aldridge, b. March 1897.
83. Amy Aldridge, b. 1901.
84. Bessie M. Aldridge, b. 1905.
Catherine Lula (“Kate”) Graves (26)
was born 16 March 1875 (census records show 1873) and died 10 Feb. 1952, both
in Franklin Co., MS. She married John
Newman Collier on 5 May 1892 in Franklin Co., MS. He was born in Oct. 1868 or 1869, died 12 Dec. 1933 in Franklin
Co., MS, and was buried in Union Baptist Church Cem., Roxie, Franklin Co.,
MS. (R‑2, R‑5)
Children - Collier
85. Lula Collier, m. Wilbur Hawks. 7 children.
86. John Collier
87. Claude Collier, m. Eddice Howard. 2 children.
88. Myrtis Collier
+89. Carrie Edith Collier, b. 25 Feb. 1893, m. Ned Bufkin Graham, 30
June 1911, d. 5 July 1964.
+90. Clara Marie Collier, b. 8 Dec. 1909, m. Leroy Menasco, 14 April
1930, d. 14 July 1981.
CHILDREN OF SARAH E. GRAVES (14)
AND FRANKLIN M. ALDRIDGE
Charles F. Aldridge (35) was born
in May 1866 in Franklin Co., MS. He
married Etta (or Ella) M. Calcote on 27 (or 29) Dec. 1887 in Franklin Co.,
MS. She was born in 1868. (R‑5)
Children - Aldridge
91. Florence Aldridge, b. 1891.
92. Leslie C. Aldridge, b. 1899.
93. Carey Aldridge, b. 1902.
Ada B. Aldridge (37) was born 2 May
1871 and died 4 April 1942. She married
Andrew Jackson (or Jefferson) Anders on 27 Dec. 1888 in franklin Co., MS. (R‑5)
Children - Anders
94. Linda J. Anders, b. 4 Jan. 1897, d. 29 Aug.
1900.
Hiram R. Aldridge (40) was born 5
Oct. 1879, died 6 April 1955, and was buried in Providence Cem., Franklin Co.,
MS. He married Ada A. Graves (#56),
daughter of Osborne Bartlett Graves and Catherine Alice Long, on 11 Nov. 1900
in Franklin Co., MS. She was born 16
April 1883. (R‑5)
Children - Aldridge
95. Iva J. Aldridge, b. 1903.
96. Eva Ray Aldridge, b. 1908, m. George
Edwards. He was b. 1 July 1904 and d.
20 Sept. 1975, both in Franklin Co., MS, son of Charles Elijah Edwards and Ida
May Day.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM T. GRAVES
(16) AND PHEBIA A. WHITTINGTON
Sarah Elizabeth (“Lizzie”) Graves
(42) was born 25 Sept. 1877 in Franklin Co., MS, and died 20 May 1963. She first married John Hartford Oglesby on
24 Dec. 1896 in Meadville, Franklin Co., MS.
He was born 12 Dec. 1873 in Meadville, Franklin Co., MS, and died 21
April 1930. She married second Charlie
Lee Mitchell on 4 April 1936 in Meadville, Franklin Co., MS. He was born 12 Feb. 1898 in Meadville,
Franklin Co., MS, and died 8 Dec. 1964.
All their children were born in Meadville, Franklin Co., MS. They were in the 1900 and 1910 censuses for
Beat 1, Franklin Co., MS, and in the 1930 census for Smyrna, Franklin Co.,
MS. He was a farmer. (R‑2, R‑4)
Children - Oglesby
97. Mollie Ann Oglesby, b. 19 March 1898, m.
Charlie Lee Mitchell, d. 19 May 1981.
He was b. 12 Feb. 1898 in Meadville, Franklin Co., MS, and d. 8 Dec.
1964.
+98. Thomas William Oglesby, b. 5 March 1902, m. Ruby Estelle Freeman,
30 Jan. 1925, d. 26 Dec. 1980.
99. Edith Oglesby, b.c. 1905, d.c. 1905.
100. Cebelle Oglesby, b. 1 Oct. 1910.
101. Johnnie Mae Oglesby, b. 14 July 1914, m.
Powell Arnold. He d.c. 1980.
Julia (“Julie”) A. Graves (43) was
born about Sept. 1878 in Franklin Co., MS, and died in 1970 in Fayette, Jefferson
Co., MS. She married J. Fredrick
Campbell on 3 Jan. 1901 in Meadville, Franklin Co., MS. He was born about 1881 in MS. They were in the 1910 census for Beat 1,
Franklin Co., MS, page 44A, and in the 1920 census for Bude, Franklin Co.,
MS. He was a farmer. They had 3 children, only one still living
in 1910. (R‑2)
Children - Campbell
+102. Luther Campbell, b.c. 1904, m. Dulcie ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
Thomas Fred (or Fred Thomas) Graves
(44) was born in Feb. 1880 and died in 1925, both in Franklin Co., MS. He first married Bertha Black on 17 July
1902 in Franklin Co., MS. He married
second Anna Hauyse on 10 April 1920 in Franklin Co., MS. He married third Mary Wade on 9 Oct. 19221 in
Franklin Co., MS.
The 1910 census for Beat 1,
Franklin Co., MS, page 42A, listed Thomas F. Graves, 29, Bertha, 22, Luda, 6,
and Rufus, 8 months, all born in MS.
Thomas was a farmer. (R‑2,
R‑4)
Children - Graves
103. Ludie Lee Graves, b. 3 Sept. 1903, m(1)
Lawrence Edwin Anders, m(2) Jim Norris, 2 Aug. 1920, d. 21 Feb. 1980. Lawrence was b. 12 Oct. 1889 in Meadville,
Franklin Co., MS, and d. Nov. 1967.
104. Bertha Rae Graves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Cotton.
105. Rufus Graves, b. 17 Sept. 1909 (Meadville,
Franklin Co., MS), m. Emma Pauline Oglesby, 9 June 1934 (Meadville, Franklin
Co., MS). She was b. 3 May 1909 in
Meadville, Franklin Co., MS.
106. Lanton Leonard Graves, b. 12 Jan. 1912, d. 23
June 1983.
107. Louis Graves, b. 12 Oct. 1918, d. 12 July
1988.
Luther (“Luke”) Graves (45) was
born in April 1883 in Franklin Co., MS, and died in Sicily Island, LA. He first married Mollie Mitchell about 1906
in Franklin Co., MS. She was born about
1884 in MS. He married second Clara
Wade on 21 June 1925 in Franklin Co., MS.
Both his children were born in Meadville, Franklin Co., MS. (R‑2, R‑4)
Children - Graves, by Mollie
Mitchell
108. Ruby L. Graves, b.c. 1907, m. Paten, Gasquet,
d. Baton Rouge, LA.
109. William H. Graves, b. 10 Jan. 1910, m.
Florence Whittington, d. 4 April 1974 (Jonesville, LA). She was b. 25 Jan. 1910 in Meadville, Franklin
Co., MS, and d. 16 June 1987 in Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, LA.
Jane A. (“Jannie”) Graves (47) was
born 1 May 1887 in Franklin Co., MS, and died 9 Feb. 1975. She married Archie Freeman, son of Oliver
Perry Freeman and Lettie Mae Whittington, on 21 Feb. 1905 in Liberty, Amite
Co., MS. He was born in April 1889 and
died 16 Jan. 1970. All their children
were born in Amite Co., MS. (R‑2,
R‑4)
Children - Freeman
110. William Lee Freeman, b. 9 Dec. 1905, m. Rosa
Ophelia Freeman, d. 16 Sept. 1981. She
was dau. of Thomas Jefferson Freeman and Arzelie Freeman.
+111. Pernie Freeman, b. 1907, m. Ernest Arnold, d. 1973.
+112. Annie Lois Freeman, b. 23 Jan. 1910, m. Truly Thornton, d. 28 Dec.
19‑‑.
113. Lester Frank Freeman, b. 5 July 1919, m. Letha
Mae ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. Jan. 1974.
114. Mervin E. Freeman, b. 28 Oct. 1922, m. Francis
Knight, d. 28 Jan. 1989 (Jackson, MS).
115. Billie Freeman, m. Casey Alred.
116. Georgia Mae Freeman, m. Eugene Jordan. He was b. 13 Dec. 1901 and d. Nov. 1967.
117. Grace Freeman, m. Marvin Wallace.
118. L. A. Freeman, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Hunt.
119. Oma Lee Freeman, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Wallace.
120. Roy Freeman, m. Abigail Arnold.
William Edward (“Ed”) Graves (49)
was born 1 Sept. 1890 in Franklin Co., MS, and died 9 May 1973 in Natchez,
Adams Co., MS. He first married Aslee
Mulkey on 14 March 1910 in Franklin Co., MS.
He married second Eunice Lois Freeman, daughter of Oliver Perry Freeman
and Plassie Rebecca Whittington, on 28 Sept. 1926 in Franklin Co., MA. She was born 3 Sept. 1908 in Amite Co., MS.
The 1930 census for Beat 4, Pike
Co., MS, page 11B, listed Ed, 40, Eunice, 20, and their two children, William
P. and Clyde. He was a farmer. (R‑2, R‑4)
Children - Graves, by Aslee
Mulkey
121. Volina Carruthers Graves, b. 13 Feb. 1909
(Roxie, Franklin Co., MS), m. Valree Durham.
He was b. 1 Oct. 1916 in Liberty, Amite Co., MS.
122. Lawrence Ezzly Graves, b. 27 July 1913, m.
Mozell Sandiefer, d. 16 Jan. 1993.
123. Edna Lee Graves, b. 13 Aug. 1917 (Meadville,
Franklin Co., MS), m. Tommie Sullivan, 1934, d. 5 Jan. 1987. He was b. 12 May 1914 in McComb, MS, and d.
16 Aug. 1982.
124. Claudies Graves, b. 9 Aug. 1920, d. 26 Nov.
1984.
Children - Graves, by Eunice L.
Freeman
125. William P. Graves, b.c. 1927.
126. Clyde Graves, b.c. 1929.
Myrtis Rebecca (“Myrt”) Graves (50)
was born 3 Oct. 1895 in Franklin Co., MS, and died 20 Aug. 1979 in Baton Rouge,
LA. She married Jim Buchanan (“Buck”)
Whittington, son of James William Whittington and Martha Jane McManus, on 10
May 1914 in Amite Co., MA. He was born
9 May 1887 and died 24 March 1974. They
were in the 1920 census for Beat 1, Amite Co., MS, page 16B, with Jim B.
Whittington, 37, Myrtiss, 23, children J. B., Virsie, Feba Mae, and his mother
Martha Jane Whittington, 71. They were
in the 1930 census for Beat 4, Pike Co., MS, page 11B, next to her brother
Ed. He was a farmer. (R‑2, R‑4)
Children - Whittington
127. Jim Buchanan Whittington, Jr., b.c. 1916, m.
Etta Butler, 1934 (Amite Co., MS).
128. Versie Iona Whittington, b. 28 Dec. 1916
(Amite Co., MS), m. Carey Freeman, 19 Nov. 1932 (Amite Co., MS), d. 10 March
1995 (Liberty, Amite Co., MS). He was
b. 23 Aug. 1912 in Amite Co., MS, and d. 21 Dec. 1978, son of Isaiah Levi
Freeman and Susan Elizabeth Temple.
129. Phebia May Whittington, b.c. 1919, m. Harold
Butler.
130. Bernice Whittington, b.c. 1922, m. S. B. Bass.
131. J. Hollis Whittington, b.c. 1925.
132. Floyd L. Whittington, b. 24 Feb. 1928, d. July
1985 (Baton Rouge, LA).
133. Marvin Whittington
134. Harold Grady Whittington
Eunice Graves (53) was born 15 June
1905 in Franklin Co., MS, and died 30 March 1986 in Brookhaven, MS. She first married Ferdnand Baker (“Frank”)
Delaughter on 10 April 1918 in Lincoln Co., MS. She married second ‑‑‑‑‑‑. (R‑2, R‑4)
Children - Delaughter
135. Bessie Delaughter, b. 4 Jan. 1919 (Meadville,
Franklin Co., MS), m. Robert Rollins, 31 March 1937 (Meadville, Franklin Co.,
MS). He was b. 6 March 1919 in Lincoln
Co., MS, son of Stanton Rollins and Theodocia Corban.
136. Sarah Delaughter, b. 10 April 1921
(Brookhaven, MS), m. J. E. Bardwell, 1938 (Ruth, MS), d. 1988.
137. Susie Lee Delaughter, b. 22 Feb. 1923 (Lincoln
Co., MS), d. 22 Feb. 1924.
138. Ferdinand Baker Delaughter, Jr., b. 17 Jan.
1925 (Lincoln Co., MS), m(1) Myrtis Fife, 1942 (Meadville, Franklin Co., MS),
m(2) Margie Thorton, 1944.
139. Mary Alice Delaughter, b. 10 March 1927
(Lincoln Co., MS), m(1) H. F. Middleton, 1943 (Meadville, Franklin Co., MS),
m(2) George Bardwell, 1944 (Meadville, Franklin Co., MS). George was b. 22 Feb. 1913 and d. June 1978.
140. Christine Delaughter, b. 13 Aug. 1928 (Lincoln
Co., MS), m. Thomas B. Smith, 1944 (Meadville, Franklin Co., MS).
141. Son, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Halford, m(2) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Lupow, m(3) ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Steele, m(4) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Parker.
142. Daughter, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑
White, m(2) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Beeson.
143. Daughter, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Carter.
CHILDEN OF OSBORNE B. GRAVES
(17) AND CATHERINE A. LONG
Janie V. Graves (57) was born 7
Sept. 1886 and died 7 March 1904, both in Franklin Co., MS. She married Louis Corban, son of David
Washington Corban and Rowena Catherine Aldridge, on 21 Dec. 1904 in Franklin
Co., MS. He was born 16 May 1879 and
died 4 Aug. 1968, both in Franklin Co., MS.
They were both buried in Providence Cem., Franklin Co., MS. (R‑5)
Children - Corban
144. Hollis Corban
Willie Osborne Graves (63) was born
22 Sept. 1877 and died 2 Aug. 1944, both in Franklin Co., MS. He married Mattie Eleanor Brueck on 14 Aug.
1901 in Franklin Co., MS. They were in
the 1910 census for Beat 1, Franklin Co., MS, page 42A, and the 1920 census for
Smyrna, Franklin Co., MS, page 1B. He
was a farmer. All their children were
born in MS. (R‑2)
Children - Graves
145. Ruby May Graves, b.c. 1904.
146. William Basie Graves, b.c. 1907.
147. Edith Graves, b.c. 1914.
148. Casey Graves (son), b.c. 1919.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM H. GRAVES
(18) AND HELENA M. SEAB
Willie Lamar Graves (64) was born
31 Dec. 1881 in Franklin Co., MS, and died 3 Feb. 1948 in Baton, East Baton
Rouge Parish, LA. He married Jeffie
Coventry Roark. She was born 13 Nov.
1886 Amite Co., MS. They were in the
1920 census, Beat 3, Jefferson Co., MS, page 12A (misindexed as Graver). He was a railroad station agent in 1920. All their children were born in MS. (R‑5)
Children - Graves
149. William Lamar Graves, Jr., b.c. 1912.
150. Frank Graves, b.c. 1913.
151. Elton H. Graves, b. 20 Aug. 1914, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. 9 Nov. 2000.[7] Last residence Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge
Parish, LA.
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[1] Recorded in Book 3, page 122. Married by Asa J. Guice, who was the bondsman.
[2] After 17 March 1852, when he was bondsman for the marriage of Amelia C. Corban and Samuel Wharton, and before 13 Sept. 1852.
[3] Book 3, page 22, Thomas H. Corban, bondsman, and married by C. C. Campbell.
[4] A birth date of 1844 was given by one source, but that seems unlikely, since his mother was born in 1830 and his parents married in 1846.
[5] He may have been born in 1851. He was not in the 1850 census, his father was deceased before Sept. 1852, and he had a younger brother. The date of birth on his tombstone is 1844, but that is clearly wrong, since he wasn’t in the 1850 census and his parents weren’t married until 1846.
[6] F. M. Aldridge was bondsman (Book 6, page 93).
[7] Birth and death info from Soc. Sec. Death Index.