Revised 7 Nov. 1989, Gen. 209

John Graves (1) was born about 1792 in Ga. He married Eliza ------. She was born about 1796 in Ga. They moved to Miss., where at least their first three children were born. John appears to have been an early settler, with his son Samuel, of Harrison Co., Texas. He probably died there. John and his family were in the 1850 census for Harrison Co., Texas.

John is believed to have operated a stage coach line at Glade Springs, Texas, near Marshall. Glade Springs was the first settlement in the area.

A land transaction document dated 19 Feb. 1860 in Harrison Co. indicates John Graves died before this date, and that Samuel had a sister living in Alabama named Martha who was married to A. W. Ethridge. (R-1)

Children - Graves

+2. Eliza Graves, b.c. 1816, m. George B. Adkins, d.c. 1850.

+3. Samuel J. Graves, b.c. 1820, m(1) Mary E. ------, m(2) Sarah Ann Starnes, 5 June 1856.

4. William Graves, b.c. 1820. There is some question as to whether this is a son of John Graves.

+5. Amanda E. Graves, b.c. 1822, m(1) ------ Smith, m(2) William A. Starnes, d. 16 Feb. 1899.

6. Martha E. Graves, m. A. W. Ethridge.

CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (1) AND ELIZA ------

Eliza Graves (2) was born about 1816 and died about 1850. She married George B. Adkins. He was born about 1810. (R-1)

Children - Adkins

7. John E. Adkins, b.c. 1839.

8. George B. Adkins, Jr., b.c. 1843.

+9. Virginia Eliza Adkins, b.c. 1845, m. John Nathan Coleman.

10. William P. Adkins, b.c. 1848.

11. Timothy Y. Adkins, b.c. 1850.

Samuel J. Graves (3) was born about 1820 in Miss. He first married Mary E. ------. She was born about 1826 in Miss. He secondly married Sarah Ann Starnes on 5 June 1856 in Harrison Co., Texas. She was born about 1820. All Samuel's children were born in Texas, at least the first 9 in Harrison Co. (R-1)

Children - Graves, by Mary E. ------

12. Charles W. Graves, b.c. 1844, m. Sarah E. Allen, 23 Jan. 1866 (Harrison Co., TX).

+13. Isabella E. Graves, b.c. 1845, m. W. W. Cook.

14. L. Graves (female), b.c. 1847.

+15. Martha Minerva Graves, b. 4 Jan. 1849, m. James J. Daniel, Jr., 8 March 1866, d. 10 Dec. 1935.

16. Samuel B. Graves, b.c. 1850.

17. Betty Graves, b.c. 1852.

18. Anni Graves, b.c. 1854.

+19. Amanda E. Graves, b.c. 1856, m(1) ------ Gatewood, m(2) William Bradburn, 14 Nov. 1878.

Children - Graves, by Sarah A. Starnes

20. Camilla Graves, b.c. 1858.

21. Mary C. Graves, b.c. 1860. It is possible that this is the same person as Camilla.

Amanda E. Graves (5) was born about 1822 in Miss., and died 16 Feb. 1899 in Harrison Co., Texas. She first married ------ Smith. She secondly married Dr. William A. Starnes. (R-1)

Children - Starnes

22. Amanda Starnes, b.c. 1852.

23. M. C. Starnes, b.c. 1852.

CHILDREN OF ELIZA GRAVES (2) AND GEORGE B. ADKINS

Virginia Eliza Adkins (9) was born about 1845. She married John Nathan Coleman. He was born about 1835. (R-1)

Children - Coleman

24. George Coleman, b.c. 1867.

25. Thomas Sidney Coleman, b.c. 1869.

26. John Nathan Coleman, Jr., b.c. 1871.

27. Willie P. Coleman, b.c. 1874.

28. Virginia Eliza Coleman, b.c. 1877.

29. Mary E. Coleman, b.c. 1879.

CHILDREN OF SAMUEL J. GRAVES (3)

Isabella E. Graves (13) was born about 1845 in Harrison Co., Texas. She married W. W. Cook. He was born about 1840. (R-1)

Children - Cook

30. William Cook, b.c. 1867.

31. Addie Cook, b.c. 1869.

32. Tina Cook, b.c. 1873.

Martha Minerva ("Maddie") Graves (15) was born 4 Jan. 1849 in Harrison Co., Texas, and died 10 Dec. 1935 in Plains, Yoakum Co., Texas. She married James T. Daniel, Jr. on 8 March 1866 in Mobile, Ala. He was born about 1843. (R-1)

Children - Daniel

33. May Bell Daniel, b.c. 1866.

34. Ada Daniel, b.c. 1868.

35. James Marcus Daniel, b.c. 1870.

+36. Florence A. Daniel, b.c. 1871, m. T. Frazier.

+37. Lydia Daniel, b. 1873, m. James H. Lynn.

+38. Walter James Daniel, b. 1873, m. Alvina Rosalie Rogers.

39. William Cook Daniel, b.c. 1874.

+40. Ellen (or Ella) M. Daniel, b.c. 1877, m. George Yeiser.

+41. Kate Beatrice Daniel, b.c. 1881.

Amanda E. Graves (19) was born about 1856 in Texas. She first married ------ Gatewood. She secondly married William Bradburn. He was born about 1849. (R-1)

Children - Bradburn

42. William Bradburn, b.c. 1880.

CHILDREN OF MARTHA M. GRAVES (15) AND JAMES J. DANIEL, JR.

Florence A. Daniel (36) was born about 1871. She married T. Frazier. (R-1)

Children - Frazier

43. Irene Frazier

Lydia Daniel (37) was born about 1873. She married James H. ("Tobe") Lynn. (R-1)

Children - Lynn

+44. Isum Lynn, m. J. C. Futchs.

+45. Elizabeth Miller Lynn, b.c. 1892, m. William Leslie McLaren.

+46. Sallie Lynn, b.c. 1898, m. Harold Gage Forrest.

47. Winnie Lynn

48. Mattie Lynn

49. Ellen Lynn

Walter James Daniel (38) was born about 1873. He married Alvina Rosalie Rogers. She was born about 1889. (R-1)

Children - Daniel

+50. Willard James Daniel

Ellen (or Ella) M. Daniel (40) was born about 1877. She married George Yeiser. (R-1)

Children - Yeiser

51. Walter William Yeiser

52. Jimmy Daniel Yeiser

Kate Beatrice Daniel (41) was born about 1881. She married William Monroe Ross. He was born about 1875. (R-1)

Children - Ross

53. John Joseph Ross, b. 1900.

54. Lydia B. Ross, b. 1901.

55. Lillie Mae Ross

56. William James Ross

57. Pearl H. Ross

58. Mary E. ("Bess") Ross

59. Walter Cook Ross

60. George Thomas Ross

61. Charles Ross

62. Winnie Lynn Ross

63. David Price Ross

64. Woodrow Wilson Ross

65. Paul Vaughn Ross

66. Katie Bell Ross

67. Jerry Basil Ross

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