Revised 14 May 2005, Gen. 275

 

DESCENDANTS OF ELISHA GRAVES OF VT & NY

 

 

GENERATION 1

 

Elisha Graves (1) was born by 1792 in VT.  His wife was born in NY.  The family was listed in the 1820 NY census.  Elisha's father may have been John Graves, born about 1760, listed in the 1790 census in Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., NY.  It is very likely that this family was descended from immigrant John Graves of Concord, MA.

The children of Elisha Graves are not proven.  They are believed to be his children because of living in the same areas and matching the ages in census records.  It is not certain that Martin and Clark Graves are brothers of Jonathan.  (R‑1)

Children - Graves

   2.  Martin Graves, b.c. 1802 (1804-1810, NY), m. Mary Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑.  The 1860 Ingham Co., MI census shows M. C. Graves, and the 1870 census shows Martin.

   3.  Clark Graves, b.c. 1808 (1810-1820, NY), m. Forina M. ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 1864.  She was b. 1813, d. 1867.  Both bur. Leslie Cem., Leslie Twp., Ingham Co., MI.  Information from census and cem. records.  The 1850 census shows Clark Graves, but the 1860 Ingham Co., MI census shows C. Graves, and Charles Graves in 1870.

   4.  daughter, b. 1810-1820.

   5.  daughter, b. 1810-1820.

+6.  Jonathan Franklin Graves, b. 2 Sept. 1818, m. Mary Jane Davis, 5 April 1845, d. 30 Sept. 1886.

 

 

GENERATION 2

 

CHILDREN OF ELISHA GRAVES (1)

Jonathan (or John) Franklin Graves (6) was born 2 Sept. 1818 in NY, possibly in Blenheim, Schoharie Co., and died 30 Sept. 1886 in Jackson Co., MI.  He married Mary Jane Davis, daughter of David Davis and Amanda ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 5 April 1845 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.  She was born 18 June 1828, probably in Canada, and died 21 Oct. 1891 in Jackson Co., MI.  The 1880 Ingham Co., MI census shows her born in Canada, and her father and mother both born in NY.  Both Jonathan and Mary Jane were buried in Walker Cem., Jackson Co., MI.  They were listed in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses for Jackson Co., MI, and the 1880 census for Ingham Co., MI.  (R‑1, R‑2)

Children - Graves

+7.  Mary (or Marg) Graves, b. 29 Aug. 1848, m. Joe Bidgood, July 1870.

+8.  Geneva (or Genevra) Graves, b. 26 Dec. 1850, m. Columbus Bennett, 4 July 1869.

+9.  Sarah Ada Graves, b. 6 Jan. 1853, m. John Lybolt, 15 March 1875, d. 1 Dec. 1933.

+10.  Elisha Graves, b. 8 May 1855, m. Mariah Theresa Walker, 20 June 1878, d. 10 June 1925.

   11.  Laura ("Lott") Graves, b. 18 June 1857 (Jackson Co., MI), m. Alfred Walker (son of Mall? Walker), 5 March 1878, d. 20 July 1921 (Leslie, MI).

   12.  Francis Graves, b. 6 March 1860 (Rives Twp., Jackson Co., MI), m. Clayton Hunn (son of James O. Hunn and Catherine Winchell), 15 March 1879, d. 29 April 1941 (Jackson Co., MI).

   13.  Emma ("Em") Graves, b. 1 Oct. 1862 (Rives Twp., Jackson Co., MI), m. Amasah D. Walker (son of William N. Walker and Flora Isham), 17 March 1880, d. 18 Feb. 1938.

   14.  Lilly M. Graves, b. 17 May 1867 (Livingston Co., IL?), m. Charley Corwin (son of John Corwin and ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Triga), 3 Feb. 1887, d. 24 March 1925 (Jackson, MI).

+15.  Leonard Graves, b. 17 March 1869, m. Cora Bennett, 28 Oct. 1892, d. 2 March 1950.

   16.  Nettie Graves, b. 25 March 1870 (Rives Twp., Jackson Co., MI), m. Alfred French (son of James French and Elmira Short), 6 April 1889.

+17.  George Graves, b. 30 Sept. 1873, m. Laura Masey, 4 Dec. 1901, d. 4 Oct. 1955.

 

 

GENERATION 3

 

CHILDREN OF JONATHAN F. GRAVES (6) AND MARY J. DAVIS

Marg (or Mary) Graves (7) was born 29 Aug. 1848 in MI.  She married Joseph (“Joe”) Bitgood (or Bidgood) in July 1870.  He was born about 1836 in OH.  (R‑2)

Children - Bitgood

   18.  Jennie Bitgood, b.c. 1871 (MI).

   19.  Edson Bitgood, b.c. 1877 (MI), m. Margaret ‑‑‑‑‑‑.  She was b.c. 1886 in KY.

 

Genevra (or Geneva) Graves (8) was born 26 Dec. 1850 in Jackson Co., MI.  She married Columbus Bennett on 4 July 1869.  He was born 19 Sept. 1846 in NY, and died 14 April 1880 in Leslie, MI.  Both their children were born in MI.  (R‑2)

Children - Bennett

   20.  Emma Bennett, b.c. 1871.

   21.  Minnie Bennett, b.c. 1877.

 

Sarah Ada ("Ade") Graves (9) was born 6 Jan. 1853 in MI, and died 1 Dec. 1933 in Ingham Co., MI.  She married John Lybolt on 15 (or 18) March 1875.  He was born about 1846 in NY, and died in 1921.  Both their children were born in MI.  (R‑2)

Children - Lybolt

   22.  Oliver Lybolt, b.c. 1876.

+23.  Jonathan Franklin Lybolt, b. 7 April 1880, m. Hazel ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 8 July 1952.

 

Elisha Graves (10) was born 27 (or 8) May 1855 and died 10 June 1925, both in Jackson Co., MI.  He married Mariah Theresa Walker, daughter of Frederic Walker and Susan Carpenter, on 20 June 1878 in Leslie, Ingham Co., MI.  She was born 18 Feb. 1861 in Onondaga, Ingham Co., MI, and died 18 Aug. 1942 in Rives Twp., Jackson Co., MI.  (R‑1, R‑2)

Children - Graves

+24.  Fred Graves, b. 20 Sept. 1880, m(1) Maud Cady, 23 Aug. 1898, m(2) Cecil Whitney, 26 Aug. 1920 (or 1914), d. 10 March 1958.

+25.  Frank Graves, b. 7 Jan. 1889, m. Mildred Whitney, 9 June 1923, d. 29 Oct. 1982.

 

Leonard Graves (15) was born 17 March 1869 in Livingston Co., IL, and died 2 March 1950 in Leslie, MI.  He married Cora Bennett, dau. of William Bennett and Delilah Kellogg, on 28 Oct. 1892.  She was born 12 Sept. 1875 in Leslie, Ingham Co., MI.  (R‑2)

Children - Graves

   26.  Warren C. Graves, b.c. 1895 (MI).

 

George Graves (17) was born 30 Sept. 1873 in Ingham Co., MI, and died 4 Oct. 1955 in Leslie, Ingham Co., MI.  He married Laura Masey (or Mosey), daughter of Samuel Masey (b. London, England), on 4 Dec. 1901 in Jamestown, ND.  She was born in England.  (R‑2)

Children - Graves

   27.  John Graves

   28.  Joyce Graves, m. Eldon Williams.

 

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