Rev.
21 Nov. 2006, Gen. 747
DESCENDANTS OF HENRY GRAVES AND CAROLINE ------
OF NY & MI
GENERATION 1
Henry
Graves (1) was born about 1816 in NH or PA[1]. He married Caroline ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1817 in MA or CT[2]. They were in the 1860 census for Carroll
Twp., Chautauqua Co., NY, when he was a farmer. They were in the 1870 census for Reynolds, Montcalm Co., MI, when
he was a farm laborer. The places of
birth of PA for Henry and CT for Caroline match those given by William for his
parents in the 1910 census.
Children - Graves
2. Warren I. Graves, b.c. 1843 (PA).
3. George H. Graves, b.c. 1845 (PA).
4. Eunice Graves, b.c. 1847 (MI).
5. John Graves, b.c. 1849 (Canada West).
6. Harriett Graves, b.c. 1853 (PA).
7. Lottie Graves, b.c. 1855 (PA).
+8. William Riley Graves, b.c. 1858, m. Clementine ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
c. 1882.
9. Myrtle Graves, b.c. 1866 (PA).
10. Dean Graves, b.c. 1868 (MI).
GENERATION 2
CHILDREN OF HENRY GRAVES (1) AND
CAROLINE ------
William
Riley Graves (8) was born about 1858 in PA or in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., NY
(in the extreme western part of NY, very close to Lake Erie)[3],
and died in Gladwin, Gladwin Co., MI.
His name was given as Riley in the 1860 census and as William in all
other censuses, so it is assumed (without proof) that his middle name may have
been Riley. He married Clementine
(“Clema”) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ about 1882. She was born about 1864 in NY, and died in
Gladwin, MI. They lived in MI. They were in the 1910 census for Butman
Twp., Gladwin Co., MI. They had only
one child, according to the 1910 census.
He was a farmer. (R‑1)
Children
- Graves
+11. Floyd Ray Graves, b. 2 June 1883, m. Stella Cora Charette, Nov.
1909, d. 31 Aug. 1945.
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN
OF WILLIAM GRAVES (8) AND CLEMENTINE ------
Floyd
Ray Graves (11) was born 2 June 1883 in Jamestown, NY, and died 31 Aug. 1945 in
Harrison, Clare Co., MI. He married
Stella Cora Knowles (or Charette) in
Nov. 1909 in MI. She was born 10 June
1890 in ID, and died in Eaton Rapids, Eaton Co., WI. They were in the 1910 census for Sherman Twp., Gladwin Co.,
MI. All their children were born in
MI. (R‑1)
Children
- Graves
12. R. B. Ello Graves, b. 2 Feb. 1911, m. Florence
Helen Vincent, d. 2 Sept. 1977 (Midland, Midland Co., MI).
13. Myrtle Marie Graves, d. Pontiac, Oakland Co.,
MI.
14. Ida May Graves, b. 23 Nov. 1915, m(1) Walter
Frederick Hilderbrant, m(2) Raymond B. Fouch, m(3) ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Bayne, m(4) ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Welburn.
15. William Franklin Graves, b. 12 Feb. 1918, m.
Wanda Barber, d. 1964 (Lake Orion, MI).
16. Macy Elroy Graves
17. Stella Graves, stillborn.
+18. Betty Jane Graves
19. Josephine Clara Graves
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