Saturday, January 17, 2009

Graham family of Virginia & West Virginia

James Graham (1745-1782) married Sarah Farley (1745-1825), daughter of John Farley (1730-1766) and Sarah Cocke (1728-1792) on 12 Feb. 1763 in Botetourt, VA. Together James & Sarah Graham had 10 children (one set of twins):
I. Jesse Graham (1767-1807) m Margaret Wray in 1790
II. Priscilla Graham (1769-?)
III. Robert Graham (1770-1834) m Rachel Delaney on 2 March 1790
IV. Molly Graham (1771-?)
V. Sarah Graham (1773-?)
VI. Sally Graham (1773-?) m Daniel Hicks/Hixon
VII. Elizabeth Graham (1775-1870) m Thomas Jewell in 1796
VIII. Jonathan Graham (1778-1831)
IX. William Graham (1778-1830) m Mary Elkins in 1796
X. Deborah Graham (1780-1850) m Charles Furrow in 1796

Robert and Rachel Graham had 9 children:
I. Thompson Graham (1790-?)
II. Sarah Sally Graham (1794-1850) m George Reed in 1811
III. Nancy Graham (1796-1879)
IV. Samuel Graham (1798-1835) m Judith Christian Daniel
V. James Graham (1798-1880) m Mary Polly Holliday in 1821
VI. John R Graham (1804-1889) m Mary Cock in 1826 and Martha A Owens in 1860
VII. Mariah Graham (1806-1879) m John Howerton (1804-1879) 1 March 1825. They had 6 children. One, Sophia Howerton (1838-1918) married William Anderson McKinney (1836-1925) on 6 March 1856. They had 9 children, one of whom, Martha Texas McKinney (1871-1950) married Robert Thomas Graham (1870-1908) 9 March 1885. They had 7 children together, of which one is Hazel Graham (1896-1918), mother to my Grandmother Sylvia Hammack.
VIII. Elizabeth Graham (1810-1880) m Emery Akers in 1821
IX. Luke Graham (1812-1869) m Mary Duncan (1813-1866) on 25 March 1833 in Wyoming County, VA (now WV).

Luke and Mary Graham settled in Wyoming County, VA (WV) where they raised 7 children:
I. Lewis Graham (1833-1917) m Arminta J ? in 1861
II. James Lee Graham (1836-1880) m Sarah Akers in 1856
III. Hiley Graham (1838-?)
IV. Thomas Graham (1840-?)
V. Robert Graham (1842-?)
VI. Anderson Graham (1844-1903) m Marinda Adeline Shrewsbury (1843-?) on 17 Oct. 1864
VII. Luke Graham Jr. (1849-?)

Anderson and “Rindy” Graham had 12 children (one set of twins):
I. William A Graham (1865-1930)
II. Nancy J Graham (1867-?)
III. Polly E Graham (1868-?)
IV. Robert Thomas Graham (1866-1908) m Martha Texas McKinney (1871-1950) on 9 March 1885
V. Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Graham (1866-?) m Samuel Paris McKinney (brother of Martha T McKinney)
VI. Jno. E Graham (1872-?)
VII. Sarah M Graham (1873-?)
VIII. Luke Graham (1876-1952) m Valeria Susan Kinzer in 1898
IX. Martha E Graham (1877-?) m James Granville Hendrick in 1895
X. Sam Graham (1883-?)
XI. Wyley Graham (1884-?) m Nannie Lester
XII. Hyley Graham (1884-?)

Robert Thomas & Martha Texas Graham had 7 children (one set of twins):
I. Clara Frances Graham (1886-1886)
II. Cora Mae Graham (1886-1975)
III. Mary L Graham (1888-1889)
IV. Birthy Graham (1889-1890)
V. Cosettia Graham (1891-?) m Alfred Cecil in 1908
VI. Charles Frederick Graham (1893-1916)
VII. Hazel Graham (1896-1918) m Ray Martin Hammack (1893-1968) in 1916

1 comment:

Duane H. Ford said...

You can add to the children of Luke and Mary Graham--- William Riley Graham born 1852. he was my great graet grandfather.

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