John Graham (1834 - aft. 1910)

Born 1 Jan 1834 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Jane (Sartain) Graham — married 18 Oct 1851 (to about 1883) in Rusk County, Texas, USA

Husband of Pauline (Abbott) Graham — married about 1887 in Bosque County, Texas, USA

Descendants

Died after 1910 after age 76 in Washington County, Arkansas, USA

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Biography

John Graham was born 1 January 1834 in Jackson County, Alabama. He was the son of Jesse Graham and Martha Jane Fanning. He passed away after 1910 in Washington County, Arkansas.

Note: John is frequently conflated with his brother, Curtis Beason Graham. Curtis' wives are often added to John. John's name was not John Curtis Graham; it was simply John Graham. He is known to have had only two wives: Martha Jane Sartain (Sarten) and Pauline Abbot.

In 1840 John is with his parents in Jackson County. Alabama.^[1] By 1850 they had moved to Rusk County, Texas,^[2] where John married Martha Jane Sartain on 18 October 1851.^[3]

In 1860 John is living with wife Martha J. and children James M., age 3, and Mary E., age 1, in Rusk County, Texas.^[4] Living next door are Samuel and Sarah Fanning and Samuel's children, Mary and Samuel. Samuel and John are first cousins; Samuel's father, Benjamin F. Fanning, and John's mother, Martha Jane Fanning, are brother and sister.

In 1861 John enlisted as a Private in Co. Mtd. Rangers, Coryell County, 28th Brigade, TST, under Capt. William Clements. He stated he was 27 years old (b c 1834).^[5] It is not known how long he served.

John has not been located on the 1870 census,

In 1880, John and Martha are living in Bosque County, Texas. With them are children William T.A., Malcolm R.L., Thomas J.J., and Rosa Belle.^[6] John and Martha separated after this census and John married again about 1887 to Pauline Abbot. (Martha is living with daughter Rosa Belle in Young County, Texas, on the 1900 census. She has listed herself as a widow; had borne 9 children of whom 5 were living.)

In 1900 John and Pauline are living in Coryell County, Texas, with three children Major, Alfred and Agnes.^[7] Major was born April 1884; Alfred was born June 1890, and Agnes in August 1892. The census states the couple had been married 13 years (c 1887) and Pauline had borne five children, three were living. If the marriage date of 1887 is correct, Major could have been Martha's son or Pauline's, born before her marriage to John.

By 1910 John, Pauline and daughter Agnes have moved to Cove Creek, Washington County, Arkansas.^[8] The census says they have been married 23 years (c 1887) and Pauline has borne six children; only two are living.

The question remains: who was Major's mother? Was he the last child of John and Martha? Did John have another relationship/marriage between Martha and Pauline? Was Major the son of Pauline before she and John married? Given Martha's age (she would be 50 in 1884 when Major was born) and the fact that her last child before Major was Rosa Belle born in 1875, I don't think Major was her son. If he was Pauline's son, is he the reason John and Martha separated?

Children

Children of John and Martha:

1. James M. Graham, b 1857
2. Mary Eldora Graham, b 1858
3. Harrison Graham, b 1862
4. Jesse Graham, b 1863
5. John Graham, b 1865
6. William Thaddeus Graham, b 1866
7. Malcolm Robert Lee Graham, b 1869
8. Thomas Jefferson Graham, b 1871
9. Rosa Belle Graham, b April 1875
   

Children of John and Pauline:

1. Major Graham, b April 1884
2. Alfred F. Graham, b June 1890
3. Agnes Graham, b August 1892

Sources

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 14 June 2015), Jesse Graham, Not Stated, Jackson, Alabama; citing p. 53, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 2,333.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 14 June 2015), Jessee Graham, Rusk county, Rusk, Texas, United States; citing family 762, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). (Note: For some reason, the transcriber has picked up Isaac Jackson Graham's middle name as surname for everyone after Martha Graham on the family record. The surname should be Graham for all, as can be seen by viewing the image.)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Hunting For Bears, comp.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch: accessed 14 June 2015), John Graham, Beat No 1, Rusk, Texas, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 28, household ID 182, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,304.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Civil War Muster Rolls index Cards (both Confederate and Union). Also Texas State Rangers. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 14 June 2015), John Graham, Precinct 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Bosque, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district 12, sheet 413A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1291; FHL microfilm 1,255,291. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8B-FJ4G : 14 July 2016), John Graham and Martha Jane Sartin, 18 Oct 1851; citing , Rusk, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,020,943.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 14 June 2015), John Graham, Justice Precinct 4 (south half) Copperas Cove special school district, Coryell, Texas, United States; citing sheet 17B, family 305, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,624.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch: accessed 14 June 2015), John Graham, Cove Creek, Washington, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 131, sheet 8A, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,080.

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