Charles Madison Graham (1834 - 1913)

Born 24 May 1834 in Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

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Died 12 Nov 1913 at age 79 in Columbia, Oregon, USA

Biography

Need to view the image, of the 1850 census of Vermilion county, part of, Vermilion, Illinois

Wednesday, November 19, 1913 Paper: Oregonian (Portland, Oregon)

CLATSKANIE, Or., Nov. 18. - (Special) - Charles Madison Graham, who passed away November 10 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Geary, was a pioneer of Oregon and a veteran of the Civil War. He was born in Georgetown, Ill., May 21, 1834. Early in life he moved to Iowa. In February, 1861, he married Sarah J. Welch. In 1862 he enlisted in Company c, Thirty-ninth Iowa Infantry. In the battle of Altoona, he received three serious wounds. In April, 1865, with his parents and brothers and their families, he crossed the plains to Oregon, settling in Beaverton, where they lived until 1870. Members of the Shepardstown Post, G.A.R. had charge of the funeral services. He left a widow, two daughters - Mrs. James Geary, of Clatskanie, and Mrs. Perl Hassong, of Marshland - and three sons, James Graham, of Marshland; Richard Graham of Portland, and George Graham of Clatskanie.

Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 Graham, Charles M. County: Columbia Death Date: 10 Nov 1913 Certificate: 4469 Burial: Maplewood Cemetery Clatskanie Columbia County Oregon, USA

Created by: Mark and Glorene Stevens Record added: Oct 03, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 42671063

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M857-CPC : 9 November 2014), James Y Graham, Vermilion county, part of, Vermilion, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Oregon, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1870-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S1-XZ18 : 9 May 2016), Charles M Graham, 1870-1930; citing Military Service, Oregon, United States, Oregon Historical Society, Portland.; FHL microfilm 2,167,206.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLYL-47Q : accessed 19 November 2016), Charles M Graham, Marshland, Columbia, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 41, sheet 7A, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1279; FHL microfilm 1,375,292.

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