John Allen Graham (abt. 1834 - abt. 1888)

Born about 1834 in Georgia, United States

Husband of Nancy Missouri (Hart) Graham — married 2 Jan 1873 in Pulaski, Georgia

Died about 1888 at about age 54 in Dodge, Georgia, USA

Biography

1880 United States Federal Census about John Graham

Name:John Graham

Age:5

Birth Year:abt 1875

Birthplace:Georgia

Home in 1880:Cochran, Pulaski, Georgia

Race:White

Gender:Male

Relation to Head of House:Son

Marital Status:Single

Father's Name:John Graham

Father's Birthplace:Georgia

Mother's Name:Missouri Graham

Mother's Birthplace:Georgia

Neighbors:

Occupation:Home

Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:

Household Members:NameAge

John Graham 46

Missouri Graham 31

John Graham 5

Martha Graham 5

Shadrack Graham 4

Sallie Graham 2

Elizabeth Graham 5m

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Cochran, Pulaski, Georgia; Roll: 162; Family History Film: 1254162; Page: 419B; Enumeration District: 057; Image: 0261. (Research):He died in 1888 at Dodge County, GA <pd2.htm>, Death date is given on the Civil War Pension application that his wife filed in 1914. Pension application gives date of death as 1908. See note below from Ed Harmon: Margot, Do not get to excited about the Pension Application. Since sending it to you I have found a letter from Victor Myrick in which he states that the document is inaccurate in several places, with the first being the date of death of John Allen Graham, which was 1888, not 1908 and that the fellow who filled out the paper did not know and could not have known John Graham, despite his testimony in the document, to the contrary. Do not use the data as the basis for anything, again, note that Mazura could not read or write and may have agreed to anything on the written page, without knowing it. Ed. Note* Ed Harmon wrote: I have also found a note from Victor (Myrick)telling my mother that John Allen "Jack" Graham was "as mean as a snake" and was himself tried for murder in Georgia, but was acquitted. However, according to Victor, the family all said he was guilty. Oh, it is also said that John Allen Graham sold the property of his wife, Mazura Hart Graham, by forging her signature on the sale papers.

You might recall that I told you, or perhaps I did not tell you, that the family said John Allen sold Mazura's land, left to her by Hardy, by forging her signature. It is why Victor thought he was required to go before a judge to sell other land, later. In any case, the photo of him is not like the rest of the family, if you notice. He was very well dressed for the times. As my grandmother used to say, just like he stepped out of a band box. He looks like a movie version of a country gentleman rather than a farmer.2

Sources

• Personal family data files.