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William was born on 7 September 1899 in Moultrie, IL. He was the son of William Wallace Graven and Susan Ella (Selock) Graven.[1]
He married Olive (unknown). Born 10 FEB 1900 Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA. Children of William Elmer Graven and Olive (unknown) are:
1. Eileen Gravens. Born ABT 1913 Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA. 2. Billy Gravens.
Siblings of William Elmer Graven
1. Millie E. Graven. Born ABT 1900 Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA. 2. Gladys R. Graven. Born ABT 1902 Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA. 3. Flossie Graven. Born 19 FEB 1905 Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA. Died 11 JUN 1905 Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA. 4. Charles L. Graven. Born ABT 1906 Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA. 5. Rosa M. Graven. Born ABT 1908 Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA. 6. Wallace W. Graven. Born 1909 Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA. 7. Ella R. Graven. Born 1910 Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA.
In the 1910 census William was living in East Nelson, Moultrie, Illinois.[2]
In the 1920 census William was living in East Nelson, Moultrie, Illinois.[3]
In the 1930 census William was living in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois.[4]
William died at the age of 84 between March and June 1984 in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States.[5]
On an unknown date William was living in Moultrie, Illinois.[1]
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Marilyn PriceOctober 19, 2010 at 11:57pm
Subject: family
just saw your note. Bill Graven was Elmer and Olive Graves son, his sisters,s name was Eileen and was married during WW11 .Elmer was dad,s cousin and we all where the best of friends,John,Billy and I all went to the country school during the war and then we moved back to our home in town. Elmer was also a great collector of things and had all of the family lives put together, he was also a coin collector. They where are second family. I do remember Brad visiting them, but don't remember when. Jan Braden was Uncle Glens and Laverns youngest. he has a sister named Glenda and I think she is on my face ook, but can"t remember her last name. They are Jackie's half sister and brother. Lavern was my age (much younger than Glen) Mabe I will remember more later. He is on the Graven side of dad's family.He also loaned Grandaddy Harley the money he needed for my Dad's (John Leroy) tuition for college when his own brother, Pete, would not loan it to him knowing he would get repaid for 2 weeks.
Name: William Elmer Graven. Given Name: William Elmer. Surname: Graven. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
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CENSUS RECORDS.
1930 census, Sullivan, Moultrie Co., IL: W. E. Graven, 30-M-ILILIL married first age 21, farmer, general farm. Olive Gravens, 30-F-ILILIL wife, married first age 21. Eileen Gravens, 7-F-ILILIL daughter.
MILITARY RECORDS.
World War I Draft Registration: William Elmer Graven, age 19; res. Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois; born 7 Sep 1899; white; native born citizen; farming; nearest relative, father, Wallace Wm. Graven, & mother, Susan Ella Graven; 5'11" tall, slender, blue eyes, dark hair; registered 12 Sep 1918, Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois.
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