Theodore
Graves
Born in Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of David Graves
and Sarah (Clapp) Graves
Husband of
Mary Ann (Fosdick) Graves
— married
18 Apr 1827 [location unknown]
Husband of
Eliza M. Graves
— married
3 Feb 1839 in New York [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
Theodore Lyman Graves and John Henry Graves
Died
at age 67
in Sidney, Delaware County, New York
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Biography
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THEODORE GRAVES, born 25 October 1800, Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts;[1] died 4 [his tombstone has 3] August 1868, Sidney, Delaware County, New York, aged 68 years; buried Pioneer Cemetery, Sidney.[2]
He married (1) 18 April 1827, MARY ANN FOSDICK, born 20 April 1806, died 27 April 1838, Sunderland, daughter of James and Achsah F. (Graves) Fosdick; she was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Sunderland.[3] Theodore married (2) 3 February 1839, his first cousin, ELIZA M. GRAVES, born 23 November 1804, Canaan, Columbia County, New York, died 20 March 1857, Sidney, New York; buried Pioneer Cemetery, aged 52 years 3 months, and 27 days,[4] daughter of Levi and Pamelia (Arms) Graves.
In 1850, Theodore was a blacksmith in Adams, Massachusetts, with a large household, including three other blacksmiths. He removed from North Adams, Massachusetts, to Granville, New York, and in 1852 to Sidney.[5]
CENSUSES
Theodore Graves household, 1830 U.S. census, Sunderland, Franklin Co., Mass., p. 186, line 14 (NARA M19, roll 62)—2 free white males 15 to 20, 1 fwm 20-30 (Theodore); 2 free white females under 5 (Mary Ann, dau. & ?), 1 fwf 20-30 (Mary Ann), 1 fwf 40-50, 1 fwf 70-80 (maybe his grandmother, Sarah [Clapp] Graves).
Theodore Graves household, 1840 U.S. census, Adams, Berkshire Co., Mass., p. 98, line 25 (NARA M704, roll 175)—1 free white male under 5 (4), 1 fwm 5-10 (Jame), 1 fwm 20-30 (Theodore; the wrong column is marked for his age); 1 free white female under 5 (Mary), 1 fwf 5-10 (Eliza A.), 1 fwf 30-40 (Eliza).
Theodore Graves household, 1850 U.S. census, Adams, Berkshire Co., Mass., p. 19A [Image 11], dwelling 86, family 86. 25 July 1850 (NARA M432, roll 305).
Theodore Graves 49 Blacksmith $1200 Mass.
Eliza 45 NY
Eliza A. 18 Mass.
James 16 Mass.
Theodore 14 Mass.
Mary 10 Mass.
John H. 8 NY
Lucy Myers 17 Vermont
William Sherman 45 Blacksmith NY
Lester Tyler 33 Blacksmith [Indecipherable]
Tryphena Tyler 32 Mass.
Pamelia Brown 22 Mass.
Theodore Graves household, 1855 State Census of Sidney, Delaware County, New York, household 12 (Frame house valued at $150); 4 June 1855.[6]
Theodore Graves 54 Farmer Years resided in the town: 3 Mass.
Eliza M. 50 wife Resident: 3 Columbia [Co., NY]
Eliza 23 dau. Resident: 3 Mass.
James F. 21 son Farmer Resident: 3 Mass.
Theodore L. 19 son Farmer Resident: 3 Mass.
Mary A. 15 dau. Resident: 3 Mass.
John H. 13 son Resident: 3 Washington Co. [NY]
Theodore Graves household, 1860 U.S. census, Town of Sidney, Delaware Co., NY, p.o. Sidney Plains, p. 109 hw [Image 18], dwelling 856, family 840; 7 and 8 Aug. 1860 (NARA M653, roll 744).
Theodore Graves 59 Farmer $7000 $400 Mass.
Mary A. 20 Music teacher Mass.
CHILDREN
Children of Theodore and Mary A. (Fosdick) GRAVES:[7]
- i. JAMES SULLIVAN GRAVES, b. 22 June 1828; d. 7 May 1831.
- ii. MARY ANN [i] GRAVES, b. 12 Nov. 1829; d. 29 Apr. 1831.
- iii. ELIZA ALMEDIA GRAVES, b. 14 Jan. 1832, Mass.; d. 23 June 1901, Los Angeles Co., Cal.; she and her husband bur. Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, Los Angeles Co.;[ ] she m. 1856, CHARLES G. ROGERS, b. 1834, New London, NH, d. 20 Apr. 1920; Civil War soldier; fl. Grundy Center, Iowa; Cs. 1850: Adams, Berkshire Co., Mass. 86.
- iv. JAMES FOSDICK GRAVES, b. 12 Mar. 1834, North Adams, Mass.; m. EMMALINE E. CLARK.
- v. THEODORE LYMAN GRAVES, b. 31 Mar. 1836, Mass.; d. unm. 16 Jan. 1860; bur. Pioneer Cem., Sidney, Delaware Co., NY;[8] Cs. 1850: Adams, Berkshire Co., Mass. 86.
Children of Theodore and Eliza M. (Graves) GRAVES:[9]
- vi. MARY ANN [ii] GRAVES, b. 15 May 1840, North Adams, Mass.; m. ORRIN LANDERS.
- vii. JOHN HENRY GRAVES, b. 25 August 1841/2, Washington Co., NY; m. MARY ELLEN “NELLIE” PAGE.
- viii. HAPPA S. GRAVES, b. 11 July 1843, Granville, Washington Co., NY; d. 22 Sept. 1844.
Sources
- ↑ Taft & Montague, “Family Genealogies,” History of Sunderland, 357.
- ↑ Theodore Graves tombstone, www.findagrave.com, memorial #28722186.
- ↑ Maryann Graves tombstone, www.findagrave.com, memorial #112403153.
- ↑ Eliza M. Graves tombstone, www.findagrave.com, memorial #28722255.
- ↑ Taft & Montague, “Family Genealogies,” History of Sunderland, 366; Graves Family 1:128-29.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
- ↑ John C. Graves, Graves Family 1:128-29; Kenneth Vance Graves, Thomas Graves and His Descendants, 130-31.
- ↑ Theodore L. Graves tombstone, www.findagrave.com, memorial #28722208.
- ↑ Taft & Montague, “Family Genealogies,” History of Sunderland, 366.
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