William Graves (1816 - 1884)

Born 8 Jan 1816 in Tennessee, United States

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Descendants

Died 13 May 1884 at age 68 in Blackford, Indiana, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1816. He was the son of William Graves. He married Sarah Ballinger on May 19, 1836 in Wabash, Indiana.^[1] They had eleven children together.^[2] She died in 1860 of "confinement" and he remarried in 1862. He married Elizabeth Cole, who had been married prior, on August 7, 1862.^[3] They had at least 3 children together. He passed away in 1884.

DNA Evidence

One of William's descendants has a ydna kit which matches at least one descendant of Stephen Graves on 65/67 markers. Additionally, he carries the unique marker that all of the known ydna tests associated with Stephen Graves carries. So it is without a doubt that his grandfather was Stephen Graves from Monroe County, Tennessee. It has long been a suspicion that William was his father,^[2] but there has not been any conclusive evidence until recently.

As discussed in the profile of William Graves, his father, evidence of his paternity relies on dna analysis and migration pattern analysis of others related to him. An argument could be made that William was a son of Silas, since Silas did have a son in the 1830 census in his age range.^[4] William also had a son in the 1830 census in that age range.^[5] It has been determined that the son in Silas' household was John William Graves and the one in William's was William, since John William followed Silas to Nodaway County, Missouri and William stayed behind in Indiana with two of his brothers, Adam and John.

Sources

1. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27K1-XLY : 10 December 2017), William Graves and Sarah Ballenger, 19 May 1836; citing Wabash, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007031122.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM GRAVES OF TN & IN. Graves Family Association. Web. Accessed January 26, 2020. https://www.gravesfa.org/gen107.htm
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4. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPB-8KH : 24 August 2017), Silas Graves, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States; citing 204, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 31; FHL microfilm 7,720.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP1-9R4 : 24 August 2017), William Graves, Laurel, Kentucky, United States; citing 259, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 7,817.

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