Campbell B Graves (1895 - 1992)

Born 29 Aug 1895 in Warfield, Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Jun 1992 at age 96 in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Biography

Campbell Graves is a part of US Black heritage.

Campbell was born in 1895 in Warfield, Brunswick County, Virginia. He was the son of Joseph Graves and Mary Ella Short. From his obituary, he was a retired self-employed carpenter for 60 years. He was the widower of Malcolm D. (Ferrebee) Graves. He was an Army veteran of World War I and was an Episcopalian. He passed away in 1992 in Chespeake, Virginia.

Sources

• 1895 Birth: Brunswick County, Virginia, Campbell Graves, father: J.J., mother: Ellen, p. 550. Fridley, Beth. Brunswick County, Virginia Births, 1880-96 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Taken from a microfilm copy of Bureau of Vital Statistics - Birth Register for Rockingham County, 1880-1896 located in the Library of Virginia at Richmond.

• 1900 US Census, age 5, bp Virginia, with parents Joseph and Mary, many siblings, Year: 1900; Census Place: Red Oak, Brunswick, Virginia; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1241702. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Free Ancestry Image

• 1910 US Census, age 14, attends school, single, with father Joe and stepmother? Lugene?, many siblings, Year: 1910; Census Place: Red Oak, Brunswick, Virginia; Roll: T624_1623; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1375636. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Free Ancestry Image

• 1920 US Census, age 23, single, carpenter, living with brother Freeman and his family, Year: 1920; Census Place: Norfolk Monroe Ward, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1902; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 120. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Free Ancestry Image

• 1940 US Census: age 44, single, head of house, self-employed contractor, Year: 1940; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04313; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 114-81. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

• 1970 Marriage: Pasquotank, North Carolina, Campbell Graves to Malcolm Marie Ferebee. Data Source: North Carolina State Archives.Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

• 1992 Death: Chesapeake, Virginia, Certificate #1992022930, Campbell B. Graves, b. 29 Aug 1895, d. 19 Jun 1992, father: Joseph Graves Sr, mother: Ella Short, spouse (widowed): MD Graves. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Virginia, Deaths, 1912–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Free Ancestry Image

• Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188170326/campbell-b-graves Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/188170326/campbell-b-graves : accessed 04 June 2021), memorial page for Campbell B Graves (unknown–19 Jun 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 188170326, citing Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Deborah VanDeveer (contributor 48409315) .

• Obituary (copied from FindAGrave), The Virginian Pilot, page D2, June 22, 1992: Campbell B. Graves, 96, of the 1900 block of Land of Promise Road, a retired self-employed carpenter for 60 years, died June 19, 1992, in a hospital. Mr. Graves was born in Warfield. He was the widower of Malcolm D. Graves. He was an Army veteran of World War I and was an Episcopalian. Survivors include 20 nieces; and 10 nephews. The funeral will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Fitchett Funeral Home by the Rev. Cary Johnson Jr. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Norfolk. Friends may join the family at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the residence for the funeral procession.