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Descendants of James Graham (12/13/2003)


      19. John4 Graham (John3, James2, James1)121,122 was born August 31, 1815123. He married Hannah Sheward May 05, 1842 in Jackson, OH. She was born 1822 in OH.

Notes for John Graham:
[1850 Census - Scioto, Jackson, Ohio - September 20, 1850 - Image 10]
John Graham, 35, a farmer and Hannah, 28, both born in Ohio. Also listed are Elizabeth, 8; Eveline, 6; Lydia, 4 and Mary, 2. All were born in Ohio. The family real estate was valued at $800.

[1880 Census - Morgan (District 167), Scioto, Ohio - June 14, 1880 - page 18B - image 18]
John Graham, 64, a farmer born in Ohio (parents in Pennsylvania and Virginia), and Hannah, 57, keeping house, born in Ohio (parents in Ohio), along with Felix, 20, a farm laborer and Lavina, 16, "without occupation", both born in Ohio.

More About John Graham and Hannah Sheward:
Marriage: May 05, 1842, Jackson, OH
     
Children of John Graham and Hannah Sheward are:
  68 i.   Elizabeth5 Graham124, born 1842 in OH124.
  69 ii.   Eveline Graham124, born 1844 in OH124.
  70 iii.   Lydia Graham124, born 1846 in OH124.
  71 iv.   Mary Graham124, born 1848 in OH124.
  72 v.   Felix Graham125, born Abt. 1860 in Ohio125.
  73 vi.   Lavina Graham125, born Abt. 1864 in Ohio125.


      20. Felix4 Graham (John3, James2, James1)126,127 was born June 14, 1817 in Jackson County, Ohio128. He married (1) Nancy Higginbotham February 09, 1837 in Jackson County, Ohio129. She was born 1821 in Jackson County, Ohio. He married (2) Celinda Russell130,131 April 06, 1854 in Jackson County, Ohio, daughter of Enoch Russell and Zeruiah Huntley. She was born November 22, 1836132, and died November 06, 1863132. He married (3) Susan (Wilson) (Elderkin)133,134 February 29, 1864 in Jackson County, Ohio135,136. She was born March 1825.

Notes for Felix Graham:
[1850 Census - Scioto, Jackson, Ohio - September 20, 1850 - Image 10]
Felix Graham, 33, a farmer, and the following family members are listed, Mary, 10; Maria, 8; Silas, 6; Louisa, 4; and John J., 2. All were born in Ohio. The family real estate was valued at $800.

[1860 Census - Bloomfield Twp. (Keystone P.O.), Jackson, Ohio - June 19, 1860 - page 66 - image 6]
Phelix Graham, 43, a laborer and Selinda Graham, 25. Also listed in the family were Louisa, 14; John, 11; Byron, 5 and Sarah, 1. All were born in Ohio except Phelix, who was born in Pennsylvania. Louise, John and Byron were attending school.

[1870 Census - Bloomfield Twp. (Camba P.O.), Jackson, Ohio - June 23, 1870 - page 4 - image 4]
Felix Graham, 52, an iron furnace laborer, and Susan Graham, 45, keeping house. Also listed in the family were George W. Graham, 17, a day laborer; Jackson Graham, 16, a day laborer; John Graham, 12, attending school; Thomas Graham, 10, attending school; Catharine Graham, 5, attending school and (illegible, 3 yr, female, attending school. Also in the family were Sarah Wilson, 12, domestic servant and Bryon Graham, 15, a teamster. All were born in Ohio. The family personal property was valued at $600.
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[The Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio:453]
Jackson, Keystone and Buckeye Furnaces (1853)
There were three furnaces in the county when the railroad came, Jackson, Keystone and Buckeye, but these had been built mostly with foreigh capital, were located on the outer borders of the county, and had not affected its life or business to any great extent at that time. Jackson Furnace, the first built, in 1836, was near the southern county line and its owners had no other interest in the county. J. J. G. Smith was manager, and Jacob Hurdand and J. H. Ricker were two associates who assisted in operating it. The steam engine for this furnace was the first erected in the county. Keystone, the second furnace, was erected on Little Raccoon by Scioto and Lawrence County capital. It was very near the east county line and its business followed its iron, which was boated down the stream when the waters were high. John McConnell & Co. were the builders, but int 1853 they were succeeded by Green Benner & Co. Buckeye was built in 1851 a few miles higher up the stream from Keystone, and its owners were very anxious for the building of the railroad...

Also, [The Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio:532]
Keystone Furnace
Keystone was the only furnace established in this township. It was built in 1848, by John McConnell & Company. H. S. Brady was the principal owner when its career ended. It stood on the east side of Little Raccoon and much of its iron was taken down that stream during the rainy seasons when the waters were high. Several of its men were drowned in going over mill dams which obstructed the current except during high water. Samuel Benner, the first postmaster at Keystone, was appointed in 1855. Wendall Churchill, who raised a company for the Twenty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry while an officer at Keystone, became a brigadier-general. Samuel Thomas, who went out under Churchill, became a colonel and settled at New York after the war, where he was rated at his death as a millionaire.
Bloomfield Township sent out 232 soldiers to the Civil war. It is claimed that no murder was committed within its borders. While its land is not exceptinally fertile many of its farmers have become wealthy and the majority have been noted for their great personal independence. The present officers are trustees, T. J. Williams, W. W. Davis and J. D. Patterson; Clerk Cyrus Davis; Treasurer Evan Morgan.

More About Nancy Higginbotham:
Burial: Grahamsville Cemetery, Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio

More About Felix Graham and Nancy Higginbotham:
Marriage: February 09, 1837, Jackson County, Ohio137

More About Celinda Russell:
Name 2: Selinda Russell138,139
Date born 2: Abt. 1832, Ohio140
Date born 3: 1834141
Died 2: April 06, 1863141
Burial: Keystone Cemetery (near Keystone furnace), Bloomfield Township, Jackson, Ohio142

More About Felix Graham and Celinda Russell:
Marriage: April 06, 1854, Jackson County, Ohio

Notes for Susan (Wilson) (Elderkin):
[1880 Census - Milton (ED#79), Jackson, Ohio - June 3, 1880 - page 186 - image 5]
Susan Graham, 56, a widow keeping house (Felix is not listed). Also listed in the family were John Nelson/Nilson, 21, a son who digs ore; Thomas Nelson/Nilson, 19, a son who digs ore; Kate Graham, 14, a daughter at home attending school and Emma Graham, 13, a daughter at home attending school. All were born in Ohio. She was living next to her daughter, Sarah Henry (wife of Samuel W. Henry, M.D.)

More About Felix Graham and Susan (Elderkin):
Marriage: February 29, 1864, Jackson County, Ohio143,144
     
Children of Felix Graham and Nancy Higginbotham are:
  74 i.   Elizabeth5 Graham, born January 1837 in Grahamsville, Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio145; died October 23, 1838 in Grahamsville, Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio.
  More About Elizabeth Graham:
Burial: Grahamsville Cemetery, Grahamsville, Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio
  75 ii.   Mary Graham146, born 1840146.
  76 iii.   Maria Graham146, born 1842146.
+ 77 iv.   Silas Graham, born March 01, 1844 in Jackson County, Ohio; died May 29, 1912 in El Dorado Springs, Cedar, Missouri.
+ 78 v.   Louisa Graham, born Bet. 1846 - 1847 in Ohio.
  79 vi.   John James Graham146, born Bet. 1848 - 1849146,147.
     
Children of Felix Graham and Celinda Russell are:
+ 80 i.   Byron5 Graham, born Abt. 1855 in Ohio.
  81 ii.   Nancy J. Graham148, born Abt. July 05, 1857148,149; died July 16, 1858150.
  More About Nancy J. Graham:
Burial: Keystone Cemetery (near Keystone furnace), Bloomfield Township, Jackson, Ohio151
+ 82 iii.   Sarah M. Graham, born Abt. May 1859 in Ohio.
  83 iv.   Celinda Alice Graham152, born Abt. August 27, 1862152,153; died July 12, 1865154.
  Notes for Celinda Alice Graham:
[Personal visit to cemetery, October 14, 2003 - Steve Dahlstrom]
Although Hixon records the gravestone of Celinda Alice Graham, a visit to the cemetery did not find a marker. It is probable that it is missing, given the space between the marker for Celinda Graham, her mother, and Nancy J. Graham, her sister.

  More About Celinda Alice Graham:
Burial: Keystone Cemetery (near Keystone furnace), Bloomfield Township, Jackson, Ohio154
     
Children of Felix Graham and Susan (Elderkin) are:
  84 i.   Catherine5 Graham155, born December 04, 1865.
  85 ii.   Emma Graham155, born March 06, 1868.


      21. Jehiel4 Graham (John3, James2, James1)156 was born April 29, 1819 in Jackson County, Ohio157, and died May 23, 1885 in Grahamsville, Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio158. He married Rebecca Gilliland159,160 October 28, 1841 in Jackson County, Ohio161, daughter of Hugh Gilliland and Rebecca Martin. She was born December 13, 1821 in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Ohio162, and died October 09, 1890 in Grahamsville, Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio163.

Notes for Jehiel Graham:
"History of the Lower Scioto Valley", 1884, Inter-State Publishing Co, Chicago. On page 599, in the section on Scioto Twp, Jackson County, it says:

"John Graham is recorded as receiving by patent from the Government and entered the southeast half of the southwest quarter of section 35, in the year 1817."

On page 602, same book:

"Jehiel Graham, son of John and Catherine (Rickabaw) Graham, was born in Jackson County, near where he resides at present, April 29, 1819. He lived with his parents till twenty-two years old, and helped clear the farm from the unbroken forest, experiencing all the privations pioneer life. At the age of sixteen years he and two brothers worked at the Clinton Furnace. He was employed about public works till 1839, when he worked at the Jackson Furnace nearly two years, and part of the time worked on lands he had previously purchased. In 1840 he went to New Orleans and spent the winter chopping wood in the State of Mississippi. He returned home in the spring of 1841 and worked on his farm till 1853. He then removed to the farm entered by his father, where he has since resided. He was married Oct 28, 1841, to Rebecca, daughter of Hugh and Rebecca (Martin) Gilliland. Her father came to Ohio in an early day, and died in 1859, aged seventy-two years Her mother is in her ninety-second year. Nine children were born to this union, eight of whom are living--Emaline (wife of John H. Lloyd), Nathan, Caroline (wife of John Brady, of Missouri), Johnson, Warren, Rebecca J. (wife of John Henson), Willis L., Elmira (wife of A. Q. Parks), James M. (died when one year old). He and his wife are members of the Christian church. He served three years as Township Trustee. He was originally a Whig but is now an adherent of the Republican Party. His first vote was cast for Zachary Taylor. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia respectively, and settled where the town of Jackson now stands. They afterward located in Jackson and engaged in the manufacture of salt a number of years, after which he settled on Congress land on section 30 in 1812. He served in the war of 1812. In 1817 he entered a quarter section of land on section 35, where our subject was born".
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[1850 Census - Ohio - Jackson - Scioto Township - September 20, 1850 - image 9]
Jehiel Graham, 31, a farmer, and Gillilan, 28. Also listed are Emiline, 7; Nathan, 6; Caroline, 4; Johnson, 2 and Warren, 9 months. All were born in Ohio. The family real estate was valued at $1600.

[1860 Census - Ohio - Jackson - Scioto Township - June 20, 1860 - page 128 - image 8]
Jehiel Graham, 40, a farmer, and Rebecca, 38. Also listed are Emeline, 17; Nathan, 16, a farm laborer; Caroline, 14; Johnson, 12; Warren, 10; Rebecca, 8 and Willis, 4. All were born in Ohio. Rebecca could not read or write. Caroline, Johnson, Warren and Rebecca were attending school. The family real estate was valued at $3000 and personal property at $300.

[1870 Census - Jackson (Scioto Township / Camba P.O.), Jackson, Ohio - July 11, 1870 - page 2 - image 487]
Jehiel Graham, 51, a farmer, and Rebecca, 48, keeping house and the following children: Warren, 20, works on a farm; Rebecca, 17, helps mother; Willis, 14, attends school; and Almira, 8, attends school; all born in Ohio. The family real estate was valued at $7000 and personal property at $1000.

[1880 Census - Ohio - Jackson - Scioto Township (District 80) - June 9, 1880 - page 209 - image 5]
Jehiel Graham, 61, a farmer, born in Ohio (parents in Pennsylvania and Virginia) and Rebecca, 59, keeping house, born in Ohio (parents in Virginia). Also listed are Rebecca Gilliland, mother-in-law, 88, at home, born in Virginia (parents not shown), Albert ?. Parks, 22, son-in-law, a school teacher, born in Ohio (parents in Virginia and Ohio) and daughter Ella Parks, 18, at home, born in Ohio (parents in Ohio).

More About Jehiel Graham:
1850 Census: Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio164
1860 Census: Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio165
1870 Census: Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio166
1880 Census: Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio167
Burial: Grahamsville Cemetery, Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio168

More About Rebecca Gilliland:
Burial: Grahamsville Cemetery, Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio168

More About Jehiel Graham and Rebecca Gilliland:
Marriage: October 28, 1841, Jackson County, Ohio169
     
Children of Jehiel Graham and Rebecca Gilliland are:
  86 i.   Emeline (Emma)5 Graham170, born Abt. 1843 in Ohio171; died 1918172. She married John H. Lloyd173,174 December 27, 1863 in Jackson County, Ohio174,175.
  More About Emeline (Emma) Graham:
Name 2: Emeline Graham
Date born 2: March 18, 1843
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Franklin Township, Jackson, Ohio176

  Notes for John H. Lloyd:
Went to Missouri

  More About John Lloyd and Emeline Graham:
Marriage: December 27, 1863, Jackson County, Ohio177,178
+ 87 ii.   Nathan Graham, born April 04, 1844 in Jackson County, Ohio.
  88 iii.   Caroline M. Graham179, born Abt. 1846 in Ohio180. She married John T. Brady181 September 15, 1865 in Jackson County, Ohio181,182.
  More About John Brady and Caroline Graham:
Marriage: September 15, 1865, Jackson County, Ohio183,184
+ 89 iv.   Johnson Graham, born Bet. 1848 - 1849 in OH.
+ 90 v.   Warren Graham, born Abt. May 1850 in Ohio.
  91 vi.   Rebecca Jane Graham185, born 1852 in Ohio185. She met John Allen Henson185 November 30, 1871 in Jackson Co. Ohio185.
  More About John Henson and Rebecca Graham:
Single: November 30, 1871, Jackson Co. Ohio185
  92 vii.   James M. Graham186,187, born 1854188; died 1855 in infancy188.
  More About James M. Graham:
Burial: Grahamsville Cemetery, Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio188
+ 93 viii.   Willis L Graham, born June 20, 1856 in Ohio; died January 05, 1903.
  94 ix.   Elmira (Ella) Graham188, born 1862 in Ohio188; died 1952188. She married Albert Q. Parks188 November 13, 1879188.
  More About Elmira (Ella) Graham:
Name 2: Almira Graham189

  More About Albert Q. Parks:
1880 Census: Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio190

  More About Albert Parks and Elmira Graham:
Marriage: November 13, 1879191

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