William Graham1
b. circa 8 April 1788, d. 23 December 1866
Father | John Graham2 |
Mother | Margaret (?)2 |
Birth-Calc | circa 8 Apr 1788 | William Graham was born circa 8 Apr 1788.3 |
Marriage | 4 Feb 1817 | He married Isabella Buchanan, daughter of Mathew Buchanan and Elizabeth Edmiston, on 4 Feb 1817 in Washington County, Virginia.4 |
Land-Buy | 25 Jul 1842 | On 25 Jul 1842 William and Isabella bought 149 acres from Arthur and Lucretia Reid. The land included the area where Cedar Creek runs into the Middle Fork of the Holston River. William's father John had patented 276 acres to the east in 1789.5 |
Cens-1850 | 11 Oct 1850 | William and Isabella were enumerated together on the 1850 Washington Co. census with their two youngest children, 21 year old Samuel and 19 year old George. William's land was valued at $5,900. He was a farmer.6 |
Widowed | 29 Jul 1860 | Isabella died on 29 Jul 1860. |
Cens-1860 | 17 Sep 1860 | On Sept. 17th, six weeks after Isabella's death, the census taker again visited William's home. Since the official census date for 1860 was June 1st, Isabelle was listed as a member of the household along with William and their son George. William's land holdings in 1860 were valued at $12,000. He also owned personal property worth $6,000.7 |
Cens-1860- Slave | | The latter figure included two young-adult slaves.8 |
Death | 23 Dec 1866 | William died on 23 Dec 1866 in Washington County, Virginia.3,2 |
Burial | | He was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County.3 |
Citations
- [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 59.
- [S12] D.E. Brown, Unfiled Death Records of Washington Co. VA, entry 932: Wm Graham, d. Dec. 23, 1866, age 78, s/o John & Margaret, not married, reported by brother.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 207. Stone reported to read: Wm Graham, d. 23 Dec. 1866, age 78y 8m 15d.
- [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 24. William Graham and Isabella Buchanan, 4 Feb. 1817.
- [S1048] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 15: 385.
- [S367] William Grayham household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., District 67, p. 216 (stamped), dwelling 2129, family 2129, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2011. Household includes: William Grayham, 63, farmer, owns land worth $5,900; Isabella 59; Samuel 21; George 19; all b. VA.
- [S234] William Graham household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western district, p. 283 (original script), dwelling 2074, family 2013, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2011. Household includes: William Graham, 72, farmer, owns land worth $12,000, personal property worth $6,000; Isabella 66; George 29; all b. VA.
- [S1308] William Graham, owner, 1860 U.S. census, Washington Co., Virginia, slave schedule, p. 22, line 5, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
- [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 59. Listed as Patsy.
- [S1198] Virgil Lewis, "Residents of Washington County," in Virginia and Virginians, p. 735.
- [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington County Death Register for the year 1854 originally held by the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics and viewed as Library of Virginia microfilm reel #30; entry states: Margaret Ann Moore, d. 07 Sep 1854, age 34y, d/o William & Isabella Graham, consort of James B. Moore.