William M Graves b. 31 Jul 1815 Franklin Co, TN d. Between 1870 and 1880 Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN

William M Graves

1815 - 1880 (54 years)

Name	William M Graves
Birth	31 Jul 1815	Franklin Co, TN
Gender	Male
Census	1820	Franklin Co, TN [1]
	age < 10(5)
Census	1830	Lincoln Co, TN [2]
	age 10-14(15)
Census	1840	Madison Co, TN [3]
	age 20-29(25),spouse age 20-29(20), 1 child age < 5(1)
Census	1850	District 3, Madison Co, TN [4]
	age 35,married,wife Jane-age 31, 5 children
Census	1860	District 2, Madison Co, TN [5]
	age 45,wife Jane-age 40, 6 children
Census	1870	Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN [6]
	age 54,wife Jane-age 48, 4 children
Death	Between 1870 and 1880	Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN
Census	1880
	lists Hanna (Jane) as age 60,widowed,living with dau Mary Molly and Wm R Glenn in District 2, Lauderdale Co, TN
Census	1900
	lists Hanna as age 79,widowed,living with dau Mary Molly and William R Glenn in Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN
Burial	Lauderdale Co, TN
	near Ripley
Person ID	I381	Butler Family Tree
Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

Father	John R Graves, b. 03 Sep 1791, Abbeville District, SC d. 22 May 1859, Madison Co, TN (Age 67 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Agnes Noe, b. 14 Jan 1797, Orange Co, NC d. 18 Jul 1865, Madison Co, TN (Age 68 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	17 Sep 1811	Middle TN
Family ID	F155	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Hanna Mary Jane Watson-xx, b. 30 Aug 1820, TN d. 28 May 1905 (Age 84 years)
Marriage	15 Dec 1838	Madison Co, TN [7]
Notes	Children: dau Susan E Graves 10/25/1839 Madison Co, TN - abt 1885 - on 12/22/1859 married Albert L Raines 1835 TN - 1901 dau Alice Raines 1869 TN dau Mary Raines 1865 TN son John S (Jack) Raines 1871 TN son James T (Jim) Raines 1876 TN dau Sarah E (Sally) Raines 1874 TN dau Annie Raines 3/1879 TN - listed infant age 2/12 - 1860 census lists her as age 19,spouse Albert-age 25, living with Joel & Lizzie Raines, in District 2, Medon, Madison Co, TN - 1870 census lists her as age 30,spouse Albert-age 35, 2 children & 2 others, in Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN - 1880 census lists her as age 39,spouse A L-age 45, 6 children, & 1 other, in Lauderdale Co, TN dau Martha Jane Graves 4/21/1841 TN - 5/28/1860 - 1850 census listed as age 9 - Died before census taken in 1860 - listed on 1860 Madison Co, TN mortality schedule son Thomas Henry Graves 3/8/1843 TN - 1/6/1921 - see death certificate - buried Maplewood Cemetery, Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN - on 2/16/1871 in Lauderdale Co, TN married Mattie Jane Johnson 12/18/1845 NC - 12/20/1918 Lauderdale Co, TN - see marriage license - see death certificate - 1880 census lists him as age 37,spouse Martha J-age 35, 3 children, - in District 2, Lauderdale Co, TN - 1900 census lists him as age 57,spouse Mattie J-age 54, 2 children, married 29 yrs, had 6 children-4 still living - in Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN - 1910 census lists him as age 67,wife Mattie J-age 62, 1st marrige for both, married 39 yrs, had 6 children-4 still living - son Walter-age 26,single - in Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN - 1920 census lists him as age 78,widowed, son Walter-age 40, single - dau Bessie Majors-age 36,widowed, gdau Hilda Majors-age 16,single - in Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN son Joseph Edgar Graves 12/31/1871 TN - 7/10/1930 St Louis, MO - in 1895 married Katherine Tayloe 1878 TN - 1910 census lists him as age 37, wife Katherine T-age 32, son Taylor-age 8, mother-in-law Emma Taylor-age 62, widowed - married 15 years, had 1 child-1 still living - in St Louis, MO son Henry Clarence Graves 3/21/1873 TN - 8/31/1921 - see WWI draft reg card - on 6/10/1897 married Beulah Maude Roberts 1878 TN dau Edith Sue Graves 3/27/1898 TN - 3/18/1911 sons infant twins 6/2/1877 - 6/2/1877 son Walter Bascomb Graves 9/22/1880 - 3/9/1942 - see WWI draft reg card dau Elizabeth Graves 7/23/1882 - 1/12/1968 - on 12/25/1901 married Herbert Landrum Majors 8/18/1878 - 9/5/1917 - 1920 census Elizabeth was listed as age 36,widowed,living with father Tom H Graves dau Hilda Majors 9/13/1902 TN - 11/1/1998 - 1920 census Hilda was listed as age 16, single, living with grandfather Tom H Graves - on 6/8/1921 Hilda married John Edward Craig 12/5/1892 - 10/2/1929 - See their findagrave.com pages son John Edward Craig, Jr. 6/30/1922 - on 6/11/1944 married Betty Joy Stover 5/27/1926 - 3/17/1998 Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN - See her findagrave.com page - they had no children dau Francis Elizabeth Craig 11/15/1924 - on 3/17/1945 married James Rhea Fitzhugh b. 1/26/1923 son Calvin Craig Fitzhugh 3/22/1950 - on 6/8/1974 married Pamela Chism dau Mary Molly Graves 7/7/1846 TN - 5/30/1931 Mississippi Co, AR (?) - See death record later - on 12/15/1870 married William Rainey Glenn 1/29/1837 TN - 3/4/1906 TN - See marriage record later son William Edward Glenn MD 8/8/1872 Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN - 11/9/1925 Ashville, Buncombe Co, NC - on 6/24/1897 in TN married Minnie Louise Johnston 3/15/1872 TN - 2/9/1958 TX - See marriage license -- and marriage record later - See their findagrave.com pages - dau of John Anderson Johnston 8/4/1843 NC - 2/9/1904 TN and Martha Louise Wilson 10/7/1843 TN - 11/23/1917 TN - they married 7/25/1866 TN - both buried in TN son William Roy Glenn 7/1898 MO dau Edna Louise Glenn 1904 AR - married A E Landy - lived in Madison, San Angelo, TX dau Ann Landy - married ??? Bothwaite dau Evelyn Glenn 1910 NC dau Mary Lucille Glenn 2/1890 TN - 1880 census lists her as age 34,spouse Wm R-age 43, son William E-age 7, & mother Jane-age 60,widowed - in District 2, Lauderdale Co, TN - 1900 census lists her as age 53,spouse Wm R-age 64, married 29 yrs, had 2 children-2 still living, - & son Wm E-age 27 & family, & mother Hanna J Graves-age 79,widowed, had 10 children-5 still living - in Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN - 1910 census lists her as age 64,widowed, living with son William E Glenn-age 38 & his family - & dau (his sister) Lucille Glenn-age 20,single, in Asheville, Buncomb Co, NC son John R Graves 3/8/1846 TN - 1918 - buried Saint Pauls Cemetery, Durhamville, Lauderdale Co, TN - See his findagrave.com page - on 1/3/1877 in Lauderdale Co, TN married Judith Koonce 1859 - 1884 - See marriage license -- and marriage record later - dau of ??? Koonce and Elizabeth ??? 1835 TN - on 1880 census Elizabeth was listed as age 45,living with dau Juda and John R Graves son Louis Russell Graves 1878 TN - 10/3/1950 Memphis, Shelby Co, TN - See death record later dau Gertrude Graves 1879 TN son James Madison Graves 11/2/1851 TN - 1917 Madison Co, TN - See findagrave.com page -- lists different parents ** Hudson C Graves & Adeline Susan Turner - buried Hopewell Cemetery, Medina, Gibson Co, TN - on 12/28/1871 in Madison Co, TN married Mary Ann Baker 8/13/1849 - 2/8/1885 - See marriage license -- and marriage record later - buried Baker Cemetery, Madison Co, TN - dau of William R Baker 1/10/1822 - 5/21/1903 and Martha A ??? 2/7/1827 - 4/22/1876 - mother of four children - later married Mary Jane Sloan King Graves 1863 - 1954 son George P Graves 11/1/1853 TN - 3/14/1934 Memphis, Shelby Co, TN - See death record later - on 1/14/1879 in Lauderdale Co, TN married Mollie Jane Parrish 1/9/1856 TN - 12/2/1937 Henning, Lauderdale Co, TN - See death record later - See marriage record later dau Minnie Graves - married Lee Evans son Sam Evans son Tommy Evans son Robert Lucian Graves Sr. 11/1/1879 - 12/25/1944 both in Lauderdale Co, TN - See death record later - married ??? Parish son B J Graves son Ray Graves - married Lelia Covington son Edwin Graves d. 1974 - married Katherine Patton - 1880 census lists him as age 26,wife Jane-age 23, son Robert L-age 7/12 in District 2, Lauderdale Co, TN - 1900 census lists him as age 46,wife Mary Jane-age 44, 4 children, married 20 yrs, had 7 children-4 still living in District 1, Lauderdale Co, TN - 1910 census lists him as age 55,wife Mary-age 52, son Edwin-age 12 & 1 other, married 30 yrs, had 7 children-3 still living in District 1, Lauderdale Co, TN son Joseph Robert Graves 5/8/1858 TN - 9/4/1863 ??? infant 4/17/1863 - 5/26/1863 son William H Graves 8/14/1865 - 9/10/1869 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNDX-PYT W R Glenn, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002" Name: Mary M Graves Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Dec 1870 Event Place: Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: W R Glenn Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 198 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VJRY-WG6 Mary Glenn, "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950" Name: Mary Glenn Event Type: Death Event Date: 30 May 1931 Event Place: Mississippi, Arkansas Gender: Age (Original): Race: Birth Year (Estimated): Certificate Number: Page Number: Volume Number: Affiliate Film Number: 19241933 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDMN-5FM W. E. Glenn, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950" Name: W. E. Glenn Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Minnie L. Johnston Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 24 Jun 1897 Event Place: , Lauderdale, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51943-4 System Origin: Tennessee-VR GS Film number: 1008533 Reference ID: 2:2793LJ9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDQ6-XZ5 I. R. Graves, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950" Name: I. R. Graves ** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Juda Koonce Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 03 Jan 1877 Event Place: Lauderdale,Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51943-1 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM GS Film number: 1008552 Reference ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSPX-4M4 John R. Graves in entry for Louis Russell Graves, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955" Name: Louis Russell Graves Event Type: Death Event Date: 03 Oct 1950 Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Race: Age: 72 Birth Year (Estimated): 1878 Birth Date: Birthplace: Spouse's Name: Father's Name: John R. Graves Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Eliza Beth Koontz Juda E(Elizabeth?) Koontz Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Address: Residence Place: Cemetery: Burial Place: Burial Date: Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004184553 Image Number: 01480 GS Film number: 2241021 Reference ID: cn50-23223 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDQN-SJB James M. Graves, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950" Name: James M. Graves Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Baker Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 28 Dec 1871 Event Place: Madison,Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51948-3 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM GS Film number: 390182 Reference ID: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDQ6-F5X George P. Graves, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950" Name: George P. Graves Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Mary J. Paris Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 14 Jan 1879 Event Place: Lauderdale,Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51943-1 System Origin: Tennessee-ODM GS Film number: 1008552 Reference ID: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSFN-C8F G.P. Graves, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955" Name: G.P. Graves Event Type: Death Event Date: 14 Mar 1934 Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race: White Age: 80 Birth Year (Estimated): 1854 Birth Date: Birthplace: Tn Spouse's Name: Mollie Graves Father's Name: William Graves Father's Birthplace: Tn Mother's Name: Jane Watson Mother's Birthplace: Tn Occupation: Address: Residence Place: Henning, TN Cemetery: Burial Place: Henning, Tn Burial Date: 14 Mar 1934 Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004184419 Image Number: 01714 GS Film number: 1876811 Reference ID: cn 6693 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSP5-7NW G. P. Graves in entry for Mary Jane Graves, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955" Name: Mary Jane Graves Event Type: Death Event Date: 02 Dec 1937 Event Place: Henning, Lauderdale, Tennessee Gender: Female Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Age: 81 Birth Year (Estimated): Birth Date: 09 Jan 1856 Birthplace: Tennessee Spouse's Name: G. P. Graves Father's Name: Henry Paris Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Lizze Johnston Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Homemaker Address: Residence Place: Henning, Dis. 3, Lauderdale Co., Tennessee Cemetery: Burial Place: Bethlehem Burial Date: 03 Dec 1937 Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: X Digital Folder Number: 004183423 Image Number: 00780 GS Film number: 1876857 Reference ID: cn 28269 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NS9P-9KC Robert Lucian Graves Sr., "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955" Name: Robert Lucian Graves Sr. Event Type: Death Event Date: 25 Dec 1944 Event Place: Henning, Lauderdale, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race: White Age: 65 Birth Year (Estimated): Birth Date: 01 Nov 1879 Birthplace: Lauderdale, Tennessee Spouse's Name: Lelia Covington Graves Father's Name: George P. Graves Father's Birthplace: Lauderdale Co., Tennessee Mother's Name: Mary Jane Parish ** Mother's Birthplace: Laud. Co., Tennessee Occupation: Watchman Address: Residence Place: Henning, Lauderdale, Tenn. Cemetery: Bethlehem Burial Place: Laud. Co. Burial Date: Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004184895 Image Number: 01444 GS Film number: 2137353 Reference ID: 26315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Photos		Graves-James-Madison-(Mary-Jane-(Sloan)(King))--(William-M-Graves)--TN-Gibson-TS
Photos		Graves-John-R-(Judith-(Koonce))--(William-M-Graves)--TN-Lauderdale-TS
Family ID	F1279	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

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	Birth - 31 Jul 1815 - Franklin Co, TN
	Census - age < 10(5) - 1820 - Franklin Co, TN
	Census - age 10-14(15) - 1830 - Lincoln Co, TN
	Marriage - 15 Dec 1838 - Madison Co, TN
	Census - age 20-29(25),spouse age 20-29(20), 1 child age < 5(1) - 1840 - Madison Co, TN
	Census - age 35,married,wife Jane-age 31, 5 children - 1850 - District 3, Madison Co, TN
	Census - age 45,wife Jane-age 40, 6 children - 1860 - District 2, Madison Co, TN
	Census - age 54,wife Jane-age 48, 4 children - 1870 - Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN
	Death - Between 1870 and 1880 - Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN
	Burial - - Lauderdale Co, TN

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Notes

- ** See marriage notes for list of children **

- Died 8/14/1865 in Lauderdale Co, TN ??? ----- found listed on 1870 census with Jane

Sources

[S4] 1820 United States Federal Census.
[S5] 1830 United States Federal Census.
[S6] 1840 United States Federal Census.
[S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.
[S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.
[S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.
[S42] Marriage Record Journal.

William M Graves

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