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Benjamin Jefferson Davis GRAVES 1851–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1851

Birth Location: Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 13 Jun 1943

Death Location: Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States

Father: Robert Jr

Mother: Mary HATHORN

Spouse(s): Laura FORD

Children(s): James GRAVES, Sidney GRAVES, Thomas Sr., Hiram GRAVES, Hannon GRAVES, Mary GRAVES, Fannie GRAVES, Eliza GRAVES, Catherine GRAVES, Willis GRAVES, Lyman GRAVES, Ida GRAVES

Benjamin Jefferson Davis GRAVES was born in 1851 in Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States, the child of Robert Hiram Graves Jr And Mary Eliza Hathorn. Benjamin Jefferson Davis GRAVES married Laura Minerva Ford, and had children including Catherine Grace Kate Graves, Eliza Mae Graves, Fannie Lucia Lucy Graves, Hannon Benjamin Graves, Hiram Lazarus Graves, Ida Jane Graves, James Robert Bob Graves, Lyman Carley Carl Graves, Mary Dona Graves, Sidney Oliver Graves, Thomas Cannon Graves Sr, Willis Arthur Ford Graves. Benjamin Jefferson Davis GRAVES passed away in 1943 in Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Jefferson Davis GRAVES was born in 1851 in Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States, the child of Robert Hiram Graves Jr And Mary Eliza Hathorn.
  • Benjamin Jefferson Davis GRAVES married Laura Minerva Ford, and had children including Catherine Grace Kate Graves, Eliza Mae Graves, Fannie Lucia Lucy Graves, Hannon Benjamin Graves, Hiram Lazarus Graves, Ida Jane Graves, James Robert Bob Graves, Lyman Carley Carl Graves, Mary Dona Graves, Sidney Oliver Graves, Thomas Cannon Graves Sr, Willis Arthur Ford Graves.
  • Benjamin Jefferson Davis GRAVES passed away in 1943 in Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States.

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Benjamin GRAVES's Ancestors

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Benjamin GRAVES
1851–1943
Birth Place: Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Robert Hiram GRAVES Jr
1819–1857
Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Eliza) HATHORN
1825–1880
, Autauga, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Hiram GRAVES) Sr.
1783–1860
Wilkes County, Georgia
Celia ("Seley" Ann) Dickens
1785–1860
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Graves
1755–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary COPELAND
1732–1801

Benjamin GRAVES's Descendants

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Benjamin (Jefferson Davis) GRAVES (8 Aug 1851–13 Jun 1943) m. Laura (Minerva) FORD (18 December 1853–18 October 1920)
  1. 1. James (Robert "Bob") GRAVES 1873–1949
  2. 2. Sidney (Oliver) GRAVES 1891–1974
  3. 3. Thomas (Cannon GRAVES) Sr. 1893–1975
  4. 4. Hiram (Lazarus) GRAVES 1878–1973
  5. 5. Hannon (Benjamin) GRAVES 1887–1950
  6. 6. Mary (Dona) GRAVES 1884–1959
  7. 7. Fannie (Lucia "Lucy") GRAVES 1882–1961
  8. 8. Eliza (Mae) GRAVES 1877–1950 m. John (Culbertson (Jack) BUTLER) (Dr.) 1878–1957
    1. 1. Graves (Haralson) BUTLER 1902–1991 m. Louise HENDERSON 1902–1994
    2. 2. John (Marion (Jack) BUTLER) JR. 1906–1984
    3. 3. Rogers (Davis) BUTLER 1904–1976
  9. 9. Catherine (Grace "Kate") GRAVES 1880–1948
  10. 10. Willis (Arthur Ford) GRAVES 1889–1960 m. Ruth GRIFFIN 1892–1990
  11. 11. Lyman (Carley "Carl") GRAVES 1896–1962
  12. 12. Ida (Jane) GRAVES 1875–1900 m. Willis (Dickerson) McLEMORE 1865–1902
    1. 1. Ida (Lucia) McLEMORE 1897–1912
    2. 2. Willis (Denson) McLEMORE 1900–1915
    3. 3. Mabel (Anna) McLEMORE 1892–1970
    4. 4. Lottie McLEMORE 1895–

Benjamin GRAVES's Timeline

2 Records

1851
8 Aug 1851
Birth of Benjamin Jefferson Davis GRAVES in Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States
Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States
1943
13 Jun 1943
Age 92
Death of Benjamin Jefferson Davis GRAVES in Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States
Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1851
    Event Place: Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1943
    Event Place: Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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