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Ernest Lester Graves 1887–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February, 1887

Birth Location: Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 July, 1957

Death Location: L Merion (Brynmawr), Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jeremiah Graves

Mother: Nora Johnston

Spouse(s): Pauline Capot

Children(s): Lily Graves, Robert Geares, Helen Graves, Leroy Graves, Alfred Graves

The story of Ernest Lester Graves began in 1887 in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Ernest Lester Graves resided in Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA. Ernest Lester Graves married Pauline Capot, and had children including Alfred Vaughn Graves, Helen Nora Graves, Leroy Graves, Lily Belle Graves, Robert Leroy Geares. Ernest Lester Graves passed away in 1957 in L Merion (Brynmawr), Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Lester Graves began in 1887 in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Ernest Lester Graves resided in Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ernest Lester Graves married Pauline Capot, and had children including Alfred Vaughn Graves, Helen Nora Graves, Leroy Graves, Lily Belle Graves, Robert Leroy Geares.
  • Ernest Lester Graves passed away in 1957 in L Merion (Brynmawr), Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Ernest Graves's Ancestors

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Ernest Graves
1887–1957
Birth Place: Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Graves
1854–1938
Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Nora Johnston
1856–1952
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Graves's Descendants

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Ernest (Lester) Graves (3 February, 1887–27 July, 1957) m. Pauline Capot (abt 1881–)
  1. 1. Lily (Belle) Graves 1918–1994 m. George (Herbert) Sydnor 1909–1983
    1. 1. Ronald (S) Sydnor 1948–1949
    2. 2. Robert ((Leroy)) Sydnor 1937–2002
    3. 3. Carrie (L. (Dorch)) Sydnor 1942–2016
    4. 4. Thomas (E) Sydnor 1938–2000
  2. 2. Robert (Leroy) Geares 1915–1918
  3. 3. Helen (Nora) Graves 1909–1996
  4. 4. Leroy Graves 1921–2007
  5. 5. Alfred (Vaughn) Graves 1924–2016

Ernest Graves's Timeline

3 Records

1887
3 February, 1887
Birth of Ernest Lester Graves in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 43
Ernest Lester Graves resided here in Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1957
27 July, 1957
Age 70
Death of Ernest Lester Graves in L Merion (Brynmawr), Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
L Merion (Brynmawr), Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February, 1887
    Event Place: Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 July, 1957
    Event Place: L Merion (Brynmawr), Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

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