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James Thornton Graves 1791–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1791

Birth Location: Madison, Virginia

Death Date: 1 May 1857

Death Location: USA

Father: Joel Graves

Mother: Sarah Graves

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James Thornton Graves was born in 1791 in Madison, Virginia, the child of Joel Graves And Sarah Graves. James Thornton Graves married Christena Sigler. James Thornton Graves passed away in 1857 in USA.

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Biography

  • James Thornton Graves was born in 1791 in Madison, Virginia, the child of Joel Graves And Sarah Graves.
  • James Thornton Graves married Christena Sigler.
  • James Thornton Graves passed away in 1857 in USA.

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James Graves's Ancestors

Self
James Graves
1791–1857
Birth Place: Madison, Virginia
Parents
Joel Graves
1766–1818
, Page, Virginia, USA
Sarah Graves
1773–1818
, Orange, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Graves
1733–1810
, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Sarah Delaney
1740–1800
Abingdon, Gloucester, VA, USA
Isaac Graves
1741–1817
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Cowherd
1751–1791
Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Graves
1712–
Susannah Dickens
1714–1784
John Delaney
1718–1803
Frances Stanton
1723–1804
John Graves
1712–
Susannah Dickens
1714–1784
Jonathan Cowherd
1727–1806
Sarah Kirtley
1733–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Graves
1677–
Joseph Delaney
1682–1769
Mary Lewis
1696–1762
Sarah Robinson
1699–1745
John Graves
1677–
James Cowherd
1702–1756
Frances Kirtley
1690–1763
Margaret Roberts
1698–1761

James Graves's Timeline

2 Records

1791
16 Dec 1791
Birth of James Thornton Graves in Madison, Virginia
Madison, Virginia
1857
1 May 1857
Age 66
Death of James Thornton Graves in Columbia Mills VA
Columbia Mills VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1791
    Event Place: Madison, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1857
    Event Place: Columbia Mills VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index

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