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James Madison Graves 1817 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 21 1817

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: July 16, 1874

Death Location: Wilson County, Tennessee

Father: Benjamin Graves

Mother: Mildred Hancock

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Conyers

Children(s): Sarah Graves

Born in 1817 in Virginia, James Madison Graves was the child of Benjamin G. Graves and Mildred Hancock. In time, James Madison Graves married Elizabeth Ann Betsy Conyers, and they raised a family that included Sarah Ann “Sallie” Graves. James Madison Graves died in Wilson County, Tennessee in 1874.

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Parents

Benjamin Graves
1767 – 1856
Birth Location: Prince Frederick, Craven SC
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Mildred Hancock
1794 – 1869
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Conyers
1824 – 1914
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Children(s)

Sarah Graves
1855 – 1916
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: April 21 1817
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: July 16, 1874
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee
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