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James Cecil Graves 1908–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1908

Birth Location: Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States

Death Date: 4 Feb 1983

Death Location: Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: George Graves

Mother: Bertha Campbell

Spouse(s): Marion Sweet

Children(s):

The story of James Cecil Graves began in 1908 in Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States. In 1935, James Cecil Graves resided in Detroit, Michigan. In 1940, James Cecil Graves resided in Van Dyke, Macomb, Michigan, USA. James Cecil Graves married Marion E Sweet, and had children including Robert T Graves, Roger R Graves. James Cecil Graves passed away in 1983 in Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Cecil Graves began in 1908 in Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.
  • In 1935, James Cecil Graves resided in Detroit, Michigan.
  • In 1940, James Cecil Graves resided in Van Dyke, Macomb, Michigan, USA.
  • James Cecil Graves married Marion E Sweet, and had children including Robert T Graves, Roger R Graves.
  • James Cecil Graves passed away in 1983 in Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Graves's Ancestors

Self
James Graves
1908–1983
Birth Place: Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
Parents
George Edwin 'Eddie' Graves
1880–1966
Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Bertha (Rosemond) Campbell
1886–1982
Michigan, United States
Grandparents
James (Emery Graves) Sr
1856–1936
Mt Bridges, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Lavina (Harriet) Nichol
1858–1951
McGregor, Bridgehampton Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Nichol
1790–1877
Elizabeth Coulter
1816–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Nichol
1764–1829
Anne Woodburn
1763–1857
Samuel II
1785–1856
Sarah Livingstone
1783–1886

James Graves's Timeline

4 Records

1908
4 May 1908
Birth of James Cecil Graves in Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
1935
1935
Age 27
James Cecil Graves resided here in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 32
James Cecil Graves resided here in Van Dyke, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Van Dyke, Macomb, Michigan, USA
1983
4 Feb 1983
Age 75
Death of James Cecil Graves in Canton, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Canton, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1908
    Event Place: Custer, Sanilac, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Dyke, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01784; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 50-61
    [2] Michigan, Death Index
    [3] Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 277; Film Title: 82 Wayne 151360-154349; Film Description: Wayne (October 1935-January 1936)
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Dyke, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01784; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 50-61

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Van Dyke, Macomb, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Dyke, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01784; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 50-61

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canton, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 277; Film Title: 82 Wayne 151360-154349; Film Description: Wayne (October 1935-January 1936)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1983
    Event Place: Canton, Wayne, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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