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Levi Henry Graves 1827 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1827

Birth Location: Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 14 Nov 1894

Death Location: Vermilion County, Illinois, USA

Father: James Graves

Mother: Margaret Blackburn

Spouse(s): Nancy Cook, Lucinda Chandler

Children(s): Olive Graves, Mary Graves, Amanda Graves, Martha Graves, Louise Graves

Levi Henry Graves was born in 1827 in Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA, the child of James H Graves and Margaret Blackburn. In 1860, Levi Henry Graves resided in Catlin, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. Levi Henry Graves married Nancy Matilda Cook, Lucinda Bayless Chandler, and had children including Olive Ann Graves, Mary Margaret Graves, Amanda Melvina Graves, Martha B. Graves, Louise Ann Graves. Levi Henry Graves passed away in 1894 in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Levi Henry Graves was born in 1827 in Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA, the child of James H Graves and Margaret Blackburn.
  • In 1860, Levi Henry Graves resided in Catlin, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • Levi Henry Graves married Nancy Matilda Cook, Lucinda Bayless Chandler, and had children including Olive Ann Graves, Mary Margaret Graves, Amanda Melvina Graves, Martha B. Graves, Louise Ann Graves.
  • Levi Henry Graves passed away in 1894 in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Levi Graves's Ancestors

Self
Levi Graves
1827 – 1894
Birth Place: Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James H Graves
1790 – 1857
Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Margaret Blackburn
1795 – 1887
Clark County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Leonard Graves
1765 – 1811
Orange Creek, North Carolina, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Mariah ("Molly") Gordon
1770 – 1796
Virginia
Joseph Blackburn
Olive Hendricks
Great-Grandparents
John Blackburn
Rachel Morton
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Levi Graves's Descendants

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Levi (Henry) Graves (25 Feb 1827 – 14 Nov 1894) m. Nancy (Matilda) Cook ( – 8 Oct 1853) m. Lucinda (Bayless) Chandler (01 Jun 1832 – 04 Nov 1898)
  1. 1. Olive (Ann) Graves (10 Jul 1851 – 1924)
  2. 2. Mary (Margaret) Graves (1852 – 1931)
  3. 3. Amanda (Melvina) Graves (1854 – 1925)
  4. 4. Martha (B.) Graves (15 Sep 1862 – 29 Jan 1897) m. Luther (A.) Clingan (9 Nov 1860 – 14 Jan 1939)
    1. 1. James (Leroy) Clingan (25 Mar 1891 – 10 Dec 1938)
  5. 5. Louise (Ann) Graves (8 May 1864 – 20 Aug 1926) m. Dennis (R.) Clingan (10 Sep 1857 – 31 May 1954)

Levi Graves's Timeline

3 Records

1827
25 Feb 1827
Birth of Levi Henry Graves in Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 33
Levi Henry Graves resided here in Catlin, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Catlin, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1894
14 Nov 1894
Age 67
Death of Levi Henry Graves in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Vermilion County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1827
    Event Place: Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M653_233; Page: 655; Family History Library Fi
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Catlin, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M653_233; Page: 655; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1894
    Event Place: Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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