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Walter Henderson Graves 1879–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1879

Birth Location: Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 6 November 1959

Death Location: Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henderson McCarty

Mother: Sarilda Preston

Spouse(s): Louisa Miller

Children(s): Jessie Adams)

Walter Henderson Graves was born in 1879 in Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA, the child of Henderson Mccarty And Sarilda Childers Graves Preston. Walter Henderson Graves married Louisa Lillian Lue Miller, and had children including Jessie Woodrow Graves Akers Adams. Walter Henderson Graves passed away in 1959 in Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Henderson Graves was born in 1879 in Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA, the child of Henderson Mccarty And Sarilda Childers Graves Preston.
  • Walter Henderson Graves married Louisa Lillian Lue Miller, and had children including Jessie Woodrow Graves Akers Adams.
  • Walter Henderson Graves passed away in 1959 in Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henderson McCarty
1833–1890
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarilda Preston
1847–1911
Birth Location: Georges Creek, Richardson, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
SP

Spouses(s)

Louisa Miller
1888–1955
Birth Location: Georges Creek, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Jessie Adams)
1914–1973
Birth Location: Ulysses, Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Walter Graves's Ancestors

Self
Walter Graves
1879–1959
Birth Place: Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Henderson McCarty
1833–1890
Virginia
Sarilda (Childers Graves) Preston
1847–1911
Georges Creek, Richardson, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John McCarty
1806–
Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Lucy Cummins
1806–1890
Virginia
Abraham (“Abram” Childress) Jr
1793–1887
Clinch River, Reeds Valley, Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, American Territory
Elizabeth ("Betty" Lizzie "Lizabeth") Preston
1809–1884
Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Preston
1762–1842
Fanny Arthur
1764–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Graves's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Henderson) Graves (27 Sep 1879–6 November 1959) m. Louisa (Lillian "Lue") Miller (23 Dec 1888–7 July 1955)
  1. 1. Jessie (Woodrow Graves (Akers) Adams) 1914–1973 m. Ismal (W) Adams 1910–1977 m. Harry (Greer) Akers 1910–1942
    1. 1. Christine Akers 1931–1986 m. Stephen (Girard) Fitch 1916–1995
    2. 2. Clarenda (Louise) Adams 1934–2001
    3. 3. Billy (Joe) Adams 1938–1966
    4. 4. Walter (Thomas "Tom") Adams 1936–2013

Walter Graves's Timeline

2 Records

1879
27 Sep 1879
Birth of Walter Henderson Graves in Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1959
6 November 1959
Age 80
Death of Walter Henderson Graves in Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1959
    Event Place: Georges Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
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