Ann Reynolds: JEM Genealogy

Generation: 1

Ann Reynolds was born in 1680 in Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; died on 21 Oct 1765 in , Essex, Virginia, USA.

Ann married Francis Graves in 1699 in , Essex, Virginia, USA. Francis (son of Francis Graves and Jane Davenport) was born in 1679 in , Rappahannock, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Oct 1748 in , Essex, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Thomas Graves was born in 1711 in , , Virginia, USA; and died.
3. Mary Graves was born in 1712; and died.
4. Ann Graves was born in 1718 in Drysdale, Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1791 in , Essex, Virginia, USA.
5. William Graves was born in 1724 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1809 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA.
6. Clara Graves was born in 1728 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1786 in , Amherst, Virginia, USA.
7. Elizabeth Graves was born in 1733 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1791 in , Elbert, Georgia, USA.
8. Jane Graves was born in 1735 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; and died.
9. Mary Graves was born in 1738 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died on 17 Apr 1826 in , Orange, North Carolina, USA.

Generation: 2

2. Thomas Graves (1.Ann¹) was born in 1711 in , , Virginia, USA; and died.
3. Mary Graves (1.Ann¹) was born in 1712; and died.
4. Ann Graves (1.Ann¹) was born in 1718 in Drysdale, Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1791 in , Essex, Virginia, USA.

William Graves

(1.Ann¹) was born in 1724 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1809 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA.

Notes:

William Graves of Pigg River 1724-1809

William Graves first appears in public records when he leased 500 acres of land on the Pigg River, Pittsylvania Co., VA on 4 January 1773. At that time he was referred to as "William Graves of Caroline Co., VA" as he was new to the area. On 9 February 1773, William purchased 100 acres of land (most likely) adjacent to the leased acreage. (Pittsylvania Co. Deed Bk. 3, p. 247). Witnesses to these transactions were Peyton Smith, Susannah Daniel, Thomas Potter, William Daniel, Jr., William Graves and James Daniel.

In 1776 this area became a part of newly formed Henry County.

On 13 September 1777, a list of persons renouncing allegiance to Great Britain and swearing allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia included William Graves, Senr.......53, David Graves....20, William Graves....22. (The numbers following the names appear to be their age at the time).

On 22 November 1777, William Graves purchased the 500 acres that he had previously leased. This tranaction was duly recorded in Henry Co., VA.

On 18 April 1778, William Graves, Sr. sold the 100 acres now located in Henry Co. to William Graves., Jr., our Fourth Great-grandfather.

William Graves, Sr. and his son, William Graves are both listed on the Henry Co., VA Tax Lists. William Graves, Sr. was appointed to assess property in the district under the command of Frederick Reeves in 1778 and return an amount according to law. In 1778, the only Graves on the Tax Assessor list in Henry Co. was William Graves and William Graves, Jr.

In 1779, the Tax List of Henry noted the following Graves: William Graves, Sr., William Graves Jr. and David Graves. (It is likely that this David Graves was also a son of William Graves, Sr).

William Graves became a resident of Franklin Co., VA in 1785 when that county was formed from the northern half of Henry Co.. part of Bedford Co and part of Patrick Co. He was still living on his 500 acres on the Pigg River.

William Graves, Sr. died intestate in 1809 in Franklin Co., VA. On 4 Dec 1809, John Graves (most likely his son) and Peyton Graves (another son most likely) gave bond for the Letters of Administration of the personal estate of William Graves, deceased.

SOURCE: The Graves Family Newsletter, April 1984, Vol. 9, No. 50.

William married Dorothy Smith in 1750 in , , Virginia, USA. Dorothy was born in 1725 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , Franklin, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

10. Peter Graves was born in 1750 in , Surry, North Carolina, USA; died in 1813 in , Surry, North Carolina, USA.
11. Nancy Ann Graves was born in 1753 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Jul 1830 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
12. Peyton Graves was born in 1755 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA; died in 1836 in Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
13. William Graves was born on 9 Jul 1755 in , Henry, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Feb 1836 in Manack Station, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
14. David Graves was born in 1757 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Aug 1833 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA.
15. Francis Graves was born in 1760 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1797 in , Sumner, Tennessee, USA.
16. John Graves was born in 1763 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Feb 1829 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA.
17. Payton Graves was born in 1767 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Nov 1788.
18. Mary Graves was born in 1769 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1805.
19. Catherine Graves was born in 1771 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; and died.
20. Jane Graves was born in 1773 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; and died.

6. Clara Graves (1.Ann¹) was born in 1728 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1786 in , Amherst, Virginia, USA.
7. Elizabeth Graves (1.Ann¹) was born in 1733 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1791 in , Elbert, Georgia, USA.
8. Jane Graves (1.Ann¹) was born in 1735 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; and died.
9. Mary Graves (1.Ann¹) was born in 1738 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died on 17 Apr 1826 in , Orange, North Carolina, USA.

Generation: 3

10. Peter Graves (5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1750 in , Surry, North Carolina, USA; died in 1813 in , Surry, North Carolina, USA.

11.

Nancy Ann Graves

(5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1753 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Jul 1830 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Nancy married William Swanson in 1776 in , , Virginia, USA. William was born in 1750 in , Goochland, Virginia, USA; died on 25 May 1827 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

21. William Graves Swanson was born on 11 May 1777 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Jun 1840 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA; was buried in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

12.

Peyton Graves

(5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1755 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA; died in 1836 in Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1817, , , Virginia, USA
Residence: 1820, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1830, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Peyton married Charlotte Pinkard on 11 Nov 1788 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA. Charlotte was born in 1772 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA ; died in 1841 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

22. Jane Graves was born in 1790 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1855 in Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA.
23. John Graves was born in Jul 1794 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in Jul 1844.
24. William Graves was born in Jul 1794 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 28 Jul 1841 in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA.
25. Ann Graves was born in 1800 in , , Virginia, USA; and died.
26. James Graves was born in 1801 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Sep 1859 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
27. Peyton Graves was born in 1804 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Jul 1836 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
28. Thomas Graves was born in 1805; and died.
29. Washington Graves was born in 1805 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1875 in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA.
30. Francis Graves was born in Oct 1808 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1900 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
31. Thomas Graves was born in 1811 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1871.

13.

William Graves

(5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 9 Jul 1755 in , Henry, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Feb 1836 in Manack Station, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1800, , Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1830, , Autauga, Alabama, USA

Notes:

William Graves was born in 1755 in Henry Co VA. He died in 1836 in Lowndes Co AL and is buried at Graves Burying Ground, Mannack Station, Lowndes Co AL. As a Revolutionary War soldier, he served in the Transportation Department as a "wagon conductor". The DAR marker on his grave stone reads:

William Graves
Born in Virginia July 9, 1755
Married Sarah Smith in 1782
Moved to Alabama from Georgia 1817
Died February 24th, 1836

From the DAR Lineage Book, vol. 51, page 261:
"William Graves (1755-1836) signed the Oath of Allegiance, and served as "wagon conductor" in the militia of Henry Co., VA. He was born in VA and died in Manack, Ala."

From Graves Family Association website:
" William served as a wagon conductor of military supplies in John Fontaine's Co of Henry Co Militia, which on 11 May 1781 was ordered from Henry Co to the assistance of General Greene at Hillsborough NC. After the Revolutionary War, he moved to Washington Co, GA and took up land, where he and his family lived until 1817. There is on record in the GA State Archives at Atlanta, the following grant, which may have been his original land grant in GA:

"Graves, William - 287-1/2 acres in Washington Co., 17 May 1784. Warrant No. 1192, pg. 4". (Note: This portion of Washington Co., GA later became Oglethorpe Co.) In the winter of 1817, William Graves and most of his family moved from Oglethorpe Co., GA and settled near Manack Station, Lowndes Co., AL where he died. His will is dated 23 Feb 1836, and is recorded in Book C, vol3, pg 347, 1834-1838, at Prattville, Autauga Co., AL. All of their children were born in GA.".

Alabama Records, Vol 206, Autauga County, Alabama, compiled by Kathleen Paul Jones Ganrud, abstracts William's will. His inheritors are: his grandson, Young William Graves, his wife, Sarah, and his "children and their heirs as follows: viz. to the heirs of the body of Mary Alexander, the heirs of the body of Susan Clark, to Sally Varner and the heirs of her body; to Dorothy Fitzpatrick and the heirs of her body; to Martha Shelton and the heirs of her body; William Graves, Jr. and his heirs, to Charles Graves and his heirs; to David Graves and his heirs, to P.S. Graves and his heirs.....that William Graves, Jr. and David Graves...be my executors...."

Also noted on the Graves website: William Graves was one of two inheritors of his brother, Francis, will...which included approximately 2200 acres of land. Francis had never married and had no children.

William Graves was a successful plantation owner. He also operated a ferry service near his home of Graves Landing, AL.

From the Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, 1750-1930: " William Graves married Sallie Smith 5 Nov 1782 by Nathaniel Shrewsbury" in Book C, vol3, pg 347, 1834-1838, at Prattville, Autauga Co., AL. All their children were born in GA."

We know of twelve children born to William and Sarah.

NOTE: For additional information, read story attached to David Graves (1792-1836) entitled, "Historical Context of the David Graves House".

Graves Burying Ground,, Manack Station, Lowndes Co., AL, Manack Station, Lowndes Co., AL

Name Birth Death Other

GRAVES, Mellora Ann Feb. 6, 1826 Aug. 1, 1869

GRAVES, Sarah Ann Jan 22, 1843 Aged 26 years, 6 months, 7 Days Wife Y.W. Graves, Esqr.

GRAVES, Dorthea Louisa Nov 3, 1829 Oct 8, 1854 Daughter of David and Mary Graves

GRAVES, David May 7, 1792 Sept 10, 1836 Son of William and Sarah Graves

GRAVES, David M. July 2, 1828 Oct 1, 1832 Son of David and Mary Graves

GRAVES, Charles E. Apr 27, 1831 July 27, 1834 Son David and Mary Graves

GRAVES, Infant Daughter of David and Mary Graves

GRAVES, William R. Dec 1, 1818 July 21, 1832 Son of David and Mary Graves

GRAVES, William July 9, 1755 Feb 24, 1836 DAR Marker: Born in Virginia. Married Sarah Smith in 1785.

Moved to Alabama from Georgia in 1817.

GRAVES, Sarah (Smith) 1761 Oct 7, 1841 ( On same stone with William Graves)

HINKLE, Jimmie June 1861 Oct 5, 1861 Son of J.B. and L.E. Hinkle, Aged 4 Months

HINKLE, Dr. James May 20, 1805 Jan 22, 1854 Our Mother and Father

HINKLE, Martha F.* May 19 1813 Feb 1, 1864 (On same stone with Dr. James Hinkle)

HINKLE, Annie E. Jan 30, 1853 June 27, 1854 Daughter of Dr. James and Martha F. Hinkle

HINKLE, Edwin Eugene June 24, 1832 Aug 11,1835 Son of Dr. James and Martha F. Hinkle

HINKLE, Mary June 12, 1834 June 18, 1836 Daughter of Dr. James and Martha F. Hinkle

JUDGE, Mary Russell Aug 30, 1843 Jan 8, 1844 Daughter of Thomas and Jane Judge

FAGAN, Amelia Feb 2, 1844 Mar 14, 1844 Daughter of S.T. and A.J. Fagan

FAGAN, Amelia Jane** Aug 29, 1822 Oct 18, 1848

FAGAN, George Wimberly Aug 30, 1848 Jan 26, 1849 Son of S.T. and A.J. Fagan

CLARK, William *** Apr 28, 1810 July 13, 1836

CLARK, George **** July 16, 1812 June 2, 1836

* Martha F. Graves Hinkle was the daughter of William and Sarah Graves.

** Amelia Jane Fagan may have been the daughter of Mazy D. Cotton and William Rutherford Russell.....most likely related to Mary Russell Graves.

***William Clark....not yet identified.

****George Clark.....husband of Sarah Ann Graves, daughter of David and Mary Russell Graves.

Note: Source citation below.

~Mary McCall Thompson

Mary Thompsonadded this on 13 Mar 2008Transcription of Graves Burying Ground, Manack Station, Lowndes Co., AL. Generously collected and transcribed by Mrs. Lola L. Daniell, Pensacola, FL. Additional research notes have been added.

William GRAVES was born on 9 July 1755 in Caroline County, Virginia, son of William GRAVES and Dorothy STERN.1,2

While living in Henry County, Virginia William enlisted as a private, conductor of wagons, in the American Continental Line. He served in the quartermaster corps of John Fontain's company of Henry County Militia, which on 11 May 1783 was ordered from Henry County to Gen. Greene at Hillsborough, North Carolina. He was`in command of wagon trains under William McGraw, acting Quartermaster at Petersburg, Virginia. In 1784 he received a land grant for 287 1/2 acres in Oglethorpe County, Georgia in recognition of his military service.3,2

William married Sarah SMITH, daughter of Charles SMITH and Nancy BURKS, on 5 November 1782 in Bedford County, Virginia.4,5

William GRAVES of Oglethorpe County, Georgia and Peyton GRAVES of Franklin County, Virginia on 17 October 1812 sold for $500 to Timothy and Stephen Pate of Smith County and Willoughby(?) Pate of Jackson County, Tennessee, 426 acres in Smith County and Jackson counties, Tennessee, being part of a grant to Francis Graves from the State of North Carolina, and conveyed by William and Peyton Graves, heirs of Francis Graves. Witnesses: William Low, Thomas Draper. Proved and recorded March 1813. [Smith County Deed Book D, pg. 209-10]

William GRAVES and Sarah SMITH moved from Oglethorpe County, Georgia to Montgomery County, Mississippi Territory in the winter of 1817 along with Rev. Britton Capel and settled a few miles below the town of Washington at Manack Station in the upper northeast corner of what is now Lowndes County, Alabama. He established a ferry there across the Alabama River. At that time Alabama was part of the Mississippi Territory. Autauga county wasn't created until 1818 and Lowndes County in 1830. Alabama gained statehood in 1819.3,6

William owned extensive lands on the Alabama River at Graves Landing where he established a plantation and lived until his death in 1836. In 1821 he was appointed together with Edward Moseley, Benjamin Davis, John Hughes, and William Laprade to select a site for the Montgomery county courthouse. When Lowndes county was established by an act of the legislature approved 20 January 1830, his plantation fell within the Lowndes limits, not far from the Montgomery county line.3 He purchased a government land patent 14 April 1825 in Montgomery County, Alabama. At the Cahaba Land Office he bought 78.75 acres of the east half of the northeast quarter of section 10 of township 13-N, range 19-E.10

William GRAVES appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1830 in Lowndes County, Alabama. The household was listed as Two males under 5, one male 10-15, one male 15-20, one male 50-60 [William], three females under 5, one female 5-10, one female 15-20, and one female 30-40.

William GRAVES, Sarah GRAVES, Charles GRAVES, Mrs. Louisa Jane GRAVES, Stephen SHELTON and Martha SHELTON, John M. McLeans and Elizabeth McLeans sold a tract of land to James Huie on 5 December 1832 in Autauga County. The deed proclaimed that John M. McLeans and Elizabeth McLeans, his wife, and Charles Graves and Louisa, his wife, and William Graves and Sarah, his wife, and Stephen Shelton and Martha, his wife, for $2100 paid by James Huie sold him the east half of fractional section 24 on the Alabama River, township 16, range 15, being the land where Stephen Shelton now lives, except for the part of the said fractional section as lies on the south side of Long Pond, also part of the said fractional section 24 lying in the North half of said fractional section and on the sorth side from the middle of the Long Pond being part of the section in the possession of William Graves and afterwards in the possession of Stephen Shelton, containing 303 acres. Signed by Charles Graves, Louisa J. Graves, Stephne Shelton, Martha Shelton, William Graves, Sarah Graves, John M. McLean and Elizabeth McLean.12

William GRAVES sold the following parcels of land to his son, Charles GRAVES, on 20 February 1835 in Autauga County, Alabama. It was described as fractional section 26 in township 16, range 15, lying north of the Alabama River. Also the northeast quarter of section 22 in the same township and range, and fractional section 25 north of the Alabama River containing 150 acres together with all property belonging with the rights of the ferry landing including the landing on both sides of the Alabama River. However William Graves and Sarah Graves, his wife, were to retain use of said lands, tenements and outbuildings during their natural lives. The deed was signed by William Graves and Charles Graves, and witnessed by Warren Stone, George Clark, John D. Hall, and Robert Russell.13

William GRAVES died on 24 February 1836 in Manack Station, Lowndes County, Alabama, at age 80.14 He was buried in the Graves Burying Ground. The cemetery is located a short way south and west of the old Manack Station on the old road from Montgomery to Selma. The cemetery is now on property owned by GE Plastics.

William GRAVES left a will that was written on 23 February 1836 in Autauga County, Alabama. Recorded in Reports Book C, 1834-1838, on page 347, his inhertors were: his grandson, Young William Graves; his wife, Sarah, and his "children and their heirs as follows, viz. to the heirs of the body of Mary Alexander; the heirs of the body of Susan Clark; to Sally Vaner and the heirs of her body; to Dorothy Fitzpatrick and heirs of her body; to Martha Shelton and the heirs of her body; William Graves, jr. and his heirs; to Charles Graves and his heirs; to David Graves and his heirs; to P. S. Graves and his heirs... that William Graves, Jr. and David Graves... be my executors..."

Children of William GRAVES and Sarah SMITH
Mary GRAVES+ b. 3 Oct 1783, d. 21 Jun 1835
Susan GRAVES b. 15 May 1785
Francis GRAVES b. 25 May 1787, d. 28 Dec 1798
William GRAVES III+ b. 27 Dec 1788, d. 11 Nov 1854
Sarah GRAVES+ b. 7 Nov 1790
David GRAVES+ b. 7 May 1792, d. 10 Sep 1836
Nancy GRAVES b. 28 Dec 1793, d. Aug 1794
Charles GRAVES+ b. 11 Aug 1796, d. 27 Mar 1849
Rev. Peyton Smith GRAVES b. 3 Mar 1799
Dorothea GRAVES b. 20 Feb 1801, d. 1855
George GRAVES b. 9 Apr 1803, d. 16 Mar 1810
Martha GRAVES+ b. 9 Sep 1805, d. 15 Jul 1875

Citations
[S759] Larry W. Nobles, Old Autauga: Portrait of a Deep South County, pg.223-224.
[S651] Lowndes County Heritage Book Committee, Heritage of Lowndes County, William Graves, Pioneer submitted by Robert H. Graves, Ft. Worth, TX.
[S53] Bud Graves, "Graves Family Newsletter (1995), p. 22," e-mail to Jr. John K. Brown, 29 Jan 1997.
[S242] Carrie Scales Evans, "Abney Family Research," e-mail to Jr. John K. Brown, 28 Nov 1998.
[S883] Rev. Anson West, History of Methodism in Alabama, pg. 185-186.
[S754] Daniel S. Gray, Autauga: First 100 Yrs., pg. 90.
[S253] Shadrack Mims, History of Autauga County, Alabama.
[S883] Rev. Anson West, History of Methodism in Alabama, pg. 176.
[S232] Bureau of Land Management, online http://www.glorecords.blm.gov, Cahaba Land Office, #1665, AL0160_272.
[S905] W. G. Robertson, Early Settlers of Montgomery, pg. 147.
[S857] Autauga County Deeds and Mortgages, Book D, Volume 4-B: Book C, page 505.
[S857] Autauga County Deeds and Mortgages, Book D, Volume 4-B: Deed Book D, pg. 406. Note that the township and range are mistakenly reversed in the deed. It shows township 15, range 16 would be well south of the river and so would not match at all the land as discribed in the deed.

William married Sarah Smith on 5 Nov 1782 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA. Sarah was born in 1761 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Oct 1841 in Lowndesboro, Lowndes, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

32. Mary Polly Graves was born on 3 Oct 1783 in , Washington, Georgia, USA; died on 21 Jun 1835 in Manack Station, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
33. Susan Suckey Graves was born on 15 May 1785 in Graves Landing, Lowndes, Alabama, USA; died on 14 Jun 1825 in , Clarke, Georgia, USA.
34. Frances Graves was born on 25 May 1787 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 25 Dec 1798 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA.
35. William Graves was born on 27 Dec 1788 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 11 Nov 1854 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
36. Sarah Sally Graves was born on 7 Nov 1790 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 27 Jun 1808.
37. David Graves was born on 7 May 1792 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 10 Apr 1836 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
38. Nancy Graves was born on 28 Dec 1793 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died in Aug 1794.
39. Charles Graves was born on 11 Aug 1796 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 27 Mar 1827 in Summer Grove, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA.
40. Thomas Graves was born in 1797; died on 4 May 1861.
41. Peyton Smith Graves was born on 3 Mar 1799 in Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA; died in Sep 1799 in , , Texas, USA.
42. Dorothy Graves was born on 20 Feb 1801 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA; died in 1855.
43. George Graves was born on 9 Apr 1803 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 16 Mar 1810 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA.
44. Martha S Graves was born on 1 Sep 1805 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Jul 1875 in Lowndesboro, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

William married Mary Shaver in 1796. Mary was born on 22 Feb 1779 in , , South Carolina, USA; died in Aug 1851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

14. David Graves (5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1757 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Aug 1833 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA.
15. Francis Graves (5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1760 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1797 in , Sumner, Tennessee, USA.
16. John Graves (5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1763 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Feb 1829 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA.
17. Payton Graves (5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1767 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Nov 1788.
18. Mary Graves (5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1769 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1805.
19. Catherine Graves (5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1771 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; and died.
20. Jane Graves (5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1773 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; and died.

Generation: 4

21.

William Graves Swanson

(11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 11 May 1777 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Jun 1840 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA; was buried in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

William married Elizabeth Muse on 15 Jun 1801 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of John Muse and Miss Allen) was born on 21 May 1779 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Jul 1827 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

45. Elizabeth Swanson was born on 3 Jun 1790 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Apr 1866 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA.
46. John Swanson was born on 24 Mar 1802 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Jun 1882 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
47. Nancy Graves Swanson was born on 30 Apr 1804 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Jul 1841 in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA; was buried in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
48. William Graves Swanson was born on 5 Nov 1806 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 19 Sep 1863 in , Anderson, Texas, USA.
49. Samuel Addison Swanson was born on 15 Apr 1809 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Mar 1885 in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
50. Mary Swanson was born on 19 Jan 1813 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , , Virginia, USA.
51. Francis Archer Swanson was born on 24 Jun 1817 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Jul 1844 in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
52. James Madison Swanson was born on 7 Nov 1819 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Mar 1891 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
53. Henry Clay Swanson was born on 21 Jan 1822 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 17 May 1906 in , Anderson, Texas, USA; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.

22. Jane Graves (12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1790 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1855 in Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA.
23. John Graves (12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Jul 1794 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in Jul 1844.
24. William Graves (12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Jul 1794 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 28 Jul 1841 in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA.
25. Ann Graves (12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1800 in , , Virginia, USA; and died.
26. James Graves (12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1801 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Sep 1859 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

27.

Peyton Graves

(12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1804 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Jul 1836 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1830, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Peyton married Nancy B Hurt on 5 Apr 1824 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA. Nancy (daughter of Garland Hurt and Betsy Ann Tucker) was born on 13 Dec 1807 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA; died in Aug 1858 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

54. Dollie Ann Graves was born on 25 Jun 1825 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 13 Oct 1917 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
55. Lucy C Graves was born in May 1831 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1900.
56. William Fountain Graves was born on 26 Sep 1832 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 3 Jul 1923 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
57. John P Graves was born on 3 Dec 1834 in , , Virginia, USA; died on 13 Mar 1907.

28. Thomas Graves (12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1805; and died.

29.

Washington Graves

(12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1805 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1875 in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, , Montgomery, Missouri, USA
Residence: 1860, Bear Creek, Montgomery, Missouri, USA
Residence: 1870, Bear Creek, Montgomery, Missouri, USA

Washington married Mildred Berger in Jan 1833 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Mildred (daughter of Jacob Berger and Catherine Catey Nowlin) was born on 30 Dec 1808 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Jun 1849 in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

58. Daniel Berger Graves was born on 25 Nov 1833 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 31 May 1837 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
59. Martha Ann Graves was born on 6 Dec 1835; died on 8 Jun 1837 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
60. David William Graves was born on 28 Feb 1837 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Dec 1918 in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA.
61. Lucy Catherine Graves was born on 21 Aug 1839 in , , Virginia, USA; died on 16 Dec 1879.
62. Elizabeth Jane Graves was born on 11 Nov 1843; died on 8 Sep 1845 in , , Missouri, USA.
63. Twins Graves was born on 28 May 1849; died on 28 May 1849.
64. James Francis Graves was born on 28 May 1849 in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA; died on 4 Jul 1905 in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA.

30.

Francis Graves

(12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Oct 1808 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1900 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1860, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1880, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Francis married Elvira Ann Edwards on 19 Nov 1838 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Elvira (daughter of William Harden Edwards and Frances Keen) was born in 1823 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1880 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

65. Elizabeth V Graves was born in Oct 1839 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 4 Feb 1911.
66. Charlotte Graves was born in 1840 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1905 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
67. Mary Graves was born in 1842 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1846 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
68. Charlotte P was born in Oct 1842 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1905 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
69. Elvira Graves was born in 1844 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
70. William Daniel Graves was born in 1846 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; and died.
71. Frances Keen Graves was born on 9 Mar 1848 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Apr 1936 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
72. Thomas James Graves was born on 19 Jul 1849 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Apr 1909 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA.
73. Gilbert E Graves was born in 1851 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1866.
74. Gillie E Graves was born in 1851; died in Mar 1866 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
75. Louisa Washington Graves was born in Apr 1853 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1930.
76. Rowena Graves was born on 6 Sep 1855 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Jul 1934 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
77. Frank Graves was born on 26 Aug 1857 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 26 May 1926 in , , Virginia, USA.
78. Maud H Graves was born on 23 Apr 1859 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Aug 1921 in Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
79. L Catherine Graves was born in 1861 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1863 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

31. Thomas Graves (12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1811 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1871.
32. Mary Polly Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 3 Oct 1783 in , Washington, Georgia, USA; died on 21 Jun 1835 in Manack Station, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
33. Susan Suckey Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 15 May 1785 in Graves Landing, Lowndes, Alabama, USA; died on 14 Jun 1825 in , Clarke, Georgia, USA.
34. Frances Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 25 May 1787 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 25 Dec 1798 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA.
35. William Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 27 Dec 1788 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 11 Nov 1854 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
36. Sarah Sally Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 7 Nov 1790 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 27 Jun 1808.

37.

David Graves

(13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 7 May 1792 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 10 Apr 1836 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

Notes:

Historical Context of the David Graves House1825 to present , Lowndes Co., AL

From the Historic American Building Survey, National Park Service, Department of the Interior: "In 1818 David Graves and his father, William Graves received land patents from the Federal government and moved to Alabama. This part of Alabama was then western Montgomery County and the Graves family is mentioned as being pioneer settlers of the area. William Graves was a veteran of the Revolutionary War and was selected for various offices such as Justice of the Peace. In 1821, (William)Graves was appointed to a committee which was to select a site for the Montgomery County Courthouse. In 1822 an election precinct was established at the Graves home and his son David was elected as a tax collector for the county. During these years, the Graves family increased their land holding and built the one story house which remain extant." (See Note #1 below).

In 1830, the western part of Montgomery County was partitioned off to become part of Lowndes County. The 1830 Lowndes County census lists David Graves and a family of 13 occupying land in the northeast part of the county. A second source states that this property consisted of 360 acres. Between 1834 and 1842, a post office for Graves Landing is listed on the Alabama River north of the Graves home to serve the surrounding rural community. Both William Graves, Sr. and his son David died in 1836 and an inventory of their estate shows they were owed in excess of $10,000. David's brother, William Jr., and son Peyton assumed control of the Graves property and continued to increase the size of the plantation.

By 1850, several descendants of William Graves, Sr. had become prominent planters. William Graves, Jr. died in 1854 and his estate was listed as worth over $33,000 and containing 1,072 acres. Other family members such as Peyton Graves and Y.W. Graves are listed as owning substantial acreage and large numbers of slaves. While the exact occupants of the Graves home is uncertain, it is believed that Peyton Graves resided there before the Civil War. In addition to his prominence as planter, Peyton Graves was also a successful lawyer and politician and in 1863 he was elected to the state legislature from Lowndes County. His brother-in-law, Thomas Judge, was also a prominent lawyer serving in the Alabama Senate and Supreme Court.

The Civil War appears to have had a significant influence on the Graves plantation. Most members of the family left the area to settle in Lowndesboro and Montgomery. Peyton Graves moved to Montgomery but retained ownership of part of the plantation. An 1873 Alabama newspaper mentions his ownership of property in Lowndes County and his advanced methods of cotton cultivation. It is unknown which family member resided in the house after the Civil War. Clara Graves owned the property until 1891 and the last interment in the family cemtery occured in 1884. After 1900, the house was purchased by Eli Robinson and occuped by his son, George, who lived there with his family. The Robinsons owned the house until the 1940s although the progression of ownership is not clear. In past years the house has been altered and used by the owner as rental property.

Although the Graves family left the area in the late 19th century, their influence continued to be felt in later years. In 1928, a marker signifying William Graves' participation in the Revolutionary War was placed in nearby Manac by the county chapter of the D.A.R. The Graves family continued to be active in politics and the grandson of Peyton Graves, Bibb Graves, served two terms as governor of Alabama between 1927 and 1939.

Southeast of the Graves house across Highway 40 is the Graves family cemetery which contains twenty marked graves. The cemetery was in use between 1832 and 1884 and contains members of the Graves and allied families. Among those buried in the cemetery are: William Graves, Sr. and his wife Sarah; David Graves and six of his children; and various members of the Hinkle, Fagan, and Judge families." (See Note #2 below)

NOTE #1: Subsequent to this article, the David Graves House was moved to the Ft. Toulouse-Jackson Park, Wetumpka, Elmore Co., AL. The Wetumpka AL website states: " Graves House: Originally located in Lowndes County, this Tidewater cottage was moved to the park to avoid destruction. Built between 1825-1830 by David Graves, the son of a Revolutionary War Hero. It has been restored by the Alabama Historical Commission and now serves as an interpretive center for the park."

NOTE #2: The Graves family cemetery is currently on land owned by General Electric. Permission is required to access the area.

Mary Thompsonadded this on 20 Sep 2007Transcription from the Historic American Building Survey, National Park Service, Dept. of the Interior outling the history of the David Graves House, Lowndes Co., AL

38. Nancy Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 28 Dec 1793 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died in Aug 1794.
39. Charles Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 11 Aug 1796 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 27 Mar 1827 in Summer Grove, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA.
40. Thomas Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1797; died on 4 May 1861.
41. Peyton Smith Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 3 Mar 1799 in Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA; died in Sep 1799 in , , Texas, USA.
42. Dorothy Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 20 Feb 1801 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA; died in 1855.
43. George Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 9 Apr 1803 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 16 Mar 1810 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA.
44. Martha S Graves (13.William³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 1 Sep 1805 in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Jul 1875 in Lowndesboro, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

Generation: 5

45. Elizabeth Swanson (21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 3 Jun 1790 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Apr 1866 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA.

46.

John Swanson

(21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 24 Mar 1802 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Jun 1882 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

John married Julia Benson Swanson on 21 Jan 1824 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. Julia was born in May 1802 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died on 4 Aug 1868 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

80. Frances A Swanson was born on 20 Mar 1826; died on 27 Sep 1867 in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
81. William Graves Swanson was born on 17 Mar 1828 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Jul 1855 in Swansonville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
82. Julia G Swanson was born on 22 Oct 1831 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 8 May 1896 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
83. Jarrett Walthal Cook Swanson was born on 17 Jun 1833 in Swansonville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Sep 1889 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
84. Francis Archer Swanson was born on 5 May 1836 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Jul 1914 in Whitmell, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
85. Samuel Allen Swanson was born in 1838 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 31 May 1862 in , , Virginia, USA.
86. Mary Henrie Payne was born on 29 Apr 1843 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Jul 1904 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

47.

Nancy Graves Swanson

(21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 30 Apr 1804 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Jul 1841 in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA; was buried in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

Nancy married James W Witcher on 28 Nov 1823 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. James (son of William Reuben Witcher, Jr and Mary Polly Dalton) was born in 1796 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Aug 1852 in , Macon, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

87. Mary E Witcher was born in 1829 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
88. William F Witcher was born on 8 May 1831 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 12 May 1874 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA; was buried in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
89. Frances "Fannie" Witcher was born in 1835 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , Guilford, North Carolina, USA.
90. Martha A Witcher was born in 1841 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

48. William Graves Swanson (21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 5 Nov 1806 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 19 Sep 1863 in , Anderson, Texas, USA.

49.

Samuel Addison Swanson

(21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 15 Apr 1809 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Mar 1885 in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1860, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Samuel married Sarah Elizabeth Witcher on 3 Oct 1831 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of Vincent Oliver Witcher and Nancy Newbill) was born on 11 Dec 1810 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 19 Dec 1880 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

91. Valeria A Swanson was born on 5 Jul 1832 in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 17 Dec 1899 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
92. Vincent Witcher Swanson was born on 16 Dec 1834 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Jun 1881 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
93. William Swanson was born in 1837 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1851 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
94. Samuel Frank Swanson was born in 1838 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Jan 1886 in Swansonville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
95. Elizabeth M Swanson was born on 27 Dec 1841 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 21 Dec 1909 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
96. Nancy Swanson was born in 1843 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1864 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
97. James Oliver Swanson was born in 1849 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
98. Henry Prentiss Swanson was born on 10 Jul 1851 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 19 Apr 1927 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
99. William Thomas "Dr. Tom" Swanson was born on 25 Jan 1855 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 4 Aug 1927 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
100. Oliver N Swanson was born on 9 Dec 1870 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Jun 1921 in Pilot Mountain, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

50. Mary Swanson (21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 19 Jan 1813 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , , Virginia, USA.
51. Francis Archer Swanson (21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 24 Jun 1817 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Jul 1844 in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

52.

James Madison Swanson

(21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 7 Nov 1819 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Mar 1891 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, , Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Residence: 1860, , Anderson, Texas, USA
Residence: 1870, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA
Residence: 1880, , Anderson, Texas, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Self

Family/Spouse: Celia Ann Stallings. Celia was born on 11 Jan 1819 in , , Alabama, USA; died on 13 Mar 1891; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

53.

Henry Clay Swanson

(21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 21 Jan 1822 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 17 May 1906 in , Anderson, Texas, USA; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, , Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Residence: 1860, , Anderson, Texas, USA
Residence: 1880, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; Marital Status: WidowerRelation to Head: Self
Residence: 1900, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head: Head

Henry married Mary Elizabeth Micheaux on 15 Jan 1865 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA. Mary was born on 8 Feb 1840; died on 1 Oct 1868 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

101. Bettie Davenport was born on 6 Dec 1856; died on 29 Aug 1885; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
102. Elizabeth "Bettie" Swanson was born on 7 Dec 1856; died on 29 Aug 1885.
103. Dora Macon Swanson was born on 18 Aug 1858 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; died on 6 May 1945 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
104. Mary Henry "Mamie" Swanson was born on 6 Sep 1860 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; died on 30 Jan 1943.
105. Mary Henry Wright was born on 7 Sep 1860; died on 30 Jan 1943; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
106. Julia Archer Swanson was born on 25 Oct 1862; died in Apr 1863; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
107. Fannie Lee Swanson was born in 1864 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; died on 27 Sep 1928 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
108. Celia Anna Swanson was born on 23 Jun 1867; died on 10 Oct 1868; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.

54.

Dollie Ann Graves

(27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 25 Jun 1825 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 13 Oct 1917 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1880, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Family/Spouse: Harden Perkins Edwards. Harden (son of George Allen Edwards and Judith C Witcher) was born on 22 Mar 1819 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Jun 1894 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

109. Judith A Edwards was born in 1844 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; and died.
110. Mary Fannie Edwards was born in 1846 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; and died.
111. Thomas Peyton Edwards was born on 16 Oct 1848 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 8 May 1918 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.
112. William Harden Edwards was born in 1851 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 21 Aug 1899 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA.
113. Elizabeth Edwards was born in 1853 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; and died.
114. Harden Hairston Edwards was born on 11 Sep 1856 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Mar 1950 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
115. Eldridge Andrews Edwards was born on 11 Jul 1860 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Aug 1945.
116. Lucy B Edwards was born in Jul 1863 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; and died.
117. Anna Dollie Edwards was born on 7 Jul 1866 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 28 Apr 1946 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

55. Lucy C Graves (27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in May 1831 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1900.
56. William Fountain Graves (27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 26 Sep 1832 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 3 Jul 1923 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
57. John P Graves (27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 3 Dec 1834 in , , Virginia, USA; died on 13 Mar 1907.
58. Daniel Berger Graves (29.Washington⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 25 Nov 1833 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 31 May 1837 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
59. Martha Ann Graves (29.Washington⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 6 Dec 1835; died on 8 Jun 1837 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

60.	David William Graves (29.Washington⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 28 Feb 1837 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Dec 1918 in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA.

61. Lucy Catherine Graves (29.Washington⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 21 Aug 1839 in , , Virginia, USA; died on 16 Dec 1879.
62. Elizabeth Jane Graves (29.Washington⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 11 Nov 1843; died on 8 Sep 1845 in , , Missouri, USA.
63. Twins Graves (29.Washington⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 28 May 1849; died on 28 May 1849.

64.	James Francis Graves (29.Washington⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 28 May 1849 in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA; died on 4 Jul 1905 in Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA.

65. Elizabeth V Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Oct 1839 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 4 Feb 1911.
66. Charlotte Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1840 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1905 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
67. Mary Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1842 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1846 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
68. Charlotte P (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Oct 1842 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1905 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
69. Elvira Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1844 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
70. William Daniel Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1846 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; and died.
71. Frances Keen Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 9 Mar 1848 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Apr 1936 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
72. Thomas James Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 19 Jul 1849 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Apr 1909 in , Franklin, Virginia, USA.
73. Gilbert E Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1851 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1866.
74. Gillie E Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1851; died in Mar 1866 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
75. Louisa Washington Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Apr 1853 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1930.

76.

Rowena Graves

(30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 6 Sep 1855 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Jul 1934 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1860, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1880, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1920, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1930, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Rowena married Harden Hairston Edwards on 5 Nov 1876 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Harden (son of Harden Perkins Edwards and Dollie Ann Graves) was born on 11 Sep 1856 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Mar 1950 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

118. Olander Crispen Edwards was born on 5 Aug 1881 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Aug 1968.
119. Peyton Graves Edwards was born on 21 Jul 1883 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Mar 1974 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
120. Elvira A Edwards was born in Feb 1885 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1962.
121. Edna E Edwards was born in Sep 1886 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1905.
122. Anna D Edwards was born in Mar 1888 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1913.
123. Eldridge A Edwards was born in Jun 1889 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1963.
124. Fannie K Edwards was born in 1890; died in 1891.
125. Gillie Edwards was born in Apr 1892 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1960.
126. Daniel H Edwards was born in 1893; died in 1896.
127. Edward Hardin Edwards was born in Apr 1894 in , , Virginia, USA; and died.
128. Thomas C Edwards was born in Jan 1899 in , , Virginia, USA; died in Apr 1984 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
129. Tommie Claude Edwards was born on 4 Jan 1899 in , , Virginia, USA; died in Apr 1984 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

77. Frank Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 26 Aug 1857 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 26 May 1926 in , , Virginia, USA.

78.	Maud H Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 23 Apr 1859 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Aug 1921 in Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1880, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

79. L Catherine Graves (30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1861 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1863 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Generation: 6

80.	Frances A Swanson (46.John⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 20 Mar 1826; died on 27 Sep 1867 in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA. Family/Spouse: Edward Hill Pritchett. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

81.	William Graves Swanson (46.John⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 17 Mar 1828 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Jul 1855 in Swansonville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

82. Julia G Swanson (46.John⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 22 Oct 1831 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 8 May 1896 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

83.	Jarrett Walthal Cook Swanson (46.John⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 17 Jun 1833 in Swansonville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Sep 1889 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

84.	Francis Archer Swanson (46.John⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 5 May 1836 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Jul 1914 in Whitmell, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

85. Samuel Allen Swanson (46.John⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1838 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 31 May 1862 in , , Virginia, USA.
86. Mary Henrie Payne (46.John⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 29 Apr 1843 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Jul 1904 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
87. Mary E Witcher (47.Nancy⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1829 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

88.

William F Witcher

(47.Nancy⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 8 May 1831 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 12 May 1874 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA; was buried in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, , Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Residence: 1855, , Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Residence: 1860, , Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Residence: 1866, , Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Residence: 1870, Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA; Residence Post Office: Hayneville

William married Mary A Powell on 23 May 1858 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Caroline Augusta Lambert on 8 Mar 1860 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA. Caroline was born on 2 Nov 1833 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA; died on 27 Aug 1918 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

130. Charles Lambert Witcher was born on 23 Nov 1859 in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
131. William Swanson Witcher was born on 24 May 1861 in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA; died on 3 Jan 1924 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
132. James Frank Witcher was born on 21 Jun 1869 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; died on 12 Jan 1926 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA.

89. Frances "Fannie" Witcher (47.Nancy⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1835 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in , Guilford, North Carolina, USA.
90. Martha A Witcher (47.Nancy⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1841 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

91.

Valeria A Swanson

(49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 5 Jul 1832 in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 17 Dec 1899 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Name: V.A.C. Reynolds
Residence: 1870, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Residence Post Office: Chatham
Residence: 1880, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Wife

Family/Spouse: William Vincent Reynolds. William (son of James Mitchell Reynolds and Rebecca Giles) was born on 12 Jun 1829 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 28 Mar 1912 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

133. Samuel Addison Reynolds was born on 11 Dec 1864 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jul 1945 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
134. James Vincent Reynolds was born on 29 Oct 1866 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Oct 1934 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
135. William H Reynolds was born in 1870 in , , Virginia, USA.
136. Nannie Kate Reynolds was born on 28 Apr 1874 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Feb 1948 in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

92.	Vincent Witcher Swanson (49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 16 Dec 1834 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Jun 1881 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

93. William Swanson (49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1837 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1851 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

94.

Samuel Frank Swanson

(49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1838 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Jan 1886 in Swansonville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Notes:

The Tragedy in Henry County Virginia
The usually quiet and law abiding people of the county of Henry have been intensley excited for the past three or four days in consequence of a terrible tragedy - or rather triple tragedy - that was enacted in their midst on Saturday last. The particulars reached us last evening through a source entirely reliable. the details, although not as full as we shall doubtless be enabled to give at an early day, are sufficient to cause a thrill of horror at their mere recital. It appears, according to the version given us, that some years since, a granddaughter of the venerable and talented Vincent Witcher, Esq., of Pittsylvania County, married a gentlemen from the adjoining county of Henry, whose name was Clemmens. His Christian name we have been unable to ascertain. The maiden name of Mr. Witcher's grandaughter was (Victoria C.) Smith. The parties lived happily together until about eighteen months since, when upon the most unfounded suspicions, as we have been informed, Mr. Clemmons desired a separation from his wife, and immediately instituted proceedings for divorce, at the same time impeaching her honor as the grounds for his course. (Comment: She had a baby girl in c. 1858)

Last Saturday was set apart for the taking of depositions, and the parties met at a magisterial precinct in Henry county (Dickensons Store). Mr. Witcher appeared to defend the suit and protect the honor of his granddaughter. The taking of the depositions progressed, and after the plaintiff had finished with a witness, Mr. Witcher asked a question, which greatly exasperated the husband, Mr. (James Reid Clement) Clemmens. He immediately rose, drawing a pistol at the same time, and fired at Mr. Witcher. Mr. Witcher, it seems, also rose and drew a pistol from his pocket and as the ball of his antagonist grazed around the abdomen, he fired, striking Clemmens in the forehead and killing him instantly. A nephew of Mr. Witcher (Samuel Swanson), and a Mr. Smith (John Anthony Smith), brother of Mrs. Clemmens hearing the firing rushed into the room. A brother of Mr. Clemmens (Charles Johnson Clement), who had also been attracted by the pistol reports, fired at a nephew (Samuel Swanson) of Mr. Witcher, the ball taking effect and producing, it is feared, a fatal wound. Upon seeing his nephew shot, Mr. Vincent Witcher again fired, striking Clemmens No. 2, and killing him instantly. At this stage of the sanguinary affair, Mr. Smith, a brother of Mrs. Clemmens drew a Bowie knife, but had scarcely unsheathed the blade when he was fired upon by a second brother of Clemmens (Ralph Alexander Clement), the ball taking effect in the shoulder and producing a painful wound. Infuriated by his wound, Mr. Smith rushed upon his antagonist, and with one powerful thrust of the knife completely disemboweled Clemmens No. 3, the unfortunate man falling dead on the spot. Three of the parties dead, and the other three all wounded, the horrible tragedy here ended.

Vincent Witcher, Esq., the chief actor in this truly terrible affair, is widely known throughout Virginia. He served for many years in the lower House of Legislature, and subsequently represented his district in the State Senate with signal ability. He is a prominent member of the Whig Party, and his name has been repeatedly mentioned in connexion with the office of Governor of the Commonwealth. He succeeded Whitnall F. Tunstall, upon the death of that gentleman, as President of the Richmond and Danville Railroad. After two years service he resigned the presidency of the railroad, and has since been engaged in the practice of his profession - that of a lawyer. Our informant states that throughout this painful suit, which Mr. Witcher believes to have been instituted against an innocent granddaughter, he has acted with great forebearance, and the part he has been compelled finally to act will be none a source of deeper regret than himself. Of course the whole matter will undergo a judicial investigation, until which we forebear further comment. The Lynchburg "Republican" of Wednesday says that Mr. Vincent Witcher and his grandson (John Anthony Smith) surrendered themselves to the authorities and were promptly acquitted, on the grounds of self-defense. -The Lorain Eagle March 15 1860

Vincent Witcher, Esq., Committed - Bail Refused - It is stated that the examination of Vincent Witcher, Esq., for the killing of the three brothers, James, Ralph and Johnson Clement, at Dickenson's store, Franklin County, on Saturday, the 25th of February, has resulted in his committal to jail for trial. Bail was asked, but refused. Mr. John Anthony Smith, a grandson, and Mr. (William)Addison Witcher, son of Mr. Vincent Witcher, who were likewise implicated, have been sent on for trial before an Examinig Court, which is to be held on Monday next, the 26th instant. - The North Carolina Standard; Wednesday, March 21, 1860

Acquittal of Capt. Vincent Wicher, et al. March 28, 1860
Raleigh Standard 28 March 1860 March 28, 1860
ACQUITTAL OF CAPTAIN VINCENT WICHER AND OTHERS
LYNCHBURG, VA. -- March 25 -- CAPT. VINCENT WICHER, ADDISON WITCHER, J. A.
SMITH and SAM'L SWANSON, tried for killing the MESSRS. CLEMENTS in Franklin
County, Va., were acquitted on Friday evening last.

THE WITCHER-CLEMENT SCANDAL
The year 1860 was eventful for the little world in which Franklin County citizens lived and moved. A single local occurrence supplied Franklinites with a matter for speculation and conversation far into the 20th century. The occurrence was the killing of the three Clement brothers---James, William and Ralph---by Captain Vincent Witcher, John A. Smith, Vincent Oliver Smith, Samuel Swanson and Addison Witcher. Addison Witcher was the son of Vincent Witcher. John and Vincent Oliver Smith were his grandsons. Samuel Swanson was his son-in-law. The affray had its beginning in the marriage of James Clement and Victoria Smith, which was celebrated on March 13, 1858. The groom was one of the ten children of Dr. George W. Clement. Dr. Clement (b. 1786, m. 1811, d. 186?) was educated in Hampden-Sidney College and in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. His mother, Stella Smith, was the daughter of Major John Smith of Lewis Island. Their Franklin County home was called "Mountain View." Victoria Smith (b.1837) was the daughter of Albert G. Smith and a granddaughter of Captain Vincent Witcher. Both Clement and Smith families appeared to be pleased with the marriage, though it was brought out in the court proceedings following the killings, that the Smith family regarded the Clement family as of inferior social station. Dr. Clement was especially proud of the beauty, wit and vivacity of his daughter-in-law. Her magnetic personality gained her many admirers. It is said that two of her old sweethearts, William P. Gilbert and Samuel D. Berger, continued their attentions even after her marriage. Though these affairs were shown to be of an innocent nature, the extremely jealous disposition of her husband led him to charge her with unfaithfulness and to humiliate her constantly. Fearing physical violence, Victoria Smith Clement fled from her husband on the might of August 24, 1859, and found refuge in the home of Sherwood Y. Shelton who lived about a mile distant. She left behind her six months old baby (Lelia Maud, b. March 1, 1859) so great was her terror at the moment of flight. This incident was made the basis of a divorce suit. Within three weeks from her flight, the taking of depositions was begun at Dickinson's Store, the same to be read as evidence in the suit then pending between John A. Smith, next friend of Victoria Smith Clement, plaintiff, against James R. Clement, defendant. The taking of depositions continued through the fall and winter, until Saturday, February 25, 1860, when the killing of the Clement brothers ended the suit. The depositions of S.Y. Shelton, Charles Powell, Willis Woody, G.T. Berger, W.P. Gilbert, George Samson and Edney Shelton had been taken. Elizabeth W. Bennett had been called to make her statement. Captain Vincent Witcher objected to having her qualify and make part of her statement on Saturday "and then being left in the hands of the opposite party to be picked until Monday morning." Captain Witcher made the statement that Miss Bennett had been brought into the case by the Clements and was said to be under their control. Ralph Clement at this point said that "Whoever said that told a damned lie." Whereupon Captain Witcher replied "You had better make your remarks more direct," rose from his chair, put his hand in his bosom, drew therefrom a "five shooter," stepped toward Ralph Clement and began firing. Addison Witcher was conducting the examination for the plaintiff. Robert Mitchell was the justice of the peace before whom the depositions were being taken. His testimony in the trial of Captain Witcher, as recorded in the volume of depositions published by Dr. C.W. Clement, Sr., in June 1860, is not very impressive. He appears to have forgotten everything that transpired in his courtroom.

The bodies of the three brothers were not only riddled with bullets, but were horribly gashed with knives. William Clement was disemboweled. James Clement had his throat slit from ear to ear. Ralph Clement lived nearly three hours despite his frightful wounds, and made a dying declaration before Justice Mitchell and Gresham Choice which was written down by Mr. Choice. It read as follows: "I never attempted to draw an arm. Addison Witcher caught me and held me around the waist and arms and told them to come and shoot me---a damned rascal. I was shot several times while in that fix, and he held me until I fell. Numbers of pistols were fired at me then." To this dying declaration, Magistrate Mitchell added these words: "Ralph A. Clement requested me to tell his father that he wanted him to make the deed to his wife and child according to his will." Robert N. Powell stated in his deposition that Addison Witcher held Ralph Clement while Vincent Oliver Smith shot him. George Finney stated in his deposition that John Anthony Smith shot and stabbed James Clement. It was stated by several deponents that both James and William Clement were reclining on a bed in the counting room when the firing began. It was thought by a few that some of the early firing came from the bed. The pistols of both James and William Clement had been fired until empty, but Ralph Clement, it was testified had not drawn gun or dirk. The bodies of the three slain brothers were carried from Washington Dickinson's counting room, in a farm wagon, and buried in a single grave near the shaded driveway which led up to the old brick house which was their boyhood home. The trial of Captain Vincent Witcher and his accomplices was begun almost immediately in general justices' court commonly called magistrates' court. Benjamin F. Cooper and Richard Parker took the depositions of the following: Jacob C. Mackenheimer, Gresham Choice, James Kemp, John C. Hutcherson, James M. Hutcherson, Madison D. Carter, Cluffee M. Brooks, George W. Finney, R.N. Powell, John B. Law, James M. Givson, Silas W. Evans, William C. Poindexter, Gilly Ann Huffman, John C. Law, William H. Hutcherson and Alfred L.H. Muse. Names appearing in the 200 page printed volume of depositions are: Abram Hancock, Tom Keen, Samuel D. Berger, James Rice, Shack Law, Waller Wright, Silas Dudley, Samuel G. Martox, Snead Adams, D.W. Blunt, Henry C. Mease, Mastin Williams, and John Baker, the last named being referred to as "an Englishman." The defendants claimed self-defense as justification for their killings and the charges against them were dismissed. In June 1860, the depositions, which were being taken when the killings occurred, were published in book form. After many years of searching, 1 found a copy and have had the same before me in writing this story. Dr. G.W. Clement, Sr., states in his foreword "To the Public" that "There were five justices on the bench of the Examining Court. Three of whom were in favour of discharging the accused, and two for sending them on to further trial." The courts record of the ease shows the close of the case in the following words: "At a court continued and held for Franklin County at the Court House on the 23rd day of March 1860, for the examination of Vincent Witcher, John A. Smith, Vincent 0. Smith, Samuel Swanson and Addison Witcher charged with the felonies aforesaid by them committed in this, that they did on the 25th day of February 1860, in the Counting Boom of Dickinson's Store in said county willfully, deliberately and with premeditation murder and kill Ralph A. Clement, James R. Clement and William C. Clement.

"Present: Richard M. Taliaferro, Robert Bush, Noses C. Greer, Jonathan H. McNeil and Isaac Cannady, General Justices.

"The said Vincent Witcher, John A. Smith, Vincent 0. Smith, Samuel Swanson and Addison Witcher were again led to the bar in custody of the jailer of this court. And the court having examined divers witnesses as well on behalf of the Commonwealth as of prisoners at the bar, who were heard in their defense by Counsel, is of the opinion that there is not probable cause for charging the said prisoners with the offense aforesaid and doth order that they be acquitted and go thereof without day."

For a half century, the acquittal of these men was pointed to by Franklin County citizens as an illustration of how extreme may be the miscarriage of justice. The Masonic fraternity in which membership was held by both the killers and the killed, did not treat the matter so lightly. After the court had, on the 23rd of March, acquitted the five men of the killings committed less than a month before, Thomas S. Muse and John P, Lowell, members of the Masonic Lodge which bore the name of Vincent Witcher, chief actor in the killings, wrote of the "unfortunate death of Brothers R.A, and James R. Clement who cane to their death by the instrumentality of their brother in Masonry Vincent Witcher," and asked "that a committee of brethren be appointed whose duty it shall he to procure the evidence and make a report therefrom at our next regular communication." The reason given for "a thorough Masonic investigation," after the civil court had acquitted the killers, was stated in the following language: "The laws of a State are not the laws to try Brethren by who have offended against the Constitution and By laws of Masonry, that Civil law and Masonic law are as separate as Church and State." The Muse-Lowell document then asks, "Would the Civil law punish a Brother for violating the secrets and mysteries of Masonry or its Constitution?"

Vincent Witcher Lodge No. 87 was chartered December 15, 1852, and had 39 members in 1860. The report of this lodge to the Grand Lodge for the year 1860 shows the deaths of R.A. and James R. Clement. The membership of the lodge down to 1860 includes the name of Vincent Walker. The secretary of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, James N. Hillman, in a letter to the author writes, "I find no reference to him (Vincent Witcher) subsequent to 1860 in the list of expulsions, suspensions or membership. Evidently, something happened to him, but it is not reported in the minutes from that lodge." There were no returns from Vincent Witcher Lodge, No. 87, to the Grand Lodge, according to the minutes of 1860 to 1866. These were war years, however, and that fact, rather than the fratricidal strife, may be the explanation of the interruption of the lodge's activity. Vincent Witcher Lodge No. 87 lost its charter in 1885 for mot having made a report in three years and in 1886 is marked extinct. The number it bore is now borne by Naomi Lodge in Norfolk, but the name of Vincent Witcher, who shed the blood of his brother Masons, has not been perpetuated by Masonry.

95. Elizabeth M Swanson (49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 27 Dec 1841 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 21 Dec 1909 in , Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
96. Nancy Swanson (49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1843 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1864 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
97. James Oliver Swanson (49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1849 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

98.	Henry Prentiss Swanson (49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 10 Jul 1851 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 19 Apr 1927 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

99.	William Thomas "Dr. Tom" Swanson (49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 25 Jan 1855 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 4 Aug 1927 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

100.	Oliver N Swanson (49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 9 Dec 1870 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Jun 1921 in Pilot Mountain, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

101. Bettie Davenport (53.Henry⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 6 Dec 1856; died on 29 Aug 1885; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
102. Elizabeth "Bettie" Swanson (53.Henry⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 7 Dec 1856; died on 29 Aug 1885.

103.

Dora Macon Swanson

(53.Henry⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 18 Aug 1858 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; died on 6 May 1945 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1880, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Daughter
Residence: 1900, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; Marital Status: WidowedRelation to Head: Daughter

104.	Mary Henry "Mamie" Swanson (53.Henry⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 6 Sep 1860 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; died on 30 Jan 1943. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1880, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Daughter

105. Mary Henry Wright (53.Henry⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 7 Sep 1860; died on 30 Jan 1943; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
106. Julia Archer Swanson (53.Henry⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 25 Oct 1862; died in Apr 1863; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.

107.

Fannie Lee Swanson

(53.Henry⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1864 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; died on 27 Sep 1928 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1880, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Daughter

108. Celia Anna Swanson (53.Henry⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 23 Jun 1867; died on 10 Oct 1868; was buried in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
109. Judith A Edwards (54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1844 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; and died.
110. Mary Fannie Edwards (54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1846 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; and died.

111.

Thomas Peyton Edwards

(54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 16 Oct 1848 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 8 May 1918 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, , Campbell, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1860, Museville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1870, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1880, Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1900, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1910, Choctaw Agency, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

Thomas married Judie Ann Edwards on 10 Apr 1873 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA. Judie (daughter of William Flem Edwards and Mary Catherine Wright) was born on 4 Mar 1852 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 25 Jan 1923 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; was buried in Artesia, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

137. Harden Peyton Edwards was born on 25 Apr 1874 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 11 May 1913.
138. Mary Catherine Edwards was born on 15 May 1876 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died in 1940.
139. William Flim Edwards was born on 13 Jan 1878 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 26 Nov 1878.
140. John Henry Edwards was born on 15 Mar 1879 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 3 Oct 1926.
141. Anna Belle Edwards was born on 21 Feb 1881 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 19 Feb 1948.
142. William Thomas Edwards was born on 2 Jun 1882 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 17 Apr 1956.
143. Dollie Lou Edwards was born on 2 Jan 1884 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 25 Sep 1934.
144. Cleveland Harrison Edwards was born on 21 May 1885 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 22 Sep 1887.
145. Gideon Harris Edwards was born on 8 Dec 1887 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 13 Feb 1954.
146. George Enmond Edwards was born on 22 Sep 1890 in , , Mississippi, USA; died on 3 Jan 1965.
147. Judie Dell Edwards was born on 28 Mar 1892 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 11 Jan 1978 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.

112. William Harden Edwards (54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1851 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 21 Aug 1899 in , Summers, West Virginia, USA.
113. Elizabeth Edwards (54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1853 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; and died.

114.

Harden Hairston Edwards

(54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 11 Sep 1856 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 2 Mar 1950 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1870, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1880, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1930, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Harden married Rowena Graves on 5 Nov 1876 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Rowena (daughter of Francis Graves and Elvira Ann Edwards) was born on 6 Sep 1855 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 7 Jul 1934 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

148. Olander Crispen Edwards was born on 5 Aug 1881 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Aug 1968.
149. Peyton Graves Edwards was born on 21 Jul 1883 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Mar 1974 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
150. Elvira A Edwards was born in Feb 1885 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1962.
151. Edna E Edwards was born in Sep 1886 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1905.
152. Anna D Edwards was born in Mar 1888 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1913.
153. Eldridge A Edwards was born in Jun 1889 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1963.
154. Fannie K Edwards was born in 1890; died in 1891.
155. Gillie Edwards was born in Apr 1892 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1960.
156. Daniel H Edwards was born in 1893; died in 1896.
157. Edward Hardin Edwards was born in Apr 1894 in , , Virginia, USA; and died.
158. Thomas C Edwards was born in Jan 1899 in , , Virginia, USA; died in Apr 1984 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.
159. Tommie Claude Edwards was born on 4 Jan 1899 in , , Virginia, USA; died in Apr 1984 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

115. Eldridge Andrews Edwards (54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 11 Jul 1860 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Aug 1945.
116. Lucy B Edwards (54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Jul 1863 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; and died.
117. Anna Dollie Edwards (54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 7 Jul 1866 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 28 Apr 1946 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

118.

Olander Crispen Edwards

(76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 5 Aug 1881 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Aug 1968.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1920, Fairview, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1942, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Family/Spouse: Cora Gammon Holley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dollie Lou Edwards. Dollie (daughter of Thomas Peyton Edwards and Judie Ann Edwards) was born on 2 Jan 1884 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 25 Sep 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Odessie Haynes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

119.	Peyton Graves Edwards (76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 21 Jul 1883 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Mar 1974 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

120.	Elvira A Edwards (76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Feb 1885 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1962. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

121.	Edna E Edwards (76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Sep 1886 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1905. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

122.	Anna D Edwards (76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Mar 1888 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1913. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

123.	Eldridge A Edwards (76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Jun 1889 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1963. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

124. Fannie K Edwards (76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1890; died in 1891.

125.	Gillie Edwards (76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Apr 1892 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1960. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

126. Daniel H Edwards (76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1893; died in 1896.

127.

Edward Hardin Edwards

(76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Apr 1894 in , , Virginia, USA; and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1930, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

128.	Thomas C Edwards (76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Jan 1899 in , , Virginia, USA; died in Apr 1984 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Name: Tommie Claude Edwards Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

129.

Tommie Claude Edwards

(76.Rowena⁵, 30.Francis⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 4 Jan 1899 in , , Virginia, USA; died in Apr 1984 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1917, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1920, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1930, , Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

Family/Spouse: Mary Sandidge. Mary was born in 1904; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 7

130. Charles Lambert Witcher (88.William⁶, 47.Nancy⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 23 Nov 1859 in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

131.	William Swanson Witcher (88.William⁶, 47.Nancy⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 24 May 1861 in Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA; died on 3 Jan 1924 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

132.	James Frank Witcher (88.William⁶, 47.Nancy⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 21 Jun 1869 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA; died on 12 Jan 1926 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA.

133.

Samuel Addison Reynolds

(91.Valeria⁶, 49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 11 Dec 1864 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jul 1945 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1880, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Son
Residence: 1900, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Son
Residence: 1910, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Son

134.

James Vincent Reynolds

(91.Valeria⁶, 49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 29 Oct 1866 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Oct 1934 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1880, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Son
Residence: 1900, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Son

135.	William H Reynolds (91.Valeria⁶, 49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1870 in , , Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1880, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Son

136.

Nannie Kate Reynolds

(91.Valeria⁶, 49.Samuel⁵, 21.William⁴, 11.Nancy³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 28 Apr 1874 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Feb 1948 in Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1880, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Daughter
Residence: 1900, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Daughter
Residence: 1910, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Daughter

137.	Harden Peyton Edwards (111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 25 Apr 1874 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 11 May 1913. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1880, Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA

138.	Mary Catherine Edwards (111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 15 May 1876 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died in 1940. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1880, Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA

139. William Flim Edwards (111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 13 Jan 1878 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 26 Nov 1878.

140.	John Henry Edwards (111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 15 Mar 1879 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 3 Oct 1926. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1880, Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA

141.

Anna Belle Edwards

(111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 21 Feb 1881 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 19 Feb 1948.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

Family/Spouse: William Madison Blankenship. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

142.

William Thomas Edwards

(111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 2 Jun 1882 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 17 Apr 1956.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

Family/Spouse: Irene Fulton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

143.

Dollie Lou Edwards

(111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 2 Jan 1884 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 25 Sep 1934.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Family/Spouse: Olander Crispen Edwards. Olander (son of Harden Hairston Edwards and Rowena Graves) was born on 5 Aug 1881 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Aug 1968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

144. Cleveland Harrison Edwards (111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 21 May 1885 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 22 Sep 1887.

145.

Gideon Harris Edwards

(111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 8 Dec 1887 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 13 Feb 1954.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1900, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1917, , Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1920, Fairview, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

Family/Spouse: Dollie M David. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

146.	George Enmond Edwards (111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 22 Sep 1890 in , , Mississippi, USA; died on 3 Jan 1965. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA Residence: 1910, Choctaw Agency, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

147.

Judie Dell Edwards

(111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 28 Mar 1892 in , Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 11 Jan 1978 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1910, Choctaw Agency, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1920, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1930, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1935, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1940, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1950, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

Judie married Thomas Carroll "Bud" Gray on 18 Feb 1913 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA. Thomas (son of John Micajah Gray and Fannie Adelle Spragins) was born on 14 Sep 1893 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; died on 16 Jan 1974 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; was buried in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

160. William Guy “Bud” Gray was born on 27 Jan 1914 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; died on 6 Nov 2003 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA.
161. Julia Ann Gray was born on 16 Oct 1915 in , , Mississippi, USA; died on 3 Oct 2017 in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.
162. Thomas Carroll Gray, Jr was born on 26 Jun 1919 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; died on 4 May 1988 in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.
163. Sam Fitzpatrick Gray was born on 24 Oct 1921 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 7 Aug 2007 in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.
164. John Franklin "Bully" Gray was born on 21 Mar 1925 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; died on 8 Jan 1990 in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; was buried in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.
165. F.D. Gray
166. Howard Frederick Gray was born on 4 May 1928 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; died on 4 Jul 1981 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.
167. Robert Lee Gray, Sr was born on 22 Jun 1929 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 15 Oct 2014 in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.
168. J.M. Gray
169. S. Gray

148.

Olander Crispen Edwards

(114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 5 Aug 1881 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Aug 1968.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1920, Fairview, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1942, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Family/Spouse: Cora Gammon Holley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Odessie Haynes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

149.	Peyton Graves Edwards (114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 21 Jul 1883 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Mar 1974 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

150.	Elvira A Edwards (114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Feb 1885 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1962. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

151.	Edna E Edwards (114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Sep 1886 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1905. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

152.	Anna D Edwards (114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Mar 1888 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1913. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

153.	Eldridge A Edwards (114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Jun 1889 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1963. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

154. Fannie K Edwards (114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1890; died in 1891.

155.	Gillie Edwards (114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Apr 1892 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1960. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

156. Daniel H Edwards (114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1893; died in 1896.

157.

Edward Hardin Edwards

(114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Apr 1894 in , , Virginia, USA; and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1930, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

158.

Thomas C Edwards

(114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in Jan 1899 in , , Virginia, USA; died in Apr 1984 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Name: Tommie Claude Edwards
Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

159.

Tommie Claude Edwards

(114.Harden⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 4 Jan 1899 in , , Virginia, USA; died in Apr 1984 in Sandy Level, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1910, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1917, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1920, Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Residence: 1930, , Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

Family/Spouse: Mary Sandidge. Mary was born in 1904; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 8

160.

William Guy “Bud” Gray

(147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 27 Jan 1914 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; died on 6 Nov 2003 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1920, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1930, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1935, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1940, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1950, Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA

William married Katherine Ione Self on 10 Sep 1940. Katherine was born on 19 Aug 1916 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA; died on 22 Sep 2005 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

170. Miranda A Gray was born in , , Mississippi, USA.

161.

Julia Ann Gray

(147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 16 Oct 1915 in , , Mississippi, USA; died on 3 Oct 2017 in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Name: Des Gray
Birth: Abt 1916, , , Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1920, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1930, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1935, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1940, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1950, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

Family/Spouse: Ellis Matthews Self. Ellis was born about 1903 in , , Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

162.

Thomas Carroll Gray, Jr

(147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 26 Jun 1919 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; died on 4 May 1988 in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1920, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1930, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1935, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1940, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1950, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

Thomas married Pauline Dollar on 3 Jan 1954 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA. Pauline was born on 13 Jul 1920 in , , Mississippi, USA; died on 8 Jun 1997 in Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

163.

Sam Fitzpatrick Gray

(147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 24 Oct 1921 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 7 Aug 2007 in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1930, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1940, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1950, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

Sam married Mary Elizabeth Miller on 21 Dec 1941 in , Clay, Mississippi, USA. Mary was born on 9 Mar 1926 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; died on 29 Jan 1997 in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

175. Sam Wayne Gray was born on 27 Mar 1946; died on 29 Sep 2012.
176. Michael Gray was born in 1961; died in 1961.

164.

John Franklin "Bully" Gray

(147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 21 Mar 1925 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; died on 8 Jan 1990 in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; was buried in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1930, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1935, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1940, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

Family/Spouse: Annie Louise Faust. Annie was born on 17 Jun 1929; died on 29 Nov 2012; was buried in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

177. Annie Denise Gray was born on 23 Sep 1950; died on 7 Oct 1950; was buried in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.

165.
F.D. Gray (147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹)
F.D. married J.F. Laufer [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

178. T.L. Laufer

166.

Howard Frederick Gray

(147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 4 May 1928 in , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; died on 4 Jul 1981 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1930, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1940, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1950, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

167.

Robert Lee Gray, Sr

(147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 22 Jun 1929 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi, USA; died on 15 Oct 2014 in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1930, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1940, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1950, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

168. J.M. Gray (147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹)
169. S. Gray (147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹)

Generation: 9

170.	Miranda A Gray (160.William⁸, 147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in , , Mississippi, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1950, Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA

171. Preston Self (161.Julia⁸, 147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹)
172. Edwin Self (161.Julia⁸, 147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹)
173. W.P. Self (161.Julia⁸, 147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹)
174. J.C. Buster (161.Julia⁸, 147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹)

175.	Sam Wayne Gray (163.Sam⁸, 147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 27 Mar 1946; died on 29 Sep 2012. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1950, , Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA

176. Michael Gray (163.Sam⁸, 147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1961; died in 1961.

177.	Annie Denise Gray (164.John⁸, 147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹) was born on 23 Sep 1950; died on 7 Oct 1950; was buried in Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA.

178. T.L. Laufer (165.F.D.⁸, 147.Judie⁷, 111.Thomas⁶, 54.Dollie⁵, 27.Peyton⁴, 12.Peyton³, 5.William², 1.Ann¹)