Jerry Frank Graham
b. 16 October 1879, Fayette County, Indiana to William Isaac and Julietta (Cook) Graham
d. 28 May 1915, Knees, Montana
m.
Ida [–?–]
Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com
William Thomas “Will” Graham
b. 2 Jun 1874, Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, to William Isaac and Julietta (Cook) Graham
d. 7 September 1955, Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana
m. 19 October 1901, Champaign, Illinois
Frances Celia Preston
b. 2 June 1886
d. 25 September 1975
Will was a carpenter by trade. He died at age 82 and is buried in the Highland Cemetery at Great Falls, Montana.
Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com
Margaret Ethel “Maggie” Graham
b. 27 June 1882, Williamstown, Decatur County, Indiana, to William Isaac and Julietta (Cook) Graham
d. 21 October 1957, Illinois
m/1. 27 October 1901, Champaign County, Illinois
George Thomas Peters
b. 29 January 1878, Thomasboro, Illinois, to John and Mary (Redenbaugh) Peters
d. August 1940, Illinois
m/2. 17 September 1946
M. J. Wagner
m/3. 11 July 1950
George Matlock
Children with George Thomas Peters:
• Mary S. (1902-aft. 1939) married [–?–] Billman
• John William (1905-aft. 1939)
• Bertha Etta (1907-aft. 1976) married [–?–] Milligan
• Walter (b. 1909)
• Laura (1912-1996) married [–?–] Schwalbach
• Anna Josephine (1915-aft. 1956) married David Baker
• George Charles (1918-1977)
• Sarah Frances (1920-aft. 1976) married [–?–] Taylor
• Samuel Edward (1923-aft. 1939)
Maggie outlived all three of her husbands and had 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren when she died at age 75.
Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com
Julietta Cook
b. 28 November 1840, near New Point, Decatur County, Indiana, to Joseph Davis and Margaret Cook
d. 27 April 1923, near Great Falls, Montana
m/1. about 1861, probably Indiana
Frank Matthews
d. about 1869
m/2.
William Isaac Graham
b. 28 February 1840, Kentucky
d. before 1915, Fayette County, Indiana
Children with Frank Matthews:
• Louisa A. (1862-1914) married John Pleasant Meyers
• Horatio (1870-1880)
Children with William Isaac Graham:
• William Thomas (1874-1955) married Frances Celia Preston
• Mary Lillie (1876-1955) married James Edward Meyers
• Jerry Frank (1879-1915) married Ida [–?–]
• Margaret Ethel “Maggie” (1882-1957) married George Thomas Peters
On 7 June 1880, a tornado destroyed the home of Julietta and William Graham near Orange, Fayette County, Indiana, killing Julietta’s young son Horatio, and seriously injuring Julietta. Years later, when she was widowed for the second time, she went to live with her son Will near Great Falls, Montana, where she eventually died in 1923.
Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com
James Boyd Williams
b. 20 July 1796, Sevier County, Tennessee, to William and Rachel (Kemp) Williams
d. 11 July 1883, Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa
m. 14 August 1817, Union County, Indiana
Hepzibah Stanton
b. 14 October 1798, Campbell County, Virginia, to Latham and Huldah (Butler) Stanton
d. 19 June 1873, Salem, Henry County, Iowa
Children with Hepzibah Stanton:
• Matilda Butler (1818-1841/42) married Hamett Graham
• Lilbern J. (b. 1820) married Emma Gilken
• Frederic S. (b. 1822) married Mary Park
• Lydia Minerva (1827-1892) married Benjamin Franklin Hord
• William Lewis (1831-1832)
• Addison Rankin (b. 1836) married Sarah J. Hord
James immigrated to Indiana in 1814, probably from Jefferson County, Tennessee. He left in 1846 for Ft. Madison, Iowa.
Because the Quaker records indicated the family moved from Chatham, Orange County, North Carolina, to Surry County, North Carolina about 1794, it was not certain whether James Boyd was born in North Carolina or Tennessee. When a copy of his death record was located in Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, it stated his place of birth was “East Tennessee,” and a copy of his 1883 obituary stated he was born in “Severe” County, Tennessee.
Submitted by:
Jacqueline Frank Strickland
Rockwall TX
Austin Joseph “Asa” Silsby
b. 1832, New York, to [–?–] and Harriet Silsby
d. February 1897, Clarence, Cedar County, Iowa
m. 22 June 1853, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Sarah Ann Dewell
b. 11 April 1834, Wayne County, Ohio, to Solomon and Carolyn (Miller) Dewell
d. 3 August 1916, Mentone, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Children with Sarah Ann Dewell:
• Harriet (b. 1856) married Milton Fisher
• Richard W. (b. 1857) married Orpha Woolery
• Silas (b. 1860)
• Mary (b. 1863) married George W. Whetstone
• Michael Abraham (b. 1866) married Daisy Graham
• Melissa Jane (b. 1868) married Enoch Scott Cochran
• Alice married Noah A. Pontious
There may have been three more children. Asa came to Indiana before 1850 and lived in St.
Joseph and Kosciusko counties before moving to Cedar County, Iowa, in the 1860’s. He was a private with Company F of the Indiana Volunteers in the Civil War and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Submitted by:
Cynthia Cockran Jones
Marietta GA
Margaret Ethel “Maggie” Graham
b. 27 June 1882, Williamstown, Indiana, to William Isaac and Julie Etta (Cook) Graham
d. 21 October 1957, Urbana, Illinois
m/1. 27 October 1901, Leverett, Champaign County, Illinois
George Thomas Peters
b. 29 January 1878, Thomasboro, Illinois, to John and Mary (Redenbaugh) Peters
d. August 1940
m/2. 17 September 1946, Rockville, Missouri
M. J. Wagner
d. about 1949
m/3. 11 July 1950
George Matlock
d. 195?
Children with George Thomas Peters:
Maggie moved with her husband Tom to Illinois and lived in Urbana for 55 years. She had 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren when she died.
Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com
Jerry Frank Graham
b. 16 October 1879, Fayette County, Indiana, to William Isaac and Julie Etta (Cook) Graham
d. 28 May 1915, Knees, Montana
m.
Ida [—?—]
Jerry, when an eight-month-old baby, had his arm broken in the tornado that struck his home in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, in June 1880.
Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com
William Thomas “Will” Graham
b. 2 June 1874, Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, to William Isaac and Julie Etta (Cook) Graham
d. 7 September 1955, Great Falls, Montana
m. 19 October 1901, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois
Frances Celia Preston
b. 2 June 1886, Tolona, Champaign County, Illinois
d. 25 September 1975, Great Falls, Montana
Children with Frances Celia Preston:
Will left Indiana in 1910 to homestead in the Knees area of Montana. He moved to Great Falls in 1922. When he died in 1955, his obituary said he had 11 grandchildren and 8 greatgrandchildren.
Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com
Julie Etta Cook
b. 28 November 1840, near New Point, Decatur County, Indiana, to Joseph and Margaret (Cook) Davis
d. 27 April 1923, near Great Falls, Montana
m/1. about 1861, Indiana
Frank Matthews
d. 1869(?)
m/2. 7 May 1872, Rush County, Indiana
William Isaac “Bill” Graham
b. 28 February 1840, Kentucky
d. before 1915, probably Fayette County, Indiana
Children with Frank Matthews:
Children with William Isaac Graham:
Julie was seriously injured and her son, Horatio, was instantly killed when a tornado destroyed their home at Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, in June 1880.
Submitted by:
Irene Krieger
Batesville IN
E-mail: ihdkrieger@yahoo.com
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