Eli Graves

1803 - 1868  (65 years)

• Name	Eli Graves  [1]
  Birth	15 Feb 1803	Rupert, Bennington, Vermont   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jul 1868	Quitman, Brooks, Georgia   [2, 3]
  Burial	West End Cemetery, Quitman, Brooks, Georgia   [4]
  Person ID	I8666	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Cyrus Graves,   b. 6 May 1767, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts d. 10 Mar 1844, Fair Haven, Rutland, Vermont (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Roxana Rose,   b. 2 May 1768, Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts d. 2 Jul 1825, Fair Haven, Rutland, Vermont (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1787
  Family ID	F2877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Naoimi Wheden,   b. 25 Feb 1807, Hebron, Washington, New York d. 22 May 1869, Quitman, Brooks, Georgia (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1829  [1]
  Children	1. Laura F. Graves   2. Charlotte Naomi Whedon Graves,   b. 20 Jan 1830, ..., Washington, North Carolina d. 18 Jan 1874, Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia (Age 43 years)   3. Mary Ruth Graves,   b. 1 May 1837, New York d. Yes, date unknown   4. Samuel Allen Graves,   b. 30 Nov 1840, Georgia d. 1 Mar 1885 (Age 44 years)   5. James Graves,   b. 1850, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown   6. Charles B. Graves,   b. 1852, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown   7. Leman Graves,   b. 1852, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown   8. Nancy J. Graves,   b. 1858   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Find-a-Grave Presbyterian minister and founder of the Presbyterian Church in Boston, Georgia and Monticello, Florida. He studied theology at Auburn, NY and was licensed and ordained by the Rutland Association as an evangelist on August 27, 1837, Son of Cyrus Graves and Roseanna Rose. Brother of Nathan Graves, Reverend Allan Graves, Abram Graves, Orpah Graves Allen, Ruth Graves and Reverend Joel Spencer Graves. Husband of Naomi Whedon, sister of his brother Joel's wife Eunice Whedo Father of Mary Ruth, Charlotte Naomi Whedon Graves Moore, Masy, Samuel A., Charles B. and Laura F. Graves. Eli died of typhoid fever in Quitman, Brooks, GA at age 63, his wife died 3 years later of heart disease.

  
  

• Sources

  [S63044] Ancestry.com, Hays Family Tree. [S11188] Cemetery index, West End cemetery, Quitman, Brooks, Georgia, (Find-a-Grave). [S36620] Obituary, Find-a-Grave, Eli Graves. [S11188] Cemetery index, West End cemetery, Quitman, Brooks, Georgia, (Find-a-Grave) (Reliability: 0). West End cemetery, Quitman, Brooks, Georgia