Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Brown Graham and Elizabeth Jane Gibson




Husband James Brown Graham 1

            AKA: James Benson Graham 2
           Born: 12 May 1847 - Buffington Twp, Indiana Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Samuel Graham (1817-1897) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Brown (1819-1897) 3


       Marriage: 27 Dec 1871 3



Wife Elizabeth Jane Gibson 4

           Born: 14 Jan 1845 - Cherryhill Twp, Indiana Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 1911 3
         Buried:  - Pineland Cemetery, Strongstown, Pine Twp, Indiana Co, PA


         Father: Joseph D. Gibson (1802-1855) 3 5
         Mother: Anne Dunwoody (      -1877) 5




Children
1 M Wilber Earl Graham 3

           Born: 6 Jun 1873 3
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           Died: 
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2 F Florence Pearl Graham 3

           Born: 14 Sep 1876 3
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: F. C. Laney (      -      ) 3


3 F Ann Elizabeth Graham 3

           Born: 17 May 1879 3
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           Died: 
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4 M Victor Tyron Graham 3

           Born: 30 Nov 1881 3
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Bertha Carney (      -      ) 3


5 M Aubry Leland Graham 6

           Born: 24 Feb 1884 6
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elsie Lingenfeld (      -      ) 6


6 M Chalmers Dick Graham 6

           Born: 12 Jul 1886 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jul 1887 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


7 U [Infant] Graham 6

           Born: 
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           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - James Brown Graham


He obtained his education in the local public schools, but his advantages in that line were none too liberal. He learned the trade of carpenter with William Keys, of Janesville, Pennsylvania, with whom he remained one year, after which he was engaged as a journeyman, being in the employ of Gering & Miller for a time. He then returned to the home place, and settled there permanently when his father moved to the West, buying the property in 1873. Altogether he had six hundred acres in Buffington township and 180 acres in Cambria County (the latter purchased from the J. W. Duncan heirs), where he ran a sawmill and engaged to a considerable extent in lumbering, the Red Mill belonging to this property. He carried on milling in connection with his general farming and stock raising operations. In his earlier years Mr. Graham also did contracting and building.
At one time he met with a serious accident, cutting himself with an ax, which incapacitated him for three years, during which time his wife proved herself a capable and loyal helpmate, looking after affairs until he was able to resume work. His fellow citizens chose him to fill various local positions, and he gave service as justice of the peace (which office he held fifteen years), notary public (twelve years), tax collector, township auditor and member of the election board. Politically he was a Republican.
In 1864, when seventeen years old, Mr. Graham enlisted in Company I, 206th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served to the close of the war, receiving his discharge June 27, 1865.

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Sources


1 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1523.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 671.

3 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1524.

4 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 671, 1524.

5 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 211.

6 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 1525.


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