Williamson Graham and Philie M. Reno

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Husband Williamson Graham ¹

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           Born: 25 Nov 1839 - Phillipsburg, Beaver Co, PA 1
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         Father: Capt. Avery W. Graham (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Margaret Moore (      -      ) 1

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Wife Philie M. Reno ¹

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         Father: William Reno (1794-1860) 2 3
         Mother: Sophia Evans (1796-      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - Williamson Graham

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He was reared in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, was educated in the English branches in the common and select schools, and was two years under the instruction of the late Rev. Dr. Winter. Early in life he learned from his father the river business, and studied mechanical engineering. At the age of nineteen he became chief engineer of the steamboat "Princeton" and afterward of the "Porter." In April, 1861, he enlisted in the "Curtin Rifles," and served his country during the War of the Rebellion, passing through the battles of Drainsville, the seven days' fight on the Peninsula, second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam and Fredericksburg. After two years of service he was honorably discharged for disability. He recovered his health, in a measure, and for several years was engaged on the river.

He became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Bridgewater, in 1865. His wife had been a member of the same church from the age of twelve. In 1867, when the Rochester M. E. church was organized, both were constituent members. They were active members, and Mr. Graham, from time to time, filled positions of trust and responsibility in the society. Both he and his wife were also active workers in the Sunday-school.
He filled all the chairs in the lodge and encampment of the I. O. O. F., he was a member of the A. O. U. W., and an ex-post commander in the G. A. R. He was a life-long Republican, and a strict temperance man.
In 1874 he invented, and patented, an excellent strainer for starch, fruits, etc.
He was made postmaster of Rochester in 1877, and held the office by successive reappointments till 1887. From the first his wife was his able assistant.
He was later engaged in the insurance business.

1 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 773.

2 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 806.

3 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 451.

4 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 733, 806.