Husband Dr. Samuel Graham 1 2 3
Born: 31 Jan 1836 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 1 2 3
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Died: 10 Jun 1897 3
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Father: John Brown Graham (1809-1893) 4 5 6 7 8
Mother: Sarah Gilkey (1809-1898) 3 5
Marriage: Oct 1867 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 1
Wife Eleanor Cunningham 9
AKA: Eliza Cunningham 1
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Father: Robert Cunningham ( - ) 9
Mother: Eleanor [Unk] ( - ) 9
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1 F Mary Graham 9
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2 F Eleanor Graham
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Samuel Graham
He received his early education in the public schools of his native town, and subsequently attended Witherspoon Institute. He commenced the study of medicine with Dr. L. R. McCurdy, and at the age of twenty-three he entered the National Medical College at Washington, D. C., where he remained two years. In 1861 he answered the call of his country and enlisted in Company H, Thirteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served three months. He then entered Jefferson Medical College from which he graduated in March, 1862. He again entered the service of the United States as assistant surgeon of the One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers, with which he remained until 1863. In 1864 he joined the United States Medical Staff of Emory Hospital, Washington, D. C., and was subsequently appointed surgeon of the Eighty-first Pennsylvania Volunteers, with which regiment he remained until the close of the war. Returning to Butler, he resumed the duties of his profession, and since that time has enjoyed a lucrative practice. Dr. Graham was a member of the county and state medical societies, and was a member of the United States pension board of his district for ten years, and for some time was its president. He was connected with the school board of Butler for fifteen years and ranked as the senior member of that body. In politics, he was a Republican up to 1881, but after that time he was affiliated with the Democratic party and was one of its never failing workers. He was a member of the A. G. Reed Post, Number 102, G. A. R., and also of the I. O. O. F., K. of P., and the A. O. U. W.
He was educated in the public schools and in the old Witherspoon Institute, Butler. He commenced the study of medicine with Dr. L. E. McCurdy, of Butler, and entered the National Medical College of Washington, D. C., where he remained two years. In 1861 he answered the call of his country and enlisted in Company H, Thirteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served three months. He then entered Jefferson Medi-cal College, Philadelphia, from which he graduated in March, 1862. He again en-tered the service of the United States as assistant surgeon of the 174th Pennsylva-nia Volunteers, with which he remained until 1863. In 1864 he joined the United States Medical staff in Emory Hospital, Washington, D. C., and was subsequently appointed surgeon of the Eighty-first Pennsylvania Volunteers, with which regiment he remained until the close of the war. Dr. Graham was president of the County and State Medical Society and a member of the U. S. Pension Board in this district for ten years previous to his death. While he was a skillful physician, he was preeminently a surgeon, in which branch he acquired a greater popularity than usually comes to the life of the all-around doctor. His death was lamented by a large clientele, and he was missed by the profession, not only for his professional attainments, but for his amiable and happy influence in councils.