John Graffius and Margaret Steel

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Husband John Graffius ¹

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           Born: 18 Aug 1815 - Shavers Creek Valley, Huntingdon Co, PA 1
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         Father: Martin Graffius (1781-1853) 1 2
         Mother: Margaret McGuire (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1843 - West Twp, Huntingdon Co, PA 3

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   Other Spouse: Sarah Hutchinson (      -      ) 3 - Dec 1879 - Petersburg, Huntingdon Co, PA 3

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Wife Margaret Steel ³

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           Born:  - Derry, Ireland
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           Died: Mar 1878 - Petersburg, Huntingdon Co, PA 3
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         Father: Alexander Steel (      -      ) 3
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Children

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General Notes: Husband - John Graffius

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He attended subscription schools in the log school house, as his father had also done. He farmed on the homestead until he was twenty-seven, besides working as a "hand" for neighboring farmers. At that age, he moved to Petersburg, Logan township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and worked for some time as a carpenter. Selling out his interest, he removed to North Henderson, Warren County, Illinois, where he bought a farm and cultivated it for four years. On account of his wife's ill health, he sold this farm, returned to Huntingdon County, and came to reside in Petersburg, where in 1875 he bought a handsome brick dwelling; this house he al-tered and beautified; he thereafter worked at carpentry. Mr. Graffius was also justice of the peace for fifteen years, besides serving the township as tax collector, and for several years on the school board. His politics were Democratic. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, and a teacher in the Sunday-school.

With his first wife he had three children, all died in infancy.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 229.

2 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 403, 417.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 230.