Husband John Graff 1 2 3 4 5
Born: 15 Apr 1763 - Neuwied, Germany 1 2 6
Christened:
Died: 31 Dec 1818 - ? Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2 5 6
Buried: - near Pleasant Unity, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
Father: Henry Graff (1736-1802) 2 5 7
Mother: Mary Friedt (1742-1817) 2 8
Marriage: 1793 2 9
Wife Barbara Baum 1 2 4 5 6
AKA: Barbara Bouns 10
Born: 1775 - Path Valley, Huntingdon Co, PA 6
Christened:
Died: 12 Mar 1841 2 6 11
Buried: - near Pleasant Unity, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
Father: Frederick Baum (Abt 1729-1831) 2 9
Mother: Barbara Ullman (Abt 1738-1835) 12
Children
1 M Henry Graff 2 5 9 13
Born: 27 May 1794 - near Pleasant Unity, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 9
Christened:
Died: 9 Sep 1855 2 9
Buried: - Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA
Spouse: Elizabeth Lobingier (1800-1869) 13 14 15
Marr: 19 Sep 1820 14 15
2 F Mary Graff 5 6 9 16
Born: 4 Sep 1795 2 5 9
Christened:
Died: 4 Dec 1833 2 5 9
Buried: - Homewood, Allegheny Co, PA
Spouse: Jacob Lose (1785-1820) 6 16 17
Spouse: John Lose ( - ) 17
Marr: Aft Dec 1820
3 F Sarah Graff 2 5 6 9
Born: 3 May 1797 2 5 9
Christened:
Died: 16 Sep 1850 2 5 9
Buried: - Johnstown, Cambria Co, PA
Spouse: Daniel Barnes ( -1858) 2 6
Marr: 19 Dec 1820 18
4 M William Graff 2 5 6 9
Born: 1 Oct 1798 2 5 9
Christened:
Died: 18 Nov 1882 - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 5 9
Buried: - Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland Co, PA
Spouse: Sarah R. Reed (1804-1881) 19
Marr: 26 Feb 1826 19
5 M John Graff 1 5 6 9 20 21
Born: 3 Aug 1800 - near Pleasant Unity, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 5 9 20
Christened:
Died: 31 Jan 1885 - Blairsville, Indiana Co, PA 9 20
Buried: - Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville, Indiana Co, PA
Spouse: Lucy Sophia Hacke (1805-1876/1877) 1 20 21 22
Marr: 1824 1 20 23
6 F Margaret Graff 2 5 6 9
Born: 3 May 1802 2 5 9
Christened:
Died: 24 Mar 1885 - near Doddsville, McDonough Co, IL 2 5 9
Buried: - Doddsville, McDonough Co, IL
Spouse: John Colleasure (1800-1875) 6
Marr: 1824 24
7 M Joseph Graff 2 5 6 9
Born: 13 Oct 1804 2 5 9
Christened:
Died: 13 Oct 1804 or 1806 2 5 9
Buried: - near Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland Co, PA
Spouse: Did Not Marry
8 F Elizabeth Graff 2 5 6 9
Born: 7 Jan 1806 or 1807 2 5 9
Christened:
Died: 19 May 1888 - Doddsville, McDonough Co, IL 2 5 9
Buried: - Rushville, Schuyler Co, IL
Spouse: John Armstrong (1808-1882) 2 6
Marr: 10 Feb 1831 25
9 M Peter Graff 2 4 5 6 13 26
Born: 27 May 1808 - near Pleasant Unity, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2 5 6 26
Christened:
Died: 9 Apr 1890 - ? Buffalo Mills, Armstrong Co, PA 2 5 26 27
Buried: - Lutheran Cemetery
Spouse: Susannah Lobingier ( - ) 13
Marr: 25 Jan 1830 - Westmoreland Co, PA 26 27
10 M Jacob Graff 2 5 6 9
Born: 5 Sep 1810 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2 5 9
Christened:
Died: 9 Dec 1886 2 5 9
Buried:
Spouse: Sarah A. Pershing (1818- ) 28
Marr: 9 Jun 1836 - New Derry, Westmoreland Co, PA 28
11 M Mathew Graff 2 9 13
AKA: Matthew Graff 5
Born: 12 Aug 1812 or 23 Aug 1812 2 5 29
Christened:
Died: 22 Jul 1902 5
Buried:
Spouse: Barbara Lobingier (1814- ) 13
Marr: 18 Jan 1836 30
12 M Paul Graff 2 5 6 9
Born: 31 May 1815 2 5 9
Christened:
Died: 25 Aug 1898 5
Buried:
Spouse: Rebecca Trimble (1822- ) 31
Marr: 21 Jan 1841 31
General Notes: Husband - John Graff
He emigrated to the United States in the year 1783. For a time he lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and then moved to Westmoreland County, where the remainder of his life was passed. He owned a farm and also a distillery and became a man of some consequence in his community.
He came to America in 1783 with his uncle Wm. Friedt, his mother's brother. They landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and went to Lancaster County, where they spent several years with cousins. They afterwards decided to go further west, and travelled together through Dauphin, Juniata, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Blair and Cambria Counties.
John Graff settled six miles from Greensburg, Westmoreland County, the county seat, where he purchased a farm of 200 acres in 1792, and lived on it until his death, at the age of 57 years. His last words were "Jesus take me quickly." He was an active business man, strictly honest in all his dealings and successful in his undertakings. He was modest and retiring in his manners, a kind and loving father, being very particular about the associates of his children and the books they read. He was a member of the German Lutheran Church near Pleasant Unity, and months before he died spent much of his time in prayer.
General Notes: Wife - Barbara Baum
She was a descendant of the Waldensians, who suffered extreme hardships and persecution on account of their faith.
The place of her birth was near the Burnt Cabins in Path Valley. [GF, 10]
She was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. [HAC 1914, 614]
When eight years old she was captured while out in the woods, a short distance from home, and carried off several miles to their huts by a party of Indians. She would have been scalped and murdered, perhaps, had it not been for an old Indian who, when starving in the cold winter months, had received kindness from the family. On returning home in the evening he recognized the little nine year old girl and pled for her release. After considerable Indian talk he pinned up her clothes and told her to run for her life, and doing so she made her escape.
At the age of fourteen, she was the equal of any laborer in the harvest field. Even before that age, she and her father would make a "double team" on the farm. On one occasion when all the hands had retired from the field, and she alone had persevered to the end of a long summer's day, while sitting on a log and waiting for mate to accompany her homeward, she said as she rose, "I believe I'd rather sit than walk." "I wonder if that is what they call tired." [HIC 1880, 360]
At the age of eighteen she was married and became the mother of twelve children. Twenty-five years after her marriage she was left a widow with the care of a large farm and family. The children were all at home, and the three eldest sons assisted her in the management of affairs. She was a member of the United Brethren Church. Many incidents are related of her Christian life which show her to have been a devoted Christian.