Amy Johnson Crow of No Story To Small has started a challenge of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.
From her blog “The challenge: have one blog post each week devoted to a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem — anything that focuses on one ancestor. Not only should this get me blogging more, but also to take a deeper look at some of the people in my family tree.”
The focus of my blog post today is Thomas J. Graves, my 3rd Great Grand Uncle
Thomas J. Graves was born in 1820 in Anson County, North Carolina.1 Thomas and his family were enumerated in 3 censuses; 1840 Anson County, NC; 1850 Chesterfield County, SC and 1860 Anson County, NC. 2 3 4
These two censuses show the family composition prior to the Civil War. You will note that there are some inconsistencies in the children listed in the two censuses. Martha Graves married Elisha B. Smith and Eliza, the Mother of Martha can be found enumerated with them in 1880 Chesterfield County.
The Civil War that broke out in 1861, caught up with Thomas in August 1862. On 13 August 1862 he was conscripted into service with Co. C, 8th SC Infantry at Columbia, South Carolina.5 A year and two months later on 15 October 1862 he died of pneumonia at the age of 42 at Charlestown Hospital in Winchester, Virginia.6
Another paradox is that Thomas’s wife is referred to as Mary Graves in his Military Service Record.
Thomas J. Graves and Eliza “Mollie” Rivers were married about 1837. Eliza Mollie Rivers was born on 13 Jun 1823 in SC. 7 8 9 10 She died on 29 Oct 1898 at the age of 75 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. She was buried in the Smith Cemetery on the State line near Jackson Road West.
Thomas J. Graves and Eliza Mollie Rivers had the following children:
i. Mary Ann Graves, born 1838, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married William F. Rivers, abt 1859, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Ferguson Hale Smith, btn 1863-1867; died abt Nov 1870, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
ii. Eliza Graves was born in 1840 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 11
iii. Martha Jane Graves, born 7 Oct 1841, Anson County, North Carolina; married Elisha B. Smith; died 24 Mar 1905, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
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1. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 176B, Line 19, Dwelling 1196; Family #1196, Household of Thomas GRAVES; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 September 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
2. 1840 U S Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Anson County, North Carolina, Page: 86; Line 17, Household of Thomas J. Graves; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed 20 June 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M704, Roll 354.
3. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 176B, Line 19, Dwelling 1196; Family #1196, Household of Thomas GRAVES.
4. 1860 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge Township, Anson County, North Carolina, Page 230A, Line 6, Dwelling 1067, Family 1027, Household of Thomas GRAVES; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 20 November 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 887.
5. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 20 June 2011), entry for Thomas J. Graves, Private; Co. C, 8th SC Infantry; Confederate.
6. Ibid.
7. 1840 U S Census, Anson County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Anson County, North Carolina, Page: 86; Line 17, , Household of Thomas J. Graves.
8. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 176B, Line 19, Dwelling 1196; Family #1196, Household of Thomas GRAVES.
9. 1860 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Gulledge Township, Anson County, North Carolina, Page 230A, Line 6, Dwelling 1067, Family 1027, Household of Thomas GRAVES.
10. 1880 U S Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Mount Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 007, Page 368C(stamped), Line 49, Dwelling 293, Family 293, Household of Elishue SMITH; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 20 November 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.
11. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 176B, Line 19, Dwelling 1196; Family #1196, Household of Thomas GRAVES.
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