William Drew Graham

Brief Life History of William Drew

When William Drew Graham was born on 11 June 1872, in Files Valley, Hill, Texas, United States, his father, Joseph E Graham, was 40 and his mother, Caroline Ann Files, was 33. He married Phoebe Ellen Curby on 22 December 1892, in Hill, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 4, Ellis, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 5, Johnson, Texas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 April 1949, in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, Johnson, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Drew Graham
1872–1949
Phoebe Ellen Curby
1871–1953
Marriage: 22 December 1892
Katie Graham
1886–
Bernice Graham
1893–1920
Jo Marie Graham
1896–1970
Kathryn Carolyn Graham
1896–1976
Jamie Ruth " Jim" Graham
1898–1900
Ellen Graham
1900–
Sallie Faye Graham
1906–1983
Will Curby Graham
1908–1936

Sources (28)

  • William Grann in household of John Lane, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Drew Graham - birth: 11 June 1872; Files Valley, Hill, Texas, United States
  • W D Graham, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1876

Historical Boundaries: 1876: Hill, Texas, United States

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .

Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).

History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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