Brief Life History of David
When David Graham was born on 6 October 1810, in Monroe, West Virginia, United States, his father, David Graham, was 38 and his mother, Mary "Polly" Stodghill, was 30. He married Frances Maria Stout on 15 January 1835, in Birmingham Township, Schuyler, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 4 January 1879, in Schuyler, Illinois, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Noel Cemetery, Birmingham Township, Schuyler, Illinois, United States.
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- David Graham, "United States Census, 1870"
- David Graham, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- David Graham, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Schuyler, Illinois, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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