Brief Life History of Thomas B.
When Thomas B. Graham was born on 1 September 1806, in Logan, Kentucky, United States, his father, Eli Graham, was 31 and his mother, Rebecca Tatum, was 27. He married Elizabeth Jane Suddath on 30 October 1839, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 9 daughters. He died on 14 June 1891, in Logan, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Center Church, Logan, Kentucky, United States.
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- Thommas Graham, "United States Census, 1870"
- Thos B Graham, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
- Thomas Graham in entry for Eli Graham, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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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