William Lewis Graham

1811 - 1897  (85 years)

• Name	William Lewis Graham
  Birth	17 May 1811	Rutherford County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Feb 1897	Leconte, Tippah Creek, Tippah County, Mississippi
  Burial	Wiers Chapel Cemetery, Tippah County, Mississippi
  Person ID	I34587	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	William Graham,   b. 18 Mar 1778, Mecklenburg Or Rowan County, North Carolina d. 10 Oct 1858, Tippah County, Mississippi (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Susannah Twitty,   b. Between 1784 and 1785   d. 3 Jul 1845, Tippah County, Mississippi (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1806	Rutherford County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F13380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Pearce,   b. 1817   d. 1 Nov 1847, Tippah County, Mississippi (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	5 Mar 1839	Gwinnett County, Georgia
  Children	1. Thomas R. Graham,   b. 17 Dec 1839, Georgia d. 12 Feb 1904, Benton County, Mississippi (Age 64 years)   2. Walter C. Graham,   b. 10 Aug 1842, Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi d. Union County, Mississippi   3. Sarah Miller Graham,   b. 31 Jul 1844, Tippah County, Mississippi d. 8 Nov 1848, Tippah County, Mississippi (Age 4 years)   4. Mary Elmina 'Mollie' Graham,   b. 16 Nov 1846, Tippah County, Mississippi d. 1 Nov 1875, Tippah County, Mississippi (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F13393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Oneal Northcross,   b. 1827, Alabama d. 19 Jun 1853, Tippah County, Mississippi (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1849	Tippah County, Mississippi
  Children	1. William Graham,   b. 6 Apr 1852, Tippah County, Mississippi d. 3 Feb 1872, Tippah County, Mississippi (Age 19 years)   2. Martha 'Mattie' Graham,   b. Between 1849 and 1853   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  GRAHAM, WILLIAM LEWIS (Obit. SENTINEL April 8, 1897) died Feb. 3 athomeof his son-in-law, L. S. Rogers, at Leconte, Miss. (was second ofhisfamily to die in that room on a February 3) born Rutherford Co.,NorthCarolina May 17, 1811 / married in Gwinnett Co., Georgia, onMarch 5,1839 to Margaret Pierce / children: Thomas R. Graham, WalterC. Graham,Sarah Miller Graham (died in childhood) and Mary ElminaGraham who diedNov. 1, 1875 (she was wife of Captain Joseph Guyton)Mrs. Graham diedNov. 1, 1847 / on Nov. 25, 1849, he married his secondwife, Martha O.Northcross, she died June 19, 1853, having bore twochildren - William,who died young, and Martha, wife of L. S. Rogers /he moved to Ripley in1839. ANCESTORS: James and Richard Grahammoved-from Agylshire, Scotland,to Ireland in 1690 / they later movedto, Pennsylvania / in 1766, thewidow Graham, daughterin-law of one ofthese brothers, moved with her 3sons and daughter to Charlotte, NorthCarolina / her daughter marriedGeneral Griffith Rutherford / her sonWilliam signed the MecklenburgDeclaration / her son George was in theRevolutionary War and was aBrigadier General and was a Major Generalin the War of 1812 / another:relative, William A. Graham, wassecretary of the Navy under presidentFillmore / a vice-presidentialcandidate on a ticket with GeneralWinfield Scott / was a governor ofNorth Carolina and a C.S.A. Senator.William Lewis Graham was the sonof William Graham and Susannah Twitty(daughter of John Twitty); he wasthe grandson of William Graham,Mecklenburg signer / brother-in-law:Joseph Goodwin of Gwinnett Co.,Georgia.