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- Not a brother of Peter Graham, as some suggest.
Elijah Graham (born 1760-1770,in NC, died 14 Nov 1841, in Ark), and Sarah (born 1760-1770, in NC, died 25 Sept l845, in Ark), were someofthe earliest settlers to go to Kentucky, about 1790/1800. They had atotalof at least eight children, seven of whom were born in Ky. or on the way. Itis believed that the family lived together in Green Co. KY, from about1800 until at least 1810. At least two of the children, Freeborn, andBerryD. were married in Green Co., Berry D. as late as 1818. It is believedbyBobbie Byars Lynch, however that "Elijah left Ky, about 1811, came through Wickliffe Ky, to cross the Mississippi, down the Mississippi to theWhite River, and up the White, making settlements as they went back andforthover the line between Ark. and Mo., and losing additional children as they married along the way" "They and their kin made the roads from the east into Huntsville(now Madison Co.), Washington and Benton Counties. It is believed thatthis Graham family traveled with Peter Graham's family as theyintermarriedand often named their children after each other as was the custom ofthattime period. It is not known how Elijah and Old Peter Graham were related, perhaps a cousin. Peter had a brother named William, which might bethe father of Eiljah." Elijah and William had property in Green CountyKy.in 1800, according to Clift's study of Ky tax lists of 1800.
Note: It has not been proven that Freeborn, Gallant, and Ellis arethe sons of Elijah and Sarah but it is pretty positive that they were.
Most of this information was supplied by FaithBradley, of Lowell Ark. She was the daughter of Marjorie Capps (and Mr.Townsend),the daughter of Adilla Leib (and Howard Capps), the daughter ofCharityGraham (and William Leib), the daughter of George Graham (andLucindaLancaster), the son of Peter and Nancy Graham. It was also published in the February 1976, issue of FLASHBACK, vol 26, No.1, by Bobbie Byars Lynch.
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1770 - 1841 (81 years)
