Fannin County TXGenWeb
  Fields -Graves Family of Fannin County, Texas

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Notice from Virginia L. Keefer
"If you think you are would pay the DNA fee to any male with the 
Graves surname who can prove to me he is related to above families."
Please contact her at the email address below

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Rufus Fields and wife Tennessee McGuffey's daughter, Jennie Barbara Fields was  born 23 Dec 1878 Fannin Co TX, died  Dec 9, 1950 Windom, Fannin Co TX.
She married John William [Bud] Graves born 7 April, 1873, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence Co TN, died 17 Nov 1947 Ladonia, Fannin Co TX.
They married 29 Aug 1895 Fannin Co TX. Children were;
1. James Leonard b 27 May, 1897 md Easter Antham Abernathy
2. John Campbell Sr. b 20 Nov 1898, md 1st 10 Dec 1921 Ida Ethel Culbreath, md 2nd ca 1932 Juanita James.
3. Maudie born 6 Sept 1901, d 30 Aug 1917
4. Namon Campbell b 8 Aug 1903, d  29 Apr 1957, md 5 May, 1929 Vista Yarbrough
5. Willie N. b  and d  13 Feb 1911
6. Pauline b 16 July 1912, d  27 Nov 1977 md  3 Mar 1931 Jack Chaney
7. Dewey Lee b 3 Dec 1914, died 15 Dec 1977
All were born and died in Fannin Co TX except James Leonard Graves who died in Seymour, Baylor Co TX.
 

This line of Graves family descended from Leonard H. Graves born 1806 NC and his 1st wife, Miss Wallace of AL through their only proven son;
William J. Graves born 1828 AL, who married Martha Eveline Inman. Children were;
1. Margaret b 1847
2. **John David b 29 Dec 1848 Campbellsville, Giles Co TN, d 1924 Fannin Co TX, buried Center Point Cem. md Mar 1870 Susan Hazel T. Cummings
3. Jackson b 1849
4. Mary M. b 1852 Giles Co TN, d 1935 Giles Co TN, md ca 1872 Andrew Henry Brown in Giles Co TN.

Leonard H. Graves is thought to be son of
John Graves died before 1820 Giles Co TN census when his wife Ann [Campbell, dau of Alexander Campbell and Amy Eaton] Graves was a widow with  8 children. No proof other than both John and Ann's family names are used in all of the Fannin Co TN Graves families above listed.

Campbell Graves born 1801, [lived in Giles Co TN until 1850, then moved to Athens, Limestone Co AL where he died in Summer of 1866]  is my direct line ancestor and thought to be a brother of Leonard Graves. Again, family names are the same in all three families and carried down to TX line.

Ginny Keefer

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