John Graham of Pennsylvania

The Grahams were early settlers in Athens County, Ohio and have continued to live there for more than 190 years.  Most of the information on this page came from research done by Pat Morrison and Cheryl Whatley.

Generation One

GRAHAM, John b ca. 1800, Pensylvannia

m 23 Jun 1823 Athens County, Ohio Rachel Sampson b ca. 1801 possibly in Connecticut

  • Henry b 12 Apr 1824
  • William b ca. 1825
  • Augustus b 1826
  • Thomas b 1828
  • Sherman b ca. 1829 never married
  • Sarah b ca. 1829 m unknown Hilland
  • Aleck b ca. 1830

GRAHAM, Lemuel

m 17 Jun 1835 Athens County, Ohio Sally Metheny

  • Isaac
  • William
  • John
  • Anna m unknown Tannehill

It is not known that Lemuel and John were brothers

Generation Two

Children of John Graham and Rachel Sampon

GRAHAM, Henry b 12 Apr 1824 d 19 Dec 1901

m 18 Mar 1846 Athens County, Ohio Martha Gardner b ca. 1831

Prudence and Emma may be the same person.

GRAHAM, William b ca. 1825 d 7 Apr 1895 Logan, Ohio

m Lydia White d. after Jun 1880

  • Clairmont b ca. 1875

m 27 Aug 1882, Athens County, Ohio Sarah Catherine Thomas d. 23 Feb 1929

  • Sheldon b 25 Jun 1883, Athens County d May 1938, Grove City, Ohio m Jul 1907 Florence Coakley
  • John William b 27 May 1888
  • Augustus b 19 Aug 1890 Athens County d 1 Dec 1942 Dayton, Ohio
  • Susan b 28 Nov 1892, Athens County d 27 May 1975 Logan, Ohio m Francis Kuhn

GRAHAM, Thomas b 1828 Ohio d 15 Sep 1893 Athens County, Ohio

m 15 Nov 1854 Margaret Hunter b 1828 Ohio d 1912 Athens County, Ohio

  • Sarah Jane b ca. 1855 d 25 Jan 1880 m George Houchen
  • George W. b ca. 1857 m 24 Sep 1884 Nancy Davis
  • Hezekiah C. b Oct 1861 Athens County, Ohio
  • William H. b Mar 1868
  • Marion F. b 1869 Athens County, Ohio d  1931 Athens County - buried Salem Cemetery m Nettie M. Six b 1876 Athens County, Ohio d 1947 Athens County, Ohio
  • Augustus b Feb 1870
  • Caroline b 19 Sep 1874

GRAHAM, Augustus b 1826

m 8 Apr 1847 Athens County Susanna Roberts b ca. 1830

  • Rachel b ca. 1849
  • Maria or Mariah m unknown Hunter
  • Julius A. b ca 1852
  • Henry John b ca 1853 m 1870 Hester Ann Young
  • Martha b ca. 1858 m unknown Smith
  • Mary A. b ca. 1863 m 1881 Hennon John Young
  • Arminta or Armintha b ca. 1866 m 1881 Theodore Young
  • Nettie A. b ca. 1870 m unknown Cook

Generation Three

Children of Henry Graham and Martha Gardner

GRAHAM, Henry Franklin

m unknown

  • Emerson
  • Josephine m unknown Sayre
  • Carl
  • Charles
  • Ralph

Children of William Graham and Catherine Thomas

GRAHAM, John William b 27 May 1888 Floodwood, Ohio d 11 Oct October 1949 Columbus, Ohio

m 30 September 1907 Sylesta Heft d 20 Oct 1978

  • James Rupert b 28 Apr 1909 Logan, Ohio d 7 Aug 1909 Logan Ohio
  • John Earl b 11 Sep 1910 Logan, Ohio d 6 Aug 1958 Columbus, Ohio m 10 August 1935 Tolene Shoaf, m 30 June 1941 Doris Deweese
  • Theodore b 18 Oct 1918 Logan, Ohio d 22 April 1984 Columbus, Ohio m Opal Wilson, m 1 Mar 1953 Dean Adams
  • Clarence Sheldon b 24 Dec 1919 Logan, Ohio d 6 Dec 1979 Columbus, Ohio m 1 Mar 1942 Norma Ruth Faulkner
  • George b 8 Sep 1921 Columbus, Ohio d 28 Aug 1977 Columbus, Ohio m Evelyn Moore, m 18 Jan 1947 Ann Palmer

Children of Thomas Graham and Margaret Hunter

GRAHAM, Hezekiah C. b Oct 1861 Athens County, Ohio d 8 Nov 1928 Kimberly, Athens County, Ohio - buried Salem, Nelsonville, Ohio

m 12 Feb 1882 Rachel Six b Feb 1865 Athens County Ohio d 5 Feb 1906 Athens County, Ohio

  • Augustus b 25 Jul 1882 York Township, Athens County, Ohio
  • George W. b Mar 1883
  • Charles A. b Sep 1885
  • Gertrude b 27 Jun 1887 Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio
  • Nellie J. b 22 Dec 1889 Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio
  • Olive May b 16 Jun 1891 Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio m(1) Harry Tribe m(2) Ott Foland
  • Madge b 7 Jun 1893 Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio
  • Mary Alice b 23 Jun 1898 Raundale Township, Athens County, Ohio d 22 Dec 1979 Ohio m 18 Aug 1919 Willis Beem Merril b 17 Jul 1899 Jersey, Ohio d 20 Jan 1976 Ohio
  • Thomas Henry b 16 Jun 1901 Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio
  • Grace b 14 Jan 1904 Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio m Raymond McDonald

m 4 Nov 1908 Clara Nelson

  • Marta b 24 Mar 1911 Kimberly Township, Athens County, Ohio