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Charles Graves

Birth	:	5 Apr 1852
Death	:	1916
Burial	:	Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6594505, -95.3281403
Description	:	One of the successful tillers of the soil in Shelby county, Iowa, is Charles Graves who has been a resident of this county for more than forty years. He came here shortly after the county was thrown open for settlement and lived through the terrible grasshopper years which caused so many of the first settlers to get discouraged and leave the county. He started in with nothing and has succeeded so well that he now owns three hundred and eighty-five acres of fine farming land in Center township. He has taken a prominent part in the civic life of his... Read More	One of the successful tillers of the soil in Shelby county, Iowa, is Charles Graves who has been a resident of this county for more than forty years. He came here shortly after the county was thrown open for settlement and lived through the terrible grasshopper years which caused so many of the first settlers to get discouraged and leave the county. He started in with nothing and has succeeded so well that he now owns three hundred and eighty-five acres of fine farming land in Center township. He has taken a prominent part in the civic life of his county and has filled various official positions with credit to himself and satisfaction to his fellow citizens. Charles Graves, the son of Homer and Almira (Macomber) Graves, was born April 5, 1852, in Jo Daviess county, Illinois. His father was born in the state of New York, March 28, 1811, and was the son of Consider and Mettie (Waite) Graves. Consider Graves removed with his family in 1818 to Ohio where shortly after he was accidentally drowned. His widow later married Mr. Moore and sometime later, after Mr. Moore's death, the family located in Jo Daviess county, Illinois. To her second marriage one son was born, Joseph, who died several years ago. There were six children born to Consider Graves and wife: Hubbard, Alvira, Homer, Charles, William and Emelie. These six children long since have passed away. Homer Graves, the third child of his parents and the father of Charles Graves, was a lad of seven when his father was drowned in Ohio. All of his education was received in the subscription schools of Ohio and at the age of twenty-five he went to Illinois and found employment as a carpenter. He followed this trade for a number of years during which time he began to invest his earnings in government land which he was able to get for one dollar and a quarter an acre. He kept adding to his holdings until he had three hundred and forty acres of land at the time of his death in 1889. His wife died in 1865. Homer Graves was a man of influence in Jo Daviess county, Illinois, and held a number of township and county offices during his day. He was a justice of the peace for a number of years and his decisions were always fair and impartial. He was a Whig in politics until the rise of the Republican party and then gave his hearty support to the new party. Charles Graves received only a limited education in the schools of Jo Daviess county, Illinois, being compelled at an early age to begin to work for himself. When he reached his majority he followed the advice of Horace Greeley, the great newspaper man, and went west. He landed in Shelby county, Iowa, on the twenty-sixth day of February, 1873, and has since made this county his home. He had no money with which to buy land and took employment as a farm hand or worked at anything he could find to do. After being in the county one year he had saved enough to make a payment on a farm of ninety-four acres and this he started to improve and get into condition for cropping. He did not build a house until the fall of 1880 and, upon his marriage the following spring, he moved on to his farm and began the successful career which has made him one of the largest landowners of his township. He paid ten dollars an acre for his first land and had ten years in which to pay for it. Before that time, however, he had cleared the land of all incumbrances and bought more in addition. When he retired from his farm in 1910 he had three hundred and eighty-five acres, two complete sets of farm buildings and one of the best improved and productive farms in the county. He was a large stock raiser, giving particular attention to the breeding of Shorthorn cattle, Poland China hogs and draft horses. Mr. Graves was married March 10, 1881, to Emelie Jane Pascoe. She is the daughter of Thomas and Jane (Roberts) Pascoe, and was born at White Oak, Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Pascoe reared a family of five children: Joseph, who lives at Galena, Illinois; Ella, who makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Graves; Emelie Jane, the wife of Mr. Graves; Hannah, deceased; John, a twin with Hannah, who is living in Cuba, Wisconsin. The first wife of Mr. Pascoe died and he then married Rachael Fletcher. Two children were born to the second marriage, Etta and Frank, both of whom are living in Jo Daviess county, Illinois. Mr. Graves and his wife are the parents of four children: Fred H., Arthur, Marion Grace and a daughter who died in infancy. Fred H. was educated in the college at Ames and later attended the university at Lincoln, Nebraska. He is a prominent farmer and stock raiser of Center township. He married Jessie Morgan and has three children: Charles Elliott, Esther Jane and Margaret. The second son, Arthur, graduated from Northwestern University and later attended the Chicago Business College. Marion Grace, the only daughter, and Arthur are single and living with their parents in Harlan. The family home is now at 1304 West Durant street, Harlan, where the Graveses have a beautiful and well-appointed modem house. Mrs. Graves is a consistent member of the Methodist church. Politically, Mr. Graves is a Republican and has always been interested in local politics. He has served as trustee of Center township for four years and rendered faithful and efficient service to his fellow citizens in that capacity. He is a man who has ever been prominent in all worthy measures and well deserves the high esteem in which he is universally held. Source: 1915 Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 1364 - 1366

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Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Emily Jane Pascoe Graves

(1858 - 1939)

Siblings

Homer Johnson Graves II

(1847 - 1928)

Cyrus Eugene Graves

(1849 - 1932)

George Washington Graves

(1860 - 1943)

Children

Fredrick Homer Graves

(1882 - 1976)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 41.6594505, -95.3281403

2. Lincoln Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6422005, -95.4028015

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6. Rose Hill Cemetery
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7. Bowmans Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6617012, -95.2130966

8. Lee Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5555450, -95.2974981

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Coordinate: 41.5643997, -95.2561035

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Coordinate: 41.6488647, -95.1700211

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Coordinate: 41.7296982, -95.1900024

13. Cass Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6272115, -95.4958362

14. Jacobson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5277700, -95.2988900

15. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7332993, -95.4811020

16. Olson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5275002, -95.3806000

17. Washington Township Cemetery
Panama, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7305984, -95.4867020

18. Saint Joseph Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7797012, -95.4207993

19. Heine Cemetery
Shelby, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5277500, -95.4033000

20. Red Line Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7178574, -95.1517029

21. Michaelsen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7124000, -95.1463500

22. Saint Mary's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6519012, -95.5233002

23. Oak Hill Cemetery
Irwin, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7813988, -95.2074966

24. Graceland Cemetery
Avoca, Pottawattamie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4935989, -95.3368988