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Cyrus Eugene Graves

Birth	:	23 Feb 1849 Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	24 May 1932 Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6594505, -95.3281403
Plot	:	Section 2 Lot 263
Description	:	CYRUS GRAVES - The accumulation of a fine farm of three hundred and sixty acres in Shelby County, Iowa, entitles the owner to be classed among the successful farmers of his county. This has been accomplished by Cyrus E. Graves, who is now living a retired life in Harlan after many years of hard toil on the farm. He and his wife started in with nothing but their good health and the willingness to work and save and by their combined efforts were able to raise themselves to a position of affluence in the county where they had once lived... Read More	CYRUS GRAVES - The accumulation of a fine farm of three hundred and sixty acres in Shelby County, Iowa, entitles the owner to be classed among the successful farmers of his county. This has been accomplished by Cyrus E. Graves, who is now living a retired life in Harlan after many years of hard toil on the farm. He and his wife started in with nothing but their good health and the willingness to work and save and by their combined efforts were able to raise themselves to a position of affluence in the county where they had once lived in a rude log cabin. Mr. Graves has been a good manager and has understood how to cultivate his ground in order to get the maximum results from his labors, a fact which is very apparent to those who have followed his career in the county. Cyrus E. Graves was born in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, February 23, 1849, and was the son of Homer and Almira (Macomber) Graves. Homer, the son of Consider and Mettie (Wait) Graves, was born March 31, 1811, in the state of New York. Consider Graves took his family to Ohio in the year 1818 and shortly after was accidentally drowned in that state. The widow and her children later moved to Jo Daviess county, Illinois, where she married Mr. Moore. To her second union was born one son, Joseph, who is now deceased. Consider Graves and wife were the parents of six children: Hubbard, Alvire, Homer, Charles, William and Emelie. All of these children have long since passed away. Cyrus E. Graves received a limited education in the schools of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, and worked on the old home farm until the spring of 1870. He then came to Shelby County, Iowa, and located on a farm in Center township about six miles east of Harlan. He bought one hundred and twenty acres and moved on to it in 1873 after his marriage in that year. Two years later, he sold his first purchase and bought another farm in the same township which he has since retained. While he has known what hard times are, he never has been disheartened on account of misfortunes. He has managed his farm so successfully that he has been able to increase his acreage until he now has three hundred and sixty acres in Center Township. He has two complete sets of farm buildings on his land and has everything about the farm in excellent repair. In 1912, he retired from the farm and is now living in the county seat in his handsome home at 1210 West Durant Street. Mr. Graves was married February 25, 1872, to Carrie Daws. She is the daughter of Thomas and Charlotte (Nieves) Daws and was born in Stephenson County, Illinois. Her parents were born in England and moved to Stephenson County, Illinois, where they remained during the remainder of their lives. Mrs. Graves died April 2, 1912. To Mr. Graves and wife were born five children: Rodney, Lottie, Chloe, John and Azalia. Rodney is a prosperous farmer of Center Township where he has a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. Lottie is the wife of William Barkman of Jackson Township and has four children, Hellen, Glyn, Eugene and Kenneth. Chloe and Azalia are living with their father in Harlan. John, who is farming the old homestead, married Eva Vernon and has four children: Ellsworth, Leonard, Clara and Lillian. Mr. Graves is a Republican but has never taken an active part in political affairs, preferring to devote all of his time and attention to his agricultural duties. He is a member of the Methodist Church and has always contributed of his means to its support. Mr. Graves is well known throughout the county and always has so conducted himself as to win the approval of those with whom he has been associated. He has gone through the experiences of the pioneer days of this county and well deserves the rest from the hard labor which was his portion for so many years. He can look back over a long life which has been devoted to the best interests of those dependent on him and feel that he has never been recreant to his obligations to himself, to his family or to the community of which he has been such a valuable member. Such men are the bulwark of any community, and it seems eminently fitting that the life of such a sterling pioneer be included in the biographical annals of his county. (from: Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa, pub. 1915, page 1368.)

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Cyrus Eugene Graves's memorial is located at: Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, Shelby County, USA.
When did Cyrus Eugene Graves death?
Cyrus Eugene Graves death on 24 May 1932 in Shelby County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.6594505
Longitude: -95.3281403

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Carrie E (Daws) Graves

(1850 - 1912)

Siblings

Homer Johnson Graves II

(1847 - 1928)

Charles Graves

(1852 - 1916)

George Washington Graves

(1860 - 1943)

Children

Rodney E Graves

(1872 - 1916)

Charlotte “Lottie” Graves Barkman

(1875 - 1976)

Clotilda Graves

(1878 - 1966)

John V. Graves

(1884 - 1953)

Azalia Dapnhe Graves Pexton

(1886 - 1958)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Harlan Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6594505, -95.3281403

2. Lincoln Township Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6422005, -95.4028015

3. Folck Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6198000, -95.2456000

4. Fairview Township Cemetery
Corley, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5856500, -95.3207500

5. Saint Boniface Cemetery
Westphalia, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7219009, -95.3944016

6. Rose Hill Cemetery
Kirkman, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7317009, -95.2767029

7. Bowmans Grove Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6617012, -95.2130966

8. Lee Cemetery
Shelby, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5555450, -95.2974981

9. Cuppys Grove Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5643997, -95.2561035

10. Slates Cemetery
Kirkman, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7605000, -95.2521000

11. Jacksonville Cemetery
Jacksonville, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6488647, -95.1700211

12. Danway Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7296982, -95.1900024

13. Cass Township Cemetery
Portsmouth, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6272115, -95.4958362

14. Jacobson Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5277700, -95.2988900

15. Saint Marys Cemetery
Panama, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7332993, -95.4811020

16. Olson Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5275002, -95.3806000

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

18. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Earling, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7797012, -95.4207993

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

20. Red Line Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7178574, -95.1517029

21. Michaelsen Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7124000, -95.1463500

22. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Portsmouth, Shelby County, USA
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