Husband: William Wilson GRAVES
aka: "Will" GRAVES
Birthdate: 1 Jan 1860
Birthplace: Scottsboro, Jackson County, Al.
Death date: 6 May 1939
Place of death: Ada, Pontotoc County, Ok.
Father: Leonard H. GRAVES 14 Nov 1883
Mother: Louponia ESTES 1840

Marriage date: 1885
Marriage place: Franklin County, Ar.

Wife: Elva Lucinda GAZAWAY
aka: "Tinnie" GAZAWAY
Birthdate: 1 Mar 1855
Birthplace: Ks.
Death date: 10 Feb 1937
Place of death: Ada, Pontotoc County, Ok.
Father: William D. Fletcher GAZAWAY 20 Aug 1822
Mother: Cyntha Canzady NICHOLS 18 Nov 1829
Other Spouses: John K. HERRINGTON, A. Jack SIMMONS

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Della Lee GRAVES
Birthdate: 4 Sep 1886 Peter Penders, Logan County, Ar.
Spouses' names: Leon "Lee" PAGE
Marriage date:
Death date: 5 Nov 1985 Franklin County, Ar.

Child No. 2: Bertha GRAVES
Birthdate: 24 Dec 1887 Peter Penders, Logan County, Ar.
Spouses' names:
Marriage date:
Death date: 24 Dec 1887 Franklin County, Ar.

Child No. 3: William L. GRAVES
Birthdate: 1890 Peter Penders, Logan Co, Ar.
Spouses' names: Florance MURRAY
Marriage date:
Death date: 1971 Pasadena, Los Angeles Co, Ca.

Child No. 4: John Aaron GRAVES
Birthdate: 14 May 1891 Center Cross, Franklin County, Ar.
Spouses' names: Bertha Ann Elizabeth WRIGHT
Marriage date: 7 Dec 1914 Allen, Pontotoc County, Ok.
Death date: 17 Jun 1962 Ada, Pontotoc County, Ok

Child No. 5: Adar GRAVES
Birthdate: 18 Feb 1893
Spouses' names:
Marriage date:
Death date: 1 Aug 1893 Franklin County, Ar.

Child No. 6: Ethel L. GRAVES
Birthdate: 18 Apr 1894 Center Cross, Franklin County, Ar.
Spouses' names: Rosco CROMP
Marriage date: 1921 Ada, Pontotoc County, Ok.
Death date: 18 Jan 1980 Ada, Pontotoc County, Ok.

Child No. 7: Ishmael "Doc" GRAVES
Birthdate: 4 Jul 1896 Center Cross, Franklin County, Ar.
Spouses' names: Lona HARRIS
Marriage date: 16 Nov 1919 Center Cross, Franklin County, Ar.
Death date: 9 Apr 1973 Ada, Pontotoc County, Ok.

Child No. 8: Girtha GRAVES
Birthdate: 7 Apr 1898 Center Cross, Franklin County, Ar.
Spouses' names: Hugh Almond HARRIS
Marriage date: 25 Dec 1919
Death date: 27 Aug 1994 Ozark, Franklin County, Ar.
 
 
Documentation:
* Information from Paul Helton PO Box 31 Shady Point, Ok. 74956,
* Mrs. John B. Graves 4905 Althea Dr. San Antonio, Tx. 78238,
* Samuel Weldon Rt 10 Box 34 Conway, Ar. 72032. Information as of May 1988.

Notes:
William "Will" Wilson GRAVES
* Will and Tinnie moved to Ada, Ok in the 1920's.
* Will lived at 311 W. 6th St. Ada, Ok. when he died.

Elva Lucinda "Tinnie" GAZAWAY
* Married John K. HERRINGTON 4 Feb 1872 Franklin County,Ar.
* Married A. Jack SIMMONS 4 Jun 1879 Franklin County,Ar.

Bertha GRAVES
* Information from Paul Helton PO Box 31 Shady Point, Ok. 74956.
* Information as of May 1988.

William L. GRAVES
* Birth year is approximate, it is known he was Tinnie fifth child.
* Occupation: William was head electrican for Portland Cement Co.
* Sometime in the late 1940's William remarried a lady named Grace LADDIE.

Adar GRAVES
* Information from Paul Helton PO Box 31 Shady Point, Ok. 74956.
* Information as of May 1988.

Ethel L. GRAVES
* Ethel lost her leg to blood poisoning at approximately six years of age.

Girtha GRAVES
* Occupation: After Hugh died Girtha worked for Coy Kirpatrick supervising his field hands.
* In Nov. 1989 Samuel Weldon was appointed guardian of Girtha Harris and on 30 Nov. 1989 I put her in The Ozark Nursing Home 600 No. 12th St. Ozark, Ar. 72949.