Gideon Draper Graves

1812 - 1881  (69 years)

• Name	Gideon Draper Graves  [1, 2]
  Born	30 Aug 1812	____, ____, NY   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840
  	Spencer, Medina Co., OH, p. 177
  Occupation	1849  [4]
  	Justice of Peace, Walker, Kent Co., MI
  Occupation	1850  [5]
  	Carpenter
  Census	1850
  	Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, p. 391
  Occupation	Between 1859 and 1860  [6]
  	Supt. of Co. Poor, Newaygo Co., MI
  Occupation	1860  [7]
  	Merchant
  Census	1860
  	Brooks Twp., Newaygo Co., MI, p. 964
  Census	1870
  	Newaygo, Newaygo Co., MI, p. 5
  Occupation	1871  [8]
  	Contracted to clear land for the RR, Newaygo
  Occupation	1880  [9]
  	Lumberman
  Real Estate	1880  [10]
  	W 1/2 of NE 1/4, Croton Twp., Newaygo Co.
  Real Estate	1880  [10]
  	NE 1/4 SW 1/4, Brooks Twp. (now Garfield)
  Real Estate	1880  [10]
  	NW 1/4 SE 1/4, Brooks Twp. (now Garfield)
  Occupation	1881  [11]
  	Farmer
  Buried	1881	Sec G Lot 117 G 2 - City of Newaygo Cemetery - Newaygo, Newaygo Co., MI   [12]
  Died	22 Dec 1881	Garfield Twp., Newaygo Co., MI   [13]
  Notes	In 1850 Census he was listed as a carpenter.  In 1860 Census,  Brooks Twp., Newaygo Co., MI, p. 964 indicates he was a merchant.  Three other men were living with them; a clerk, a blacksmith, and a saloon keeper. In 1871 he was contracted to clear land for the railroad 3 miles south of Newaygo. He is listed as Gideon O. Graver in the Michigan Death Index, a farmer, who died of a kidney complaint at 64 y 4 m 22 d's old.  He is listed as married.  His gravestone clearly says 69 yrs old which is supported by Bill Graves submitted birth date. In "The First White Settlers of Newaygo Co.", there is a reference to a Graves and Son Hardware Store in Hesperia, but it is unknown who the owner was.
  Person ID	I8915	Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	Lebbeus Graves, Jr.,   b. 23 May 1787, ____, ____, CT ,   d. 28 Mar 1868, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lucena Graham,   b. Abt 1790, ____, ____, NY ,   d. 12 Aug 1870  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1809	____, ____, NY   [2]
  Family ID	F3938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Latham,   b. 14 Apr 1813, ____, ____, NY ,   d. 2 Nov 1889  (Age 76 years)
  Married	19 Oct 1837	____, Lorain Co., OH   [14]
  Children	1. Gertrude E. Graves,   b. Abt 1854, ____, Kent Co., MI ,   d. Unknown
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006
  Family ID	F3950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Aug 1812 - ____, ____, NY Married - 19 Oct 1837 - ____, Lorain Co., OH Buried - 1881 - Sec G Lot 117 G 2 - City of Newaygo Cemetery - Newaygo, Newaygo Co., MI  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] Probate Records, Kent Co., MI, Lebbeus Graves, October 1869 (Reliability: 3). [S72] Personal Communication - Bill Graves, Bev Stedman, (April 1999). [S19] Death Records, Newaygo Co., MI, p. 53, #1017 (Reliability: 3). date of birth calculated from death records is July 30, 1812 [S45] History of Kent County, MI. [S147] U. S. Federal Census Records, 1850 (Reliability: 3). [S128] Portrait & Biographical Album of Newaygo, p. 499 (Reliability: 3). [S147] U. S. Federal Census Records, 1860 (Reliability: 3). [S144] The First White Pathfinders of Newaygo County, Michigan, p. 130 (Reliability: 3). [S147] U. S. Federal Census Records, 1880 (Reliability: 3). [S63] Newaygo Co. Atlas. [S19] Death Records, Michigan Death Index (Reliability: 3). as Gideon O. Graver [S12] Cemetery Records, White Cloud Library (Reliability: 3). [S19] Death Records, Newaygo Co., MI, p. 53, #1017 (Reliability: 3). [S52] LDS, M514411 (Reliability: 3).