Here is an in-depth look at the delayed birth certificate for Jesse Cornelius Graham, which was issued sixty-two years after his birth.
Birth Certificate of Jesse Cornelius Graham
Graham and the Wild Lands
An allusion has been made to the Homestead Law. I think it worthy of consideration, and that the wild lands of the country should be distributed so that every man should have the means and opportunity of benefitting his condition. Abraham Lincoln, 12 February 1861 This year will mark the 150th anniversary of the Homestead…
Obituary for Mary Matilda Graham
A copy of this obituary was provided to me by Louise Graham Bower. I do not know in which paper it appeared, though it was possibly the Marshall Republican, the same paper that published John Henry Graham’s obituary nineteen months later. Mrs. MARY BOHANNON[1] Mrs. Mary Matilda Bohannon Graham, daughter of the late Neal Bohannon…
Obituary: Callie (Watts) Graham
Originally published in The Marshall Republican on Thursday, 2 October 1958. Callie Graham, Wife of Jesse Graham, Died Mrs. Callie Graham, aged 64, wife of Jesse Graham, died Saturday. The family had resided in the Rambo and Watts communities for a number of years. Mrs. Graham was born October 18, 1893. She professed faith in…
Obituary: John Henry Graham
I came across the following obituary and “card of thanks” in the genealogy section of the Searcy County Library. It was originally published in the Marshall Republican, 3 May 1946: John Henry Graham John Henry Graham, age 75, died at his home near Rambo, Searcy County, Wednesday, April 24. He was a well known farmer…
Graham Ancestry 