Am searching for information on the parents of Rebecca Ruth Graves and William D. Wilson.
They are my gg grandparents.
Rebecca Ruth Graves( b ca 1822 in OH) married William D Wilson on 29-Nov-1844 in Jennings
County, IN. One known son, Cyrus L D Wilson born. William evidently died shortly after
Cyrus was born. Cyrus born 10-Nov-1854. Ruth married a Griffith Griffith 19-Jan-1859 in
Jennings Co, IN. In the 1860 census , Marion Township, Jennings County, are listed
Griffith Griffith 72 b Wales, "Lue" Ruth 37 b OH, Cyrus L Dunham Jr 5 yr, Thomas
Griffith 11 years.
In 1840 census Jennings Co, Andrew Wilson family, Eliphalet Graves family and Griffith
Griffith family all living close to each other near Cana. Could William D Wilson be son
of Andrew Wilson? Could Ruth Graves be daughter of Eliphalet Graves and sister to Uriah
Graves? Eliphalet Graves from Anderson Township, Hamilton Co, OH when he purchased
property from Samuel P Thompson 16-Jan-1824 in Jennings County, IN.
In the 1880 census Jackson County, IN, my g grandmother , Elzabeth Everett( 16 yr) living
in the house hold of Uriah Graves. Elizabeth Everett and Cyrus LD Wilson md 9-June-1888.
In 1880 census Jackson County, IN, "Ruey" Griffith 58 female is living with son
Cyrus Wilson 24 and Alice Graves 13 niece. Who is Alice Graves?
Uriah Graves and family buried close to my Wilson Family in Riverview Cemetery, Seymour,
Jackson Co, IN.
Marilyn