1810 "Graves" surnames listed in RI Census (I can send you images)
Gardner Graves Tiverton, Newport, RI 1810
Comfort Graves Scituate, Providence, RI 1810
John Graves Scituate, Providence, RI 1810
Samuel Graves Scituate, Providence, RI 1810
James Graves South District, Providence, RI 1810
Joanna Graves South District, Providence, RI 1810
1820 "Graves" surname listed in RI Census
George Graves Coventry, Kent, RI 1820
Zephaniah Graves No Providence, Providence, RI 1820
Ann Graves Providence, Providence, RI 1820
James Graves Providence, Providence, RI 1820
Joanna Graves Providence, Providence, RI 1820
Zeph Graves Providence ,Providence, RI 1820
John Graves Scituate, Providence, RI 1820
Found this listing on
Ancestry.com but no image.
Barnstable County Massachusetts 1855 Census
Henry Graves Town: S. Dennis
Line:163 Dwelling/order:196
Sex:M (Male) Age:46
Occupation:Mason
Born: Rhode Island
George W Graves Town: S. Dennis
Line: 163 Dwelling/order:5
Sex:M (Male) Age:15
Born: Cranston
Mary Ann Graves Town: S. Dennis
Line: 163 Dwelling/order: 6
Sex: F (Female) Age: 13
Born: Cranston
I just started looking on Ancestry. Just thought I'd send this as I keep on
looking! You can email me if you want images of any of the census records.
Sheila
sls91750(a)cox.net
From: "Marjorie E. Perry" <mep33(a)sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: "rigenweb(a)rootsweb.com" <rigenweb(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:49:00 -0800
To: <RIGENWEB(a)rootsweb.com>
Subject: [RI] Parents of Henry GRAVES
Am in need of some assistance please. For years I have searching for the
parents of Henry GRAVES , my great, great grandfather, b. 12 Oct1809,
Smithfield, R.I. Date of birth derived from his death record, Dennis MA.,
which states he died aged 63 yrs 6 months and 5 days. He died 17 April 1873.
Also his death record states name of parents UNKNOWN.
Henry married, had 11 children, two of whom were born in R.I.; and lived out
his life in Dennis, Barnstable, MA. He is listed as a sea captain in the
Dennis book of Master Mariners.
I found a Harris GRAVES the 1840 census, Cranston that appears to be Henry
[ certainly the ages given for 1 male over 20 etc are right.] His son George
W GRAVES was b. 2 Sep 1840 in R.I. followed hy his daughter Mary Ann GRAVES
b. 20 Sep 1842, also in R.I. according to 1860 census, Dennis, MA. They are
his 3rd & 4th children. All the others were b. in Dennis, MA.
Henry d. 17 April 1873.
A son Nehemiah Lewis GRAVES last appears in Dennis, MA in the 1880 census.
In a R.I. directory 1890-1892 he is listed as living at 148 Smith Street,
driver; 1890-1891; 1891-1892 resides 239 Smith St. He appears in the
Providence censuses for the years 1900, 1910 and died in Providence in 11
Nov. 1916. His wife was Susannah WHELDON. Nehemiah's son, Nehemiah Lewis
GRAVES Jr., b. 1879, Dennis, MA married Harriet Garlock LEHMAN in Providence
25 Aug. 1903. He & Harriet divorced in 1929 and the family minus Nehemiah
appears in the 1930 census on Broad St.Providence. With her son Donald aged
29, son Joseph aged 26 and twins Lucille and Lucius aged 12. Nehemiah ,Jr.,
d. 1936 ,place unknown to me.
I recently discovered through the R.I. Cemeteries database that Harriet d. 4
Jan. 1956; buried Swan Point Cemetery [ and noted others with the surnames
GRAVES also buried there.
I have searched all the censuses available on Heritage Quest for everyone
with the surname GRAVES beginning in 1800 - 1820 in hopes of finding a clue
as to who Henry's father was.
I live in southern CA., and must rely on information found on the net. Can
anyone tell me where I might find the birth records for George W. and Mary
Ann GRAVES b. "Providence" listed above?
Are there records available for Smithfield?
All suggedtions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Marge [Howes] Perry
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