Sarah J. GRAVES1

F, b. 3 October 1825, d. 1878
Relationship
1st cousin 4 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
     Sarah J. GRAVES, daughter of William GRAVES III and Mary B. DURHAM, was born on 3 October 1825 in Lowndes County, Alabama.1

Sarah married Henry Hill Whetstone, son of Rev. Henry Whetstone and Elizabeth Houser, on 15 December 1843 in Manack, Lowndes County, Alabama. The ceremony was performed by Y. W. Graves, justice of the peace.

Sarah J. GRAVES and Henry Hill Whetstone appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 10 December 1850 in Lowndes County. The household was listed as H. H. Whetstone, a 32-year-old planter from South Carolina, and Sarah J., his 26-year-old wfe. He had real estate valued at $4,000. Their children were Caroline 7, Mary 5, and William 3. Also living with them was 19-year-old Peyton H. Whetstone from Virginia. He was also a planter whose real estate was valued at $6,000. Sarah's father, William Grave III lived two houses away.2

Sarah J. GRAVES was named an heir in the will of William GRAVES III dated 26 September 1854 in Lowndes County, Alabama.3

Sarah J. GRAVES died in 1878 in Lowndes County, Alabama.
Last Edited=7 May 2009

Citations

  1. [S727] "Descendants of Francis Graves" , Accessed 2 Feb 2009.
  2. [S528] 1850 U. S. Census, Lowndes County, Alabama, H. H. Whetstone household 977, pg. 165-B.
  3. [S747] Will of William Graves III, Will Book B: Pages 315-318.

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