West Virginia Pioneers

James Alexander McGraw

Male 1847 - 1925  (78 years)


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  • Name James Alexander McGraw 
    Born 7 Oct 1847  Fayette County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Dec 1925  Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    Person ID I38810  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2007 

    Father John A McGraw,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Nancy [McGraw],   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F11200  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Nancy A Thompson,   b. 1850, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 20 Aug 1865  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
      MC GRAW, James Self M M W 35 WV
      Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: VA Mo: VA
      Mary Wife F M W 29 WV
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA
      Malissa Dau F S W 10 WV
      HACKNEY, Joseph L. SSon M S W 11 WV
      Varinda Dau F S W 6 WV
      Robbert Son M S W 5M WV born Dec
      [looks like they wrote in Hackney after the other names were all written in, so younger kids are McGraws.]
    Children 
     1. Joseph Lawrence McGraw,   b. Abt 1869, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Melissa McGraw,   b. Abt 1870, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F11199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary 'Polly' Hamon,   b. 12 Dec 1847, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 3 May 1873  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
      MC GRAW, James Self M M W 35 WV
      Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: VA Mo: VA
      Mary Wife F M W 29 WV
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA
      Malissa Dau F S W 10 WV
      HACKNEY, Joseph L. SSon M S W 11 WV
      Varinda Dau F S W 6 WV
      Robbert Son M S W 5M WV born Dec
      [looks like they wrote in Hackney after the other names were all written in, so younger kids are McGraws.]

      1900 Buffalo, Clay, WV # 76 al WVWVWV
      McGraw, James A 10/1847 m 27y
      Mary 12/1847 m 27y 9-7 children
      Margaret M da 5/1886
      John A son 8/1889
      Nancy M da 4/1893

      1910 Buffalo, Clay, WV # 32
      McGraw, James A 62 m2- 38y WV VA WV
      Mary 62 m1- 38y 9-7 children WV VAVA
      Margaret M da 23
      John A son 20
      Myrtle N da 17
      Freeman gs 5
      Bucher gs 6/12

      1920 Buffalo, Clay, WV # 32
      McGraw, James A 72
      Mary 72
      May da 36
      Beecher gs 10
      Morgan gs 6
      Freeman gs 15
    Children 
     1. Virinda McGraw,   b. Abt 1874, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Robert McGraw,   b. Dec 1879, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Margaret M McGraw,   b. May 1886, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. John Alexander McGraw,   b. Aug 1889, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Nancy Myrtle McGraw,   b. Apr 1893, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F11325  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.